Congratulations to the OPSEU/SEFPO Coalition of Racialized Workers (CoRW) for hosting a successful Elections Summit this weekend. The Summit brought together Black and Racialized members from across the province and marked the largest gathering of CoRW workers in OPSEU/SEFPO history!
Grounded in the theme “Representation of Racialization”, the summit kicked off on Friday night with a keynote speech from Sarah Jama who called for solidarity across movements and a commitment to call for justice for all people, everywhere. On Saturday, members heard from a panel on community organizing before getting down to the critical business of electing their new Committee representatives.
Newly Elected Regional Representatives of the Coalition of Racialized Workers Committee.
Region 1
Delegates: Ashford Kerr, Simone Warner
Alternate: Kaydean Anderson
Region 2
Delegates: Donna D’Abreu, Genea Hylton
Alternate: Cassandra Russell
Region 3
Delegates: Robert Fong, Shyane Misick
Alternate: Hesham Abdel Aal
Region 4
Delegates: Mezaun Hodge, Ala’ Qadi
Alternate: Francis Kamara
Region 5
Delegates: Toni Pettit, TJ Taylor, Carol Mundley, Neivin Shalabi
Alternate: Zen Kumar
Region 7
Delegate: Eramanan Ragukandan
Alternate: Bikramjit Sikand
Congratulations to the newly elected CoRW committee members and thank you to the candidates who put themselves forward.
After the Committee was formally introduced on Sunday morning, members met in their regional groups before leaving snowy Toronto to return home to represent Black and Racialized members in every corner of the province for the next three years!
