[opirgyork] OPIRG York | 2015 - 2016 Board Nominations + AGM

[OPIRG York]

*OPIRG  York  |  2015 - 2016 Board Nominations  *



*NOMINATION*  for  the  York  Public  Interest  Research  Group  Board  of
 Directors  is  open  to  any  OPIRG  member   with  the  support  of  at
 least  15  member  signatures.  All  York  students  who  have  paid
 their  student  fees  and   have  not  opted  out  of  OPIRG  York’s  levy
 fee  are  members  of  OPIRG  York  and  are  eligible  for  nomination.
We   especially  encourage  women,  people  of  colour,  trans-­‐people,
 queer  people,  members  of  different   departments  and  faculties,
 disabled  individuals,  working  class  and  union  members  and  diverse
 religious  and   cultural  communities  to  run,  in  order  to  have  a
 Board  that  is  representative  of  the  diverse  student  population
at  York.



*CANDIDATES*  for  the  Board  should  be  members  (students  or
 community  members)  who:

▪ Have  demonstrated  commitment  to  social  &  environmental  justice
 and  working  within  an  anti-­‐ oppression  framework

▪ Are  able  to  responsibly  and  fully  participate  in  consensus
 decision  making

▪ Are  committed  to  attending  weekly  2  hour  Board  Meetings

▪ Are  committed  to  devote  at  least  2  hours  a  week  in
 office/resource  centre  hours

▪ Are  willing  and  able  to  take  responsibility  for  maintaining  one
 portfolio

▪ Are  willing  and  able  to  take  responsibility  for  the
 organizations  financial  accountability  and  board’s   collective  role
 as  representatives  of  the  collective  interests  of  student
 membership,  employer  and   policy  maker

▪ Have  sufficient  time  and  interest  to  prepare  for  and  participate
 actively  in  the  above  duties,  along  with   other  responsibilities,
 like  general  meetings,  committees,  programming,  working  group
involvement/coordination



*TO  NOMINATE  *yourself  or  someone  you  believe  has  the  commitment,
 interest,  time  and  ability  to  be  a  good   Director,  submit  a
 completed  Nomination  Form  (attached  below)  between  April  9th – April
23rd,  2015 to  the   OPIRG  York  Office  (Rm  C449  Student  Centre).
The  *deadline  for  nominations  is  5pm,  April 23,*  unless  the  CRO
 decides  to  extend  the  nomination  period.



*DEADLINE* to apply is at April 23 at  5pm.



*TRAINING  for  incoming  board  members  will  include  attending  Board
 training  sessions  that  are  scheduled  for   May  2nd  and  3rd  at
 OISE, **as well as June 6th and 7th. **Training  is  MANDATORY! *



*THE  ELECTION*  of  the  board  shall  happen  at  the  *Annual  General
 Meeting  of  OPIRG  York,*  to  be  held  on  Thursday  April  30th  ,
 2015  at  the  GSA  (Student  Centre  Rm  430)  from  1  –  4pm.  All
 nominees  to  the  board  shall  introduce   themselves  to  the
 membership  and  an  election  will  be  help  to  determine  the  board
 members  for  the  2014-­‐ 2015  term.



For  more  information  please  come  by  the  OPIRG  York  office  or
 contact  OPIRG  York’s  Chief  Returning Officer Hanan Jibril at
opirg.cro2015 at gmail.com. Copies  of  the  nomination  form  and  more
information  about   OPIRG  York  are  available  in  the  OPIRG  York
 office,  Rm  C449  Student  Centre.

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*There are many ways to get involved at OPIRG. Apply to be a working
group: **http://opirgyork.ca/working-groups
<http://opirgyork.ca/working-groups>*
Contact victoria at opirgyork.ca for further information.

*We also have two collectives: *PrOPIRGanda Radio and the Radical Reading
Room. You can contact us about ways to get involved in these collectives:
opirgyork at gmail.com.

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