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NOMINATE A WOMAN TODAY! – DEADLINE EXTENDED MAY 13!
Do you know a remarkable sister(s) that should be honoured for their work to advance women and women’s rights in the Union?
The Sisters in Solidarity Award was established to recognise the contributions of women in CUPE Ontario. The award honours and publicly celebrates a CUPE sister, a group of sisters, or a women’s committee within a Local or District Council who have done outstanding work on women’s issues in the Union and whose leadership and activism demonstrates a deep commitment to equity and social justice by breaking down barriers and increasing women’s participation in the Union.
If you know someone nominate them today! Applications are due May 13th, 2011. Applications can be submitted by fax, mail or email to CUPE Ontario.
Sisters in Solidarity Award c/o Nomination Committee
CUPE Ontario Division
305 Milner Ave. Suite 801
Toronto, ON M1B 3V4
or
By fax to: 416-299-3480 or e-mail to: [email protected]
CRITERIA
The Sisters in Solidarity Award will be presented to an Ontario affiliate CUPE sister, group of sisters, committee, Local Union or District Council in Ontario who has:
- demonstrated through actions a deep commitment to women’s issues, equity, and social justice;
- worked to break barriers and increase women’s participation within CUPE;
- worked to strengthen and support CUPE sisters in the Union, the workplace, or in the community;
- helped CUPE demonstrate leadership in women’s issues and women’s participation in CUPE and the labour movement
*The recipient must be a woman from an affiliate Local of the Ontario Division at the time of both being nominated and upon receiving the award at the Ontario Convention.
All applications will be forwarded to the Women’s Nomination Committee who will make a final decision. Composition of the nominations Committee is: two (2) Women’s Committee members, the CUPE Ontario Executive Board liaison to the Women’s Committee, the CUPE Ontario Campaigns Coordinator and the CUPE National Equality Rep.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE APPLICATION FORM IN ENGLISH
