[GSA Council] ASEQ Orientation and Reporting Lunch Meeting

Sat Nov 28 13:00:29 PST 2015

Hello Alex,

One more thing, what ever you have for Keroles is between you and him.

It will be good if you do not involve other council members in that. It's
meaningless to take a student association internal conflict outside the the
association.

We all are students like you and we are not here to fight and launch legal
complain against each other.

There where few places where even I could have launched cases against you,
and you are not the only one who has lawyers with you. But that's not what
I intend to do here.

If you have noticed, the entire council has issues with you and only you.
So either the entire 19 members of the council are wrong and you are the
only one right or its just that you are so ignorant to see it by yourself
that even you are wrong at your own terms.

If an initiative of resolving the issue is the main agenda for the topic,
only then the issue is resolved. If not then you keep dragging it till it
breaks and that leads to a never ending process of conflict between both.

You may have lost your mind to the oblivion but please do become infectious
to the association with your current state of mind.

There are even more greater issue GSA is facing right now, like we lack in
advocacy center, we lack in the language classes, we lack in academic
events and many more. And nothing has happened for these issues apart from
statements being written on paper referring to the work in progress tag.
And your lack of diligence for the respective issues is aren't compatible
to get the outcome.

You won the election because of democracy and not because of presidential
rules. And so did all of use who are on the council and on the executives
committee.

Let me enlighten you with the principles of Democracy: Rule of law, freedom
of press, respect of human rights, active political processes & enlightened
citizens.

Each of these 'basic' to democracy, meaning that democracy can't exist
without all of them.

1. The Rule of Law - we are a association governed by laws, not by men.
Directors, Presidents and legislatures can't just do whatever they can get
away with, they are limited by law. Laws represent the will of the people.

2. Freedom of the Press - in a democracy it's people, the voters, who are
ultimately in control. The people need information in order to vote wisely,
and that's why we need a free press and freedom of political speech.

3. Respect of human rights - we must realize that people are the most
important thing, the purpose of government is to serve the needs of the
people, not vice versa. This is the main reason for the Bill of Rights.

4. Active Political Processes - democracy is not a spectator sport, it's a
participation sport. It won't work if most people don't take part. A lot of
the trouble we've been having in the US can be blamed on the lack of
participation of so many people, small voter turnouts, etc. The more people
who care enough to vote, and who then stick around to see how their votes
turned out, the better off we'll be.

5. Enlightened Citizens - This is another problem we have here. Citizens
must be educated and must understand the purpose of democracy, how and why
we have it. This takes a high literacy rate (along with a free press).

So we have our own set of bylaws and we are not ignorant enough to read it
and not understand. So please stop imposing the act in which come up with
you laptop telling us that it's against the law.

You talk about ethics, well by the you represent ethics it appears that you
have no understanding of the difference between person, professional and
global ethics.

As you say right now "let me explain"

*Principles of Personal Ethics*

Personal ethics might also be called morality, since they reflect general
expectations of any person in any society, acting in any capacity. These
are the principles we try to instill in our children, and expect of one
another without needing to articulate the expectation or formalize it in
any way.

Principles of Personal Ethics include:

Concern for the well-being of others Respect for the autonomy of others
Trustworthiness & honesty Willing compliance with the law (with the
exception of civil disobedience) Basic justice; being fair Refusing to take
unfair advantage Benevolence: doing goodPreventing harm

*Principles of Professional Ethics*

Individuals acting in a professional capacity take on an additional burden
of ethical responsibility. For example, professional associations have
codes of ethics that prescribe required behavior within the context of a
professional practice such as medicine, law, accounting, or engineering.
These written codes provide rules of conduct and standards of behavior
based on the principles of Professional Ethics, which include:

Impartiality; objectivity Openness; full disclosure. Confidentiality Due
diligence / duty of care.Fidelity to professional responsibilities.
Avoiding potential or apparent conflict of interest

Even when not written into a code, principles of professional ethics are
usually expected of people in business, employees, volunteers, elected
representatives and so on.

*Principles of Global Ethics*

Global ethics are the most controversial of the three categories, and the
least understood. Open to wide interpretation as to how or whether they
should be applied, these principles can sometimes generate emotional
response and heated debate.

Principles of Global Ethics include:

Global justice (as reflected in international laws) Society before self /
social responsibility Environmental stewardship Interdependence &
responsibility for the ‘whole’Reverence for place

Each of us influences the world by simply existing; and it is always wise
to ‘think globally’. An added measure of accountability is placed on
globally influential enterprises such as governments and transnational
corporations. (Responsibility comes with power whether we accept it or
not.) One of the burdens of leadership is to influence society and world
affairs in a positive way. Can a person, nation or company truly be
‘successful’ while causing human suffering or irreparable environmental
damage? A more modern and complete model of success also considers impact
on humanity and the earth’s ecology.

I hope you can stop sending us all that long essay at 3 AM in the night and
start focusing on the issue GSA has rather than your personal interest.

Thank you.

Regards,

Rahul Kumar.

Hello Alex,

Thank for the ASEQ thing.

But can you please avoid for the lawyer presentation? I know you're
concerned about the way the council of directors are working right now but
this is not the right time.

We have quite a lot of agenda on the table today and the presentation and
stuffs like that takes time so please ask him to present it in the January
council meeting. The guess that will be appropriate time for this.

Thank you.

Regards,

Rahul Kumar
On Nov 28, 2015 11:22 AM, "Alex Ocheoha" <president at gsaconcordia.ca> wrote:

> Hello Everybody,
>
> The meeting with ASEQ today went really well yesterday. They presented us
> with the data which we requested. The claims report was for 2 years but we
> suggested that they make a claims report for 5 years.
>
> The claims report will be presented to council in January. Another date
> will be arranged to make the presentation the Annual Claims Report,
> Change of Coverage Update, and Plan Overview to directors. This can also
> be done during the council retreat.
>
> I apologize for the short notice in sending the invitation earlier. The
> meeting was supposed to be with execs but the invitation was extended to
> directors and staff last minute.
>
> I invited a lawyer to make a presentation to directors on the rights and
> responsibilities of directors. This is not my lawyer but a lawyer who has
> a specialty in not-for-profit organizations and community groups. An
> arbitrator will try to resolve the dispute between me and  Keroles.
>
> Have a good weekend.
>
> Regards,
>
> *Alex Ocheoha*
> President
>
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> On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 11:53 PM, Alex Ocheoha <president at gsaconcordia.ca>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello Everyone,
>>
>> ASEQ wishes to have a meeting with some members of the GSA Executive,
>> Council and Staff at their offices from 11.30am-1pm this Friday,
>> November 27th.
>>
>> At this meeting, they will present us with the Annual Claims Report,
>> Change of Coverage Update, and Plan Overview.
>>
>> A presentation of the Annual Claims Report, Change of Coverage Update,
>> and Plan Overview will also be made in January for those who cannot make
>> it.
>>
>> Please confirm your attendance so that I will let them know how many
>> people are attending.
>>
>> Thank you.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>>
>> *Alex Ocheoha*
>> President
>>
>> Graduate Students Association
>> Concordia University
>> 2030 Mackay · Montreal · QC · H3N 1J1
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