Updates

Photos of various component caucuses from the 2011 Prairie Region Convention and winners of the Prairie Voice Award.

The Winnipeg Host Committee held a fun night for Prairie Region Convention delegates and guests on Saturday, June 11, 2011. The evening was a cultural experience that is truly a Manitoba tradition. Guests were entertained, had their taste buds tantalized with ethnic cuisine and took a cultural trip around the world with performances from various Folklorama dance troupes.

More than four hundred members and staff of the Public Service Alliance of Canada marched through Portage and Main Friday, June 10 to rally for members of CUPW, who have been participating in rotating strikes across the country since June 3. These members share the same employer as over 160 PSAC members in the Prairie Region.

PSAC National President John Gordon spoke out against the proposed employer concessions and the attacks on this valuable public service. Also speaking at the rally was CUPE National President Paul Moist and CUPW National Vice-President Gayle Bossenberry.

The Calgary Human Rights Committee and the Prairie Region Council were proud sponsors of the 13th Annual Fairy Tales Queer Film Festival (May 26 - June 2, 2011).

Brother Timothy Hunt, PRC LGBT Rep, assembled members from the various committees in Calgary to act as volunteer staff for the festival on May 31. PSAC also submitted a 40-second public service announcement video, which screened prior to each film screening.