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Campaign after filing an equity complaint shows bad faith QPIRG Board Hyde Park W e are writing today to clarify the position of the Quebec Public Interest Research Group-McGill (QPIRG) regarding the ongoing SSMU Equity complaint process involving a member of our board of directors, Maddie Ritts. The Opt-Out! Campaign complainants have received a great volume of alarmingly dishonest publicity regarding this matter, both on the Prince Arthur Herald blog and in campus papers. Their representations of the matter have amounted to a brazen and intentionally misleading defamation of Ritts’s person. Their pursuit of the complaint is based on an unsettling distortion of the concept of equity. Given these facts, we find it imperative to clarify the events and to put this issue to rest, once and for all. Brendan Steven’s equity complaint was filed in regard to an event that he did not himself witness. The committee refused Steven’s request to treat QPIRG as an organization as the respondent to the complaint. As the commission has already clarified, they recalibrated the process to make Ritts the sole respondent. Further, the accusation of “acts of racism” central to Steven’s complaint was not substantiated, and was subsequently thrown out by the committee, as they could not corroborate what was said, by whom, or to whom (though the phrase “fucking rich white boy” was floated by the complainant). Steven and other bloggers at the Prince Arthur Herald continue to attribute anti-white “rac- Steven and his companions have made abundantly clear the contempt they have for the entire equity project, and their cynicism in attempting to appropriate yet again the language of social justice for the sake of cheap political gamesmanship is dishonest and offensive to legitimate complaints of discrimination. ism” and diverse (though always unspecified) “other slurs” to Ritts – despite this accusation having been refuted outright by the Committee and the fact that she was never at any time considered a party to it. What remains of the complaint, despite the appellant’s insinuations, is that Ritts damaged posters. Discussions between Ritts, the Equity Committee, and QPIRG are ongoing, though the process has itself been frustratingly inconsistent and taxing for those involved. Meanwhile, members of the Opt-Out! Campaign continue to publish malicious and slanderous misrepresentations of Ritts and her actions without shame or consequence from the Equity Committee regarding the treatment of their complaint. When the Opt-Out!/Prince Arthur Herald executives were finally called out on their blog by the Equity Committee for their deliberately false accounts of both the alleged incident and the Committee’s findings, Steven’s editorial response was to slip a snide caption beneath the SSMU Equity logo, mocking the Committee’s audacity in correcting the lies being posted about their working decision. Earlier this semester, the same coordinators appropriated the name of the Black Students’ Network (BSN) in their campaign fliers directly against the wishes of that organization, accompanied by imagery the BSN denounced publicly as racially discriminatory. Steven and his companions have made abundantly clear the contempt they have for the entire equity project, and their cynicism in attempt- ing to appropriate yet again the language of social justice for the sake of cheap political gamesmanship is dishonest and offensive to legitimate complaints of discrimination. Many formal judicial processes have policies barring filers whose complaints have been found frivolous or vexatious: that is, those brought forth regardless of their merit, solely to bring hardship upon and harass an adversary. We have been informed that the OptOut! Campaign has been bombarding the Equity Commission with filings since the beginning of the year. The entire basis for the Opt-Out! Campaign’s existence is to strangle organizations like QPIRG, dedicated to the very same struggles against systemic oppression as the SSMU Equity Policy. In light of this, it should be clear that them filing and trumpeting complaints against the social justice group they seek to destroy demonstrates bad faith. As the Equity Committee drafts a proposal to increase confidentiality in its complaints processes, they ought to adopt measures to reject outright similar accusations meant only to harass and defame. More fundamentally, however, we feel compelled to publicly take issue with the repeated references by Herald bloggers to alleged acts of “intimidation” and “racism.” Jon McDaniel goes so far as to reduce the serious and painful reality of racism to what he crassly terms “a two-way street.” As an organization rooted in antioppression theory and practice, we utterly reject the conception of our society as an equal playing field assumed by Steven’s public statements. As anyone actually interested in equity would know, equity policies are written and implemented to counteract the effects of structures that systemically marginalize and disenfranchise historically oppressed groups. As such, their primary concern has always been challenging the ongoing legacies of discrimination against women, people of colour, queers, trans people, people with disabilities, et cetera. To trivialize these very real experiences by insincerely claiming similar persecution is sickening and offensive. We can only hope that in the future, the SSMU Equity Committee will more readily reject such perverse manipulations of their principles, and that the campaigns of the campus far right will no longer be legitimized by the progressive institutions they seek to erase. Signed by the QPIRG-McGill Board of Directors: Coordinators Anna Malla (External) Andrea Figueroa (Internal) Student members Patrick DeDauw Dan Kunda Thagard Mahtab Nazemi Kira Page Farid Rener Maddie Ritts Sebastian Ronderos-Morgan Sarah Woolf Community members Jessica Blair William M. Burton Maddie Guerlain Members of the QPIRG-McGill Board of Directors can be reached at qpirg@ssmu.mcgill.ca. Debunking corporate nonsense Nestlé Canada clearly needs to get its facts straight before they attack their critics Adrian Kaats Comment I think John B. Challinor (the second!) should probably read my article about illiteracy. He may be among the unfortunate 80-plus per cent of Canadians that find themselves below reading level one, unable to comprehend even a moderately complex text. Let’s debunk his nonsense, shall we? First, to the best of my knowledge, the Polaris Institute, Canadian Union of Public Employees, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, and the Council of Canadians don’t deal in “mythology.” While they may be “anti-bottled water,” trying to label well-respected advocacy and research organizations and huge labour unions as a bunch of activist crackpots spouting lies, while simultaneously trying to brand Nestlé Waters Canada as anything other than a bunch of hucksters trying to distract from the fact that they largely hawk bottled tap water, is embarrassing. Who hired this guy? Indeed, Health Canada does discuss the regulation of bottled water. What is missing, however, is any discussion of enforcement of the regulations. They do tell us that if something terrible happens, they’ll be all over it, “The Canadian Food Inspection Agency and other health officials could test for these bacteria when the manufacturer is out of compliance and/or has been involved in food borne outbreaks.” So I guess we’ll just have to trust Nestlé until something awful happens. Phew, I’m relieved! Nowhere in my article did I write that money spent on bottled water is not spent on infrastructure. This clown invented an argument, pretended I wrote it, and then said it’s illogical. What I was plainly referring to was the following, from the Polaris Institute: “The shift toward bottled water helps deflect from the need to call for increased funding and prioritization of safe public water services, leaving the door open for neglectful governments keen on transferring public service costs over to the private sector.” Probably Mr. Challinor (the second!) didn’t even read my article, and thought I was talk- ing about Polaris’ “exposé” about how our government spends millions on bottled water... which I didn’t. This guy reminds me of the main character in Thank You For Smoking, “Gentlemen, practise these words in front of the mirror: Although we are constantly exploring the subject, currently there is no direct evidence that links cellphone usage to brain cancer,” or Robert McNamara, “Never answer the question that is asked of you. Answer the question that you wish had been asked of you.” The major difference is that this Challinor (the second!) character sucks at re-spinning. But by far my favourite part of Nestlé’s answer to my article is that Challinor (the second!) calls upon me and other concerned citizens to make a number of demands of the government in order to protect our public water supplies and delivery infrastructure. I love this part because Nestlé, with its multi-million dollar marketing budget, as far as I can tell, doesn’t do this themselves (go ahead, check their website). I wonder why? Challinor (the second!), I leave you with a quote from my grandpa, “You’re seldom sorry for what you didn’t say,” or in this case, write. Sometimes it’s better marketing to just keep your mouth shut. —Adrian J. Kaats (the One & Only!) Adrian Kaats is a Daily columnist. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2010-11-15 Title A name given to the resource Council passes new SSMU equity policy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Arsem-O'Malley Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The McGill Daily Description An account of the resource SSMU Council voted to approve a new equity policy. policy SSMU SSMU Equity Committee student government https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/62030/archive/files/35d61ec58983d56de892aff245f90cab.pdf?Expires=1779321600&Signature=K65K9Z3wX%7EAosEycav2ce3k%7Ee6pCgTVagvJvo-E6yuw4GT%7EJzs5%7ECxR1dd2ZiyiadUhcZCr8gPogIhyDMKKJyH9WuThE1vOh7Atne3hi95W3fT7jaJzhxxppIC8AujaPAmURAIKS7lDvmlVw9tt4OxiUtn6x%7EBXpv6270iYov4BKvIb093YP9mL-J2%7EbIMuJp%7EgHEqYjEDoVMYrCHmsRRFd-sswgQpfzkgaCeezfC-LYlN6Fnv6Vkvv9VOOsGDtKBv540XtgYzCOalWOAoBVMhHDOKsv%7EYwL01JawxLxMrXwts4MEuOEvKIshe%7EeH6u19xkFNpd4YqlrNZj8CmnN4g__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM b16a7c9890594ddddf255d7636259bf5 PDF Text Text � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2010-09-13 Title A name given to the resource Why equity and social justice matter Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Emily Clare and Lynsey Grosfield Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The McGill Daily Description An account of the resource A piece written by SSMU's equity team commenting on student groups' missteps and the need for equity on campus. Choose Life Indigeneity QPIRG racism reproductive justice sexism SSMU SSMU Equity Committee student government Student Organizations https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/62030/archive/files/6c12285a9f2c850bbeffc8e5a16c9a8e.pdf?Expires=1779321600&Signature=maK9UKi71Or7DoT3p1u-zilRz3mO3hhedIfEOB30A%7E5WsDM6RdIxmzifk8U3gHA%7EjmVZ4osZM6gYBSud55mFdpxCSn1vdtTNOvnGq2%7E%7EwkPUWWx0gpVTZUCYT684msVv6ktdMdpfdCiFITDcbaoJ9UArYDbxnDoL8TxKUal6ctX13jrzj0Af4kS8ija3OsOxGnkEfdch34ZzJS8i1weEMw-c3sl0V%7EkWrgXfG6ioIcSStWGd1Ev4sebuaWZyFzfIHiqcFWdC7ZixhzAyjAMdevlOBuadSrZKCcuyAmqBuj25D3LQL6M0aGbzyIplzMRy7q%7EppKSI7X2NZO-UXeZNyA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 1ce5e0031eebc62d03c2e99c941203fb PDF Text Text 4 News The McGill Daily, Thursday, January 15, 2009 Refused homeless get new beds Program likely to end in the spring when funding dries up Hayley Lapalme McGill Daily H omeless people who are routinely refused from shelters because of cited misconduct will now have a place to sleep. The City of Montreal will offer a new bed service at select locations to keep the homeless from braving the cold overnight. Initiated on December 15, 2008, the service, known as the respite program, provides a small, private room to guests refused elsewhere for a period of 72 hours in an effort to reintegrate them back into the general shelter system. The urgency of such a program is marked by the death of André Gagnon, who died on a park bench from sub-zero temperatures in late December, days after the program began. The Réseau d’aide aux personnes seules et itinérantes de Montréal (RAPSIM), a coalition that defends homeless rights, hopes that the inclusive nature of the respite program will attract those who previously avoided city services. “The minimum is to offer a place where they can spend the night out of the cold…and to help them to take more long term steps,” explained RAPSIM member Patricia Viannay. While emergency mechanisms have existed since 2003 to guarantee a bed to anyone who requests one, according to Cyril Morgan, Director of the Welcome Home Mission – an organization that reaches out to the homeless – many still choose to sleep outside or are refused access to shelters. “We found that many times, men get turned away because they were not received properly or because ONLINE Check out the audio version of this story at mcgilldaily.com and broadcast on CKUT in the coming days. they have trouble getting their story across. They need somebody who will sit down with them and will say, ‘look, what’s your problem, how can we help you, and where will we go from here?’” Morgan said. While intoxication, violence, disorderly behaviour, and drug use are often-cited reasons for refused access, RAPSIM suggested that the homeless are often refused for reasons more complicated than these labels suggest. “[Refusal] is related to a combination of problems: substance abuse issues are mixed with mental health issues,” explained Viannay, adding that compound problems complicate the shelter’s response to their case. Morgan explained that the respite program aims to improve the allocation of city beds, since most nights they are left empty as Montrealers prefer to sleep on the street. “I don’t know of anybody who has requested a bed in Montreal, and [for whom] none were found,” Morgan said. To date, the respite program has seen the Pavillion Patricia MacKenzie add two beds for women and Welcome Hall add four more for men to provide the respite service. Roughly a dozen people have used the service so far. Jacques Bertrand, also of RAPSIM, regretted that economic constraints have prevented the creation of a new location catering Rachel Wine / The McGill Daily While beds are almost always available to Montreal homeless, many still sleep on the street. specifically to the needs of respite guests, thus requiring an intensification of existing infrastructures instead. “What we did was less spectacular. The work was done quickly,” he said, adding that city institutions consulted only briefly before taking action. According to Viannay, there are few real alternatives to shelters in Montreal. Inadequate fallbacks include cafés, open stairways, bus shelters, park benches, garbage dumpsters, heating vents, or the underside of sandwich boards. There exists no legal way to force the homeless into shelters if they decline. The city seeks to catch part of the population neglected by the shelter system with the respite program. Rejent, a man living on the street since his wife died six years ago, expressed no desire to seek shelter in a city institution, describing them as depressing. He was not convinced that the public is concerned with the circumstances of the homeless. “We die like flies, and the world doesn’t care. We are a disposable community,” he said. Funding for the respite program – provided by the province and the city – will expire at the end of the winter, but Matthey Pearce of the Old Brewery Mission, a shelter in Old Montreal, stressed the need for it to be extended indefinitely. “While it may be true that you won’t die of the cold on the streets of Montreal in July, there are other reasons why you might be victimized and assaulted, and at risk in the summer. So we think this service should be yearlong,” he said. The city resurrected the model for the respite project from L’Echelle, a pilot project run by the Old Brewery Mission a few years ago. L’Echelle ran out of funds and closed operations at the end the end of the winter, and the respite program will likely go the same way. Pro-life club hosts controversial event during interim McGill students divided on Choose Life’s pictures of fetuses at crossroads Josh Nobleman News Writer P ro-life group Choose Life could push for full club status by month’s end, provided that the club’s interim activities are not considered unacceptable by SSMU’s Equity Committee. At the October 28 Council meeting, Choose Life was granted threemonth interim club status in a 21-totwo vote, amidst concerns voiced by students from the Quebec Public Interest Research Group-McGill and the Union for Gender Empowerment (UGE) about incendiary anti-abortion tactics used by similar groups. Preceding the vote, Choose Life president Natalie Fohl assured students and councillors that the club would not condone “using graphic pictures or circulating literature that could be construed as hateful.” SSMU VP External Devin Alfaro assured Council in October that definite consequences would follow if Choose Life were to circulate any such material, and Choose Life was granted the right to free speech and regular assembly. On November 24, at one of the club’s first events, Choose Life tabled at the McGill crossroads with displays of images of fetuses – an event Fohl hoped would bring the issue into public focus. The club established a voting booth and comment station asking when a fetus should legally be considered a person, “We wanted the voting to spark discussion, encourage people to reflect on the question, and voice their opinion,” said Fohl. Displayed on the table were to- scale images of a fetus developing from conception. Each month of pregnancy contained different facts about foetal development, and each fetus “said” something in the photo caption, with the seventh-month fetus saying, “I can look around!” On the table, in a binder, lay similar illustrations photocopied from a biology textbook, “Human Development.” Diagonally across from Choose Life, a group of students organized an informal counter-protest on the corner of the crossroads, handing out pieces of cloth reading “my body, my rules.” Other protesting students’ signs matched those displayed by the UGE at the October Council meeting: “Legalize abortion” and “fight gender oppression.” U3 Sociology student Sarah Golightly, a member of the UGE who took part in counter-protest, was concerned with the philosophy Choose Life was promoting. “[They’re] portraying people who have had abortions as immoral,” said Golightly. “I’m most concerned about the effect this could have on students [with] what I consider to be propaganda.” The UGE is due to publish a reproductive rights zine in February. However, U2 Philosophy Honours Trevor Bant did not react as strongly to the group’s event. “I see no problem as long as they say things in a respectful and tolerant manner,” Bant said. “But I don’t know how many McGill students would be sympathetic to their cause.” Fohl maintained that no pamphlets were actively handed out, and those available for circulation contained no inflammatory or graphic material, despite certain students’ charges that the club distributed hateful material. Complaints from individual students can be made through the SSMU Equity Committee; the Judicial Board hears grievances between clubs. According to SSMU VP Clubs & Services Samantha Cook, some student complaints have been taken up with the Equity Committee, but SSMU will not necessarily reopen the Choose Life debate at Council, as equity officers may decide the issue independently or defer it to a separate committee. To date, the Judicial Board has received no complaints. Choose Life’s next planned event is a talk on Monday by Mary Meehan, a veteran pro-life speaker urging liberals and feminists to defend the unborn. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coverage from The McGill Daily Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data PDF Volume 98 Issue 27 Page Number(s) 4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Committee is looking into the matter. “Someone saw the word ‘fag’ scratched info the door and crowbar marks on the door after reading .. week,” Queer McGill Administrator Markella Georgiadis explained. “Clearly, someone tried to force their way into our office.” Such vandalism is unusual at McGill, but not unprecedented, according to Georgiadis. “IPs not common. It does seem to be an isolated event, but something similar happened recently in a McGill residence,” Georgiadis said. “Someone wrote “Die Homo’ on another person’s door. Between these two incidents, we are becoming concerned.” YEUX SX U MES YETE OPTOMETRISTS Queer MeGill Georgiadis has brought this incident to the attention of SSMU Equity Commissioner Brianna Hersey, who said she is looking into the matter, al spoke to Georgiadis, and we're still in the process of finding out which course of action would be best,” Hersey said... “The Student Equity Committee that.I sit on,..helps students who have faced discrimination or something unjust. They file a grievance telling us what they want to be done about it. We then evaluate it and send it to the SSMU 1,2003 at 10:00 son House, 2nd. JPAD[D 9Aq-eUDW Vandal attempted to break into office, scratched “fags” on door over reading week = = ¥ Executive Committee and they decide whether or not to follow through.” Queer McGill hopes to. bring the vandals to justice, though Georgiadis acknowledges the difft| culty of tracking them down. , Another obstacle, according to | Hersey, is McGill’s lack of an antidiscrimination policy. “It is very difficult to. know | what to do without an official antidiscrimination policy,”. Hersey explained. “We are helping to lobby the Board of Governors to McGill's develop one. Until then, [the A patch of new paint now covers the graffiti on Queér Student Equity Committee] will act office door. as a advisory body to the [SSMU] open and: accepting, but even in “If: you know of other Executive.” ” open. and accepting communities instances that are happening, While the graffiti has:been paintthere is also discrimination.” ed over, Georgiadis does not want- please tell us,” Georgiadis urged. According. to Gece ‘the “Tf it is more common than we | the vandalism to be forgotten. vandalism underscores the imporg somethin think, it is definitely “Our goal is to bring attention tance of Queer McGill’s Pride Week, that Queer McGill should to the incident,” she explained. which is planned for next week. address.” “Far too many people think that “Jt just-so happens that Pride Hersey, a queer woman, said the homophobia, sexism, and racism Week is next week. We were planhomophobic act is surprising at a ' do not exist at McGill. They do, ning our opening event to be a normally queer-friendly ‘campus and we do not want this. incident guerrilla theatre. production in the like McGill. swept under the rug.” Shatner Cafeteria, We want to “I am queer and I have personHomophobic incidences might address why we need Pride Week ally never. experienced’ anything | be. more common than anyone and Queer McGill to be around,” like this,” she said. “For me, the knows, Georgiadis said, because Georgiadis explained. environment at McGill has. been few are reported. DR. F. MAROUN, OD Eye Exam Pagel Prescription Lenses (single vision) Pie taicldy PMN Tags aaa — LEXPOSITION DE BANDES DESSINEES ~ _ EST FIER DE VOUS PRESENTER CES SUPERS INVITES David 119265 i 6, 2003._ Finch ‘Happy happy: joyjoy. z Dessinateur de ULTIMATE X-MEN 1 Year Warranty ASCENSION et Travel The THE CALL OF DUIVG THE BROTHERHOOD Sergio Cariello My Dessinateur de 1460 Sherbrooke W. 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Tuesdays 7pm @ Days Ina, 4005 Rue globaltesol.com � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coverage from The McGill Daily Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Paper Volume 92 Issue 37 Page Number(s) 4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Queer McGill Office Vandalised Description An account of the resource Article covering homophobic vandalism in the Queer McGill office. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Danny Fisher Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The McGill Daily Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2003/03/06 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource English homophobia Queer McGill SSMU SSMU Equity Committee https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/62030/archive/files/e57155a8c5cbf1865f679084743499b3.PDF?Expires=1779321600&Signature=Xm8BOFtvVbFrjMZM3odycX5RA4peYTRt3AVkoS1F6rv3wdsGElBJbk%7EnGHcHHdLs8ZUidldXffThLhrJ-iUP8XYZRJZm-e34RoCwjoksA6djxKCqjItaC8lrqB-2tZcf1Ii8qeL8TTa%7EoEUP0Vd8RxjrWrNDZTukxQizh6gkM32HTPrHJ7LyodgqD0y4t1OcnU5BERyCY0Jzt6k3sn0c-59yiVR7BeYZvaaMO4sGumvBmmfLT7RjMxzHdHH9RZnBjOSyXMQ1xkR88mgslkYYE3m8EILKYf0tZsZaDMuZ0j2fV25-AFQgSQtkEM2-4-0TZnF%7E5HReTJnk7pVE68T5HA__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 0951d1b9100d676f0f74ca67dc801125 PDF Text Text e> cera t The McGill Daily News | January 13, 2003 |3 New Student Equity Committee Launched JUDYOAA DULL SSMU’s latest initiative to tackle inequality grievances on campus ictims of inequality on. campus will have a new forum to air their grievances with the creation: of the Student Equity Committee. The ? newly created SECom, a SSMU project, will work to create a more tolerant campus through public education and outreach. According to the chief architects of the initiative, SSMU from the people who are. actually experiencing the problems.” Sagel noted that such an initiative is needed in order to foster a more informed student body and ties, and this is an important step towards addressing the needs and concerns of those communities,” said Sagel. by Matt Mundy THE McGILL DalLy VP University Affairs Fred Sagel and SECom.. Commissioner Brianna Hersey, While there was no ‘single event that led to the formation of the committee, there was a general need. “There wasn’t a particular issue that led to its creation, but if you look at the post-September 11 explosion of racism there was obviously a need,” said Hersey. “The idea was that there needed to be an institution within SSMU that could address inequality.” SECom will have open meetings once every two weeks and will discuss and react accordingly to situations that arisé on campus. “We as a group. will discuss this...in terms of logistical things, we will meet every two weeks to address what’s going on,” Hersey said, “There are always issues of discrimination to address...like the fact that the majority of buildings on campus are inaccessible to people in wheelchairs.” Prior to SECom, no ssMU apparatus existed to deal with issues of inequity, leaving issues to be resolved -| without a guiding framework. “Oftentimes. SSMU. has not appealed to all student communi- "There are always issues of discrimination to address...like the fact that the majority of buildings on campus are inaccessible to people in wheelchairs.” greater tolerance on campus. “This needs to be treated as a way to initiate ideas and encourage sensitizing people about issues and to encourage a. campus that is knowledgeable about these things,” said Sagel. Faik noted that the success of SECom will depend on the effort that the individual members put towards the initiative, which may require them to take strong starids on some issues. “Any .committee’s effectiveness will depend on the will of the people in it and how much. effort they’re willing to put into it,” said Faik. “I hope these people-are dedicated and’ they believe in what they’re working for and have the courage to address issues that will require them ‘to take strong stands.” Isam Faik, President of the Muslim®~ Students’ Association, agrees and believes that SECom’s creation creates an opportunity to include communities on campus that have often been ignored by other initiatives. “This is a multicultural society and the people in’ the committee should be willing to go to the different communities and get their side of the story and their understanding of . the situation,” » Faik. said. “[SECom’s members] need to make sure that they get the information tec SEEN ee RCC ‘Eye Exam ee Lee Rt Ree RDC ele CeCe Unita emu « Eye Glasses ic ur + Contact Lenses COME CHECKOUT OUR PRICES BEFORE ORDERING YOUR NEXT PAIR OF CONTACTS OR EYE GLASSES. fey (Te y-t-by DR. 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