Caption – The ALMA Committee in Windy Wellington. From left to right: Isabella, Lynn, Kosam, Bhavna, Jis, Julie and Rebecca. Top right: Fairul.

The PSA’s ALMA Network is a new network for Asian, Latin American, Middle Eastern and African PSA members.

The Network provides an opportunity for members to come together and share a collective voice for workers from Asian, African, Latin American, and Middle Eastern communities regarding work issues, share advice and provide support.

Following an election in Feb 2024, the following representatives were elected to the ALMA Network Committee:

Asian Rep: Fairul Ghani

Middle Eastern Rep: Julie Yuhoi

Latin American Rep: Isabella Sanchez Bolivar

African Rep: Kosam Nyamdela

Public Sector Rep: Bhavna Ranadey

State Sector Rep: Rebecca Wing Po Luk

Community & Public Services Rep: Jis Tom

Health Rep: Lynn Zeng

Local Government Rep: Vacant

The ALMA Committee held their first meeting over two days at the PSA Wellington office in April this year. During the meeting, the Committee members began to work on the ALMA Network plan for 2024-25 with the support of PSA staff. The Committee has also drafted the ALMA Network rules, and brainstormed on how to develop the ALMA Network identity further.

The Committee members also discussed the plan for representing the ALMA Network during PSA Congress 2024. It was wonderful for the new ALMA Network Committee to meet some of the PSA staff and elected officials as well.

All the ALMA Network Committee members are excited and committed to the new journey ahead! If you have any questions about the Network or want to get involved, please contact ALMANetwork@psa.org.nz for more information. Members can join the network by heading to the MyNetworks page in their MyPSA account.

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