Friday, May 21 at 5pm
Zoom Video/Phone Conference
The Vancouver Local is having a Human Rights Committee Meeting. You must register in advance for this meeting. Registration deadline: Thursday, May 20 @ 5pm
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvdeGtqj4uGd04dcHRETpNCdHlnzHNthxF
If you are interested in participating on this committee, please read the information below, taken from our Vancouver Local by-laws, in regards to the committee’s mandate:
Human Rights Committee 8.3 O
HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE 1 The Local Human Rights Committee shall study, report and make recommendations to the Vancouver Local Executive on:
1. the involvement of people of color, differently abled people, lesbians and gays, transsexual, transgender, bisexual, deaf or hard of hearing, and aboriginal people in the Local;
a. the education of the Local membership on equality issues facing people of color, differently abled people, lesbians and gays, transsexual, transgender, bisexual, deaf or hard of hearing, and aboriginal people;
b. the situation of people of color, differently abled people, lesbians and gays, transsexual, transgender, bisexual, deaf or hard of hearing, and aboriginal people in the post office and ways to improve it;
c. fighting racism, homophobia, transphobia, and discrimination against differently abled people.
2. Shall maintain an ongoing communication with the National Human Rights Committee regarding matters which are of concern to the Local Human Rights Committee.
3. Shall be able to book-off up to eight (8) volunteer members for monthly meetings with loss of wages. The priority in these book-offs should go to people of color, differently abled people, lesbians and gays, transgender, bisexual, deaf or hard of hearing, and aboriginal people. Any dispute regarding book-offs shall go to the Local Executive.
If you would like to discuss a specific topic, please send me an email in advance at [email protected]
In Solidarity
Anju Parmar
President sr/CUPE-3338