Solidarity Summit 2025

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Welcome to HEU's 2025 Solidarity Summit - Organizing for Power

The Solidarity Summit is taking place on traditional and unceded territory of the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc, who are part of the Secwépemc Nation, at Thompson Rivers University.

The objectives of this week-long training are:

• To build HEU members’ leadership and organizing skills to defend workers’ rights in the workplace;
• To foster stronger relationships between HEU union activists; and
• To build confidence among HEU members to stand up for themselves and their co-workers.

Daily Agenda

Sunday, June 8

Time	Activity	Location
12:00 - 4:00 p.m.	Registration	Rotunda - Campus Activity Centre
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.	Dinner
6:30 - 7:00 p.m.	Opening Plenary Welcome - Robin Gottfriedson Opening Remarks - Barb Nederpel (HEU President) and Lynn Bueckert (HEU Secretary-Business Manager)	Grand Hall - Campus Activity Centre
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.	World Café: What is Grassroots Leadership? Kimmortal	Grand Hall - Campus Activity Centre

Monday, June 9

 

Time	Event	location
7:45 - 8:45 am	Secwépemc stories (Optional) Emma Gottfriedson Lacey Gottfriedson	Stairs in front of the Campus Activity Centre
9:00 am - 10:15 a.m.	Streams All participants in their streams	Various rooms
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.	Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 pm	Streams	Various rooms
12:00 - 1:15 p.m.	Lunch
1:15 - 3:00 p.m.	Streams	Various rooms
3:00 - 3:15 p.m.	Afternoon Break
3:15 - 4:30 p.m.	Plenary: Organizing for Power Moderator: Barb Nederpel Joane Safstrom Ivan Clarke Nicole Russel Maria Batocabe	Grand Hall - Campus Activity Centre
4:30 p.m. - onward	Free evening

 

Tuesday, June 10

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Time	activity	location
8:00 am	Nature Walk: Local plants in Secwépemc  (Optional) Emma Gottfriedson Lacey Gottfriedson	Stairs in front of the Campus Activity Centre
9:00 am - 10:15 a.m.	Streams All participants in their streams	Various rooms
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.	Morning Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 pm	Streams	Various rooms
12:00 - 1:15 p.m.	Lunch
12:45 - 1:00 p.m.	Post-lunch/Digestive Movement (Optional)	Terrace Room - Campus Activity Room (2nd Floor)
1:15 - 3:00 p.m.	Streams	Various rooms
3:00 - 3:15 p.m.	Afternoon Break
3:15 - 4:45 p.m.	Streams	Various rooms
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.	Film Night (Optional): SUGARCANE Introduction by Lynn Serhan, Indigenous Peoples' Diversity Vice-President	Grand Hall - Campus Activity Centre (2nd Floor)

Wednesday, June 11

Time	activity	location
8:00 am	Secwépemc Stories (Optional) Emma Gottfriedson Lacey Gottfriedson	Stairs in front of the Campus Activity Centre
9:00 am - 10:15 a.m.	Streams All participants in their streams	Various rooms
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.	Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 pm	Streams	Various rooms
12:00 - 1:15 p.m.	Lunch
12:45 - 1:00 p.m.	Post-lunch/Digestive Movement (Optional)	Terrace Room - Campus Activity Centre (2nd Floor)
1:15 - 2:45 p.m.	Streams	Various rooms
2:45 - 3:00 p.m.	Afternoon Break
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.	Plenary: Building Bridges - Standing up against racism Moderator: Jennifer Reddy Hasan Alam, President, BC Civil Liberties Association Joyce Leppington	Grand Hall - Campus Activity Centre (2nd Floor)
5:45 - 6:30 p.m.	Dance Therapy or Popular Theature Forum (Optional)	Dance Therapy: Terrace Room - CAC (2nd Floor) Popular Theatre: Rotunda - Campus Activity Centre

Thursday, June 12

Time	activity	location
8:00 am	Nature Walk: Local plants in Secwépemc  (Optional) Emma Gottfriedson Lacey Gottfriedson	Stairs in front of the Campus Activity Centre
9:00 am - 10:15 a.m.	Streams All participants in their streams	Various rooms
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.	Morning Break
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 pm	Streams	Various rooms
12:00 - 1:15 p.m.	Lunch
12:45 - 1:00 p.m.	Post-lunch/Digestive Movement (Optional)	Terrace Room - Campus Activity Room (2nd Floor)
1:15 - 3:00 p.m.	Elective Workshops See workshops here	Various rooms
3:00 - 3:15 p.m.	Afternoon Break
3:15 - 4:30 p.m.	Elective Workshops	Various rooms
6:00 - 10:00 p.m.	Dinner and Dance Closing remarks by Betty Valenzuela, HEU Financial Secretary	Grand Hall - Campus Activity Centre (2nd Floor)

Friday, June 13

Time	activity	location
9:00 am - 10:15 a.m.	Streams All participants in their streams	Various rooms
10:15 - 10:30 a.m.	Morning Break
10:30 - 11:00 a.m.	Streams	Various rooms
11:00 a.m.	Boxed lunches and departures