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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 ...

Media Advisory - End Violence Against Women Candlelight Vigil, December 6th

December 5, 2012 - 3:43pm •

VICTORIA- The Public Service Alliance of Canada Victoria Regional Women's Committee is sponsoring a candlelight vigil in Victoria on December 6th, the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada.Members of the public will gather to reflect on violence against women, call upon the federal government to announce a national action plan to deal with all forms of violence against women, and collect donations for local women's organizations.

PSAC/UNDE Sisters quoted in the Globe and Mail

November 30, 2012 - 2:27pm •

BC NDP Leader Adrian Dix spoke this week at the BC Federation of Labour Convention in Vancouver.“If the NDP and labour can come together to make us a better society, how can you object to that?”, said Lee Provost a PSAC/UNDE Sister.Sharon Brine, also a PSAC/UNDE member, said “To discount the votes of union households in the next election would be the biggest mistake of all.”

Minutes: PSAC BC Regional Women's Committee Chairs

November 24, 2012 - 2:18pm •

Representatives from PSAC Women's Committees in BC meet via conference call and in person from time to time. Download the minutes of these meetings below

BC Regional Council meeting minutes and Coordinators reports - November 2012

November 20, 2012 - 2:12pm •

Here are the Regional Council reports presented at the November 2012 Regional Council meeting, as well as the Council Committee Terms of Reference and the meeting minutes.

December 6th is National Day of Rememberance and Action on Violence Against Women

November 19, 2012 - 12:53pm •

Violence against women continues to be a serious issue in CanadaIt is estimated that 60% of Canadian women have suffered from physical or psychological violence at some time in their life.In 2007, nearly 40,200 incidents of spousal violence were reported to police. This represents about 12% of all police-reported violent crime in Canada.Between April 1, 2007 and March 31, 2008, approximately 101,000 women and children were admitted to 569 shelters in Canada.Take action!

RWC Update - November

November 13, 2012 - 3:19pm •

End the Cycle of Violence

The PSAC invites all of our members to attend the The Sisters in Spirit vigils that will be held across the country on October 4th

September 28, 2012 - 3:11pm •

These vigils are meant to honour the more than 600 Aboriginal women that have been murdered or gone missing and to keep their memories alive. They are also meant to draw public attention to this horrific violence as a way to help end the assaults on native women.

Who controls a woman's body? Tell your MP to vote no on motion M-312

August 29, 2012 - 1:05pm •

In Canada, women have the right to control over their own bodies. Now, a Conservative MP's motion could put serious limits on women's reproductive rights.MP Stephen Woodworth's motion M-312 calls for a special Parliamentary committee to review the definition of “human being” in the Criminal Code of Canada. If passed, the motion could undermine a woman's constitutional right to security of the person once she becomes pregnant.

RWC Update - August

August 7, 2012 - 10:07am •

PSAC Summer Campaign - We Are All Affected

June 15, 2012 - 2:36pm •

Greetings,I'm happy to let you know the AEC approved a national summer campaign earlier this month, to be held under the theme "We Are All Affected". The campaign, which will launch officially next week, is designed to promote the value of federal public services and is very similar to what we've been doing here in BC over the last few summers with our "Think Public" campaign.Campaign Objectives

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