On the last day of the Prairies Convention, delegates re-elected Marianne Hladun as Regional Executive Vice-President and continued to debate the resolutions that will guide our union over the next three years.
Convention guests, delegates, and observers also raised over $2,000 for Lulu’s Lodge, an organization that provides supportive transitional housing to at-risk LGBTQ2S+ youth in Regina.
Here’s a wrap up and some photos.
The Bylaws and Finance Resolutions Committee completed their priority resolutions. The full list of resolutions is available here.
- BYL-013, PRC Bylaws – section 12, carried
- BYL-015, PRC Bylaws – section 6, carried
- BYL-016, PRC Bylaws – section 6, carried
- FIN-010, Family Care Policy, carried
- FIN-011, Emergency resolution 1, defeated
- FIN-012, Emergency resolution 2, tabled
Kathy Ajram was re-elected as the Prairie Region Council Racially Visible Representative and Krysty Thomas was re-elected Alternate Regional Executive Vice-President. The full list of Prairie Regional Council members and alternates is available here, contact information will be posted soon.
On Saturday night, the Prairie Voice Award winners were announced at the Prairies social.
- Sheilagh Hanson Building Futures, Brea Baresinkoff
- Changing the World, Krysty Thomas,
- Community Champion, Sadiq Huda
- Emerging Activist, Rita Thompson
- Human Rights Hero, Charmaine Nelson
- Judy Shannon Education, Madeline Lee
- Lifetime of Labour, David Pearson
- Workplace Warrior, Tony McFetridge
