AGENDA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2018 Registration opens 11:30am Workshop: NDP 101? Intro to convention and the NDP? Salon B Labour Caucus? Salon A 1:00pm Resolu t ion Pan els Panel A? Environment, Indigenous Issues, Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Social Services? Salon A Panel B? Education, Party Affairs, Health and Seniors, Labour? Salon B Panel C? Crowns, Accountability and Democracy, Economy and Immigration? Salon C 2:00pm 2:15pm Call to Order?Centennial AB Traditional Greetings, Welcome from President, Greetings from City of Saskatoon, Adoption of Agenda & Rules of Order, Ratification of Convention Personnel, Adoption of Reports & Adoption of 2017 Audited Financial Statements 2:40pm Josh Bizjak? Change the Game : Win for Good 3:00pm Diver sit y in Polit ics: Pan el Discu ssion 4:00pm Jar ed Clar k e? Saskatchewan's Climate Crisis 4:30pm Sh an n on Ph illips, Alber t a NDP M in ist er of t h e En vir on m en t Adjou r n m en t 5:30pm Indigenous New Democrats AGM? Salon A Agriculture and Rural Life Committee AGM? Salon B 6:30pm Sask at oon M eew asin Nom in at ion M eet in g an d Social?Cen t en n ial AB (6:30pm Cocktails & Registration, 7:30pm Nomination, 8:30pm Social & Band) SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2018 8:00am Registration opens 9:00am Wor k sh ops Effective Digital Activism? Gallery D Integrated to Win? Centennial AB Identifying Policy Strengths and Gaps? Centennial C Treasurer Training? Salon E 10:00am 10:15am Leader?s Addr ess? Ryan M eili Leader of t h e Of f icial Opposit ion 10:45am Leadership Review Q & A with our NDP MLA Team Deadline for Emergency Resolutions Dream and Deliver Page 1
Adjourn for Lunch Deadline for Nominations for President SNDW AGM? Gallery D SYND Caucus/Rainbow Pride AGM? Salon E Labour Caucus? Centennial C Cultural Diversity AGM? Blair Nelson room 1:30pm Wor k sh ops Effective Digital Activism? Gallery D Integrated to Win? Centennial AB Identifying Policy Strengths and Gaps? Centennial C Treasurer Training? Salon E 2:30pm 2:45pm Call to Order? Centennial AB Election of President 3:00pm Tr ish Hen n essy, In com in g Execu t ive Dir ect or f or Upst r eam 3:15pm Elean or Su n ch ild? An Indigenous lens on the justice system 3:30pm Sh er i Ben son, M P f or Sask at oon West & Geor gin a Jolibois, M P f or DM CR 4:00pm Plenary? Panel A policy resolutions 4:30pm Plenary? Panel B policy resolutions Adjourn Deadline for nominations for Vice-Presidents and Treasurer Cathy Duncan Appreciation Reception? Cen t en n ial C 8:00pm Karaoke fundraiser for the Bessie Ellis Fund? Village Guitars, 432 20th Street West SUNDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2018 8:00am Council of Federal Electoral Districts Meeting? Gallery AB Yoga Class? Gallery C 9:30am Call to Order? Centennial AB Lin da Silas, Pr esiden t of t h e Can adian Feder at ion of Nu r ses Un ion s 10:00am Election for Treasurer Election for Vice-Presidents 10:30am Plenary? Panel C policy resolutions Constitutional Amendments & Emergency Resolutions 11:45am Provincial Secretary's Report? John Tzupa Leader 's Closing Remarks Adjourn 12:30pm Provincial Council? Gallery AB Page 2
WORKSHOP & PANEL DESCRIPTIONS Diversit y in Polit ics: Panel Discussion Moderat ed by Maria Aman and feat uring panelist s Jack Saddleback, Kishore Gali and Jean Chen who will be answering quest ions about t he issues facing diverse communit ies, of fering t heir opinion on how t o engage wit h diverse communit ies and ident if ying some of t he barriers t hat members of diverse communit ies face t hat prevent s t hem f rom becoming involved wit h polit ics or polit ical part ies. Workshops Ef f ect ive Digit al Act ivism Facilit at or: Aidan Murphy (2017 & 2018 Sask NDP Summer Organizer) The inside scoop on how t o be a successf ul digit al cit izen, act ivist, and part icipant. We will be looking at st rat egies and t echniques t hat t he Saskat chewan NDP has been using t o innovat e it s digit al game and explain how we plan t o t urn act ual grassroot s organizing in t o wins t hrough new and online means. From our digit al share t eam, t o new apps for canvassing, and including all t hat you need t o know about our social media innovat ions, t his is t he explainer you need t o st ay on t he cut t ing edge of digit al act ivism wit hin t he NDP. Locat ion: Gallery D Times: Sat urday, Oct ober 13 at 9:00am and 1:30pm Int egrat ed t o Win Facilit at or: Josh Bizjak, Broadbent Inst it ut e The "How-To" on building your int egrat ed local campaign using all of t he t ools, skills and t alent s available t o you for best result s on a modern campaign budget. We'll look at how Fundraising, Communicat ions, Organizing, Vot er ID, and GOTV all need t o work t oget her, and where old school wisdom meet s wit h digit al t ech for great est impact. Modern int egrat ed campaigns are winning all over t he count ry - so can you! Locat ion: Cent ennial AB Times: Sat urday, Oct ober 13 at 9:00am and 1:30pm Ident if ying Policy St rengt hs and Gaps Facilit at ors: Saskat chewan NDP Policy Commit t ee An int eract ive session on t he part y's resolut ions manual and t alking about t he st rengt hs in our part y's exist ing policies and ident if ying areas for improvement. Locat ion: Cent ennial C Times: Sat urday, Oct ober 13 at 9:00am and 1:30pm Treasurer Training Facilit at ors: Tim Hut chison, Treasurer for Saskat oon Nut ana A walk t hrough of t he responsibilit ies and best pract ices for Saskat chewan NDP const it uency t reasurers. Locat ion: Salon E Times: Sat urday, Oct ober 13 at 9:00am and 1:30pm Page 3
GUEST SPEAKERS Shannon Phillips - Minist er of Enviroment and Parks and t he Albert a Climat e Change Of f ice in Rachel Not ley's Albert a NDP Government Shannon Phillips was elect ed on May 5, 2015 t o represent t he sout hern Albert a riding of Let hbridge-west. She is t he Minist er of Environment and Parks and t he Albert a Climat e Change Of f ice. Previously, she also served as t he Minist er for t he St at us of Women. Since t aking of f ice, Ms. Phillips has led t he government?s Climat e Leadership Plan which is designed t o diversif y t he economy, creat e new jobs and improve Albert a?s healt h. Prior t o being elect ed, Shannon worked wit h t he Albert a Federat ion of Labour, as a policy analyst for f ive years. She was also a member of t he board of direct ors, for f ive years, for t he Womanspace Resource Cent re, a non-prof it organizat ion t hat provides referrals, resources and educat ion t o t he communit y and t o individual women. Raised in Edmont on, Ms. Phillips graduat ed wit h honours f rom t he Universit y of Albert a wit h a Mast er of Art s Degree in polit ical science. She lives in Let hbridge wit h her t wo sons. Linda Silas - President of t he Canadian Federat ion of Nurses Unions A 5-foot feminist dynamo wit h a sof t heart and st rong st omach who is passionat e about making a dif ference in people?s lives. Linda Silas has been t he President of t he 200,000-st rong Canadian Federat ion of Nurses Unions (CFNU) since 2003. As t he dynamic and charismat ic leader of Canada?s largest nurses?organizat ion, Linda is recognized as t he foremost advocat e on behalf of nurses in Canada. Linda champions great er underst anding and act ion on social just ice, t he social det erminant s of healt h and key policies t hat will enhance socio-economic equit y, such as ret irement securit y for all workers, a nat ional pharmacare program, universal child care and great er access t o public services for Indigenous communit ies. Linda was previously t he President of t he New Brunswick Nurses Union (NBNU) for 10 years. Linda is a graduat e of l?universit é de Monct on, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and has pract iced in in ICU, emergency, and labour & delivery. Josh Bizjak - Direct or of Development, Broadbent Inst it ut e Josh has managed f undraising programs for campaigns at every level of polit ics and seen his candidat es elect ed and debt f ree. Josh prides himself on his out reach a wide array of st akeholders t o assist in t he advancement of a progressive agenda. Out side of polit ics Josh is well-regarded f undraising consult ant in t he NGO sect or specializing in capacit y building, int egrat ed syst ems, and revenue diversif icat ion. Josh will be sharing an analysis of t he Canadian Polit ical Landscape post St ephen Harper and what it t akes for progressives t o win in Saskat chewan. Who are t he players? What are inf luences? How do we get vot ers t o pay at t ent ion? Progressives can beat conservat ive campaigners at t heir own game if we get organized and follow a few basic st rat egic rules of engagement. Dream and Deliver Page 4
Jared Clarke - Teacher and Climat e Change Educat or Jared Clarke is a t eacher, biologist, radio host and dad. Born and raised in Regina, SK, Jared current ly resides on a farm near Edenwold, SK wit h his wife Krist en and 6-year old t win girls, Rowan & Teal. Jared is a passionat e advocat e for t ackling climat e change in t he province, part icularly af t er part icipat ing in t he Climat e Realit y Leadership Training Corps in Pit t sburgh, Pennsylvania in Oct ober 2017. He has t aken his message of concern and hope t o numerous rural Saskat chewan communit ies close t o his home, as well as urban cent res. Jared also host s The Prairie Nat uralist on 91.3 FM CJTR, sharing his passion for wildlife and t he out doors wit h list eners weekly since February, 2016 and has recorded over 115 episodes. In May, 2018 Jared was select ed as a CBC Fut ure 40 Recipient in t he communit y, social act ivism and volunt eerism cat egory. Trish Hennessy - Incoming Execut ive Direct or f or Upst ream Trish Hennessy is t he incoming execut ive direct or of Upst ream. She was t he founding direct or of t he Canadian Cent re for Policy Alt ernat ives' (CCPA) Ont ario of f ice, which opened in 2012. She co-founded and direct ed t he CCPA's nat ional project examining income inequalit y in Canada, which began in 2006. She also co-founded t he Ont ario Living Wage Net work and she sit s on t heir st eering commit t ee. Trish is a former newspaper journalist. She has a B.A. Sociology f rom Queen's Universit y, B.S.W. f rom Carlet on Universit y, and M.A. in Sociology f rom OISE/Universit y of Toront o. Page 5