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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