Canadian University Queer Services Conference 2010

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Thursday, March 4, 2010

March 4th, 2010

March 4th, 2010

Attending: Rachel, Emma, Ilaina, Gabrielle, Calamity, Cameron, Vanessa



ITEMS:

1) Touching Policy:

- There should be a touching policy instituted. Cam read out a possible policy.
"Physical contact is welcome and approved of in the office, however, office-users must be aware that different people have different levels of comfort around physical contact. Office users must have verbal nsent before physical contact is initiated. Also, some forms of physical contact may make others in the room uncomfortable, and requests to cease certain behaviours must be respected. Agreements of physical contact may last as long as two people agree on it, and can be unilaterally dissolved at any time. People should be aware that the interactions they have affect others in the room."

Rachel voted yellow: New people may feel excluded if they are not invited to cuddle/hug.
Everyone else voted green.

Motion passes.

2) IVCF Flower sale:

-The flower sale is back! We now have many more costumes, and will have more flower mascots. IVCF needs some money to get more flowers--they're willing to put in 100$. They want to partner with us to raise money for AIDS victims- half going to VIDEA, half going to AVI. The date for the fundraiser is March 23rd.

All in favor.
Motion passes.

Pride wants to put in 100$ to match IVCF.

All in favor
Motion passes.

Pride will allocate $100 to the fundraiser. Also, Cam will make the poster.

3) EQHR event:

- We've been invited to help facilitate a workshop with EQHR. On March 18th, they've got "UVic Living Inclusion Day". They want to schedule workshops which build on the training that community leaders get. They want us to co-facilitate the workshop with the Women's Center. Objectives are to empower community leaders and gain an understanding about interacting with people from backgrounds, diverse people, etc.

Rachel, Cam, Emma and Ilaina both want to get involved.

All n favor of sending people to this.
Motion passes

4) Policies in general:

We're going to try and keep the office closed except for work or quiet homework from 930-1030. This is a period of time when office work, pride work and homework can be done. We won't create a policy around this, but we'll try it out. Cam will make a sign with the relevant info on it.

All in favor.
Motion passes.

Financial Policies:

All cheque requisition forms should be signed by the Financial Coordinator.
If the Financial Coordinator is unable to sign a cheque requisition form, the amount and relevant information should be noted and the Financial Coordinator should be notified of the transaction.
The Financial Coordinator should keep an up-to-date spreadsheet showing Pride's monetary resources that is available to the Coordinating Committee.
The Financial Coordinator should present a budget at the beginning of each term.
Any transaction over fifty dollars should be approved at a Collective Meeting. If this is unfeasible, transactions may be approved by conference between the Financial Coordinator, one Collective Coordinator, ideally, and two other collective members. Any transaction under that amount can be approved outside a meeting by the Financial Coordinator and one Collective Coordinator.

All in favor.
Motion passes.

Sunday, January 24, 2010

January 21, 2010

January 21, 2010
Attending: Cam, Ilaina, Calamity, Conrad, Alyssa, Cora, Trevor, Bromwyn, Gabrielle, Rachel, Emma, Miryam, Andrew. Dann, Lara, Rachel, Julia, Ariel, Brandi, Jules
(Also attending, not voting: Maris, Kate)
Agenda:
1) CUQSC Update:
- Volunteers and billeters still needed.
- Events are almost all in place.

2) Dann:
- Dann is doing an honors in sociology, and wants to do an institutional ethnography on Pride.
- The report focuses on methods of peer support.
- While the report will be anonymous, there will be a focus group to start out with.
- The best time for a focus group seems to be Wednesday evening, starting at 7 PM.
- Dann’s email is: hoxsey@uvic.ca

3) YPY:
-UVic Pride has a seat on the UVSS board of directors—anything brought to the board, we have a vote. Gabrielle holds the position currently.

Youth Protecting Youth is a pro-life group on campus. Clubs Council is a group that has all the different clubs and they decide how all the funding is allocated. They can vote to deny funding to one or more of the clubs. For the past few terms, they have voted to give funding to YPY, and the UVSS has overridden that ruling and denied funding. We need to decide what Pride is going to say on the vote.

A round is being done. Opinions include: Pride’s mandate is not to be involved in this particular issue, Because control over one’s body is a queer issue YPY should be disallowed, YPY should be allowed funding as a freedom of expression issue, YPY’s postering is coercive and should not be funded, We can’t accurately represent the whole of Pride so we should abstain, abortion is a queer issue since it involves queer people, Pride should exercise their vote to vote for the student population and protect the funds used for their tuition, Posters used by YPY have been deemed “harassment” and should be denied funding on that matter.

On YPY’s breaking promises: They promised they would not bring the Genocide Awareness Project to campus, and they did. However, YPY says that they only brought the person who runs the genocide awareness project, not the project itself.

Vote:

FUND YPY - 2

ABSTAIN FROM THE YPY VOTE – 10

DO NOT FUND YPY – 7

ABSTAIN FROM THIS PARTICULAR VOTE – 1

4) Gabrielle’s opinion
Motioned by Lara that Gabrielle only express Pride’s opinion at the upcoming vote, not her own.
Maris disagrees and believes that Gabrielle should express herself however she wants..
All in favor.
Passed.
Meeting Adjourned

Thursday, December 3, 2009

December 3, 2009

December 3, 2009
Attending: Emma, Ilaina, Rachel, Alyssa, Miryam, Cam
Items:
1) Updates:
Ilaina – Labelling things in library. Answering emails.
Rachel – Quiet week—posted on the Transaction group.
Cam – Dann’s letter finished.
Miryam – Talked to Ladyfish. Talking to Andrew
Emma – Got her key!
Alyssa – Cleaned!
2) Conference Update – Soap and umbrellas. Buttons are a possibility!
3) Brainstorming – Send out message on the listserve to see who’s interested in brainstorming around new policies, publicity and events.
- Anna Malkin has a business about documenting things. We might want to contact her about making a history of Pride.
- Food sales are an idea that’s often thrown around.
- Scavenger hunts.
- Advertising in residence
4) Homospun is having a dance on Friday. 19 and over.

Thursday, November 26, 2009

November 26th, 2009

Attendance:
Cam, Ilaina, Emma, Bromwyn, Rachel, Miryam.

Items:
1) AGM Update: Positions filled: Rachel, Advocacy rep, Garret, GSS Rep, Emma, Financial coordinator, Alyssa, Coordinator.

2) Conference Update: Things are moving ahead. Please volunteer. Most places have heard about this. The word is getting out. Some workshop leaders are confirmed, as are both keynote speakers. Michelle Pujol room booked. Food still being worked on. Dance assisted by the PSN. Gift packages being put together. There is a play on the 18th: Queermas Storm. It'll be supporting the conference. There will be a January dance to fundraise. We need billets.
If anyone has anything to offer, or needs any information, please email
CUQSCVictoria@gmail.com
Also, there is a facebook group.
Rachel is planning on taking over tweeting duties.

3) Training:
- Volunteer Training: We should set up a training session when we get back from winter break.
-- Workshops?
-- Counsellors?
-- Facilitators?
All of these are good ideas.

- Coordinator Training: Ilaina will make an agree-a-date to train people on the Coordinating committee.
-- Ilaina\Cam\Mim can run them.

List of things to be done.

1. Policy writing
2. Brand guidelines
3. Poster templates

Friday, October 30, 2009

October 29, 2009

Agenda:
1. AGM moving back
2. Money allocated to food for AGM

Facilitator: Ilaina
Present: Joey, Jules, Conrad. Yes, this is quorum.

1. AGM is being moved back to November 19.
a. Motioned by Ilaina, seconded by Joey.
b. All green
2. Money should be allocated to food for the AGM.
a. Joey says $75
b. Everyone is cool with this. Ilaina will grocery shop and do a cheque requisition.
c. Motioned by Conrad, seconded by Joey.
d. All green.
Meeting adjourned.

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

October 7th, 2009

October 7, 2009 Minutes
Attending: Amanda, Gabrielle, Brandy, Kenzie, Kiran, Alyssa, Rachel, Lar, Cam, Chloe, Dan.
Discussion:
1) Amanda Resigns
- Amanda must resign her position. Nothing changes, so things are less exciting.
2) Fundraisers, Martlet, Violence against Transpeople
- 9 for, 0 against, 4 abstaining.
- Passes
3) Bath-house
- Should be added with addendum for STI testing.
- 6, 0, 7 abstaining
4) Changes of constiution re: pro-life vs. Pro-Choice.
- Talk to other CC’s about changing the constitution
5) Rachel needs transactions’ number
- Get it to her.
6) We got money from the UVSS.
- So yippee
- Amanda is having a hard time getting information. More communication is needed.
7) Friday is the meet and greet.
- Kiran needs help frosting cupcakes.
8) Dan is here to research.
- 11, 0, 0
- Dan is cool with doing what he’s doing, Cam’s gonna write a letter of support.

9) Motion to adjourn. Unanimous.

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

September 30th, 2009

Minutes - Sept 30th

Attendees: Ilaina, Amanda, Rachel, Derek, Kiran, Gabrielle, Andrew, Isaac, Brandy, Lara, Joey, Emma, Christoff

Agenda:
1. UVSS update
2. Study Guy Email
3. Oct 9th
4. Meeting times
5. Coffee house
6. Trans TA


Minutes:

1. Gabrielle is our new UVSS Rep

2. Study Guy Email
Wants to study Pride's delivery of peer support
He will come to a meeting and present his proposal
Voted (all in favour) of him coming and presenting

3. Oct 9th
Meet and Greet - Friday 1-5pm
People should put up posters, they will be in the Pride office

4. Meeting Times
Andrew will make a new agreeadate with less choices

5. Coffee House
Every week?
Ilaina motioned, Joey seconded, to make coffee house every week.
Passed (all in favour)

6. Trans TA
Someone wants a Trans* person to talk to her class
It was forwarded to Transaction

Check out ideas
Organize Volunteer Training
Constitution on Website
Movie Night: Hedwig and the Angry Inch
The UVic Pride Collective is a constituency group under the University of Victoria Students' Society, and is not directly affiliated with the University of Victoria. The views and opinions expressed by the UVic Pride Collective, or its members, do not represent those of the University of Victoria.