Human Rights / Race Relations Committee
The Human Rights and Race Relations (HRRR) Committee is comprised of the four equity groups within CEIU: Indigenous members, racialized members, 2SLGBTQIA+ members, and members with disabilities.
The mandate of the Committee is to:
- Explore, develop and review human rights and race relations initiatives;
- Review policies within CEIU and the departments/agency;
- Represent and respond to concerns relating to human rights issues;
- Monitor and evaluate the progress of the CEIU as a union and as an employer on issues of human rights/race relations
Committee members
The Committee is comprised of the following: The National Vice President for Human Rights and their Alternate; 10 members at large with 2 from each of the equity groups; 1 additional representative for non-binary members; 1 additional Black member representative.
Gender parity is maintained in each of the four groups. Members are elected for a three year term, with elections taking place at the National Human Rights / Race Relations Conference.
- Mofizul Islam, National Vice-President, HRRR: islamm@ceiu-seic.ca
- Helen King, National Executive Vice-President: kingh@ceiu-seic.ca
- Allison Pilon, Employment Equity and Human Rights Officer: pilona@ceiu-seic.ca
- Natasha Larose, administrative support: larosen@ceiu-seic.ca
Rod Cunningham
Rod.cunningham@shaw.ca
Deb Foster
deb.foster21@gmail.com
Alternates
1. Tony Nicolas
2. Todd Poirier
VACANT
Alternates
1. Farid Tourkmani
2. Dhaval Shah
1. Francesca Dorvillier
2. VACANT
Camar Cece Cameron
cameronc@ceiu-seic.ca
Alternates
1. Juanita Cole-Gonsalves
2. VACANT
Aly Kanani
Aly.kanani@hotmail.com
Vesna Lukić
vesnalukic222@gmail.com
Alternates
1. Stephen Locke
2. Ted Cabanes
1. Charmaine Nelson
2. VACANT
Arun Pillai
Apillai.union@outlook.com
Alternate
VACANT
Ryan Ducedre
ryand78@gmail.com
Kelli Reid
handik@outlook.com
Alternates
1.Philippe Tire-Ayotte
1. Charmaine Nelson
2. Marie-Geneviėve Martel
Self-Identification
Self-identification information helps the union to understand and better represent the diversity of our membership.
