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/. OPSEU o,o o 5 yndi t des empio & de la ///C._3 $EFPO o o,o o o,,o oo,,oo o.o O PS E U W o m e n ' s C o n fe re n ce De lta C h e lsea, To ro n to 33 Ge r ra rd S t reet West, To ron to N ove m be r 4-6, 2 0 1 1 M a y 2 4, 2 0 1 1 D e a r M e m b e rs o f O P S E U : O n be h a lf o f t h e O P S E U P ro v i n c i a l W o m e n ' s C om m i t t e e, i t i s m y p l e a s u re to i n v i t e y o u t o the 20 1 1 Wome n ' s C onfe re n ce - Taking Roo t : The Hum an Righ ts of Food and Wa ter. I n a d d i t i o n t o w e l c om i n g p re v i o u s c o n fe re n c e p a rl i c i pa n t s, we wo u l d l i k e t o exte n d a s pe c i a l i n v i ta t i o n to th ose wh o ha ve n ot a tte n d ed i n th e past. We lo o k fo rwa rd to m e et i n g a l l of you. Th i s yea r ' s co n fe re n ce p rom ises to be pa rt i c u l a r ly exc it i ng. We a re p l e as ed to be b ri ng i ng you a co n fe rence o n a ve ry t i m e l y top i c - fo od secu r ity a n d o u r h um an ri g hts. We wi l l p re s e n t a t h o ug h t- p rovo k i n g roste r o f s pea ke rs, even ts a n d a n i n - d e pth wo rksho p on t h e to p i c. O u r g oa l i s fo r you to g o h om e w i th i d eas fo r i m med i ate a ct i o n i n yo u r c omm u n i t i e s. We h o p e fo r a r i c h m i x of d! v e rs e b a c k g ro u n d s a n d po i n t s of v i ew a m o n g c o n fe r e n c e p a rt i c i p a n t s.,. T h e te nt a t i ve g o a l s of o u r c o n fe re n c e a re a s fo l l ow s : 1. I d e n t ify h ow fo o d a n d wa t e r h a ve b e c om e h um a n r i g ht s i s s u es, l o c a l l y a n d gio b a l l y 2. I den t i fy ways to s h ow so l id a r i ty w i th food wo rke rs h e re and e l sewh e re 3. P ract ice eve ryda y d e c i s i o n s tha t st re n g t h e n food a n d wa te r s ecu r i ty fo r eve ryo n e 4. S h a re i n sp i r i ng i de as to ap p l y bac k i n o u r reg i ons, i n o u r ro le s a s ca retake rs, wo rke rs, c o m m u n i ty a n d u n i o n a c t i v i s t s.. ' 5. S t re n g t h e n m em be rs ' ab i l i ty to c r i t i ca l ly read food ad s a n d l a be l s D o n ' t m i s s t h i s o p p o rt u n i:[ y,.t o n e tw o rk, l e a r n, s h a re e x p e ri e n c e s a nd h a v e s o m e fu n. P l e a s e j o i n u s a s we e nj o y t h e c a m a ra d e r i e of o u r p e e rs from a c ro s s t h e p rov i n ce. W i t h y o u r p a rt i c i p a t i o n, p a s s i o n a n d i n s i g h t we c a n m a ke t h i s o n e of t h e b e s t wo m e n ' s c o nfe r e n c e s y et. P l e a s e s u b m i t a c o m p l e ted a p p l i c a t i o n to t h e E q u i ty U n i t a t H ea d Of i c e b y t h e d e a d l i n e o f J u l y 1 4, 2 0 1 1 by m i d n i g h t. P l e a s e n o te t h a t we w i l l be u s i n g a n a n o n ym o u s s e l e ct i o n p ro c e s s a n d w i l l b e a p p l y i n g t h e c r i t e r i a fo r s e l e c t i o n a s s e t o u t o n p a g e s 4 a n d 5 of t h i s a p p l i c a t i o n. I n com p l et e a p p l i c a t i o n s w i l l n ot b e c o n s i d e red. I l o o k forw a rd t o m e et i n g y o u a t t h e c o n fe re n ce! I n s o l i d a r i t y, w i t h p C h a i r, P ro v i n c i a l Wom e n ' s C o m m itt e e Wa rre n ( S m o k e y ) T h o m a s - P re s i d e n t

./ : J.e.. _ rz. o o P b, : s.i O PS E U W om e n ' s Co n fe re n c e De l ta Che l sea, To ron to 33 G e r ra rd St reet West, To ro n to N o v e m b e r 4-6, 2 0 1 1 R E G I ST RATI O N F O RM ( P l e a s e P r i n t o r Ty p e ) I P e rso n a l I n fo rm a t i o n L o c a l # : U n i o n # N am e : L a st F i rs t H o m e A d d re s s : P h o ne N u m b e rs : H o m e. O t h e r E m a i l Ad d re s s : S ec to r O P S B P S CAAT '-A CAAT -S H o te l M em b e rs a re re s po n s i b l e fo r m a k i n g the i r ow n a c c ommoda t i o n a r ra n g e m e n ts, I n fo rm a t i o n a b o u t h o te l re s e rva t i o n s w i l l b e s e n t to s u c c e s sfu l a p p l i ca n ts u po n c om p l e t i o n o f t h e s e l e c t i o n p roc e s s. A l l pa r[ i c i pan ts a re en t i t l ed to sta y at t h e ho te l o n a s h a red roo m cost b a s i s. C a r P o o l i n g P e rs o n a l A s s i s t a n c e R eq u i re d? A d v a n c e / T i m e of L e tte r R e q u i re d? A re yo u a b l e t o ofe r a r i d e? c a rp o o l? D o y o u n e e d t o Ye s N o I f ye s, p l ea se co m p l ete a n d ret u rn t h e P e rs o n a l As s i s t a n c e fo rm i n c l u d e d i n t h i s packag e Y e s N o I f y e s, p l e a s e c o m p l e te a n d ret u rn t h e A d va n c e /T i m e of R e q u e s t fo rm i n c l u d e d i n t h i s p a c k a g e C h i l d C a re R eq u i re d? C a re Ye s N o I f y e s, p l e a s e c o m p l e te a n d re t u rn t h e C h i l d R e g i s t rat i o n fo rm i n cl u d ed i n t h i s p a c k a g e Pa ge 3 of 8 A l l a pp l i cat io ns m ust be re ce ived i n t h e Equ ity, U n it by J u! y 14t, 20 11 by m id n ig h t E -ma i l to eq u ity@ epseu. o rg o r Fax to 4 16-448-7 4 19

O PS E U Wo m.. n s Co n fe re n c e D e l t a C h e l se a, To ro n t o 3 3 G e r ra rd S t re e t West, To ro nto N o v e m b e r 4-6, 2 0 1 1 RE G I S T RAT I O N F O R M - c o n t i n u e d S p a c e s a v a i l a b l e fo r mem be rs a t t e n d i n g t h e C o n fe re n c e W i l l b e d i v i d e d e ve n l y a m o n g OPS E U ' s 7 re g i o n s. T h e s e l e ct i o n c omm i tt ee w i l l t ry t o e n s u re t h a t p a rt i c i p a n t s re p re s e n t t h e d i ve rs it y of i d e n t i t i e s a n d e x p e r i e n c e i n O PS E U, b a s e d o n t h e fo l l owi n g c o n s i d e ra t i o n s : t. W h i c h o f t h e fo Uow i n g g ro u p s do yo u i d e n ti fy w i t h? (p lea se sele ct a ll b ox e s th a t app ly) :,, ' [] A ra c i a l i z e d pe rs o n ( a pe rs o n w h o co n s i d e rs th em s e l v e s " B l a c k " a n d /o r w h o s e h e ri ta g e i s S o u t h E a s t As i a n, N o rth E a s t As i a n, S o u t h As i a n, We s t A s i a n, A f r i c a n, C a r i b b e a n o r " m ix e d ra c e " ) [] A n o n - ra c i a l iz e d pers o n ( a p e rs o n wh o c o n s i d e rs t h em s e l v e s "Wh i t e ", a n d /o r w h o s e h e r i ta g e is Ca n ad i a n, Am e r ica n, Eas te rn o r Wes te rn E u ro pea n, Aus tra l ia n, N ew Z ea l a n d ) [] F ra n co p h o n e ( a p e rs o n w h o s e fi rst l a n g u a g e i s F re n c h, a n d w h o s t i l l s p e a k s F re n c h ) [] A p e rso n o f a bo r ig i n a l a n c e s t ry ( M e t i s, I n u i t a n d F i rs t N at i o n s ) [] A pe rs o n w it h a d i s a b i l i ty ( a p e rs o n w i th a d i s a b i l i ty b a s e d o n a l o n g te rm o r re c u rri n g p h y s i c a l, m e n ta l, s e n s o ry, m e n t a l h e a l th /em o ti o n a l d i s a bi l i ty o r l ea r n i n g im pa i rm e n t ) [] A n a b l e - bo d ie d pe rso n ( a p e rs o n w i t h o u t a p h y s i c a l /s e n s o ry, m e n ta l /em ot i o n a l o r l ea r n i n g d i s a b i l i t y ) r '. " [] A yo u ng e r wo r k e r ( e. g. a p e rs o n u n d e r 3 0 ye a rs o f a g e ) [] A n o l d e r wo rke r (e : g : a p e rso n ov e r 5 0 y ea rs of a g e ) [] G a y ( m a l e s w ith a n o r i e n ta t i o n e xc l u s i ve l y to m a l e s ) [] B i sex ua l ( p e rso n sw h e h a ve a n o r ie n ta t i on to - m o re th a n on e s ex)' [] L e s b i a n ( fem a l e s w i th a n o ri e n t ati o n ex c l u s i v e l y to fem a l e s ) [] Q u e s t io n i n g ( p e rs o n s w h o a re u n s u re of t h e i r s e xu a l o r i e n ta t i o n ) [] Two S p i ri t e d ( a te rm s p e c ifi a to, Ab o r i g i n a l p e o p l e ). [] G e nd e r Va r i a n t ( p ers o n s w h o a re t ra n s g e n d e re d, tra n s s ex u a l a n d i n te r - s e xe d ) [] H e te ro s ex u a l ( p e rs o n s w h o h a v e a n o r i e n ta t i o n to t h e o p p os i te s e x ) 2. H ave yo u a tte n d ed t h e O PS E U Wom e n ' s C o n fe re n c e i n t h e p a s t? DYe s [] N o 1 A r e yo u a c t ive i n O PS E U ( e. g, e l ected to u n io n pos i ti o n )? D Y e s [] N o Page 4 of 8 Al l a Bp cat o ns m ust be re ce ved n the Eq u ty U B t by: J,u y 14 h, 201, by. m id ni ght..... E -ma i l to e q u itｾ@ o ps e u, o rg o r Fax to 4 1 644 8-7 4 1 9

. I l 1- o i o p b i e de J,o no O PS E U W o m e n ' s C o n fe re n ce D e l ta C h e l s e a, To ro nto 33 Ge r ra rd St reet West, To ron to N o v e m be r 4-6, 2 0 1 1 4. A re yo u a c t i ve i n t h e comm u n i ty ( e. g. Vo l u n tee r a t a c om m u n i ty ag e n c y o r re l i g i o u s o rg a n i z a t i o n? ) DYes [] N o 5. I f yo u a re a c t i ve i n O PSE U a nd / o r t h e com m u n i ty, p l ease te l l u s w h a t yo u d o. n a few wo rd s, p l e a se t e l l us w h y yo u wo u ld l i k e to atte nd t hi s : eve n t..., (Y o u m i g h t wa n t t o c o n s i d e r a d d re s s i n g t h e.fo l l ow i n g i n y o u r a n swe r - y o u r p re v i o u s u n i o n o r c om m u n i t y - b a s ed e x p e ri e n ce ; y o u r p a rt i c u l a r p a s s i o n o r i n t e re st i n e q u i ty a n d h u m a n r i g h ts i s s u e s a n d h ow t h e c o n fe re n c e re l a t e s t o Y O U r u n i o n o r c omm u n i t y wo r k. ) Page 5 of 8 A l l a pp l ica t i o n s m ust be rece ived i n the Eq.u ity.. U n itby J u ly, 14th, 20 11. by, m i d n ight E -m a i l to eq u itv@ opseu. o rg o r Fax to 4 16448-74 19

O PS E U W o m e n ' s Co n fe re n ce De l ta Che l sea, To ro n to 3 3 G e r ra rd S t re e t West, To ro nto N o v em be r 4-6, 2 0 1 1 A d va n c e / T i m e of Re q u es t F o rm ( P lea s e P r i n t o r Ty p e ) A d v a n c e a n d T im e of R e q ue sts m u st b e r e c e i v e d n o l a te r t h a n S e pt em b e r 3 0, 2 0 1 1. L o ca l # U n i o n # N a m e Ad d ress ( L a s t N ame) ( G i ve n N ame ) ( S t reet, A p t. #, C i ty, P os t a l Code ) Te l e p h o n e : ( H om e ).... (Wo r k) F ax : E -M a i l : P L EAS E N OTE : Y o u a re r e s p o n s i b l e fo r th e c o s ts of s h a re d a cc o m m o d a t i o n a n d a l l m e a l s. P l e a s e i n c l u d e t h e s e ex p e n s e s i n yo u r a d v a n ce re q u e s t. T h e h o te l w i l l po s t a l l c h a r g e s to y o u r c re d it c a rd w h i c h yo u wi l l n e e d to p rov i d e u p o n c h e ck - i n. I f y o u d o n ot h a v e a c re d it c a rd y o u w i l l b e re q u i re d to d e p os i t a n am o u n t e q u a l to o n e n i g h t ' s a ccomm o d at i o n a ri d s h ow y o u r d r i v er! s, J i c e n s e fo r i d e n ti fi cat i o n p u r p o s es Am o u n t of a d va n ce re q ue s ted? $ De Eve r y Meth o d [] M a i l e d to hom e [] To Reg i o n a l offi ce fo r pi c k u p [] To be de l ive re d at m eeti n g T I M E O F F L E TTE R R EQU I R E D F O R : Dates R e q u i re d? N a m e o f E m p l o ye r C o n t a c t : T i t l e : E m p l o y e r e -m a i l : A d d re s s : Fax # ( i n c l ud ing A rea Code ) : N O T E : 1. O PS E U wi l l n ot cove r t he expenses fo r thos e m e m be rs wh o d o n o t s tay fo r th e en ti re con fe ren ce. 2. Mem be rs w i l l o n l y b e cove red fo r a ccomm odati o n on a s ha red ro o m ba s i s ( i. e., H a lf th e co st of a h o te l room ). Those w ho e l ect to o ccu p y a s i n g le room w i l l be re s po n s ib l e fo r th e rema n in g co st. Pa ge 6 of 8 A l l a p p l i ca ti o n s m ust be re ce i ve d i n th e Eq u i ty U n it by J u ly 14t", 2.Q1 1, by m i d n i ght E -m a i l to _eq u i ty@ opse u. o rg o r Fax to 4 16448-7 4 19

' '. = j O n z rio Public 5 r i e.b, action pub/ique f ｽ (3nr no O PS E U Wo m e n ' s Co n fe re n c e D e l ta C h e l s e a, To r o n to 33 G e r ra rd Street West, To ro nto N o vem b e r 4-6, 2 0 1 1 P e rs o n a B As s i s ta n c e Re q u es t F o rm L a s t N a m e F i rs t N am e H om e Add ress C it y P o s ta l C o d e E m a i l P h o n e (H om e ) L o ca l # (Wo rk ) Re g i o n a l Off i c e P L EAS E C H E C K : [] I am b l i n d o r v i s u a l l y im p a i re d. [] I u s e a Wh ee l c h a i r. ( H u b t o h u b m e a s u rem e n ts ) [] I h a v e d i e t a ry re s t r i c t i o n s o r s p e c i a l n e e d s, [] I am d e a f o r h e a r i n g im p a i red. 4ｽ, [] I u s e c ru t c h e s a n d n e ecl t o b e n e a r a n e l e v a t o r [] I w i l n ee d a s s i s t a n c e wh e n evac ua t ing a room q u ick ly. A r e t h e re a n y s p e c i a l n e ed s to b e a c c o mmodate d fo r a n y o f t h e c o n fe re n c e a c t i v i t i e s? ( e. g., s i g n l a n g u a g e i n t e r p re t a t i o n ; l a rg e p r i n t d o c u m e n t s, d a i ry-fre e ) [] Ye s [] N o P l e a s e s p e c i fy :. Pa ge 7 of 8 A l l a p p l i ca t i o n s m u st b e, re c ei ved i o, t h e E q ui ty Un it by J u ly, lath, 2 Q l.l. by,m i d n J g ht..., E -ma i l to _e q u i ty@ o ps e u. o rg o r Fax to 4 1 6-4 4 8-7 4 19

O PS E U Wom e n ' s Co n fe re n c e, De l t a C h e l s e a, To ro n t o 33 G e r ra rd S t reet West, To ro nto N o vem be r 4-6, 2 0 1 1 C h i J d C a re F o rm T o e n c o u ra g e t h e p a rt i c i p a t i o n o f m em b e r s w it h fam i l y re s p o n s i b i l i t i e s, a n d i n k e e p i n g w i t h u n i on po l i cy, ch i l d ca re wi l l be p rov i ded o n - s i te wh e re th e re i s s u ffi c i e n t d em a n d. N OTE : R eq u e s ts fo r o n - s i te c h i J d c a re n eed to be re c e iv ed by S ep tem b e r 30, 2 0 1 1, o t h e rw i se a r ra n g em e n ts fo r o n - s i t e c h i l d c a re m a y no t be m ad e. I f t h e re i s s u ffi c i e n t d em a n d fo r c h i l d ca re, i t v i l l be p ro v i de d wi t h a p ro g ram t a i l o re d t o y o u r c h i l d ' s a g e. T h i s i n c l u d e s a g e - a p p r o p r i a t e t o y s a n d a c t i v i t i e s. A n u t r i t i o u s l u n c h a n d s n a c k w i l l b e p ro vi d e d, e x ce pt fo r t h o s e o n s p e c i a l d i e t s. B a b y fo rm u l a, b a b y fo o d a nd ot h e r s u c h d i e t a ry n e e d s m u st b e p r ov i d e d b y t h e pa re nt s. D i a p e rs m u st a l s o b e p r o v i d e d b y p a re n t s. P l e a s e P r i n t C l e a r ly - I n d i c ate a ny m ed i c a l p ro b lem s o r a l l e rg i e s C h i l d ' s F u l l N a m e A g e S p e c i a l C a re N e e d e d H e a l t h C a rd # Fo r w h at d a y s a n d t ime s w i l l c h i ld c a re be req u i red?,.... 7 F r i d a y ( e ve n i n g ) : S a t u rd a y ( d a y ) : S a t u rd a y ( ev e n i n g ) : " S u n d a y ( d a y ) : N a m e of P a re n t : S i g n a t u re of P a re n t : H o m e A d d re s s : P h o n e ( R e s ) : C e l l P h o n e : ( S t re et ) (A pt) (C i ty) ( P o s t a l C o d e ) ( B u s ) : L o c a l : N O T E : Ac c o rd i n g to O P S E U p o l i c y M e m be rs wh o b ri n g c h i ld re n t o u n i o n e ve n ts w i l l be e n t itled to s i n g l e a cco mm o dati o n an d m ea l expe n se s. 2. Th e m ea l a l l owa n c e fo r c h i ld re n le s s t h a n 1 3 y ea rs of a ge i s 50 pe rc e n t o f th e O P S E U sta n d a rd a l lowa nce. 3. C l a im s m u st be s i g n ed b y th e se rvi ce p rov ide r a nd m a y be ve rified b y H e a d Ofi ce befo re pa ym e nt i s made. 4. A l l ch i ld re n 1 6 ye a rs o r y o u n ge r a cco m pa nyi n g de le gate s, m u st be p re- re g iste re d a n d si g n in at t h e d a y ca re ce ntre. I f they a re n ot s i g n e d i n, s i n g le a c com modatio n a nd m e a l s wi l l n ot be h o no u red. th d, : Page 8 of 8 Al l a pp l i cat io ns m ust be re ce red n the Eq u ty U n t. by J u y 14, 20 11 by m d n =ht E -ma i l to # q u itv@ opse u. o rg o r Fax to 4 16-448-7 4 19