2008 National Conference for Racially Visible Members:
BE THE CHANGE: CREATE A BETTER WORLD!
AGENDA
Thursday, March 6
6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Registration
Friday, March 7
7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Registration
9:00 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.
Greetings from Aboriginal Leader
Greetings from PSAC National President:
John Gordon
Opening Remarks by Co-Chairs:
Gerry Halabecki, REVP Ontario
Kay Sinclair, REVP, British Columbia
9:40 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
“Defending Quality Public Services and Racialized Workers:”
Hassan Yussuff, Canadian Labour Congress
(10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.)
Question Period and Discussion
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Health Break
10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
“Reasonable Accommodation, Racial Profiling and Security:”
Yasmina Chouakri, Fédération des Femmes du Québec;
Fo Niemi, Center for Research-Action on Race Relations
(11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.)
Question period and Discussion
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
LUNCH
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Workshops
3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.
Health Break
3:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Workshop continued
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Meet and Greet (not mandatory)
Saturday, March 8
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Orientation Session for New Delegates
9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Workshops continued
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Health Break
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Regional Sessions
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
LUNCH
12:30 p.m. – 1:20 p.m.
Candidates’ Forum
1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Elections of EOC Representatives
*Resolutions Debate
Health Break (approximately 3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.)
Free evening**
Sunday, March 9
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Resolutions Debate
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Health Break
10:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Resolutions Debate continued
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Closing
*Time Permitting
**There may be a meeting of the newly elected EOC Representatives in the evening
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