Oct. 2012 - KPR ETFO Teachers' Local

8.4 Political Action (Bill)
First meeting occurred on Thursday, October 11 th @ Keith Wightman in Peterborough
- committee has around 20 members, with half being female members, which is a
traditional change
– new members were present – a mix of younger teachers, and experienced teachers
- issues around process and the goals of the committee were introduced
- discussed possible ideas for action in the Local, based around the current climate that is
occurring Provincially
- ETFO Local “Pause” wristbands have been ordered, have arrived, and will be distributed
to Stewards at the meeting
(Looking for a $1.00 donation from each member for the bracelets, and the collected
money will be donated to local charities)
- what are ways to get information out to members – use of social media? Logistics around
e-mail? What should members be talking to the public about?
- discussion around what the issues are for younger members – how do they see the
“pause”? how do they see themselves as part of a “union’? – what are some ways our
group can educate these younger members
8.5 Equity (Darline)
-‘Take Back the Night’ in Peterborough was supported by KPR ETFO on September 20 th
- members attended the “Week Without Violence” workshop @ TAS and viewed the
movie “Prom Night in Mississippi” – very well received
- committee is looking at the idea of ‘Food Bank’ Fridays – having local staffs collect items
each week for the local food banks
8.6 Professional Development (Darline)
- COPA presentations took place at Kenner Intermediate and Prince of Wales on
Wed. Oct. 17 th and was attended by over 100 students
- Retirement Workshop will be on March 28 th , 2013
- “New Early Years” program will be presented locally in March
- PL committee will meet on Monday night (Oct 22 nd )
** Goals of both committees will be to look to how they can support members with
worthwhile workshops and opportunities
8.7 Social (Dave)
- Rally at Jeff Leal’s Office on Friday, October 12 th , was followed by social time@ the
MoHo, attended by KPR ETFO and OSSTF members
- “Warhorse” production for Saturday, October 27 th was well received, and sold out very
quickly
-Oshawa Generals game has been booked for November 23 rd
- looking for any suggestions for members on possible Local activities that we could look
into