2010 PSAC National Pride Conference
“Equality: are we there yet?”
- Conference objectives
- Participants
- Application Form
- Call for Resolutions
- Nominations
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CALL FOR RESOLUTIONS
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF RESOLUTIONS IS
Wednesday, January 20, 2010,
4:00 p.m. EST
Preparations for the 2010 PSAC National Pride Conference to be held in Toronto from March 26 to 28, 2010 are well underway.
The objectives of the 2010 PSAC National Pride Conference are to:
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Educate, politicize and mobilize PSAC GLBT members by making the links between union, workplace and community struggles to win, to protect and to promote GLBT rights;
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Enhance, support and promote inclusive GLBT self-organizing strategies in our Union and our workplaces;
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Strengthen solidarity amongst PSAC members, and to develop a strong collaboration between the PSAC, GLBT organizations and other human rights organizations.
The resolutions should be aimed at strengthening and improving the Union's work on GLBT issues and at advancing our objectives.
Resolutions will be discussed, debated and voted on at the Conference and then subsequently submitted to the appropriate bodies including the next PSAC Triennial Convention in 2012.
- The traditional resolutions process will be utilized for the 2010 PSAC National Pride Conference (i.e. resolutions committee, debate at the Conference).
- All PSAC constitutionally recognized bodies and union structures will be entitled to forward resolutions to the 2010 PSAC National Pride Conference.
- Only five (5) resolutions per body/structure will be accepted.
- Please limit your resolution to a maximum of 150 words.
Should you have any questions regarding the resolutions process, please contact Andrée Côté, the PSAC Women's and Human Rights Program Officer by email at cotea@psac-afpc.com or Lianne Bonneville, Administrative Assistant by email at conferences@psac-afpc.com
In Solidarity,
Kay Sinclair, REVP - B.C.
Maria Fitzpatrick, REVP - NCR
2010 PSAC National Pride Conference Co-Chairs
In a Resolution that was adopted by the NBoD in June 2006, resolutions that are being submitted for the PSAC Triennial Convention will be accepted in either the traditional format or in a clear language format. Therefore either of the following resolution formats may be used in order to submit resolutions for the 2010 PSAC National Pride Conference
The following is a sample resolution reproduced in both the Traditional format and the Clear Language format:
TRADITIONAL FORMAT
TITLE: CIVIL MARRIAGE ACT
ORIGINATOR: NAT
LANGUAGE OF ORIGIN: E
WHEREAS on February 1, 2005 the federal government tabled a Bill that entrenches marriage equality for lesbian and gay couples in Canada; and
WHEREAS gays and lesbians in 7 provinces and 1 territory have access to civil marriage as a result of court decisions based on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms; and
WHEREAS the Civil Marriage Act would provide access to civil marriage to all Canadians regardless of sexual orientation; and
WHEREAS the opposition of this Bill is well-organized, well-funded, and homophobic;
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the PSAC take a position in support of the Civil Marriage Act; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the PSAC strongly and publicly denounce the Conservative Party of Canada's tactics to defeat the Civil Marriage Act as homophobic and anti-human rights; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT we call on the members to join the PSAC in lobbying MPs and speaking to friends, family and co-workers to ensure they support the Civil Marriage Act; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the PSAC immediately, within the next few weeks, begin a public education campaign in support of same-sex marriage and human rights legislation.
CLEAR LANGUAGE FORMAT
TITLE: CIVIL MARRIAGE ACT
ORIGINATOR: NAT
LANGUAGE OF ORIGIN: E
THE PROBLEM OR ISSUE:
On February 1, 2005 the federal government tabled a Bill that entrenches marriage equality for lesbian and gay couples in Canada.
Gays and lesbians in 7 provinces and 1 territory have access to civil marriage as a result of court decisions based on the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The Civil Marriage Act would provide access to civil marriage to all Canadians regardless of sexual orientation.
The opposition of this Bill is well-organized, well-funded, and homophobic.
THE ACTIONS REQUESTED:
The PSAC take a position in support of the Civil Marriage Act.
The PSAC strongly and publicly denounce the Conservative Party of Canada's tactics to defeat the Civil Marriage Act as homophobic and anti-human rights.
We call on the members to join the PSAC in lobbying MPs and speaking to friends, family and co-workers to ensure they support the Civil Marriage Act.
The PSAC immediately, within the next few weeks, begin a public education campaign in support of same-sex marriage and human rights legislation.
Date Modified : 2010/02/02
