[GSA Council] Notice of resignation.

Tue Mar 13 15:39:23 PDT 2018

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C

On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 5:47 PM, Mohd Azam Khan <khan.azam.mohd at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Sounds great Angelica. I hope Chloe and Maida will also reconsider.
>
> Regards,
> Azam
>
> On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 4:00 PM, Angelica Restrepo <
> angelica.restrepo1992 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you for your replies. First of all, I would like for all of you to
>> know that my decision was not made lightly; as pointed by Breanna, I am
>> well aware that I represent a large body of students and their interests.
>> Bre, you do make a good point in that the last thing that I wish is for the
>> rest of the councilors to bear the burden of my resignation. However, I
>> feel that the burden of those who make it extremely difficult for us to
>> execute one of the very few mandatory tasks that we have, to meet monthly,
>> is falling on all of our shoulders. Trying to schedule a meeting has not
>> only been difficult for its usual reasons (that we all have different
>> schedules), but also because some of the directors simply fell off the map.
>> Not having the courtesy to send their regrets or even check out a couple of
>> boxes online is not only disrespectful for those who do so, but it also
>> makes it extremely difficult for the rest of us to carry on with basic
>> business. In here, I am not referring to those who weren’t able to come to
>> previous meetings (as I have missed a couple as well), but to those who
>> have made it so much more difficult than it should have been.
>>
>>
>>
>> I know that some of you have been working very hard on the sustainability
>> policy. I have seen how some of the councilors have actually succeeded to
>> make their efforts count. Unfortunately, this has not been the case for me.
>> I prefer not to get into detail about why I felt that this wasn’t, overall,
>> a rewarding learning experience, as it would require me to do some
>> finger-pointing; I’d rather not. That being said, I am not going to dismiss
>> my fellow councilor efforts; if my presence in the association makes a big
>> difference for Sherif and Breanna’s policy, I will stay on until the end
>> (which for me, due to research-related commitments that require me to
>> travel outside of the country, is the first week of May).
>>
>>
>>
>> There are other concerns that I have with the current handling of
>> information, but rather than turning this into an unproductive e-mail war,
>> I’ll approach the concerned individuals personally.
>>
>>
>>
>> Lastly, I understand that some of you were surprised by my e-mail; though
>> I don’t understand why I was singled out. My reasons were just as valid as
>> academic, personal or work-related concerns that led others to resign. I
>> freely decided to be more specific because it would have been false for me
>> to justify my resignation on the grounds of personal concerns.
>>
>>
>>
>> Hopefully, Carlos will be able to set up a council meeting before April.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Angelica
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 10:37 AM, Fatemeh Ahmadi <
>> ahmadi.fatemeh2011 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello everyone,
>>>
>>> I do agree with Breanna,and I hope we can have our meeting as soon as
>>> possible.
>>> We shouldn't forget the days we were talking about this responsibility
>>> to collect vote. We all have a commitment to GSA members who vote for
>>> us and also to us as Breanna mentioned.
>>>
>>> I am looking forward to seeing you all in the council meeting.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Fatemeh,
>>> ENCS Director
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 1:07 AM, Breanna Shanahan <
>>> breanna.shanahan at live.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I apologize if you recieve this twice. I sent it to the wrong list
>>>> apparantly. It is still very important. And so I am sending it again.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hello my dear fellow councilors.
>>>>
>>>> And especially the directors who are choosing to resign.
>>>>
>>>> I agree with Azam (and now Krupa and Geoff too). We have gone though so
>>>> much to quit just two months before the end. There are important matters I
>>>> want to bring to council, but without council members, passing them
>>>> will be impossible..
>>>>
>>>> Each one of you represents almost 300 graduate students interests..
>>>>
>>>> 300 people who rely on you for a voice.
>>>>
>>>> You all have a great responsibility.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Beyond that of the toxic environment that has been going on this year,
>>>> you represent your peers as key figures in all decision making
>>>> processes and in making change..
>>>>
>>>> Each one of you, a Necessary voice in our council.
>>>>
>>>> I don't understand what personal reasons could be overcoming all of you
>>>> at once that have started this trend of abandonment.
>>>>
>>>> I am sorry that it is weighing heavily on you, but each time one of you
>>>> leaves the burden weighs heavier for those of us who remain.
>>>>
>>>> I hope you will reconsider for these last two months. The finish line
>>>> is in sight and too much effort has been made to do as much as
>>>> possible this year for the students that will be snuffed out due to poor
>>>> attendance at our final meetings.
>>>>
>>>> Sherif and I have a Very Important Policy to pass for sustainability at
>>>> our school. One we have worked tirelessly for with school organizations
>>>> and committees. It will require you to fullfill your initial commitment to
>>>> us- your fellow councellors.
>>>>
>>>> Its Four more days.
>>>>
>>>> Four final meetings.
>>>>
>>>> That is all.
>>>>
>>>> Please come to them.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Breanna
>>>>
>>>> Fine arts director
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>> *From:* Gsaconcordia <gsaconcordia-bounces at lists.resist.ca> on behalf
>>>> of Geoff Weissbach <geoff.weissbach at gmail.com>
>>>> *Sent:* Monday, March 12, 2018 11:43:43 PM
>>>> *To:* Krupa Rajani
>>>> *Cc:* GSA all contacts
>>>> *Subject:* Re: [GSA Council] Notice of resignation.
>>>>
>>>> Agreed.
>>>>
>>>> On Mar 12, 2018 11:35 PM, "Krupa Rajani" <kripa.rajani92 at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello Angelica,
>>>>>
>>>>> Regarding past ongoing chaos of GSA , I can understand your situation.
>>>>> You have always been a team player for  GSA until now. It was really bit
>>>>> surprise for me to hear this news from a strong and positive person like
>>>>> you . As now GSA is in a position of "Sink or Swim" and if everybody will
>>>>> fall apart then definitely GSA will be a huge failure for this mandate .
>>>>> This is time where we need to stand and support as much as we can rather
>>>>> than to give up. We have like few months to be a part of GSA why not we
>>>>> stand together again and atleast try to make it a better place for our next
>>>>> upcoming mandate.
>>>>>
>>>>> We strongly need a council meeting to be executed this month to come
>>>>> up for better planning and pending approvals. I kindly request to all my
>>>>> dear councillors for not loosing hope and to quit.
>>>>>
>>>>> PS : its my humble request to you for taking back your resignation if
>>>>> possible and join back to GSA council.
>>>>> On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 10:34 PM Mohd Azam Khan <
>>>>> khan.azam.mohd at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Dear Angelica,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We all can meet and discuss how to address the concerns with which
>>>>>> some of directors are resigning. I believe that we all have responsibility
>>>>>> to deliever our one year mandate. I hope you and other resigned directors
>>>>>> will reconsider.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hope to get Quorom for meeting this time.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> Azam
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Mon, Mar 12, 2018 at 10:02 PM Angelica Restrepo <
>>>>>> angelica.restrepo1992 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dear Councillors,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Please take this as my one-month notice for my resignation from the
>>>>>>> GSA. In light of recent events and the mishandling of key information, I
>>>>>>> feel that this environment has become too toxic and is no longer
>>>>>>> productive. I also feel that my efforts to mobilize us have failed, while
>>>>>>> also revealing profound flaws in the system that I was not aware of at the
>>>>>>> beginning of our mandate.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It has been a pleasure to work and exchange with many of you, good
>>>>>>> luck in all your endeavours.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Kindly,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Angelica Restrepo
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>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Best Regards,
>>>>>> M. Azam Khan
>>>>>> JMSB Director
>>>>>> (Graduate Student Association)
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>>>>> Thanks&Regards,
>>>>> Krupa Rajani
>>>>>
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>>> --
>>> *-----------------------------------------*
>>> *Yours Sincerely,*
>>> *Fatemeh Ahmadi*
>>> *M.Sc Student at Concordia University *
>>> *Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering *
>>> *http://fatemeh-a.com/ <http://fatemeh-a.com/>*
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> M. Azam Khan
> JMSB Director
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