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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 ...

We Can End All Violence Against Women Campaign announces 2013 theme: Challenging Militarism

November 22, 2013 - 11:48am •

We Can End All Violence Against Women believes we can challenge the attitudes and behaviours that perpetuate violence against women every day. But we also recognize projects like 16 Days of Activism, which shine a light on gender-based violence and ways to combat it in a targeted 16-day campaign, recognized worldwide.

RWC Update - November

November 12, 2013 - 1:13pm •

Welcome to November – the year has just flown by. The work of the Women’s Committees continues and I encourage you to join the committee in your area. Currently committees are in Vancouver, Victoria, Okanagan, and Prince George. I hope to see some of you at the National Equity Conference this month in Toronto.

Alice West wins 2013 Rosemary Brown award

October 9, 2013 - 2:02pm •

republished with kind permission from the September issue of the Advocate, the official newsletter of the BC Federation of Retired Union Members.Alice West, former PSAC National Director and President of BC FORUM, has won the 2013 Rosemary Brown award for Women, recognizing her immense contribution to the labour movement, equality and social justice in Canada, and in particular her contributions in the area of Women in the Labour Movement.

African Grandmothers Tribunal

October 3, 2013 - 12:08pm •

A nice note recieved from the BC Government Employees Union, thanking us for our support of the African Grandmothers Tribunal.Thanks to the Okanagan Human Rights Committee for forwarding along!

NWAC expresses disbelief, and is taken aback by Canada’s response to the UN Human Rights Council

September 30, 2013 - 11:44am •

Ottawa, ON (September 20, 2013). The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) is stupefied that Canada is rejecting calls from the UN Human Rights Council for Canada to develop a comprehensive national review to end violence against Aboriginal women.The NWAC has called on the Government of Canada for several years now to conduct a National Public Inquiry; over these years, thousands of Canadians and organizations have responded in support of the necessity to document and resolve the situation of missing and murdered Aboriginal women and girls in Canada.

Victoria PSAC members to erect memorial to victims of violence against women

September 4, 2013 - 12:31pm •

Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada’s Victoria Regional Womens’ Committee have been working on a plan to erect a memorial to the victims of the École Polytechnique Massacre.The Montreal Massacre, as it is also known, resulted in the deaths of 14 women on Dec. 6,1989. The anniversary of this tragic event is commemorated every year in Canada as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.

RWC Update - July

July 12, 2013 - 12:00am •

Today my city lost a great activist. Not a union activist but a strong voice for people with disability. Our family was helped by his activism even before we met him. He ensured that our school district kept speech therapy for children which my son greatly benefited from.

BC PSAC Women say "Support BC Childcare!"

May 30, 2013 - 1:04pm •

A thank you note received from the $10/day childcare campaign! PSAC BC Regional Women's Committees invite everyone to be a part of this great campaign - more info here.

Report: 2013 BC Regional Women's Conference

May 24, 2013 - 2:38pm •

Thanks to Kelly Megyesi and Heather DuDoward for this report from the 2013 BC Regional Women's Conference. Scroll down for some photos!The 2013 PSAC BC Regional Women’s Conference was held May 3,4,5 in Vancouver. We chose an aboriginal theme so as to address two resolutions passed at the 2012 Triennial Convention.

BC Regional Council meeting minutes and Coordinators reports - April 2013

May 9, 2013 - 2:09pm •

Here are the Regional Council reports presented at the April 2013 Regional Council meeting.

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