HEU Equity Conference

Subjects
Equity
Schools and Conferences
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HEU members at equity conference
Description

Applications for the 2023 conference are now closed. An Expression of Interest for HEU's Equity Standing Committees is currently open (see below).

Conference Dates: February 28 - March 2, 2023

HEU’s Equity Conference is an opportunity to celebrate HEU’s history as a social justice union and to build leadership capacity among HEU members who identify with a designated equity group.

Successful applicants will join HEU members from across B.C. to learn about building inclusive and diverse union locals, and to share their experiences and ideas as members of an equity group within our union.

Members wanting to attend this conference must self-identify as one or more of the following: 

  • Indigenous 
  • Two-spirit, women & non-binary
  • Worker of colour/racialized worker
  • 2SLGBTQIA+
  • Worker with a disability, and/or
  • Young worker (33 years or younger)

Equity Standing Committees

HEU’s six Equity Standing Committees work to provide outreach and advocacy to HEU members, advise on matters related to DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) and work in solidarity with other social justice groups and the union movement. Each committee is made up of seven members who self-identify with the equity-seeking group the committee represents.

Four members for each committee will be elected at the Equity Conference. The remaining three positions and three alternates will be selected through an Expression of Interest. Any interested equity-seeking HEU member is invited to submit their interest in participating as a member of the Equity Standing Committees.

Deadline for Equity Standing Committee Expression of Interest: March 16, 2023

Please download and fill out the application form below and return it to the Provincial Office (see mailing/email/fax instructions on the form).