June 30th, 2018

Today was the opening session for the Virginia Education Association Caucus! We started our meeting at 10 am and adopted the policies and procedures for our caucus, elected our delegation chairperson, vice chairperson, and secretaries, and completed an overview of the day. 

1st Time Delegates to the NEA Convention!









Your blog team's Top 3 Items from today were:
1.)  The First Caucus Meeting: It's always exciting to meet up with your union brothers and sisters from across the state and hear about what's coming up for the NEA Convention.
2.) The "Free Our Future March":  We heard NEA President Lily Eskelsen Garcia speak and several NEA Delegation Members marched along with Minnesotans to take a stand against families being separated at the borders who are seeking asylum and the Supreme Court Ruling upholding the Travel Ban.
3.) The State Auction: One of the goals for the NEA RA is for delegates to fund raise for the NEA Fund for Children (the NEA Polictical Action Committee Fund). The State Auction is a great chance for delegates to bid for a special seat on the RA floor (hello aisle seat!) and to be a liaison to another state contact.  We'll get a full report in the morning of how much money we raised!

Getting Ready for the NEA RA in Minneapolis!

Are you a delegate to the NEA RA in Minneapolis? If you are, your countdown has begun to the largest gathering of a deliberative democratic body on the globe. The NEA Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly runs June 30-July 5.

This blog will be kept up by your VEA Delegation Blog Team while you’re in Minneapolis. Visit frequently to find out about the latest action!

The links on the right side take you to a range of useful resources. You can check out recommended places to visit or eat, view the convention schedule, follow the passage of New Business Items, and much more.

This page:

http://www.veanea.org/NEARA

is your advance source of info on hotel reservations, service opportunities, and other great stuff.

That’s your go-to page before we get to Minneapolis. Once we’re on the ground there, the action will shift to this blog, which will be updated throughout our time at the NEA RA.

See you in Minneapolis!