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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

WHO WE ARE?

 

 

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
Céline Lamontagne, Vice-President, Scholarships
Scholarships Ghislaine Patry-Buisson, Vice-President, Funding
Rivka Augenfeld
Jeanette Biondi
Danielle Casavant
José Laurion
Lucille Panet-Raymond
Hélène Paré
Frances Ravensbergen
Louise Roskies

Past Board Members

Sophie Bissonnette
Dominique Blanchard
Claire Brassard
Flora Fernandez
Nicole Lacelle
Constance Leduc
Margie Mendell
Donna Mergler
Madeleine Parent
Léa Roback
Michèle Rouleau
Carolyn Sharp
Monique Simard
Claire Stern

 
 

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

Honorary friends

Our honorary friends have made exceptional contributions to the Foundation and we wish to celebrate their memory.

Madame Jeannine Chenard;
Madame Margaret K. Howes;
Madame Thérèse Laliberté;
Madame Madeleine Parent;
Madame Hélène Pedneault.
 
 

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 any other event held by the Lea Roback Foundation. Organizations contributing $1000 and over are considered as Major Partners.

Major Partners of the Foundation:

the Confederation of Canadian Unions (CCU)
the Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ);
the Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN);
the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec (FIQ);
the Syndicat des fonctionnaires municipaux de Montréal (SCFP);
la Congrégation des Sœurs de Saint-Joseph de Saint-Hyacinthe;
as well as two foundations and one friend who wish to remain anonymous.

Partners of the Foundation:

the Caisse d’économie solidaire Desjardins;
the Comité de condition féminine of the Syndicat des Métallos (FTQ);
the Fédération autonome de l'enseignement;
la Fédération des travailleurs et travailleuses du Québec (FTQ);
the Syndicat de la fonction publique du Québec (SFPQ);
the Syndicat des conseillères et conseillers de la CSQ, Fonds de solidarité;
Poudrier Bradet, Lawyers;
Ms Laura Alper;
Ms Suzanne Bélanger;
Ms Thérèse Laliberté;
Ms Lucille Panet-Raymond;
Ms Annalee Yassi.

 
 


The Lea Roback Foundation

C.P. 48509
Outremont (Québec) H2V 4T3
Téléphone : (514) 606-1103
Courriel : info@fondationlearoback.org

 

 
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