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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2018 6:30PM Elder blessing sage smudge with Elder Dianne Kaiswatum Grand Ballroom, Queensbury Centre 7:00PM 7:00PM 9:00PM Blanket Exercise Grand Ballroom, Queensbury Centre Led by Dodie Ferguson Delegate Registration Lobby, Queensbury Centre About the Blanket Exercise: The KAIROS Blanket Exercise is an interactive learning experience that teaches the Indigenous rights history we re rarely taught. Developed in response to the 1996 Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples which recommended education on Canadian- Indigenous history as one of the key steps to reconciliation, the Blanket Exercise covers over 500 years of history in a one- and- a- half- hour participatory workshop. Blanket Exercise participants take on the roles of Indigenous peoples in Canada. Standing on blankets that represent the land, they walk through pre- contact, treaty- making, colonization and resistance. They are directed by facilitators representing a narrator (or narrators) and the European colonizers. Participants are drawn into the experience by reading scrolls and carrying cards which ultimately determine their outcomes. By engaging on an emotional and intellectual level, the Blanket Exercise effectively educates and increases empathy. Ideally, the exercise is followed by a debriefing session in which participants have the opportunity to discuss the experience as a group. This often takes the form of a talking circle. WIFI AND HASHTAG WIFI Network WIFI Code Convention Hashtag SFL on Twitter SFL 2018Conference #SFL18 @SKFedLabour 2
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2018 8:30AM 8:30AM 9:15AM 9:30AM 10:00AM 10:45AM 11:00AM 11:55AM 12:00PM 1:15PM 1:30PM 2:30PM 2:45PM 3:45PM 4:30PM 5:30PM 10:00PM Registration of delegates (Queensbury Centre, Ballroom Level, Lobby) Delegate orientation (Room 6) Wanda Bartlett and Kent Peterson Call to order O Canada Solidarity Forever (Convention Choir) Welcome Councillor Bob Hawkins, City of Regina Welcome Shobna Radons, President, Regina & District Labour Council Elder s greetings Elder Dianne Kaiswatum Adoption of the agenda Adoption of the 2017 convention minutes Tabling of reports Exec. Council, Committees, and Reps. to Boards & Commissions Adoption of the convention committees Harassment- free convention statement Teryn Burgess & Jessica Boyer- Henrion President s Address Introduction of the SFL Executive Council Report of the Credentials Committee Secretary- Treasurer s report Refreshment break Panel: Sexual Violence It s Time to Talk Q&A Jason Prokopchuk, President, USW 7689 Dayna Sykes, Education Coordinator, USW District 3 Roz Kelsey, University of Regina Adjourn (lunch provided at Queensbury Centre) Caucus meetings Aboriginal Workers Caucus (Room 6) Solidarity and Pride Caucus (Room 1A). Allies are welcome. Convention Choir Keynote: Confronting Racism Q&A Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair, Professor, University of Manitoba Refreshment break Speaker: Stop Sexual Violence what is needed, and how to get there Q&A Melissa Coomber- Bendtsen, CEO, YWCA Regina 50/50 Draw Adjournment Caucus meetings Young Workers Caucus (Room 6) Construction Sector Caucus (TBA) Under 1000 Caucus (Room 1) Workers of Colour Caucus (Room 1A) Briarpatch Pub Night & Art Build at Bushwakker Brewpub 3
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2018 8:30AM 8:50AM 9:00AM 9:30AM 9:50AM 10:05AM 10:20AM 10:25AM 10:40AM 11:40AM 11:45AM 12:45PM 1:30PM 2:15PM 2:30PM 2:45PM 3:00PM 3:55PM 4:45PM 5:00PM 7:00PM Registration Convention choir Speaker: Hon. Don Morgan, Minister of Labour Relations Q&A Candle lighting ceremony: Recognition of Workers Killed on the Job Performer: Wendy Daku Presentation: Bob Sass OHS Award Refreshment break Report of the Credentials Committee Presentation: Campaigns and Political Action Kent Peterson Adjourn Rally: Where did the money go? Saskatchewan Legislature (bus transportation available) Lunch (provided at Queensbury Centre) Speaker: Hassan Yussuff, President of the Canadian Labour Congress Q&A Deadline for submission of emergency resolutions Refreshment break, generously sponsored by Gerrand Rath Johnson Speaker: Ryan Meili, Leader of Saskatchewan s New Democrats Bearpit session with NDP MLAs 50/50 Draw Deadline for filing of nomination forms for: President Secretary- Treasurer Special caucuses (all nomination and self- declaration forms) Adjournment Fundraiser and Social: Saskatchewan s All Stars Drag Show The Owl Multi- Purpose Room, University of Regina Doors open at 7:00PM, show starts at 8:00PM Tickets are $20: http://www.picatic.com/saskdragshow, & available at convention. Hosted by the Regina University NDP and Saskatchewan s Drag Queens (RSAR) 4
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2018 8:30AM 8:45AM 9:00AM 9:10AM 9:50AM 10:20AM 10:35AM 10:50AM 11:30AM 11:50AM 12:00PM 12:30PM Registration Convention choir Call to order Presentation: Buenaventura Strike Committee Refreshment break, generously sponsored by Plaxton Jensen Video Presentation: On the Frontline of Youth Mental Health Documentary developed by SUN Workers on Strike: UFCW 1400 (Moose Jaw Co- op) Report of the Credentials Committee Lunch (provided at Queensbury Centre) Caucus Elections (voting must accommodate those voting in more than one caucus) Aboriginal Caucus (Room 6) Solidarity and Pride Caucus (Room 1A). Allies welcome. Refreshments generously provided by Plaxton Jensen 1:10PM 1:20PM 1:25PM 2:10PM 2:40PM 2:45PM 3:00PM 3:55PM 4:00PM 6:00PM Convention choir Candidates Forum Partnership Recognition: Hillberg & Berk Presentation: United Way A Local Project to Welcome Newcomers Carol Brouwers Speaker: A National Pharmacare Program Q&A Linda Silas, President, Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions 50/50 Draw Adjournment NOTE: All materials and signs must be removed from tables Caucus Elections (voting must accommodate those voting in more than one caucus) Young Workers Caucus (Rm 6) Under 1000 Caucus (Rm 1) Construction Sector Caucus (TBA) Workers of Colour (Rm 1A) Salute to Larry Grand Ballroom, Queensbury Centre Cocktails at 6PM, banquet at 7PM, dance to follow The Juno Award- winning Jack Semple Band (members of AFM) 5
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2018 8:15AM 9:15AM 8:45AM Final registration, closes at 9:15AM Refreshments generously sponsored by Nordal LeBlanc Convention choir 9:00AM Call to order Report of the Convention Finance Committee 9:15AM 10:15AM Presentation: Big Daddy Tazz on mental health Final Report of the Credentials Committee Election of officers President Secretary- Treasurer 11:15AM from caucuses on election of vice- presidents and alternates Announcement of labour council and SURF reps to the SFL Executive Council Swearing in of the SFL Executive Council and alternates Final 12:00PM Next convention: President s closing remarks Solidarity Forever Adjournment October 23-25, 2019 at TCU Place in Saskatoon 6 Proudly produced by union labour CUPE 4828 Oct. 16/18
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