[GSA Council] NOTICE: Urgent action required -- 3pm on Friday (March 6) meeting re: CFS settlement

[gretchen k]

sorry about the typo, the meeting is Friday March 6th at 3pm.

thanks!

-g-

On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 8:36 AM, Isabelle Johnston <
isabelle.johnston at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, Friday is March 6th and Monday is March 9th. What day is this meeting?
> On Feb 27, 2015 8:30 AM, "gretchen k" <gbayou at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello Councillors--
>>
>> The following notice is for an urgent meeting requested by GSA legal
>> advisers (see details below). Based on the previous doodle for *Friday,
>> March 9th - 3pm* seems to be the best time for this short meeting.
>>
>> We need 9 voting members to make quorum and a proposed agenda is included
>> below.
>>
>> Please email me your regrets as soon as possible if you cannot make 3pm
>> Friday March 6th.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> gretchen
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Lex Gill <lex.gill at gmail.com>
>> Date: Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 7:27 PM
>> Subject: Urgent action required — calling a meeting re: CFS settlement
>> To: gretchen.king at mail.mcgill.ca, Houda MADNOUNE <
>> president at gsaconcordia.ca>
>> Cc: Roddy Doucet <roddy.doucet at gmail.com>, Erik Chevrier <
>> erik at collectivevision.ca>
>>
>>
>> Dear Houda and Gretchen,
>>
>> My name is Lex Gill. I hope this message finds you well. *Please read
>> this email carefully as it contains very time sensitive information*!
>> (Thank you)
>>
>> I have been working with Roddy, Erik and the GSA's legal counsel on the
>> lawsuit related to the GSA's membership in the Canadian Federation of
>> Students.
>>
>> Roddy is out of the country but I just spoke to him over the phone about
>> an urgent issue regarding the case. It was his recommendation to contact
>> you and to send this email.
>>
>> The Canadian Federation of Students has initiated a conversation
>> regarding a potential settlement of the lawsuit. Time is of the essence
>> with this issue, as the trial is set to begin March 9th.
>>
>> A decision to settle, rather than go to trial, must be made by a vote of
>> GSA Council. This means that GSA Council *must meet before the trial
>> begins* in order to be able to consider any potential offer.
>>
>> We do not have all of the details about the offer yet and a formal
>> meeting will need to take place between your legal team and the CFS's legal
>> team next week.
>>
>> However, in order to make sure that we meet the notice requirements in
>> the GSA bylaws, the council meeting must be called as soon as possible.
>>
>> Therefore, I am requesting that the Council Chair *please call a meeting
>> for Friday, March 6th. *Feel free to set the exact time at your
>> convenience, but it should be on that day in the afternoon.
>>
>> The agenda should be as follows:
>>
>> *1. Call to Order*
>> *2. Update and discussion regarding Graduate Student Association of
>> Concordia University et al. vs. Canadian Federation of Students et
>> al. [Closed session]*
>> *3. Motion regarding potential settlement offer [Closed session]*
>> *4. Adjournment*
>>
>>
>> If there are any issues or problems that you foresee with this meeting,
>> please call me on my cellphone as soon as possible and we can work together
>> to sort them out.
>>
>> Thank you so much for your help.
>>
>> Lex
>>
>>
>>
>>
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