Françoise David

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Françoise David, CQ (born 1948) is the spokesperson, with Amir Khadir, of Québec solidaire - a left-wing political movement which advocates the separation of Quebec from Canada. Quebec Solidaire was born from the merger of Option 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 and economic democracy into a coherent political doctrine.

Throughout her citizen career, she advocated for abolition of neo-liberalism and creation of a left-wing republic in North-America led by men and women, both being equals.

[edit] 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 cardiologist Paul David.

Two of her best-recognised public successes have been the 1995 Women's March against Poverty and the 2000 World 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 to Mali with the Service 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)