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Elizabeth Hutchinson has been involved for the past
ten years with the National Council of Women of Canada and the Montreal
Local Council of Women, serving in a variety of positions. At the local
level Elizabeth has been Vice-President, Convener of Citizenship and Convener
of Social Welfare.
Nationally, Elizabeth has been Vice-President (1995 - 97), Convener of
International Affairs (1989 - 92), and an active member of the NCWC Centennial
Planning Committee (1992 - 93). She has represented the Anglican Church
of Canada to NCWC since 1985, and since 1991 has been a member of the
NCWC Strategic Planning Task Force IV (Image and Visibility). In 1997,
Elizabeth was one of the National Council's delegates to the International
Council of Women's 28th Triennial meeting in Ottawa.
Elizabeth Hutchinson has wide experience working on women's issues within
the Anglican Church and other groups in Canada and abroad. From 1990 to
1997 the Anglican Diocese of Montreal employed her as Consultant for Women's
Concerns. Her special areas of interest include: immigration and refugee
policy; conditions for immigrant working women, especially domestic and
home workers; violence against women; and poverty, especially affecting
women and children. During the United Nations Year of the Family (1994),
she represented the Anglican Church at events for the Table Multi-Sectorielle.
Elizabeth has just completed six years as President of Auberge Madeleine,
a shelter for women who are homeless and in difficulty. She is also involved
with "Ten Days for World Development". Between 1978 and 1984
she worked with the Quebec Women's Institute at the county level. Her
recent participation in international projects has included attendance
at two women's gatherings in Brazil in 1992 and in 1998, the Ecumenical
Women's Decade Festival and the World Council of Churches Assembly in
Zimbabwe.
Prior to coming to Canada in 1978, Elizabeth worked in India (1958 - 61)
and in Britain (1961 - 78) with the Mother's union - a worldwide association
of Anglican Women. She is fluently bilingual. She and her husband live
in Harrington, Quebec, which is midway between Montreal and Ottawa.
Elizabeth was elected to the new position of NCWC President-Elect in June
1997, and assumed the presidency of National Council at the Annual Meeting,
June 1998, at St. Catharines, Ontario.
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