Solidarity Tours

Two Indigenous OPSEU members, Cristine Rego and Jo Jo Van Hooser participated in a Guatemala solidarity tour on February 7-17, 2020 that is part of an exchange program between Indigenous heath care practitioners in Canada and Maya Ki’Che midwives in Guatemala.  The exchange program is a partnership between the OPSEU Indigenous Circle and Horizons of...

The OPSEU Indigenous Circle has partnered with Horizons of Friendship for an Indigenous knowledge exchange to Guatemala on February 7-17, 2020 as part of their Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health: Transforming Indigenous Lives (MNCH) project.  In February 2017, Region 7 member Geri Kakeeway met with Mayan partners during a trip to Guatemala.  Subsequent to the...

The OPSEU Social Justice Fund plans to participate in the Horizons of Friendship Solidarity Tour to Costa Rica and Panama,  February 4-17, 2019.  The Social Justice Fund Board invites OPSEU members to submit a Statement of Interest to be considered for the tour.  Participants will visit social justice projects in the field, directly interact with...