Upcoming: BC Fed Summer Institute for Union Women, July 9 - 13
Published by Patrick April 30th, 2008 in Conventions/Conferences, House of Labour, Womens Issues Tags: bc fed, conference, women.Women Behaving Politically: Organizing for Change.
The Western Regional Summer Institute for Union Women offers an intensive week of learning within a supportive environment in which union women can develop their skills as workers, activists and leaders.
Sponsored by the British Columbia Federation of Labour, the Institute will be held at the University of Victoria (UVIC). The Western Regional SIUW brings together union women from BC, Washington State, Oregon and California.
Our theme, Women Behaving Politically: Organizing for Change, reflects labour’s commitment to providing women with both the skills and strategies to understand the key issues for labour and how that understanding can help us participate in the upcoming elections, and develop stronger leadership among women within our unions and political institutions. We need the world to hear more women’s voices speaking out on issues that matter to us like: pay equity, a higher minimum wage, universal childcare, health care, the economy, poverty and the right to join a union.
Read more, and download a brochure and registration form at bcfed.ca.