March 1 2022
Attending: Sherry Hunt, Danielle Poissant, Stephanie Erb, Krsty Thomas, Michelle Lamour
- Call to Order: 5:06 pm
- Review Previous AGM (2021) Minutes
Reviewed via email.
Danielle/Thomas M/S
- Year End Financial Report
Done
SE to check over for SH to send
- Election Of Officers
SH: Explained to the group that we consensus vote, but do have executive roles officially. Hands Chair to KT
KT: Runs election process:
Chair: Sherry Hunt (nominated by: Michelle L./Danielle P), acclaimed
Vice Chair: Danielle P (S. Hunt/Michelle L.), acclaimed
Treasurer: Stephanie Erb (S. Hunt/Danielle P), acclaimed
Oath taken by all
SH (resume chairing)
Secretary: K. Thomas (Danielle P/ S. Erb), acclaimed
Oath taken by KT
- 2022 Budget Review/Plan Approval
SH: shared budget request
SH: document shared for each event as well
event 1-Belinda ill at the moment and needs to delay project
SH: went over events-extreme heat shelter (can also use for Med hat projects and water in summer)
KT: what about attending? Yes, we probably could.
Healing and reconciliation
-Dolly to connect with Danielle on this
-Danielle may reach out
SH: Labour day
-charity support or bouncy castles
SH: Teepee light up
-might not get whole 16 days due to other awareness days-need to share with other groups
SH: Extreme cold shelter
-works for both Leth and Med Hat
SH: Coutts Xmas hampers
-want to support them-will have impact
SH: Brunch
-invite different women’s groups
-no charge brunch or dinner?
-PSAC facilitator perhaps and plan for community moving forward
-need to find venue and organize
-if approved, this is our plans and budget submissions
Motion to accept budget and projects:
Total request of 6500.00-Motion by K. Thomas/S. Erb
900.00-support for SIS valentines walk
300.00 -Laundry supplies (need receipts from Sherry)
Cheques still to be issued:
Labour council
Outstanding teepee bill
Cheques for shelters for IWD from calendar proceeds (250 each)
-shelter asked for leggings
IWD webinar
SH, KT, DP attended
KT: felt like it was ok length
DP: attended for a short time
all identified women in region to have received newsletter
- New Business:
- International Women’s Day
- Prairies Women’s Retreat (SH)
- Applications for planning committee received
- Banff centre, last weekend of Sept. Planned around potential bargaining and voting (Sept 29, 30, Oct 1, 2). No conflicts with convention or component events
- Planning committee announcement to come out soon
- Ideas welcome from all. Banff centre has yoga, spin, rock climbing
- Marianne to attend as leadership
- Intended for women to bring ideas back to their RWCs
- 45 to attend
- Photos to be done by Brianne
- National committee womens’ working group-SH attended
- Went as RWC rep (SH)
- Set theme for conferences
- Bridging the gap; _________ (regions to self determine)
- Round table
- Welcome to Michelle Lamour (Med Hat)
- KT: National convention committees (constitution)
- Resolution from national women’s committee-one woman per region to national convention, elected at PSAC regional conventions.
- Adds 5 delegates to national
- Resolution didn’t say that they were removing 2 elected at national
- Better resolution encompassing all groups-will push this one
- Passed concurrent
- 3 cents per member per month
- Will address debate on equity (more voices to national, will change culture, wants this prioritized)
- SH: Gender equity task force report will support this (60% women in union, not represented at conventions). Will tie to gender equity report
KT: another resolution
- Asking to strike another convention committee to go over ones submitted from equity nations to get more equity resolutions on floor (recommendations to national triennial convention)
- Need to advocate for more time instead perhaps rather than another committee?
- Good idea, but this may not be solution
- SH: more equity delegates are important rather than another committee? Make convention more efficient? How to get more equity seeking candidates there?
- Adjourn KT motioned 5:56 pm