2019 Prairies Regional Conference for Racially Visible Members

Conference Theme: "Building Our Power For Change: Equity for All"

Conference Dates: November 1-4, 2019 
Conference Location: Hilton Garden Inn, 711-4th Street South East, Calgary, Alberta

Conference Deadline for receipt of your application: Monday, September 16, 2019
 

Conference Objectives for the 2019 PSAC Regional Conference for Racially Visible Members are:

  • Working together - by developing strategies to work acorss locals, regions, and components or directly chartered locals to build coalitions and networks for advocacy;
  • Increasing membership engagement - broaden the base of activists by recruiting, training and mobilizing new and less engaged racialized members, such as young workers and those from other equity seeking groups,
    • into political action, campaigning, bargaining, representation and generally, advocating for workers' and human rights; 
  • Taking effective political action - identify political priorities for PSAC racialized members and empowering them to advance our goals;
  • Contributing to the development of a policy to address systemic racism.

Conference Delegates Racially Visible Members Eligibility

PSAC members in good standing and who self-identify as racially visible may apply to be a delegate to this Conference.  The racially visible self-identification for this eligibility will be found on the registration form. Priority will be given to members who are active on racialized workers’ rights in their union, workplace and/or community. The selection of delegates will take into account representation such as geography, Component or Directly Chartered Local, young worker, gender and other equity groups.

Conference Funding for Delegates:

Delegate costs to the 2019 PSAC Prairies Regional Conference for Racially Visible Members will be fully covered as per the PSAC Travel Policy.  Costs covered are as follows:

  • travel costs, including flights and all ground transportation;
  • hotel accommodation costs for those commuting outside of Calgary;
  • loss of salary;
  • per diem for meals not provided;
  • incidental costs for those in travel status;
  • family care as per the PSAC Family Care Policy;
  • costs related to accessibility and/or accommodation requirements.

Conference Selection of Delegates

Please note there are limited spaces in this conference.  Therefore, if you are accepted, it is the expectation that all participants fully participate in ALL conference events and workshops, or your expenses will be adjusted accordingly.

If you are selected as a delegate to this conference, you will be advised by email and/or telephone by Monday, September 30, 2019.

This registration package is available upon request in alternative format for those requiring accommodation, through the PSAC Regina Regional Office by contacting us locally at 306-757-3575 or toll-free at 1-877-890-3575 or via email to Monika Duggal, Conference Administrative Assistant. 

Conference PSAC Policies are in Effect and can be found on the PSAC National website - see web links below, we anticipate your cooperation with these policies. 

 
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Member Registration contact information and your PSAC Union Local and Component or Directly Chartered Local affiliation. If you do not know your PSAC Local, Component/DCL, ID information, please contact the nearest PSAC regional office in your area, and request a PSAC Union Card be mailed to you. 

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If you do not know your PSAC Component Directly Chartered Local, please contact your nearest PSAC regional office for the information and request a PSAC Union Card to be mailed to you.
Your Local Number is 5 digits, for Alberta it starts with "3----", for Saskatchewan it starts with "4----" , for Manitoba it starts with "5----". If you do not know your PSAC Local number, please contact your nearest PSAC regional office for the information and request a PSAC Union Card to be mailed to you.
If you do not know your PSAC ID number, please contact your nearest PSAC regional office for the information and request a PSAC Union Card to be mailed to you.