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

Fri Feb 27 10:53:44 PST 2015

Hey Councillors--

According to the bylaws we need to provide 7-days notice for council
meetings, which is why Friday is the only option.

I can prepare a doodle for other times on Friday, as i relied on the doodle
circulated before. Even if we do another survey, we still have to call the
meeting today.

Please let me know what you advise, thanks!

--gretchen

On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 1:22 PM, Jon Summers <jsummers6 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yeah, Friday afternoon is pretty terrible timing. Is there really no other
> time we could do this?
>
> On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 1:20 PM, Anastasia Llewellyn <
> anastasia.llewellyn at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'll be at the Arts & Science Congress, but I suppose I can excuse myself
>> for the time needed for this meeting.
>>
>> Does it have to be Friday, since people don't seem to be available? Could
>> it not be earlier in the week?
>>
>> Also, what information should we have beforehand? I am aware of the
>> situation, but not its detail.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Anastasia
>>
>> On 27 February 2015 at 09:44, Roddy <roddy.doucet at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Arts and Science folks, this meeting should last no longer than an hour.
>>> I will also do everything I can to meet with each of you individually
>>> before Friday if required to answer questions.
>>>
>>>  While I appreciate the amount of time and energy that has gone into
>>> convening the Congress, this meeting is of utmost importance financially
>>> and in terms of our now six year battle to exercise our democratic right to
>>> leave the CFS. It could potentially save this dragging on, at further great
>>> expense, until 2018 or beyond. The timing of the meeting could not be
>>> helped, as any chance to accept a negotiated settlement will likely expire
>>> Monday March 9 at 10am when the judge convenes the case.
>>>
>>> I wish it was different, but unfortunately that is not the case.
>>>
>>> Roddy
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Feb 27, 2015, at 8:46 AM, Isabelle Johnston <
>>> isabelle.johnston at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>> Ok, I just wanted to be sure. Unfortunately, I will be out of town that
>>> day. It is also the day of the Arts and Science congress, which may present
>>> a problem for other AS councilors.
>>> Isabelle
>>> On Feb 27, 2015 8:39 AM, "gretchen k" <gbayou at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 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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