[GSA Council] Notice of resignation.

Tue Mar 13 17:20:44 PDT 2018

Will do
.

Regards,
Azam

On Tue, Mar 13, 2018 at 6:39 PM meeting facilitator <
meetingfacilitator.gsa at gmail.com> wrote:

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> 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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>>>>>> 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
>> (Graduate Student Association)
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