General Activities |
Time/ Schedule |
Who to take lead |
How/Contents & Preparation |
Child Care Limitations (Thoughts on how to move ourselves)
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On-going |
- Shirley Langan
- Brian Barron
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- Website-Federal Government
- National Child Care Committee
- CUPE Collective Agreements-Grievances- recognition of grandchildren/extended families
- Strategic direction
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Water/ Environment/Global Warming |
On-going |
- John Thompson
- Linda Howell-Tibbo
- Leo Cheverie
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- Canadian Labour Congress Water Watch
- CUPE Water Watch
- B.C. Global Water Watch
- Brian met with rep from indigenous group dealing with environment during May/08
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Racism & Discrimination
- Intersectional
- CUPE 1987 Native people and Aboriginal Rights Paper
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On-going |
- Brian Barron
- Council members
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- Letter Writing Campaign
- National Rainbow Committee
- Need strategy based on resolutions
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Educational (How could we help them/us)
- Racial Justice
- Aboriginal Awareness
- Literacy
- Unionism on Turtle Island
- Newfoundland-History of Aboriginal Peoples in Labrador
|
On-going
(Attend Aboriginal Literacy forum in Regina Saskatchewan April 13-15/08) |
- Gloria Lepine
- Joanne Webb
(Prefers to stay in own province)
- Daniel Blacksmith
- Leo Cheverie
- Trudy Spiller
- Martin MacKenzie
- Linda Howell-Tibbo
- Shirley Langan
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- Aboriginal Literacy Forums across Canada - de-briefing conference call done in early May/08
- CUPE Union Development - Work With Sylvia Sioufi (National Literacy)
- Alberta Aboriginal Awareness Course
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Youth |
On-going |
- Linda Howell-Tibbo
- Melanie Poulin
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- Mentorship- (Program to mentor for youths to follow our footsteps)
- Youth Committees- Convention Youth Sponsorship (Follow-up with Miranda Moran)
- CUPE Division Youth Committees
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Employment Equity
- Partnerships Agreements
- Representative Workforce
- Pensions
|
On-going |
- Leo Cheverie
- Don Moran
- Gerry Harris-(Has generic copy of Partnership Agreements)
- Daniel Blacksmith
- Melanie Poulin
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- National Aboriginal Section Council
- CUPE National Rainbow Committee
- CUPE National Pension Committee (How to deal with pensions on Federal Reserves
- Hydro Quebec
|
Health Issues (How/What we can do about issues)
- Aides/HIV
- Diabetes
- Disability
- Traditional Healing (Indian Residential School Abuse/Used by Aboriginal patients in Health Care Facilities)
|
On-going |
- Roger Procyk
- Trudy Spiller
- Martin Mackenzie
- Gerry Harris
|
- Sisters in Spirit Campaign
- National Disability Committee
- Literacy
- National Pink Triangle Committee
- Canadian Labour Congress Committee
- Global Justice Committees
- cam.ca
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Aboriginal Women Issues
- Violence against them
- Pay Equity
|
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- Joanne Webb
- Trudy Spiller
- Melanie Poulin
- Gloria Lepine
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- Work closely with women’s shelters/organizations i.e.: Oxfam/Sisters in Spirits Campaign
- Highways of Tears
- Walk for Justice (Leaving June 25/08 arriving in Ottawa Sept 12/08)
- Clothing/Food needed
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Global Justice/Indigenous Rights
|
On-going |
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- Global Justice Committees
- Rights Actions Groups
- Other Groups
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Straight Political Action (Leadership of Organizations)
- Connecting with National/Provincial Aboriginal Groups/Political figures
|
On-going |
- John Thompson
- Brian Barron
- Shirley Langan
- Don Moran
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- Lobbying Feds & Provincial Governments/Indian & Métis Organizations
- Local/National Political Action Committees
- Aboriginal First Nations (AFN)-Tribal Chiefs Organizations at Provincial levels
- Requests for funding
- Try to find out who our contacts are
- Convention resolution submissions
|
Justice Systems
- Over Representation in Jail Aboriginal Justice System
- Unlocking Aboriginal Justice
- Leonard Peltier
|
On-going |
- Trudy Spiller
- Gerry Harris
- Melanie Poulin
- CUPE National Aboriginal Coordinator
- Council members
|
- Lobbying Feds & Provincial Governments/Indian & Métis Organizations
- Local/National Political Action Committees
- Aboriginal First Nations (AFN)-Tribal Chiefs Organizations at Provincial levels
- Requests for funding
- Try to find out who our contacts are
- Convention resolution-submissions
|
Land Treaties |
On-going |
- John Thompson
- Leo Cheverie
- Joanne Webb
|
- Global Justice Committees
- Treaties need to be recognized
- Environmental Committees
- Consult with Brother Fred Loft
- Resolutions submissions- Indigenous Rights regarding Land Treaties
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Structures of Aboriginal Councils
- National Aboriginal Council
- Provincial Aboriginal Council
- Local Aboriginal Council
|
On-going |
- Don Moran
- Brian Barron
- Shirley Langan
- John Thompson
- Sheila Hartley-Gallion
- Glen LeBlanc
- Gerry Harris
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- Develop a “How to form a CUPE Aboriginal Criteria Toolkit”
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Communication
- E-mails
- Mail Outs
- Newsletter
- Teleconference calls
- Website
- Face Book Log
|
On-going |
- John Thompson
- Brian Barron
- Don Moran-Staff Advisor- (Has control of this area)
- National Aboriginal (Council Coordinator)
- Melanie Poulin
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- Melanie will start-up a face book log for the National Aboriginal Council members
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Organizing & Raising CUPE’s Profile
- June 21 National Aboriginal Day
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- Need strategy based on resolutions
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