Coalition of Racialized Workers

OPSEU/SEFPO CORW Kiddies Carnival Costume Launch! You’re invited to join the Coalition of Racialized Workers (CoRW) at the Saldenah Carnival Mas Camp on Sunday, May 26, 2024.  Come and check out CoRW’s Kiddie’s section for Junior carnival on Saturday, July 20, 2024. Time: 12PM – 6PM * Kid’s Entertainment, Food, Beverages, Music, Face Painting and...

This year, we celebrate Black History Month with a focus on the theme “Resilience! Moving Forward” as we work towards a future free from anti-Black racism. The discrimination and oppression of Black peoples of African descent in Canada is often whitewashed and sanitized. Slavery was legal and practiced in Canada until it was abolished in...

The Region 5 Coalition of Racialized Workers, invites you to come out to Christie Pitts for their annual Cookout! Help us celebrate the return of the Cook-Out, after 2 years of lock downs and the pandemic. Bring your family and friends for a day filled with games, music, food and fun! Date: Saturday, August 20,2022...

OPSEU/SEFPO’s Coalition of Racialized Workers (CoRW) will be holding their second biennial Racialized Worker’s Conference on Friday October 14 – Sunday October 16, 2022 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. The theme is “Mobilization: Past, Present and Future” which speaks to the trials, tribulations and victories of the past, the resistance of today and the...

OPSEU/SEPFO’s Coalition of Racialized Workers (CoRW) will be hosting a virtual Asian Heritage Month forum on Friday, May 27, 2022 from 6pm-8pm. The event will highlight and celebrate the contributions, successes and stories of resistance of the Asian communities in Ontario. Join us on Friday, May 27th to recognize and celebrate Asian Heritage Month 2022....

The seven day period each year ending on May 18 is Tamil Genocide Education Week in Ontario. The Tamil Genocide Education Week Act passed last year makes Ontario the first jurisdiction in the world to recognize and name the genocide against Tamils in Sri Lanka. During this time period, Tamils gather to remember and reflect...

OPSEU/SEFPO’s Coalition of Racialized Workers (CoRW) sadly announces the passing of a dear friend and confidant.  Jennifer Reid died in her sleep on March 29, 2022.  Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Jennifer was taught at an early age to be a social justice advocate.  Her father worked for the Jamaican government as the person responsible for...

Friday, March 25 is the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, a time to put a spotlight on the barbaric slave trade. The suffering, trauma, and oppression that was inflicted on more than 400 million Black men, women, and children of African descent was dehumanizing. Sadly, to this...

Racist laws and practices have been abolished in many countries, yet still, in all corners of the globe, too many individuals, communities and societies suffer from the bias and stigma that racism brings. It’s something we should all think about this Monday, March 21 – the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. While memories of the...

OPSEU/SEFPO is donating $11,000 to support Jamaican organizations that are working to provide education supplies and materials to children in the Caribbean country. OPSEU/SEFPO President Warren ‘Smokey’ Thomas and Adam Ly and Renford Thomas, Region 4 members on OPSEU/SEFPO’s Coalition of Racialized Workers (CoRW) visited the Office of the Jamaican High Commission in Ottawa on...

February marks Black History Month. It’s an opportunity to recognize, celebrate and acknowledge the many significant contributions that Black people have made to our union, province and country. The theme for this year’s Black History Month is “February and Forever: Celebrating Black History today and every day.” It speaks to the need for institutions and...

In commemoration of Black History Month, OPSEU/SEFPO’s Coalition of Racialized Workers (CoRW) will be hosting their annual Black History Month forum on February 25, 2022. This year’s event will spotlight and celebrate the resistance, resilience and triumphs of Black people across Ontario, past and present. Join us to recognize an incredible roster of change makers...