Sign up for the OPSEU Women's Conference - Women Rising

From the call for applications:
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"The OPSEU Provincial Women’s Committee invites applications for the 2017 Women’s Conference – Women Rising 2017 to be held November 3-5, 2017 at the Chelsea Hotel (33 Gerrard Street West)!

This year’s conference promises to be particularly exciting.  We are pleased to present a thought-provoking roster of speakers, panel discussions, artists and performers. Our goal is for members to go home with ideas for immediate action in their communities. We are looking for a rich mix of conference participants with diverse backgrounds and points of view.The goal of the conference is to educate and raise awareness so that women feel inspired, motivated and encouraged to “rise up” and take action. The conference will also provide skills-based workshops focusing on building solidarity, unity and cohesion in the following areas:

• Violence against Women: Educating and Campaigning for Change
• Women and Environmental Awareness
• Poverty, Economics and Work

Members won’t want miss this opportunity to network, learn, share experiences and have some fun. Please have members join us as we enjoy the camaraderie of our peers from across the province. With members’ participation, passion and insight we can make this one of the best women’s conferences yet!"
If you're interested, you don't need permission to sign up!  You have three options:

1. Submit an online application form via the member portal at https://members.opseu.org
2. Download the application form here https://opseu.org/event/opseu-womens-conference-women-rising-2017 and submit by email to provincialwomensconference@opseu.org
3. Print the application form and fax to 416-448-7419. 

​If you are filling out an application, your sector is "BPS" (broader public service).  Please note that an application is not a guarantee that you will be able to attend as there is an anonymous selection process.