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PIPSC Convention
- Submit a resolution for all the caucuses that see the need to.
- Gather all the caucus participants for workshops (end of September).
- HRDC Workshops:
- Discussion of topics
Workshops mentioned below
- HRDC 5 a 7
- Discussion on this topic in an email in a couple of weeks.
- Resolutions to submit
- Stacy submitted a resolution already - LGBTQ2S+
- Accessibility to buildings for disabled people, the hearing impaired not accommodated.
HRDC Workshop for the AGM 2023
- Working While Black
- Description: Anti-Black racism is increasingly being highlighted in the media with examples of racial profiling, carding, criminalization, and the differential treatment of Black Canadians by the authorities. Explore the systemic barriers faced by Black workers in the workplace, union, and community.
- Workshop Speakers: Jennie Esnard, PIPSC, Representatives Black Class Action Lawsuit,
- Trans-forming our Assumptions
- Description: This is an awareness-raising workshop on the challenges facing trans workers in communities, workplaces, and unions. How can unions work to end discrimination and support our trans members?
- Workshop Speakers: Jade Pichette, Director of Programs for Pride at Work
- How Accessible and Inclusive Is the Public Service Anyway?
- Description: People with disabilities face considerable challenges and barriers, like poverty, underemployment, discrimination, and violence. Canada has signed on to the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. But are we meeting our obligations? What can workers do to make the public service a more accessible and inclusive workplace?
- Workshop Speakers: Nathan Hauch, CLC, Sara Jama, NDP MPP for Hamilton-Centre, Jenn’s recommendation
- Applying an Equity and Inclusion Lens: Tools for Unions
- Description: An equity and inclusion lens is a way of better engaging, representing, and including the full diversity of our membership. This workshop will introduce new tools you can use to assess your progress and identify new ways to promote inclusion in all aspects of union activity.
- Workshop Speakers: Feminuity
- Bargaining For Equity
- Description: How can we build membership support for human rights priorities? Bargaining can be a powerful tool to make workplace gains for equity-seeking members. Share success stories and strategies for getting the best language to the table and into agreements.
- Workshop Speakers: Peggy Nash, former MP for Parkdale High Park and Broadbent Board Member, Yvonne James, PIPSC Negotiator, Someone from MoveUP and BCGEU
- Empowering Futures: Cultivating Women’s Mentorship
- Description: Women—especially diverse women—are under-represented at all levels of leadership, as well as certain sectors of employment. What are unions doing and how successful have our strategies been?
- Workshop Speakers: Women of Steel rep
Other planned relevant AGM/Convention Workshops
We have a number of other workshops, but these ones may tie directly to the HRDC’s work
- Inner Healing for Meaningful Indigenous Reconciliation - Still Confirming
- Description: Decolonization holds significant importance for personal and organizational transformation. To create meaningful Indigenous reconciliation beyond tokenism, it is crucial to recognize the historical and ongoing impacts of colonization on Indigenous communities within the workplace. This workshop aims to prioritize inner healing as the central focus, providing participants with the tools and understanding to build authentic relationships, embrace the love ethic, and act as effective allies in the reconciliation journey.
- Workshop Speaker: Candace Linklater, The Resilient Indigenous Women Co.
- Bystander Intervention Training - Confirmed
- Description: Bystander intervention means stepping in when you see inappropriate or aggressive behaviour, including in the workplace. Julie Lalonde will talk about her personal experience with intimate partner violence and how you can step in to support others who may need it.
- Workshop Speaker: Julie Lalonde
- Navigating During Times of Crisis - Still Confirming
- Description: This session equips people leaders with the tools and skills required to create inclusive environments that recognize political injustice, denounce discrimination, and model equity-driven behaviour during times of political crisis and/or collective trauma. Leaders will learn how to develop formal responses to global events, centre the needs of those experiencing marginalization, hold safer/braver spaces, and differentiate self-care from apathy.
- Workshop Speakers: Feminuity
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