{"id":5287,"date":"2026-09-09T09:34:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T13:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fpga\/?post_type=cu_event&#038;p=5287"},"modified":"2026-09-14T09:14:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T13:14:28","slug":"2026-todays-famous-5-ottawa-awards-reception","status":"publish","type":"cu_event","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fpga\/event\/2026-todays-famous-5-ottawa-awards-reception\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Today\u2019s Famous 5 Ottawa Awards Reception"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        \n    <\/h1>\n    \n        <\/header>\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n            <div class=\"cu-buttongroup cu-component-updated flex flex-wrap md:flex-1 gap-3 md:gap-5 justify-start\">\n                                                                                                        <\/div>\n        \n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Celebrating the recipients of Today\u2019s Famous 5 Ottawa awards.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The awards recognize individuals whose leadership, courage and commitment to positive change carry forward the legacy of Canada\u2019s original Famous Five \u2014 the trailblazing women whose determination helped establish women as \u201cpersons\u201d under Canadian law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year\u2019s honourees are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gipsy Ghosh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Julie Savard-Shaw<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Helen Hirsh Spence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marie-Eve Sylvestre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brenda Okorogba (Youth recipient)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFamous 5 Foundation Ottawa is honoured to recognize this year\u2019s recipients for the remarkable difference they are making in our community and beyond,\u201d says Beatrice Keleher Raffoul, chair of the Famous 5 Foundation Ottawa. \u201cTheir work reflects the values at the heart of the Famous Five legacy: the courage to challenge the status quo, the vision to imagine a more equitable future, and the resolve to turn that vision into action.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through their advocacy, leadership and service, they are creating new opportunities, strengthening communities and helping build a more just and inclusive society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A cocktail reception will be held on Oct. 19, in partnership with Carleton University, to recognize these trailblazers.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Student discount<\/strong>: There are a number of limited student tickets available. If you are a student, please use the discount code <strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">F5STUDENT<\/strong> to purchase tickets for $35. Valid student ID must be shown at registration.<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":5293,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_event_type":[],"cu_event_audience":[5],"class_list":["post-5287","cu_event","type-cu_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cu_event_audience-anyone"],"acf":{"cu_event_start_date":"2026-10-19 17:30:00","cu_event_end_date":"2026-10-19 19:30:00","cu_event_add_to_calendar":"show","cu_event_location_type":"in-person","cu_event_meeting_address_type":"on-campus","cu_event_virtual_type":"tbd","cu_event_virtual_meeting_link":"","cu_building":"RB","cu_event_meeting_room":"Atrium","cu_event_meeting_address_full":null,"cu_post_thumbnail":"","cu_event_cost":"$65.00","cu_event_registration":{"title":"Register Now","url":"https:\/\/famous5ottawa.ca\/tickets-billets\/2026awards","target":""},"cu_event_secondary_button":"","cu_event_contact_name":"","cu_event_email":"","cu_event_phone":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fpga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/5287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fpga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fpga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fpga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fpga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/5287\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5304,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fpga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/5287\/revisions\/5304"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fpga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fpga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_event_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fpga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event_type?post=5287"},{"taxonomy":"cu_event_audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/fpga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event_audience?post=5287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}