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CHALLENGING RACISM: Mobilizing Political Power for Radical Change” “CHALLENGING RACISM: Mobilizing Political Power for Radical Change” Report of the CLC First National Aboriginal/Workers’ of Colour Conference September 24 - 27, 1998 Delta Hotel Montreal, Quebec A c k n o w l e d g e m e n t s Sister Nancy Riche, Executive Vice-President and Brother Robert White, President, Dick Martin, Secretary-Treasurer and Jean-Claude Parrot, Executive Vice-President wish to give acknowledgment and special thanks to the Planning Committee for their hard work and dedication to the planning of this very historic and successful Conference. Conference Planning Committee: Hassan Yussuff CAW Lynn Jones PSAC Ethel Lavalley OFL Harminder Magon CUPE Deb Tveit CAW Don Moran CUPE Holly Page NUPGE/BCGEU Fred Upshaw NUPGE/OPSEU Darlene Swiderski UFCW Jay Nair UFCW Jenny Ahn CAW The Officers would also like to thank Brother David Onyalo, National Director of Anti-Racism and Human Rights, Lynda Maunders, France Laurin Lupien and Jay Moor. T A B L E O F C O N T E N T Introduction ................................................... 1 Opening Session ................................................ 3 Nancy Riche .......................................... 4 Robert White ......................................... 6 Friday Workshops ...............................................16 Saturday Workshops ............................................18 Closing Comments Yussuff Hassan .......................................20 Conference Recommendations .....................................26 Conclusion ...................................................29 Conference Statistics .............................................30 Aboriginal/Workers of Colour Participants Statistics ........................31 Background Information ..........................................36 All About the CLC Anti-Racism Task Force ...................37 CLC National Anti-Racism Task Force Report Summary .................................40 Summary of Recommendations: Racism and Unions ..............43 Summary of Recommendations: Racism in Our Communities ........44 Representation: “Our Successes and Struggles” .................45 Conference Resource People .......................................58 C O N F E R E N C E O B J E C T I V E S 1. TO CONSOLIDATE OUR ANTI-RACISM WORK IN UNIONS AND COMMUNITIES. 2. TO BRING TOGETHER ABORIGINAL PEOPLES AND PEOPLE OF COLOUR ACTIVISTS, LEADERS, STAFF AND OUR ALLIES. 3. TO POLITICIZE THE ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS IN CLC ANTI-RACISM TASK FORCE REPORT. 4. TO STRENGTHEN NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ANTI- RACISM NETWORKS. 5. TO STRENGTHEN UNIONS AND OUR SOCIAL MOVEMENT BY STRENGTHENING THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC , SOCIAL AND CULTURAL VOICES OF ABORIGINAL PEOPLES AND PEOPLE OF COLOUR. Introduction he first CLC Aboriginal and Workers of Colour Conference was attended by Tover 400 hundred workers, community activists, and observers from across the country. The Conference was a resounding success based on the feedback Aboriginal Forum we are getting from participants, workshop facilitators, guest speakers and members of Members of the CLC Aboriginal Peoples the Conference Planning Committee. Working Group played a key role in the organizing and formatting of the Forum. The Conference is part of our ongoing work to build on the CLC Task Force Report and Over 60 participants attended the Forum. work. The diversity reaffirmed our Sister Nancy Riche, CLC Executive Vice- commitment to build our strength at the President opened the Forum on behalf of the grass root level of our movement. CLC. The session was chaired by Sister Ethel LaValley, CLC Vice-President and OFL The entire Conference was built around the Secretary-Treasurer. Task Force Report, with participants at the workshops discussing the main issues raised The Keynote speaker was Viola Thomas, in the Report. The plenary sessions President of the United Native Nations, an completed the work of the Conference. Aboriginal activist on social justice and human rights issues. An important part of the Conference was the National Aboriginal Forum held on The Forum included a panel on Organizing Wednesday, the day before the opening of and Building Allies which was moderated by the Conference. The Forum was organized Sister Darlene Swiderski, UFCW. The in order to focus discussions on social, presenters were: Holly Page, economic, cultural and political issues and BCGEU(NUPGE); Sam George, how they impact on Aboriginal Peoples and Representative of the Anthony “Dudley” their communities. The decision to hold the George Family , and Wayne McKenzie, one-day Forum was also a strategic effort on Congress of Aboriginal Peoples. our part to increase the number and presence of Aboriginal workers at this The participants broke into small group Conference. discussion sessions. The topics were: Cultural “Challenging Racism: Mobilizing Political Power for Radical Change” page 1 Awareness, Networking and Breaking work being done to make links with the Barriers/Mobilizing for Change. Aboriginal communities. Guest Speakers On the Thursday evening of the Conference, Brother Felix, President of the CAW local The Conference was opened by Sister representing the workers at the hotel brought Nancy Riche who linked the Task Force greetings during a reception which was hosted process with the work of the Conference. by the hotel. Sister Riche shared with the delegates the positive work the CLC have undertaken as a A number of guest speakers spoke challenge to respond to the Task Force work throughout the Conference. The speakers in a number of areas. In particular, the were: Harry Daniels, President, Congress creation of the CLC Anti-Racism & Human of Aboriginal Peoples, Juanita Rights Department. Westmoreland-Troare, Dean of Law University of Windsor,, Rodney Bobiwash, The Keynote speech was given by Brother Executive Director of the Native Canadian Robert White, President of the Canadian Centre in Toronto, Gordon Earl, MP Labour Congress. Brother White started his Halifax, and Joan Grant-Cummings, presentation by acknowledging the role of President, NAC. Billy Nair, M.P., National activists in moving forward anti-racism work Assembly, Parliament of the Republic of in the labour movement and linking anti- South Africa, regrettably was unable to racism struggles with working class issues. attend due to illness but sent a written message. Rocky Jones, Human Rights A big part of Brother White’s speech was lawyer from Halifax was also unable to attend devoted to the “big picture” social, due to an illness the day before he was slated economic and political issues. He challenged to speak. the existing neo-liberal agenda and the economic model which have caused so much Two panels were organized at the Conference pain to workers throughout the world. in order to provide participants with broad perspective on anti-racism struggles in Brother White also underscored the particular in the areas of youth and importance of the 50th Anniversary of the interlocking oppressions. Those who United Nation’s Declaration on Human participated in the youth panel were: Janet Rights, while noting that the document is as Awimbo from Kenya, representing Africa. relevant now as when it was first written. He Steve Price an Aboriginal activist urged Conference participants to always representing North America; and Betty defend the provisions in the Declaration. Cortes from Latin America. Messages of welcome were given by Brother The panelists on Interlocking Oppressions Clément Godbout, President, QFL and were: Deena Ladd, a community activist and Brother Michel Taylor, President, Montreal union organizer; Raymond Liens, Human Labour Council. Brother Godbout provided Rights activist and educator from HEU an overview of the political climate in (CUPE); and Diane Kilby, a human rights Quebec. Both speakers underscored the activist from SEIU. “Challenging Racism: Mobilizing Political Power for Radical Change” page 2 Note: copies of the guest speakers speechesspeeches areare availableavailable uponupon requestrequest. O P E N I N G S E S S I O N Nancy Riche, CLC Executive Vice-President QFL Greetings Montreal Labour Council Greetings Keynote Speaker Robert White, CLC President Harry Daniels Social Evening (Sponsored by CAW Local) Delta Hotel “Challenging Racism: Mobilizing Political Power for Radical Change” page 3 Nancy Riche, CLC Executive Vice-President Sisters and Brothers, Yussuff from the CAW. It was this committee that made the decision to make elcome to the First National this year’s Human Rights’ Conference an Aboriginal/Workers of Colour Aboriginal/Workers of Colour Conference. WConference. I am extremely proud to be the CLC It is the work of the Canadian Labour Officer responsible for the Department of Congress working groups, visible minorities Anti-racism and Human Rights and and Aboriginal groups, and it is the work Women and Human Rights at the Canadian of our two visible minority VP’s, Hassan Labour Congress. These are the and Lynn Jones of the PSAC and our departments along with the Standing Aboriginal VP, Ethel LaValley, Secretary- Committees that lead on the agenda of Treasurer of the OFL from equality, the agenda of the Canadian OPSEU/NUPGE. Labour Congress. The hard work of planning, organizing and This Conference is an historic event, and preparing is that of the Planning a fundamental piece of the anti-racism task Committee, which you will meet later on, force recommendations. Let me hasten to and the CLC staff, David Onyalo, National add, however that it is not the only piece. Director his secretary, Lynda Maunders
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