Public Service Alliance of Canada BC

PSAC Minutes and Record of Decisions of The PSAC Equal Opportunities Committee November 28 to December 2, 2005

Meeting

The meeting was held in the Victoria Room at the Delta Ottawa Hotel, 361 Queen Street, Ottawa, Ontario.

The PSAC Harassment Statement was read to the group by co-chair, Robyn Benson at the start of the meeting.

Download the PSAC Equal Opportunities Committee Nov 28-Dec 2 2005 minutes here , or read below.

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You are invited to celebrate the 11th annual Dances with Dragons, which was started ten years ago by students from Mount Currie (see background below). This is not a performance but a genuine celebration of another year of journey with the First People and one more step towards reconciliation. To that end, please share the following invitation with your friends: |inline

Filipinos and their Canadian allies in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver concluded a successful national day of protest with rallies and actions last Friday, January 13, 2006 protesting the unjust deportation of live-in caregivers. The national day of protest was coordinated by SIKLAB-Canada, a national alliance of Filipino migrant workers in Canada, to mark the delivery of over 1000 signed petitions calling for a stop to the deportations to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Minister Joe Volpe at his Toronto campaign office. In Vancouver, REVP Patty Ducharme and members of Labour and community groups attended a rally. |inline

PSAC-BC Human Rights Committee Meeting, Thursday, January 12, 2006

In Attendance: Monica (staff), Kim, Carol (minutes), Tracy (chair), Craig, Sanda, Parveen, Deanna (food), Velna. By telephone: Floyd, Mandi (VIHRC), Kate Kassam (VIHRC), Louise Richard (VIHRC), Beverly Johnson (VIHRC)

Regrets: Lana M., Teresa W., Kay S., Francine B., Lucero B., Christine D.

Tracy opened the meeting, and we had a round of introductions.

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The 2005 Unity Conference was held September 23-25th in Halifax. The objectives of the 2005 National Unity Conference were:

* To enhance our understanding and analysis of the challenges facing Racially Visible and Aboriginal, Inuit and Métis communities in our fight against racism;

* To empower, politicize and mobilize to take action to ensure our Union, workplaces and communities are inclusive and racism free; and

* To strengthen our formal and informal networks, communication and to build solidarity between and among Racially Visible and Aboriginal, Inuit and Métis members at all levels within our Union.

The Final Report of the Unity Conference is now available at the national website.

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