Fondation Lea Roback INFORMATION

Léa Roback (avec les fleurs), Yvette Cadieux et Claude Jodoin
avec des ouvrières de la section locale 262 de l’ILGWU (International Ladies Garment Workers Union), en 1937 ou 1939.
Lea Roback (with the flowers), Yvette Cadieux and Claude Jodoin,
with members of the ILGWU (International Ladies Garment Workers Union), local 262, in 1937 or 1939.
Photo. : Avec l’aimable autorisation des Archives de la Bibliothèque juive de Montréal Courtesy of Jewish Public Library Archives, Montreal

Newsletter no.1

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, FRIENDS AND PARTNERS

The Board of Directors

The board of directors of the Lea Roback Foundation is composed of feminist activists, involved in education, science, culture, human rights, Aboriginal and cultural communities, the trade union and women’s movements.

	Current Board Members Lorraine Pagé, President Irène Ellenberger, Secretary Judith Newman, Treasurer José Laurion, Vice-President, Scholarships Ghislaine Patry-Buisson, Vice-President, Funding Rivka Augenfeld Danielle Casavant Céline Lamontagne Hélène Paré Madelaine Parent Frances Ravensbergen Louise Roskies	Past Board Members Sophie Bissonnette Lea Roback Dominique Blanchard Michèle Rouleau Claire Brassard Carolyn Sharp Flora Fernandez Monique Simard Nicole Lacelle Constance Leduc Claire Stern Margie Mendell Donna Mergler
	The Friends of Lea Roback Ever since 2007, the Lea Roback Foundation board of directors has invited supporters of the Foundation’s mission to join Les Amies et Amis de Léa Roback (The Friends of Lea Roback). The Friends of Lea Roback receive the Foundation’s newsletter by e-mail and are kept specially informed about the various activities. This solidarity network enables members to be more closely associated with the Foundation’s mission and activities. The subscription costs $10. You can send a form and your subscription to the following address: The Lea Roback Foundation C.P. 48409 Outremont (Québec) H2V 4T3 For further information: Telephone: (514) 606-1103 E-mail: info@fondationlearoback.org
	The Partners of the Foundation Since 2008, the board of directors has invited organizations sharing the Foundation’s values of justice and equality to become Partners. When an organization makes a financial contribution of at least $500, it is recognized as a partner and identified as such on the Web site and in the newsletter. The contribution is mentioned at the annual scholarship awards ceremony and any other event held by the Lea Roback Foundation. Major Partners of the Foundation: la Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN); la Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ); les Sœurs de Saint-Joseph; la Fondation Solstice as well as a foundation and a religious congregation that wish to remain anonymous. Partners of the Foundation: la Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec– FIQ; la Fédération nationale des enseignants et des enseignantes du Québec (FNEEQ–CSN); la Fédération du personnel de soutien scolaire (CSQ); les Productions Virage; les Œuvres Régis-Vernet; les Sœurs de Saint-Joseph de Saint-Vallier; Madame Suzanne Bélanger; Madame Lucille Panet-Raymond as well as a religious congregation that wishes to remain anonymous.
	Financial support There are several ways you can make a financial contribution to the Foundation’s mission: By making an online donation to the Foundation through the CanadaHelps organization; By mailing a donation to the Foundation; By making a bequest to the Foundation in your will; By making a donation to the Foundation to mark the birth, anniversary or death of a loved one, and by suggesting to your friends, relatives and colleagues that they do the same; In any other appropriate way. Every donation, no matter how modest, is welcome. You can mail your donations and contributions to the following address: La Fondation Léa-Roback C.P. 48509, Outremont (Québec) H2V 4T3 We will send you a receipt for income tax purposes. For online donations ; As soon as the payment is made, the donor will immediately receive by e-mail a secure PDF tax receipt issued by CanadaHelps.
	For sale to support the Foundation	The print The videocassette of the film about Lea Roback The book The poster
	The print Hommage à Léa Roback A digital print by Irène Ellenberger 100 copies numbered and signed by the artist 31.5 cm x 25.5 cm Price: $20 CAN Taxes are included; shipping costs are extra	Photo Alain Chagnon©
		The film *Des lumières dans la grande noirceur* A film by Sophie Bissonnette about the life of Lea Roback (French-language version) Prix Cinéma, Office des communications sociales, 1992 Prix Séquences Martini, 1991 Honorable mention at the Golden Gate Awards in San Francisco in 1992 Videocassette of the film Price: $28.95 CAN Taxes included, shipping costs are extra.
	The book Madeleine Parent et Léa Roback Entretiens avec Nicole Lacelle *2nd edition* Éditions du remue-ménage http://www.editions-remuemenage.qc.ca Price: $25 CAN Shipping costs included Get in touch with us for further information.
		The poster Poster of the party on November 2, 2003 *Cent Fois Léa Roback!* by Vittorio 66 cm x 46 cm Price: $10 CAN Taxes are included; shipping costs are extra.
	The Lea Roback Foundation C.P. 48509 Outremont (Québec) H2V 4T3 Téléphone : (514) 606-1103 Courriel : info@fondationlearoback.org	This site is a production of Miximages multimédia.
	All rights reserved © Lea Roback Foundation 2002 and 2005	Tous droits réservés © Fondation Léa-Roback 2002 et 2005

The print

The film