OPSEU/SEFPO Francophone Committee

Provincial Francophone committee

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Brush Up Your French — One Zoom Chat at a Time!

By Alex Seggewiss, Local 715, inSolidarity Committee member Picture this – it’s summer 1996, you’re at a family gathering and you managed to snag the perfect spot. Suddenly, you hear your mom calling for you in the other room and you know you have to get up, but you desperately want to keep your ideal...

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Practice your French with Us by Zoom

The Provincial Francophone Committee is delighted to continue our Zoom evening series: Practice your French with Us by Zoom !! Whether you’re a beginner or advanced, these evenings are designed to help improve your French skills in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Evening calendar and themes: Wednesday, February 26, 2025 @ 7 p.m. – Your...

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Help staff and students at Université de Hearst 

Students and staff at Université de Hearst, including the members of OPSEU/SEFPO Local 686, are fighting off a direct attack from the Ford government.  Please click here to add your voice to this petition from members at Hearst – it calls on the government to remove a provision in Bill 185 that would cut out staff...

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OPSEU/SEFPO Regional Elections 2024: Results

Elections for OPSEU/SEFPO’s 21 Regional Executive Board Members for the 2024-26 term and regional committee members were held across Ontario on Saturday, April 6, 2024. All new Executive Board members will be sworn in on Saturday, April 27, 2024 and begin their term upon the adjournment of Convention 2024. They will join the seven new...

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OPSEU/SEFPO Francophone Conference

The OPSEU/SEFPO Francophone Conference has been scheduled from Sept. 22 -24 at La Place des Arts in Sudbury. Please note: This is a hybrid event. A Zoom link will be sent once we receive RSVP. Meals for virtual participants are not covered. The 2023 OPSEU/SEFPO Francophone Conference will focus on the role OPSEU/SEFPO members play...

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2023 Francophone Conference Application (deadline August 4)

OPSEU/SEFPO’s Provincial Francophone Committee (PFC) invites you to submit your application to attend the 2023 Francophone Conference “Francophones de chez nous, Francophones de partout.”  It will take place from September 22-24, 2023 in Sudbury. The conference will focus on the role OPSEU/SEFPO members play in promoting francophone culture in communities across the province, while recognizing...

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‘Enough is Enough’ French Campaign Launch

‘Enough is Enough’ French Campaign Launch The Provincial Francophone Committee encourages you to participate! When? May 24, 2023 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Where? Via Zoom Fed up with the rich getting richer, while workers struggle to get by? We are too. And we’re done waiting. We’re taking action in communities across Ontario. Because enough...

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OPSEU/SEFPO Regional Elections 2022: Results

Elections for OPSEU/SEFPO’s 21 Executive Board Members for the 2022-24 term and regional committee members were held across Ontario on Saturday, March 19, 2022. All new Executive Board members will be sworn in on Saturday, April 9, 2022 and begin their term upon the adjournment of Convention 2022. A warm welcome to our new 2022-24...

Provincial Francophone Committee: Family Nights, 2021 Free Virtual events.

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OPSEU/SEFPO’s Francophone Committee Family Nights

October Spotlight: Daniel Richer dit Laflèche In absence of this year’s conference, the Provincial Francophone Committee (PFC) will be hosting a series of monthly virtual evening events throughout the Fall. They are open to all OPSEU/SEFPO members and their family and friends. These are special occasions to celebrate our language and culture while being entertained by Franco-Ontarian...

Equality Day: four hands holding in center

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OPSEU/SEFPO celebrates Equality Day 

Every year on April 17 Canadians celebrate Equality Day, which marks the day that Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms was signed along with its landmark provisions guaranteeing equality under the law. The “equality provisions” were enshrined in our laws to ensure that everyone is entitled to the same fundamental human rights – the right...

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OPSEU celebrates Franco-Ontarian Day

September 25 marks Franco-Ontarian Day. Officially recognized in 2010 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of francophones in Ontario, this year’s celebration also marks the 45th anniversary of the Franco-Ontarian flag.  Nearly 612,000 francophones call Ontario home and thousands of them are OPSEU members working in the Ontario Public Sector and across the entire Broader Public...

Joint Leadership Day. Colourful laces tied together

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Joint Leadership Day 2020: Moving from a social map to a road map for action

OPSEU’s 2019-20 Social Mapping Project (SMP) was the hot topic of the day at the 19th annual Joint Leadership Day event, held on September 22nd. Hosted by the OPSEU’s Equity Chairs and MC’ed by the chair of the Indigenous Circle, Krista Maracle, the virtual event unveiled the results and recommendations from the union’s second SMP...

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inSolidarity Committee, 2024-2026

The editorial committee of inSolidarity is elected every other year at the biennial Editors’ Weekend event, which is open to all OPSEU/SEFPO members in good standing to attend.

inSolidarity Committee members:

  • Craig Hadley, L 5109
  • Michael Hamilton, L 376
  • Wendy Lee, L 575
  • Alexandrea Seggewiss, L 715
  • Lorinda Seward, L 351, editor

Alternates:

  • Christopher Arndt L 241 (1)
  • Angela Speers, L 684 (2)
  • Duc Vu, L 230 (3)
  • Michele Morrison, L 222 (4)
  • Lorrie Scuffell, L 4100 (5)

Ex-officio:

  • Vikki Poirier – Executive Board Liaison
  • Andy Pedersen – OPSEU/SEFPO Communications Staff Liaison

How to submit an article to inSolidarity

The editorial committee of inSolidarity welcomes contributions from OPSEU/SEFPO members and retirees in good standing. Please read the Editorial Policy below for content guidelines.

To contribute an article to an upcoming issue of inSolidarity, please send it by email to [email protected]. Your submission should include your full name and local number.

Editorial Policy

The content and editing of this newsletter are determined by the committee. We want members to feel ownership of inSolidarity and view it as independent of any particular segment of the union. Content comes from our base of activists, staff and other labour sources.

Where an article has a byline, the views are those of the author and not necessarily the views of OPSEU/SEFPO. While we welcome your contributions, we ask that they be constructive. All articles should be signed and include your local number, and should contribute positively to OPSEU/SEFPO’s mission.

We encourage thoughtful discussion of all related issues and reserve the right to edit for libel, length and clarity, and to reply to those that seem to reflect a misunderstanding of the union and its policies.