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Regional Womens Committees

Welcome to the union!

Our Regional Women’s Committees are made up of women from many different components. We have a very open door and welcome anyone wanting to join us.

Get involved today! Contact the PSAC BC Women’s Coordinator Kelly Sidhu or PSAC Women’s Rep Monica Urrutia.

There are Regional Women’s Committees currently in the Southern Interior, Vancouver, Prince George, and Vancouver Island.

For meeting dates and times, contact your local Women’s Committee, or check the upcoming events page.

BC Regional Women’s Committee Contact Info

Southern Interior (formerly Okanagan) RWC Co-Chairs: Jeanne Olineck and Karen Sutton - Committee contact email: PSACBC-RWC-SouthernInterior@psac-afpc.com

Prince George RWC Chairperson: Sherel Sandhu - Committee contact email: PSACBC-RWC-NorthEast@psac-afpc.com

Vancouver RWC Co-Chairs: Zita Lambert, Reena Birk - Committee contact email: PSACBC-RWC-Vancouver@psac-afpc.com

Vancouver Island RWC Co-Chairs: Karolyn Jones and Kristina MacLean - Committee contact email: PSACBC-RWC-VancouverIsland@psac-afpc.com

Scroll down for the latest news and information of interest to PSAC BC women, click on the headline for the full post ...

Recruitment and Mobilization Toolkit - a Step by Step Guide for PSAC Committees and Area Councils

April 29, 2013 - 4:45pm •

PSAC members are the foundation of our union. Everything our union is able to achieve depends on the strength and vitality of members and on their active participation.This five page step-by-step guide booklet is designed to help your Area Council, Womens, Young Workers or Human Rights Committee significantly increase member participation so that you grow and thrive. Most important of all, these are simple tools to ensure that you are always in the process of developing more activists.

International Women’s Day 2013: Women are all affected by the Conservative government

March 11, 2013 - 10:48am •

International Women's Day arrives this year as the Conservative government wages war on women’s and workers' rights.

PSAC BC Regional Women's Conference - May 3-5 2013

March 7, 2013 - 7:28am •

The PSAC BC Regional Women's Conference will be held under the theme "PSAC BC Women Hold More Than Half the Sky", May 3,4,5 2013 at the Sheraton Hotel, Richmond BC. All PSAC women in BC are encouraged to apply!

PSAC BC endorses the $10/day Child Care Plan for BC

March 6, 2013 - 11:37am •

Job Cuts Hurt Women - And we're fighting back!

March 5, 2013 - 12:28pm •

International Women's Day is coming up soon and we thought we would highlight a booklet produced by the PSAC Programs Section which outlines some of the negative effects the Conservative government's policies have on women in Canada.

International Women's Day is coming up - March 8th

March 5, 2013 - 9:05am •

International Women's Day is March 8th. PSAC Women in BC are hosting or participating in events around the Province - here's a list at our events calendar.Did we miss something? Email BraggP@psac-afpc.com and we'll add it to the calendar.

RWC Update - February

February 7, 2013 - 1:17pm •

A busy few months for PSAC Women. Towards the end of 2012 we had our National Equity meetings. It was wonderful to be a part of this as we formulated the first National Human Rights Conference for next fall.

Robyn Benson presents to parliamentary committee on sexual harassment

January 29, 2013 - 10:11am •

PSAC National President Robyn Benson appeared before the Standing Committee on the Status of Women Jan. 29 on sexual harassment in the federal public service. She told the committee the difficult and protracted complaint process may keep victims from filing complaints. Benson asked for improvements in the complaint process and for the government to reaffirm its commitment to eliminating sexual harassment and other forms of discrimination and violence against women, and for a national action plan on violence against women

February 14th - One Billion Rising: Day of Action on Violence Against Women

January 17, 2013 - 12:28pm •

One in Three women on the planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. One billion women violated is an atrocity. One billion women dancing is a revolutionOn V-Day’s 15th Anniversary, 14 February 2013, we are inviting one billion women and those who love them to walk out, rise up, and demand an end to this violence. One Billion Rising will move the earth, activating women and men across every country. V-Day wants the world to see our collective strength, our numbers, our solidarity across borders.

News: Clark's lack of popularity with female voters could be election's defining factor

December 6, 2012 - 1:03pm •

In a recent poll, women were less likely to say BC is "heading in the right direction" under Christy Clark's leadership than men - read more at vancouversun.com. What do you think? Let us know at braggp@psac.com

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