[Wamvan] Call For New Members: WAM! Vancouver Core Administrative Team

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Greetings Vancouver activists and media makers!

Women, Action, & the Media (WAM!) Vancouver is seeking new members for its
core administrative team.

This is a volunteer position. All members commit to the following:

1. Attend a two-hour meeting on the second Tuesday of each month (in the
evening).
2. Help to organize and facilitate our annual WAM! Conference. (Next
conference date: March 31, 2012)
3. Attend an anti-oppression workshop (date TBD) and follow an
anti-oppressive framework.
4. Participate in WAM! Vancouver’s communication tools / social media
(Facebook, email listserv, etc.).
5. Respond to each other and acknowledge emails – review the agenda from
each meeting, support each other.
6. Assist in planning local WAM! events and actions.

Total time commitment varies, but is generally around 4-8 hours per month
including meeting attendance.

We operate in accordance with the core values of WAM! International (listed
here: http://www.womenactionmedia.org/about/values/ ), with the following
additions:

   - *Indigenous Land:*  WAM! Vancouver acknowledges that the City of
   Vancouver occupies unceded Coast Salish Territory, specifically the land of
   the Skwxwú7mesh, Xwméthkwyiem, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples.  WAM!
   Vancouver aims to incorporate the history of colonization of Aboriginal
   peoples, as well as the traditional knowledge of these groups, into all of
   its activities.


   - *Choice:*  WAM! Vancouver supports women’s reproductive rights without
   condition.  WAM! Vancouver therefore supports a woman’s full and
   unqualified access to abortion, and reserves the right to exclude persons or
   organizations who aim to infringe upon this right in any way at any WAM!
   event or within any WAM! space (including the listserv).


   - *Sex work/prostitution:* WAM! Vancouver supports the dignity of current
   and former sex workers/women in prostitution and advocates for their
   safety.  While individual members of WAM! Vancouver have a wide range of
   opinions regarding the legalization, decriminalization, or abolition of sex
   work/prostitution in Canada, as an organization, WAM! Vancouver does not
   advocate for any one approach. Any discussions about sex
   work/prostitution in WAM! Vancouver spaces (including the listserv) or
   at WAM! Vancouver events shall abide by WAM!'s core values, and not
   infringe upon the dignity of any person.

*If you agree to our core values and commitments and are interested in
joining our team, we invite you to attend our next meeting on Tuesday,
October 11th at 7:00pm. *Please send an email indicating your interest and
we will send you location details.

Please also feel free to either reply to this email or send an email to
wamvancouver at gmail.com if you have any questions.

All the best,
The WAM! Vancouver team
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