Recently the MUNACA Union Council donated $1000 to 2 charities.
The first was United Way NWT which supports organizations helping evacuees from across the Northwest Territories who have left their homes due to the wildfires.
The second was to SOS Violence Congugale, in memory of Robyn-Krystle O’Reilly to aid in their efforts to support those impacted by conjugal violence
August 30th is the International Day of the Disappeared. Please take a moment to watch the attached video and reflect upon the pain and suffering that the families of the disappeared live with each and every day.
https://www.un.org/en/observances/victims-enforced-disappearance
Yours in solidarity,
Thomas Chalmers
MUNACA President
Dear MUNACA members, I would like to ask you to take a moment to consider the significance of this anniversary. On August 28th 1963 250,000 marched on Washington DC to demand their freedom and basic human rights. Have we as the human race made significant progress in our relationships with other members of our species or have we come up lacking?
On Saturday August 26th on the anniversary of another shooting in Jacksonville, Florida a white man 21 years old walked into a convenience store and shot and killed three black people simply because he hated black people. I guess that cowardly and despicable act has answered my first question.
I remember watching news reports about this event and listening to Martin Luther King speak. Let us work together to ensure that Martin Luther King’s dream becomes a reality sooner than later.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP4iY1TtS3s
Yours in solidarity,
Thomas Chalmers
MUNACA President
