Women's Committee in Calgary

Dear Sisters and Brothers, March 8 is International Women’s Day, an annual celebration of women’s economic, political and social achievements. To build on this celebration, we are happy to announce that registration is now open for the 2016 PSAC Prairie Region Women’s Conference! Members can register online HERE!

Attendance: Deb Kosteniuk, UTE 30024; Tabassom Javadi, UNE; Victoria Norris, UTE 30024; Allison Tse, UTE 30024; Kirsten Strachey, UTE 30024; Staff Support: Dolly Ablitt, Regional Representative

The 2016 PSAC Prairies Regional Women's Conference is taking place in Winnipeg MB on June 11 and 12, 2016. As sisters gather from across the prairies, our objective is to have conference participants reach out and involve other members to build our women's committees and mobilize to contribute collectively to social change. Workshops are currently being developed that will educate participants on strategies to better protect and support sisters who are victims of domestic violence; identify the union's role in advancing the PSAC Pan-Canadian campaign on childcare and promote greater security and human rights protections for Aboriginal women.   

Please encourage your PSAC sisters to attend a meeting of the Calgary RWC and find out what we are all about. Join us in activities focused on supporting and empowering women and our community. Right now the Secretary's position on the Executive is vacant and we are looking to fill it! We are starting our International Women's Day project where we partner with the Women's Centre of Calgary and other unions for a celebration of women's diversity, strengths and growth. The International Women's Day theme for 2016 is A Pledge for Gender Parity.

ALL INTERESTED WOMEN WELCOME TO ATTEND Monday, November 16, 2015 @ 5:30 PM PSAC BOARDROOM RSVP: Deb Kosteniuk, kdebkosteniuk@shaw.ca and Dolly Ablitt, Regional Representative: ablittd@psac.com  or call 403-270-6555 and ask for Dolly for more information. (We will be ordering a light dinner so your RSVP by noon November 16, 2015 is important)

In Attendance: Deb Kosteniuk UTE 30024; Arliss Chute-Ibsent USGE 30129; Vanita Svenninsen CEIU 300856; Ayanna Ayi CEIU 30856; Sonia Raiyarella UTE 30024; Tabassom Javadi SSO 30040

PSAC CALGARY REGIONAL WOMEN’S COMMITTEE ALL INTERESTED WOMEN WELCOME TO ATTEND Monday, June 15 @ 5:30 PM PSAC BOARDROOM

PUBLIC SERVICE BBQ - 14 JUNE 2015 D e e r f o o t   P a r k (near Mayland Heights) Starts 11:00am, Ends  2:00pm (enter off 8th Avenue bridge)

In Attendance: Deb Kosteniuk – UTE 30024; Siobhan Hutchinson – UTE 30024; Kate Hart; Tabassom Javadi; Jennifer Jurca; Sonia Riyeralla – UTE 30024; Staff Support: Marianne Hladun – REVP; Dolly Ablitt – Regional Representative

  CALGARY REGIONAL WOMEN’S COMMITTEE Monday, April 13, 2015 @ 5:30  Calgary Regional Office - Boardroom Special Guest - Marianne Hladun, REVP Prairies