You’re invited to a special Stewards’ Council discussion of the Sexual Violence Policy (linked). This will be a hybrid meeting, involving participation options both in person at the CUPE 3903 office (143 Atkinson) and via registration on Zoom. Please register in advance even if you are coming in person so that we can better estimate numbers and address any needs.
All members (especially stewards) are encouraged to attend. Nadia Kanani, our Staff Representative Equity, will be participating.
RSVP: Please register in advance at this link.
What to Expect
As this is the fifth year since CUPE 3903 adopted its Sexual Violence Policy, our hope is that our discussion on February 18 will result in questions that we can that we can give to independent reviewers that we are scheduled to engage, consistent with article XII:
XII. Review of the Policy
This policy shall be reviewed by an independent reviewer every five (5) years. The reviewer will evaluate the policy for both currency and function, and will make recommendations to the executive committee of any updates required. These recommendations will be publicly available to the membership
In the first half of the meeting, 3-4 presenters will each give an overview of a section of the policy. In the second half of the meeting, we will open a discussion guided by the following goals:
- To learn the policy together and ask questions so that we understand it.
- Develop questions that we can ask the external reviewers to consider.
- Strategize about how we might go about informing and educating members about the policy.
In sum, the discussion we have planned will be guided by a commitment to learn about and support the Sexual Violence Policy and its ongoing development.
Contact
Please email Neil Braganza, Lead Steward Unit 2, at cupe3903chiefstewardunit2@gmail.com with any questions or suggestions.