Dear members,
Sister and CBTU Chapter Member Sharon Paris is requesting our help.
Sharon has been living with kidney disease for most of her life and has put forward a request to our Membership to help if they can.
Greetings CBTU Members,
You are invited to take part tonight – July 31, 2020 at 10:45 pm – VIRTUALLY - in our Annual Freedom Train Ride via the following link:
CBTU continues to be a proud sponsor of the Emancipation Day March. For five years now, our Chapter has participated and we will not be deterred by the current pandemic; however, socially distant participation is strongly encouraged for all to feel safe!
“I can't breathe” …yet again are the words heard around the world. Words which bellowed out of the mouths of George Floyd and Eric Garner, both of whom were Black victims of extrajudicial killing at the hands of police. Words that originate deep in the soul of the Black experience. “I can't breathe” is the response uttered far too often by those who live at the intersection of being Black and being policed, or being Black and policed while suffering from a mental health crisis. In the case of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor, who was killed by police while sleeping in her bed, she never had the chance to even utter the words.
Dear CBTU Members,
Please see the attached Notice of Passing information regarding Sister Megan Whitfield.
Dear members,
If you have not yet purchased your tickets to our gala event then please do so and enjoy a spectacular evening!
Dear members,
The Coalition of Black Trade Unionists Annual Region 1 Conference will be held August 15-18, 2019 at The Holiday Inn Toronto International Airport, Toronto, Canada. Our theme is “United for a Better Tomorrow”.
Dear members,
Please join our Chapter on August 13, 2019 for our 5th Annual Golf Tournament. There are spaces left for you to book your foursome.
Attached is the CBTU Annual Golf Tournament Package.
Friends,
For your reading pleasure, please review our latest CBTU Canada Chapter Report to learn about some of the positive activities this Chapter has undertaken. This annual report will be presented at the CBTU International Convention in Atlanta later this month. We hope to see you there in great numbers.
It is with broken hearts and extreme dismay that once again the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists (CBTU) Canadian Chapter stands with those affected by the recent mass shootings of Muslim women, children and men in Christchurch, New Zealand. These victims were targeted by white supremacist terrorists as they prayed in their mosques. Our heartfelt condolences goes out to the families and to those affected by this most recent terrorist action. Far too often, Canadian Society has been forced to shed collective tears resulting from the manifestation of this form of hate throughout the world. The Islamic Center in Quebec City, Quebec, Mother Emanuel AME Church in in Charleston, South Carolina and the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania are a few examples of some of history's darkest hours.
