An OPSEU/SEFPO Region 6 Equity Weekend has been scheduled for:
- Dates:
- June 27 – 7 pm to 9 pm
- June 28 – 9 am to 4 pm and 6 pm to 9 pm
- June 29 – 9 am to 12:15 pm
- Event & Hotel Location:
- Manitoulin Conference Centre, 66 Meredith St E, Little Current, ON, P0P 1K0
- https://maps.app.goo.gl/6pMM54KA5R4zevp37
- Parking: Free parking at the hotels.
- Please note: This is an in-person event.
- Registration deadline:
- Friday, May 30, 2025
OPSEU/SEFPO’s Region 6 Equity Representatives present the Region 6 Equity Weekend: Better together: Celebrating Indigenous Knowledge; Building Collective Strength, to be held on the scared lands of Manitoulin Island.
This weekend is rooted in Indigenous culture and dedicated to exploring the various intersectionalities of Indigenous life, equity and identity though cultural ceremonies, speakers, storytelling, panel discussions and activities.
Participants will explore land-based knowledge, impacts on Indigenous life and community resilience while building a deeper connection with the land and each-other.
Hotel Room Bookings
Once members have received confirmation of approval to attend this function, members are responsible for booking their own hotel rooms.
Members are also responsible for payment of their hotel room upon check out as there are no charges billed back to OPSEU/SEFPO. Please save your itemized receipt and submit it with your Membership Expense Claim Form.
The single room rate is $179 plus taxes per night.
You must notify the hotel of any special accessibility needs that you may have with respect to your hotel room.
Any additional nights outside of this policy must be pre-approved by the First Vice-President/Treasurer’s office, regardless of Region or distance from the event.
Human Rights Accommodation Request Form
Should you require a human rights accommodation or have an existing accommodation under the Human Rights Code, please complete and submit the Human Rights Accommodation Request Form in full to the Equity Unit at [email protected].
OPSEU/SEFPO Child Care Policy
OPSEU/SEFPO undertakes to provide child care services, when requested, at all union educationals, conventions, regional, divisional and demand-setting meetings where the membership requests at least three (3) weeks prior to the event. Members who bring their children to OPSEU/SEFPO sponsored functions should normally be required to use the on-site child care service if it is available. The three week notice will ensure adequate time to process advances when requested. If no requests for on-site child care are received three weeks prior to the activity date, child care arrangements for on-site child care may not be made. If members then bring children to the event without the required notice, the member should be responsible for making his/her own child care arrangements.
Procedures for Registration
Registration forms for this meeting are now available. Members will be able to complete and submit the Member Event Registration Form, Hotel Booking Form and Registration for Child Care through the forms attached in this email.
Attached you will find the following documentation:
- Member Event Registration Form
- Advance Form
- OPSEU/SEFPO Human Rights Accommodation Form
- Membership Expense Claim Form – General
Please register no later than Friday, May 30, 2025.
We appreciate your cooperation and participation in this event.
R6 Equity Weekend – Tentative Agenda
Friday, June 27
- 5 pm – Registration Opens
- 6:30 pm – Smudge
- 7 pm to 9pm
- Opening
- Greetings
- Community Leaders / Elders / Knowledge Keepers – Teaching
Saturday, June 28
- 8:30 am – Registration Re-opens
- 9 am – Welcome Back : Outline of the day
- 9:15 am – Guest Speaker – Keynote
- 10:30 am – Break
- 10:45 am
- Breakout – Personal Learning Goals and Next Steps
- How can we contribute to ending Indigenous stereotypes / microaggressions
- How can we respectfully learn
- 11:30 am – Report back from breakouts
- 12 pm – Lunch
- 1:30 pm – Guest Speaker
- 2:45 pm – Break
- 3 pm to 4pm – Guest Speaker
- 4 pm – Adjournment
- 6 pm to 9 pm – Dinner and Entertainment
Sunday, June 29th
- 9 am
- Welcome Back
- Artistic Presentation: MMIWG
- 9:45 am – Break
- 10 am – Panel Discussion
- 10:20 am – Questions & Answers
- 10:45 am – Tabacco Teaching / Activity
- 11:15 am – Wrap-up, Conclusion, Sharing
- 12 pm – Closing Ceremony with Community Leaders
- 12:30 pm – Participants Departure