NEWS AND CAMPAIGNS
April 12, 2012 Join the Provincial Human Rights Committee
on April 20th for an evening with Dr. Shaheen Azmi from the Ontario Human Rights
Commission. more…
March 21 is the International Day for the
Elimination of Racial Discrimination
March 16, 2012 To commemorate
this day, PHRC Region 1 Representative invites members
to participate in Empower London: The Roots of Racism
and Moving Forward. For more information,
click here.
December 10: Celebrating the fight for
human rights
December 9, 2011 December 10 is Human Rights Day, named after the
United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
on December 10, 1948. more...
May 3, 2010 PHRC
will be holding an interactive discussion and forum on BILL 168: The
employer’s accountability: Missed opportunities, speak up, stand up! on
Friday, May 7th from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Civic Room, Sheraton Center. PHRC
invites members to learn more about the employer’s accountability for addressing
harassment and violence in the workplace. The Forum will be facilitated by
presenters Barb Quarrie and Margaret MacPherson. more...
PHRC Educational Material
To ensure promotion of Human Rights issues the committee has
undertaken the reproduction of Bullying and Harassment Posters, to be
available for the members through their Regional Representative. For a copy
of the poster, please click here
The Committee is also currently producing, a Statement of
Respect Poster for each regional Office as well as other resource material.
For a copy of the poster, please click here
PHRC Resolutions
Through Resolutions for Convention the PHRC are able to
introduce issues the Equity Caucuses (Rainbow Alliance, Workers of Colour,
Aboriginal Circle and the Disability Committee) would like resolved or
promoted.
OPSEU Human Rights Conference
The Committee has been planning the 2010 Human Rights
Conference which will be held November 12, 13 & 14, 2010, in the GTA. This
is the first Human Rights Conference for OPSEU. Representatives from the
Equity Caucuses, and a representative from the Provincial Young Workers
Committee are part of the planning committee. The details will be posted to
the PHRC website as they are finalized.
OPSEU Activist Wins Human Rights Award
Following is a speech made by, OPSEU retiree and life time
Human Rights Activist, John Rae after receiving the Access Award from the
City of Toronto on Human Rights Day. Congratulations to John and thank
you for all you have done to make our workplaces and Communities better.
More…
Come back soon for information and materials
