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EVENT: Weekend Educational, Sept 12-14
Posted: June 2, 2025
(June 2, 2025)
Weekend Educational at the beautiful
Unifor Family Education Centre
by the beach in Port Elgin
Friday, September 12 to Sunday, September 14
(Check in 3 p.m.) (Check out 11 a.m.)
Please click here to register.
Make sure to register before spots run out by filling in the registration form found above and making a payment as soon as possible!
A special weekend to learn, make connections, be inspired and have fun. The location is extraordinary: the beautiful town of Port Elgin on the shore of Lake Huron. It is an exciting opportunity for Health Coalition members and supporters to come together and deepen our knowledge and effectiveness in all our work with the Coalition & in other organizations and movements.
Transportation assistance:
We can make arrangements as needed. Those coming from Eastern Ontario can meet in Oshawa at the Via Station & we will drive up. From the Southwest & Toronto meet at the Yorkdale subway/Go station & we will drive up. From the North, meet in Sudbury to drive down.
Courses
Friday night there will be an opening plenary. Classes will run Saturday and end with a quick hour Sunday morning before a closing plenary. Check out is at 11 a.m. on Sunday (You can eat lunch at the centre or take a brown bag lunch home with you.)
Choose one of the following classes (put your choice in when you register here: https://forms.gle/
1. Building a Social Movement & Community Organizing
These skills are transferable to all kinds of community organizations & local unions as well as the health coalition. We will look at the history of really effective movements & organizing, review how to recruit more people, engage volunteers, build leadership and make a movement that cannot be ignored.
2. The Complete Privatization Primer
Everything you need to know about privatization (in health care & other public services), what it is, who is pushing it, and recent evidence from Canada & abroad.
3. The Growing Gap, Public Services & Equality
This course covers the widening income & wealth gap and where it comes from. How bad is it and who benefits? Everything you need to know about public services, cuts, restructuring & privatization.
4. Train the Trainer 101
A primer for those who want to hold your own local educational & instruct the courses.
5. How to Move Your Audience: Public Speaking Workshop
This course will help with anxiety around public speaking and help you to make an emotional connection with your audience. Participants will hear really effective speeches, understand why they are so impactful, and build their confidence through practice.
Accommodation packages:
There are 2 accommodation packages available – double occupancy at $890/person and single occupancy at $990/person. All packages include room, board, classes, and meals. There are a limited number of single occupancy rooms available – this is a first come first served situation – so please register early for your room. If you want to room with another person who is attending the school, please indicate that on your registration form. All meals are included in the weekend rate for all guests and will be served cafeteria style, starting with supper on the day of check-in and end with lunch on the day of check-out. Again, the registration link is here: https://forms.gle/
Facilities
The Family Education Centre at Port Elgin is a beautiful facility: light and airy, filled with art and surrounded by the natural beauty of Port Elgin. The food is plentiful and delicious. Every day there is a full salad bar, hot food and cold food, vegetarian options and yummy desserts. There is a gym and a pub onsite. Each room has an outdoor patio. The facility is on the shore of Lake Huron and it is a 2-minute walk to the beach. Here are some photos of the facility.
Questions and assistance
If you require any assistance, please contact Deb Tveit at the Ontario Health Coalition at deb@ontariohc.ca or 519-673-2656
In memory of our dear friend and colleague, Derrell Dular.
Derrell was on the Board of Directors of the Ontario Health Coalition for more than 20 years until he passed away in 2018. He was the Managing Director of the Alliance of Seniors to protect Canada’s social programs. He dedicated his life to improving the lives of the less fortunate. The Alliance of Seniors donated the seed money for this weekend school in his memory. We hope to capture his extraordinary passion and dedication and help it live on with this project.
Our heartfelt thank you to the Alliance of Seniors/Older Canadians Network, Cher Richards- wife of Derrell Dular, Jack Pinkus, former president of the Alliance of Seniors to save Canada’s social programs, and the Family Education Centre & Unifor for making this weekend educational possible.
