Parliamentary Procedure and Effective Meetings
9:30 AM - 4:00 PM PST Maritime Labour Centre 111 Victoria Drive Vancouver, BC V5L 4C4
This course will provide you with all the basics of parliamentary procedure and the necessary skills to run a meeting effectively. Topics covered will include the duties of a chairperson and secretary, what the rules of order are and how they work, and how the rules of order can provide a democratic and fair process to get the business of your union, labour council or other organization accomplished.
In Person at the Maritime Labour Centre
Facilitator: Adrienne Smith
Adrienne Smith is a transgender human rights activist and social justice lawyer, called to the bar in British Columbia in 2014. They argued a BC human rights case which clarified employers obligations to recognize correct pronouns for transgender and non-binary workers. As a trade union activist, they advocate for transgender inclusion in our unions and workplaces. Adrienne is the litigation director at the Catherine White Holman Wellness Clinic where they give free legal advice, take on human rights cases, and notarize name and gender documents for trans people.