UBC Women's Conference to give Women Carpenters a Voice in 2010

Women’s Conference to Celebrate ‘Breaking New Ground’. All female UBC members are invited to the 2010 Sisters in the Brotherhood conference, June 17 – 20, at the International Training Center in Las Vegas. www.UBCsisters.org

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PR Log (Press Release) – Mar 09, 2010 – Members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters are gathering at the International Training Center in Las Vegas, Nevada June 17 – 20, 2010. All women carpenters are urged to request sponsorship from their local unions to attend. The last day to register is April 30, 2010.

This conference is a siren call for women to get more involved in their local union. Conference workshops will include strategies to increase women’s voices in local and national politics. It will be the third conference for women carpenters organized by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters, in effort to organize, educate, and provide Union Leadership Workshops to Sister Members. It is critical that women carpenters attend to have an impact on the future of women in the union, and to put forth recommendations to the United Brotherhood of Carpenters International Convention scheduled for later this year.

DOWNLOAD THE REGISTRATION FORM ON http://ubcsisters.org/

To contact the International UBC Women’s Steering Committee, visithttp://ubcsisters.org/contact/

Link to Sisters In The Brotherhood websites fromwww.sistersinthebrotherhood.info

Sisters In The Brotherhood is an intergral part of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters. UBCsisters.org is the official website for the UBC Women’s Conference. sistersinthebrotherhood.ning.com is the Professional Network for women members, www.sistersinthebrotherhood.com is the website for SIB fundraising, charity, and volunteer activities.

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United Brotherhood of Carpenters announces the 3rd UBC Women's Conference June 17-20, 2010

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The official website for the 2010 UBC Women's Conference is ubcsisters.org

Women’s Conference to Celebrate ‘Breaking New Ground’

All female UBC members are invited to the 2010 Sisters in the Brotherhood conference, June 17 – 20, at the International Training Center in Las Vegas.

With ‘Breaking New Ground’ as its theme, the conference will be a chance for UBC women to share their own experiences while learning about the union’s groundbreaking work in organizing, political action, training and cultivating new leaders.

Conference co-chairs are UBC Representatives JoAnn Williams of the St. Louis Missouri District Council, and Liz Skidmore of the New England Regional Council.

Steering Committee

Back (L to R): Isabelle DiJeau, Bobbie Whitmore, Kina McAfee, Barb Pecks, Mary Ellen Renz, Marcia Gonzalez, Elly Spicer
Front (L to R): T Vincent, Rocky Hwasta, Liz Skidmore, JoAnn Williams, Cathy Pike

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Las Vegas or Bust: Help send a UBC Sister to the 2010 UBC Women's Conference

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