Please join us for a virtual session that is being hosted for Black, Indigenous, and racialized members in the Atlantic and Maritimes regions to participate in the development of a National Anti-Racism Strategy for CUPE.
CUPE National’s Human Rights Branch and Union Education Branch are hosting these Zoom meetings in regions across the country.
- Download a copy of the poster for the Atlantic Region event
History
The National Committee on Anti-Racism, Discrimination and Employment Equity, also known as the National Rainbow Committee, drafted a resolution calling for CUPE to develop a National Anti-Racism Strategy. The resolution was unanimously adopted at the 2019 CUPE National Convention in October 2019. This Strategy is meant to build on and replace CUPE’s 1999 Anti- Racism Policy.
Purpose
It is important to hear from you as this Strategy is developed. You are invited to share your thoughts on CUPE’s ongoing and future anti-racism work which will be outlined in the Anti- Racism Strategy. The sessions will be structured to welcome you into a safe and comfortable space. All feedback and recommendations harvested throughout the consultations will help inform the strategy.
What is a National Anti-Racism Strategy?
This strategy will be a framework for the coming years that guides CUPE National in the actions we take regarding anti-racism work across our members’ workplaces, our union and our communities. The Anti-Racism Strategy will be presented at CUPE National’s Convention in 2021.
Reflection
If you have the time to review the following questions in advance, please feel free to explore:
- What do we want to achieve through this strategy?
- What would success look like? (How can we aim for a 10/10)?)
- Where do you think that we are now?
- What are the challenges, issues and barriers?
- What are the opportunities for anti-racism work?
Date and time
As we come together to inform this process, we humbly request your voice, your presence, and your lived experience for a three-hour consultation.
Monday, November 23
6:00 p.m. Atlantic
6:30 p.m. Newfoundland and Labrador
Please RSVP by November 13 to antiracism@cupe.ca if you would like to register for this event.
Note that space is limited and priority will be given in order of RSVPs received.
- Download a copy of the poster for the Atlantic Region event