CAPE national office and online
As we take time this month to honour and recognize Black legacies and leadership, CAPE and the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists also wanted to carve out time to have an important discussion on how Black members can build and take power in our current unions, as well as how to defend ourselves with the union as our vehicle.
Black, Indigenous, and racialized members are encouraged to attend and be prepared to ask questions on this theme.
We hope that you can join for this important discussion on concrete actions we can take. We’ll be joined by Chris Wilson from the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists and Alisha Kang, the president of the PSAC component Union of National Employees.
Some key questions we’d like panelists and participants to discuss:
How do you succeed in developing Black union leadership? What do we mean by leadership (rank and file, elected officials, staff, etc.)?
How do you succeed in organizing other Black members? What are some strategies to connect?
How do you stay connected and involved with other Black leaders and activists in the labour movement?
How can Black trade unionism influence electoral outcomes?
Wednesday, February 26
5 to 7 pm ET
Hybrid – at the CAPE national office and online
First come first served for in-person attendance.
For people attending in person, a light dinner will be served.
If you selected to attend in person but our capacity has been reached, you will receive a Zoom link to attend online instead.
Interpretation will be provided.
Guidelines – Online interpreted meetings
Bios:
Alisha Kang is president of the Union of National Employees with over 27,000 members coast to coast and 80 collective agreements as well as holding a lead role in the Federal Black Employee Caucus. A published author, Alisha is a single parent and is most proud of her 22-year-old son Kael, a budding activist studying Law, and her 26-year-old daughter Kyrro, a scientist on the autism spectrum.
Christopher Wilson (he/him) is a workers' rights advocate, community activist and lawyer with over 25 years experience in the labour movement. Christopher is a member of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists where he led the Green is Not White Research project that has engaged over 3,000 labour and community activists in participatory workshops to confront Environmental Racism.
