OFL Women’s Leadership Summit

Kempenfelt Conference Centre

December 10-12, 2012

Dear Sisters and Brothers:

I am writing to invite you to identify and sponsor Sisters from your Union to attend our upcoming OFL Women’s Leadership Summit.   This is a unique opportunity for women in your union to come together with like-minded trade union and community Sisters to share information about skill building, strategy, and the incredible opportunities for women in the labour movement.

Women are now the majority of union members.  Study after study show the future growth of the labour movement will primarily be women workers, partially women workers who are from equity seeking groups.  The Summit will explore strategies to build women’s involvement in unions and strengthen the labour movement today and in the future.

Sisters who would benefit from our Women’s Summit would be:

• Women in your union who are displaying leadership qualities – future leaders;
• New women activists who would like to learn and share information with other Sisters;
• Women you would like to get active and involved within your union;
• Current women leaders within your union who can share their expertise and experiences, and
• Women at any level of activism within your union are welcome and encouraged to attend (i.e. Local Union, District, Regional, Provincial and/or National women activists).

Sisters will benefit from the discussion and participation of leadership panels, learning circle workshops, and key note speakers.  They will discover many of the challenges and great opportunities within the labour movement and our communities, as well as the necessity to reach out to other women with organizing in mind.   Of course, we will make time for Sisters to get to know each other and network through new and renewed friendships.  A report with recommendations will be produced following the Summit which will assist in giving direction for future work of the OFL and our partners.

Details of the Summit are:

What:    OFL Women’s Leadership Summit

Where: Kempenfelt Conference Centre, 3722 Fairway Road, Innisfil, Ontario, L9S 1A5

When:   December 10-12, 2012

Registration Fee: $100 (affiliates are responsible for cost and room bookings)

Accommodations: To book your accommodations, please contact Christina Dawson christina@wetravel.net or Nora Mackie nora@wetravel.net, toll free at (888) 676-7747 or direct (613) 232-9908 Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Cost per person including meals is $166 per night single occupancy, or $139 per night double occupancy, plus applicable taxes.

Please consider sponsoring as many Sisters, reflecting the rich diversity in our movement, as you would like from your Union to attend the OFL’s Women’s Leadership Summit.  Please have the enclosed form completed to register the women within your union and email or send back to Sue Fratric sfratric@ofl-org.flywheelsites.com 416-443-7664.  If you have any questions or require further details, please contact OFL staff co-ordinating the OFL Women’s Leadership Summit Sister Carrol Anne Sceviour at csceviour@ofl-org.flywheelsites.com, office 416-443-7670, mobile 416-606-5046 or myself.

Thank you for your support and investment in Sisters in your Union.

Yours in solidarity,

NANCY HUTCHISON

Secretary-Treasurer

Download Summit Documents	Invitation Letter Draft Agenda Registration Forms (including Child Care and Personal Assistance forms)
For information, contact:	Sue Fratric at sfratric@ofl-org.flywheelsites.com or 416-441-2731