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SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR UNION WOMEN

PORTLAND OREGON/ JUNE 25 TO JUNE 28,2023

SIUW is a comprehensive leadership institute consisting of skills building workshops, cultural activities, and education sessions designed to expand our understanding of solidarity and rebuild connections across our region. This event is for all cis and trans women, non-binary, queer, questioning, and those who are comfortable in a space that centers our experiences.

This year the Vancouver Local have selected Sister Wendy Khanna (PPC) and Sister Megan Bailey (SVDC) to attend SIUW 2023.

Many thanks to all other sisters for putting their names forward.

In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar, President

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VANCOUVER LOCAL 846 UNION HALL NOW UNDER RENOVATION

After months of waiting and haggling with City Hall, the building permit for our renovations has been approved!

The building we purchased used to be a vitamin production facility – now we are in the process of building a welcoming reception area, proper offices for full time officers, quiet advocate work areas and a boardroom/classroom for committee meetings and education.

During this time, access to the Union hall will be limited to APPOINTMENTS ONLY. You can still drop off paperwork in person, however, due to the dust and debris, we are unable to allow drop-in visits at this time. We strongly recommend you send documents by fax or mail.

We expect this work will take approximately 3 to 4 months. Once completed, we will host an open house for members to see the new offices.

All officers will still be available by telephone or email.

In Solidarity,

Anju Parmar, President

 

 

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MEGA JACKPOT

Local Wide 50/50

Our BIGGEST EVER!

In the past 4 years, the Vancouver Local has given away over $10,000.00in our 50/50 draws!!

Proceeds from the draw will help fund our annual BBQ, and any funds raised above our goal will be donated to Seniors 411

Sales start June 1st, the winner will be drawn at the annual BBQ (Date TBA)

Tickets available from:   ______

  1 Ticket for $2

3 Tickets for $5

8 Tickets for $10

 

In Solidarity,

Kat  Poch, Organizing Director

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Turtle Island

5 Day CUPW Turtle Island Course

June 12th to 16th, 2023

The course will be held at the Maritime Labour Center

#130-111 Victoria Dr. Vancouver, B.C. V5L 4C4

Application Deadline is Friday, June 2nd at 9 AM.  Applications will only be accepted at the Vancouver Local in person, by mail, or by fax (604) 685 4931

(Email and late applications will not be accepted)

Application forms can be found online at

http://www.cupwvancouver.org/forms

“The Turtle Island Course aims to build meaningful, long-term relationships with Indigenous peoples’ history in Canada, connects these historic events to the current context, and debunks myths and stereotypes.

It concludes with participants identifying ways to act as effective and respectful allies to Indigenous peoples in their struggle for decolonization.”

Space is extremely limited for this popular course.  If you’ve already attended this course, or if you haven’t attended a General Membership Meeting in the 12 months prior to the application deadline, you will not be eligible to apply.

(The next Local General Membership Meeting is on Saturday, May 27th at 10 AM)

In Solidarity,

Jamie McCurrach

Acting 1st Vice President, Vancouver Local 846

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MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH MONTH

Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make healthy choices.

Mental illnesses are characterized by alterations in thinking, mood or behavior associated with significant distress and impaired functioning. Examples of specific mental illnesses include: Mood disorders, major depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder.

Mental health changes in our lives. Sometimes the changes can be subtle over the course of several years. Other times, it can be sudden or can change daily. The biggest contributing factor to our mental health are the things happening in our lives – it’s a continuum and its quite natural that we move back in forth on it, depending on what is going on and number of other factors.

Stigmas around mental health issues are very often systemic and a cultural change is required. It marks an entire group of people as socially different, unacceptable or undesirable; it is this belief that leads to discrimination. The fear of labels, exclusion, discrimination or ostracization keeps many people from feeling that they can comfortably access supports to help them with their mental health, whether it’s a single event-driven issue or a more complex, long term issue.

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MAY General Membership Meeting

Saturday, May 27th at 10am

 The meeting will be held in person at:

The Maritime Labour Centre

1880 Triumph Street

(Parking available in the rear off Pandora Street)

AGENDA FOR THE MAY GMM:

  1. Land Acknowledgment
  2. Reading of Truth and Reconciliation: Calls to Action
  3. Reading of new members
  4. Reading of the previous meeting’s minutes
  5. Business arising out of the minutes
  6. Financials (3 months)
  7. New Business
  8. Nominations and elections:
  • National Convention Delegate Alternates (2)
  • Education Committee (8)
  • Organization Committee (8)
  • Publications Committee (8)

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