- Françoise David
Françoise David, CQ (born 1948) is the spokesperson, with
Amir Khadir , ofQuébec solidaire - aleft-wing political movement which advocates the separation of Quebec from Canada. Quebec Solidaire was born from the merger ofOption Citoyenne with l'Union des Forces Progessistes . She is the author of the book/manifesto "Bien commun recherché - une option citoyenne" (over 7,000 copies sold in Quebec) which combines the concepts of "common good",social justice ,ecology andeconomic democracy into a coherent political doctrine.Throughout her citizen career, she advocated for abolition of
neo-liberalism and creation of aleft-wing republic in North-America led by men and women, both being equals.Biography
In 1987, Françoise David became coordinator for the 'Regroupement des centres de femmes du Québec'. Seven years later, she was named president of the 'Fédération des femmes du Québec' (FFQ). In this capacity, she ensured that women's issues, including poverty and violence against women, remained at the forefront in
Canada . She is the daughter of cardiologistPaul David .Two of her best-recognised public successes have been the 1995
Women's March against Poverty and the 2000World March of Women against Poverty and Violence .In addition to her work experience, Françoise David is a member of numerous community organizations. In January 2000, she participated in the non-governmental observation mission to
Iraq , and in December 2001 she traveled toMali with theService universitaire canadien outre-mer (SUCO).In 1999, she was made a Knight of the
National Order of Quebec .Running in the riding of Gouin in central Montreal in the 2007 Quebec Provincial Election, she finished second to the PQ incumbent but received 7913 votes (26% of the vote in her riding, compared to 3.7% provincewide)
External links
* [http://ques.koumbit.org:8080/ Official Website of Québec Solidaire]
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