Racially Visible

Report of the Racially Visible Persons Rep to the Prairie Region Council submitted for the November 2016 meeting. This report covers the period from the last PRC meeting.

The 2017 PSAC NATIONAL EQUITY CONFERENCES will be held March 24 to 28, 2017 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel.

  2016 PSAC Prairies Conference for Racially Visible Members September 9 - 11, 2016.  Radisson Hotel - 288 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg MB Deadline for receipt of your application: Friday, July 22, 2016   The objectives of the 2016 PSAC Regional Conference for Racially Visible Members are to:

Court Challenges Program PSAC welcomes the government delivering on its promise to reinstate the Court Challenges program. This will improve access to justice for equality-seeking groups. The former Conservative government cancelled the Court Challenges Program in 2006.  The budget document notes, “This program has been instrumental in bringing cases to the courts that clarify and assert Charter rights”.  However, for the program to be meaningful, it must have adequate funding and resources.

We are happy to invite resolutions for the upcoming PSAC Prairies Regional Women's Conference, June 11-12, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.   RESOLUTIONS submission deadline is Wednesday June 1, 2016 by 12 noon (Manitoba time)   CLICK HERE for a PDF version of the text below.  

On April 28 people across Canada stop to remember workers killed, injured or disabled on the job. We ask that on April 28 you and your union local take a moment to honour their memory by joining local events or having one at your local.   You can find an event near you by scrolling down to view regional listings below.    Please also take a moment to read the letter from our Health and Safety Officer, Clint Wirth, below.   Posters for printing and sharing:

In 1966, the United Nations proclaimed March 21st as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. While there has been some progress with respect to racial justice, racism persists in Canadian society, there has also been some erosion of human rights over the past decade. 

Report of the Racially Visible Persons Rep to the Prairie Region Council submitted for the February 2016 meeting. This report covers the period from the last PRC meeting.

We are currently seeking volunteer representatives to sit on the Steering Committee for the Prairies Regional Racially Visible Conference, to be held in fall 2016.

Report of the Racially Visible Persons Rep to the Prairie Region Council submitted for the November 2015 meeting. This report covers the period from the last PRC meeting.