O Partnerships with the Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses (OAITH), Workers 

Action Centre, Springtide Resources, Centre Ontarien de Prevention des Agressions (COPA), and 
other community groups;

O Support for the collaboration between local members and women’s initiatives in their 

communities;

O Participation in the Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL) and the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) 

equity committees and events;

O Work at the local level including training on equity, classism, and social justice issues;
O Partnerships with organizations addressing international human rights issues and initiatives;
O Participation in Pride Day parades and events;
O Participation in International Women’s Day and special events for women;
O Anti-violence programs and workshops offered at the provincial and local levels;
O Outreach to members from designated groups to increase their involvement in ETFO;
O Curriculum resources, pamphlets, and publications addressing broad-based equity issues;
O A multi-session program for new women members to encourage participation in ETFO.

Watch for additional information on these programs and others from local presidents, ETFO stewards, 
local status of women chairs, ETFO publications, the Equity section on the ETFO website, and in Voice.
Be sure to  check  shopETFO for a variety of inclusive curriculum resources ready for classroom use. Equity 
and Women’s Services also publishes a brochure each year outlining current programs and services.

Communications and 

Political Action (CPA)

A strong, active membership is built on an 
informed membership. ETFO keeps members 
informed in a number of ways. Communications 
and Political Action Services is responsible for the 
Voice magazine, the member e-newsletter, Queen’s 
Park Highlights, videos, management of the 
website content, and a number of listservs aimed 
at keeping members informed of current events 
and political issues. 

The work of the service area engages members 
through online participation on the ETFO Facebook 
pages, online campaigns, Twitter, and through 
attendance at conferences and training workshops 
designed to support member political action and 
leadership work. 

The service area work also furthers members’ 
interests in the public domain and at the Ontario 
legislature through media relations, public 
relations, and government relations.

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