“Equity groups are all affected”
I am pleased to be sending you this Registration package for the 2013 PSAC National Equity Conferences, which will be held November 18 to 22, 2013 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel.
I encourage you to personally inform the members and activists in your Locals and Committees to ensure they are made aware of these conferences. Bulletin boards may not always be accessible and additional outreach is very important.
This registration package is available upon request in alternative format through the PSAC Programs Section by contacting us at 613-560-5457.
Delegates will be eligible to participate in workshops and caucuses and elections at any of the conferences if they self-identify from the target equity group of that conference.
As each conference has been allotted a specific budget by Convention, delegates must rank which conference they are applying to for the purpose of the Resolutions debate only. Please rank only the Conferences of interest and from which you self-identify on the application form.
- Registration deadline
(for both delegates and observers): - Friday, June 7, 2013, 4:00 p.m. EST
Applications received after the deadline will not be accepted. -
Resolutions submission deadline:This Registration Package includes:
- Friday, June 7, 2013, 4:00 p.m. EST
- Deadline for nominations
- October 18, 2013
- Conference Dates:
- November 18 to 22, 2013
- Conference Location:
- Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel
123 Queen Street West Toronto, Ontario - For further information or assistance:
- Call 613-560-5457. Leave a message and someone will get back to you within 24 working hours.
- You may also contact Michelle Rossignol, Administrative Assistant by email atconferences@psac-afpc.com
- The fax number is 613-236-9402
- Interpretation services offered:
- English, French and Inuktitut
Conference objectives
National Conference for Racially Visible Members
- Unite all equity groups to work together.
- Provide and enhance tools for mobilization and taking action together.
- Strengthen our knowledge of our rights: labour and human rights in our union and workplaces.
National Conference for Members With Disabilities
- To ensure the workplace is 100% accessible and to promote and communicate 100% accessibility and inclusivity in all spheres of society.
- To empower MWD by providing education on employment issues for MWD and how federal cuts directly affect MWD.
- To provide resources and tools for members in areas of mental health, bullying and harassment.
National Pride Conference
- Gather, learn, educate and articulate the historical struggles of the GLBT communities.
- Raise awareness and mobilize on Trans Rights.
- Provide tools to lobby, organize and mobilize on GLBT rights in the union and communities, and against the conservative backlash.
National Women's Conference
- Empower our members for action.
- Foster networking and follow-up after the Conference.
- Provide space for talking, exchanging, sharing stories and having fun.
- Increase awareness of PSAC's Women's Committees.
- Engage members in regional and national activities.
- Learn how to work with our allies (other equity groups).
National Aboriginal Peoples Conference
- Empower delegates to take action in developing indigenous sustainability in their respective regions.
- Change public discourse on indigenous sustainability through education.
- Reconciliation and Reparation.
- Renewal of Respect.
Participants
Delegates
PSAC members in good standing may apply to be a delegate to these conferences. Priority will be given to those union activists who are leaders and activists on human rights issues. The selection of delegates will also take into account representation (Region, Component, language, gender, youth and other equity group representation).Delegates will be selected by their respective Regions and Components. Delegates are entitled to full voice and vote during the conferences, including the resolutions.Funding for Delegates:Delegate costs to the conferences will be fully covered as per the 2003 PSAC Triennial Convention decision and the PSAC Travel Directive. Costs covered are as follows:- travel costs, including ground transportation;
- hotel accommodation costs at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel;
- loss of salary;
- per diem for meals;
- incidental costs;
- the conference registration fee of $150.00;
- child care as per the Family Care Policy; and
- costs related to accessibility requirements.
Observers
PSAC members in good standing may also attend the conferences as observers; however, observers will be responsible for all costs associated with their participation, including:- loss of salary and meals;
- hotel and travel arrangements and incidental costs;
- the conference registration fee of $150.00; and
- any additional accessibility needs and childcare arrangements (subject to meeting deadline requirements).
Please note that the number of observers will be limited to the space available at the conferences. They will have voice only during the discussion period after panel presentations. They may attend workshops, if space permits, but we may not be able to accommodate their 1st option. Observers do not have the right to voice or vote during the resolutions debate.Guests
Members of the PSAC National Board of Directors are eligible to attend the conferences as guests.
Selection of delegates and observers
If you are selected as a delegate to these conferences, you will be advised by email and/or telephone during the last week of August 2013. Observers will be advised at a later date.
DEADLINE TO APPLY IS:
June 7, 2013, 4:00 p.m. EST
June 7, 2013, 4:00 p.m. EST
For further information or assistance:
- Call 613-560-5457. Leave a message and someone will get back to you within 24 working hours.
- You may also contact Michelle Rossignol, Administrative Assistant by email at conferences@psac-afpc.com
- The fax number is 613-236-9402
I look forward to the upcoming 2013 PSAC National Equity Conferences. These conferences are an opportunity for our members to continue the important work of maintaining and improving the militancy and activism of the Union in the struggle to improve the human rights and working conditions of all PSAC members.
Please consult the PSAC website periodically as background conference material will be posted as soon as it becomes available.
Thank you for your cooperation and support.
In Solidarity,
Jeannie Baldwin
AEC Officer responsible for the
2013 PSAC National Equity Conferences
AEC Officer responsible for the
2013 PSAC National Equity Conferences
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