Convention Procedures Q&A – evening webinar

April 15, 2021

6:30pm - 7:30pm

GoToWebinar

Facilitator: TBA

2021 is the beginning of the PSAC Convention Cycle. This year there will be over 21 different PSAC Regional and Component Conventions happening.
During this session facilitators will review some of the questions submitted by participants that they had about attending and participating in a Convention.

This session will be held on GoToWebinar and is open to all PSAC BC Members.

This is the zoom link to register

Personal information

Name *

First

Last

Email *

Personal, not employer email please

PSAC ID number *

Cell phone *

or your home phone number if no cell

Work phone

Other phone

Home address *

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State / Province / Region

Postal Code

Country

Workplace information

Component / DCL *

Local / Branch number *

Worksite address *

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State / Province / Region

Postal Code

Country

if you’re working remotely due to Covid, enter your usual or pre-pandemic workplace

Participant Profile

Important note: The responses to these questions will be used in the selection process for participants to the Summit.

To ensure that the Summit responds to the needs of our members, we invite you to complete the following questions.

This is my first PSAC Summit. *

If yes have recently attended other PSAC events (such as summits, conferences, conventions, courses, etc.), please list these events and describe how your participation at these events has impacted your union activism.

I hold (an) elected position(s) on a PSAC Area Council, Regional Committee, Regional Council, Component Executive, Local/Branch or community organization. *

If yes, please specify.

I am involved in political activism/social justice activism in my union or workplace and/or active in the community in these areas. *

If yes, please describe.

If you are chosen as a participant to this Summit, how would this experience support your activism in the union and/or community and help advance union/political/social justice issues in your workplace, Local/Branch, Region, Component, and/or in your community? (in 150 words or less) *

How do you define union activism or political activism? Why is it important for the labour movement? (in 150 words or less) *

When it comes to your own activism, what challenges or barriers do you face? What knowledge are you hoping to gain at the Summit to support your continued activism? (in 150 words or less) *

Equity self-ID

PSAC members who belong to the following groups are invited to self-identify. This information is voluntary and kept confidential and will be used for the purposes of supporting our equity initiatives and programs. Please check all that apply.

I am a person with a disability

For equity purposes, “person with disabilities” means persons who experience barriers arising from impairments of a physical, mental, sensory, psychiatric or learning nature.

I am a Racialized person

A Raciallized person in Canada is non-white in colour or race, regardless of place of birth.

I am an Indigenous person

An Indigenous person is a member of a First Nation, a Métis or an Inuit Community.

I am a member of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community

2SLTGBTQIA+ is defined as Two-Spirited, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Persons, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, with a plus to encompass other forms of sexual orientation and gender expression, such as gender queer or gender nonconforming persons.

I am 35 years of age and under

I self-identify as a woman

PSAC Contact Lists

Please add my name and contact information to one or more of our respective PSAC Equity and other PSAC Regional Committee contact lists.
Please add my name and contact information to the PSAC B.C. Regional Newsletter distribution list.

Pronouns

Please indicate your pronouns (she, he, they, zhe, etc) below. More information on pronouns and building trans-inclusive workspaces can be found here.

Pronouns field

Loss of salary and expenses

The following information will only be used if you are selected as a participant to the Summit.

Please identify if you will require loss of salary to be covered. If you require Loss of Salary for Saturday, please indicate below (for budget tracking purposes).

If selected as a participant, I will require an advance for expenses (including loss of salary) associated with this Summit. *

Accommodation for disabilities

The following information will only be used if you are selected as a participant to the Summit.

The PSAC Accommodation Policy strives to ensure that PSAC events are barrier-free for members with disabilities. Once selected as a participant, members will be asked to specify their accommodation needs in order to facilitate their participation at this Summit.

I am a member with a disability and require accommodation.

You may be required to provide relevant medical documentation that will assist us to respond to your request. This information will not be disclosed except where necessary to respond to your request for accommodation.

If you have dietary requirements or allergies that the PSAC should be aware of, specify them here:

Family care

The objective of the PSAC Family Care Policy is to remove one of the barriers which prevents participants from participating fully in Union activities and which provides for the reimbursement of family care expenses. A copy of the policy is available on the PSAC website here.

On-site childcare is intended to remove a barrier to participation at the Summit and is provided only for those who could not otherwise attend, had the service not been available. Requests must be received no later than Wednesday, February 12, 2025.

If there are any requests by participants, on-site childcare will be provided at the Summit for the activities outlined in the agenda.

I require on-site child care

Emergency contact

Name

Relationship to the participant:

Emergency contact phone number

Last Section

Is there anything else you would like to add to your application?

With this application, I agree that, if selected, I will attend and participate in all sessions of the PSAC BC Activist Summit scheduled for Friday, March 28 and Saturday, March 29, 2025. I have read the PSAC policy documents on harassment and scent-free environments and I understand my responsibilities in accordance with them.