PSAC Regional Women's Committee Meeting
Tuesday 12 April 2016
PSAC Regional Office
460-175 Hargrave Street
In Attendance: Gloria Kelly, Lorelei Topnik, Darlene McClure, Mona Simcoe, Tania Lachance, Nicole Papineau, Denise Garand, Rhonda Alsop, Stephanie Primrose, Yvonne Hein, Valerie Denesiuk.
Regrets: Anna Goldfeld
1)Introductions and Call to Order at 5:25pm
PSAC statement on Harassment read by Mona Simcoe identifying anti-harassment resource person as Mona Simcoe agreed to by all.
2)Adoption of Agenda
Motion to adopt agenda as circulated. Darlene McClure/Lorelei Topnik
3)Adoption of minutes
Motion to adopt minutes as circulated November 2015 Darlene McClure/Lorelei Topnik
Motion to adopt minutes as circulated March 2016 Darlene McClure/Lorelei Topnik
4)Treasurer's Report
Treasurer's report not available
Report of Progress Darlene McClure/Tania Lachance
Sister Gloria Kelly gave a report on the Finance Committee
-Met and went through all Budgets
-women's committee special projects fund
-child care fund re project with child care submit to Andre Cote business case
-prairie union school Wasakoo funds
5) Previous Business:
International Women's Day
-230 tickets plus waiting list so great success
-$1800 silent auction (1/2 project to inner city playground/1/2 undecided at this time)
-women's memorial - dessert social for unveiling
-Dec 6 day of mourning - poinsettia/sway raises money
-funds raised to be used to support community based projects
6) New Business:
Regional Women's Conference June 11-12 Winnipeg
-Deadline to apply is finished
-Wish is that if applied then all should attend if spots available
-sign up for PSAC web site newsletter to receive all information
-conference will look at resolutions that want to be put through to the Regional Women's Committee
-May Women's Committee meeting will look at resolutions
-Locals will be asked to move these resolutions forward at their levels
-Darlene and Gloria are on the Steering Committee
-Anna Pazdzierski Nova House will be asked to be keynote speaker at conference
7) Potential Partnerships with Child Care Coalition of Manitoba
-Monica and Gloria attended AGM for Child Care coalition
-money to flow from Status of Women Canada once again
-Gloria to talk to Coalition to see if there is something we can lobby and advocacy work
8) Social Justice Fund
-Area Council has $2100 in Social Justice fund not being used
-a proposal would need to be put together for funding
-looking for suggestions on Social Justice fund
9) Kent Road School
-we continue to donate to Kent Roads School breakfast program so they can do breakfast program 5 days week instead of 2 days
10)Thank you Letter
-Thank you letter from Nova House in regard to the toiletries that were donated.
11)Next Meeting May 10
Meeting adjourned by Darlene McClure
Desserts/Door Prizes thank you to Sister Gloria Kelly