Events
February 27, 2012
The OPSEU Provincial Women’s Committee is celebrating
International Women’s Day throughout the month of March. For
more information on events happening in your region to
commemorate the day,
click here.
Gail Grenville, long-time OPSEU activist and former Provincial
Women’s Committee Representative for Region 2 has passed away.
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December 5, 2011 More than 20 years after the tragic events in Montreal, violence against women
continues to be a serious issue in Canada.
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November 17, 2011 Taking Root: The Human
Right to Food and Water, was the name of the 2011 OPSEU Women’s
Conference, held from November 4-6th, 2011 at the Delta Chelsea in Toronto. It
brought together over 150 participants from across all regions and many
different sectors in OPSEU. .
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March 4, 2011 Each year around the world, International
Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8.
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November 17, 2010 December 6th is the day when we honour and remember the fourteen women who lost their lives at Montreal’s École Polytechnique.
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October 1, 2010 October 4th is the day when we honour and remember murdered and missing Aboriginal Women. more...
June 25, 2010 Despite Harper’s attempts to silence
women’s advocates, they will be heard at this weekend’s G20 rally in Toronto.
OPSEU’s Women’s Committee will be standing by all activists disappointed by
Harper’s stance on women’s issues and maternal health, the very issue Harper
chose as the cornerstone of the meetings. more..
OPSEU Celebrates International Women's Day
February 24, 2010 OPSEU's Provincial Women's Committee urges
members to join with us and the international community in
celebrating the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day.
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2010 Women’s Memorial March draws crowd in
London
February 14, 2010 Participants in a march for missing and
murdered Aboriginal women demand accountability from the
government and police.
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Remembering December 6th: Mourn and then work
for change.
December 4, 2009 Twenty years ago, a 25-year old
man armed with a semi-automatic rifle, walked into the l’Ecole
Polytechnique in Montreal, entered a classroom and separated the
men from the women
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25th Anniversary of the Provincial Women’s
Committee
November 24, 2009 – The PWC’s 25th annual conference
was held November 6-8. Events included panel discussions and
workshops about empowering women in the current economic
climate.
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