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Welcome to the VTU's June 2025 General Meeting info page. The GM will be held from 12PM-4PM at 1803 E 1st Avenue. Accessibility info for the venue can be found after the proposed agenda and reference links on this page.

Following the GM we will have a social and barbecue at Victoria Park, starting at 5PM

If you have not yet RSVP'd please do so here.

Proposed Agenda

• 12:00pm - Doors Open & Setup
• 12:15pm - Land Acknowledgement, Collective Agreements
• 12:30pm - Discussion on Disability & Access in the Union
• 1:30pm - Open Floor: What Do We Need to Talk About in the Union
• 1:45pm - Break
• 2:00pm - Reading & Motion: VTU Bill C-2 Statement
• 2:10pm - Motion on Tenant Organizing Fund
• 2:30pm - Accessibility Motion Discussion & Vote
• 3:30pm - Disability Justice/Accessibility Education Working Group
• 3:40pm - Disability Income Assistance Rates
• 4:00pm - End & Cleanup
• 5:00pm - Barbecue & Social in Victoria Park

The following reference links contain info relevant to the GM:

• Live Meeting Minutes [Follow along during the meeting]
• Special Resolution on Accessibility
• Accessibility Standards Checklist
• Motion on Tenant Organizing Fund
• Motion on Bill C-2

 We encourage members to read and understand motions to the best of their ability prior to the discussion at the GM.

Venue Accessibility Details

There is an accessible entrance to the building on Salisbury St. (ramp towards the large, white door - wide enough to fit a wheelchair or scooter). This is the entrance that all attendees will use. There will be room provided for members with chairs or other mobility aids in the meeting room.
The interior of the building is also accessible with wide doorways, including entrance to the bathroom. The bathroom stall door is unfortunately too narrow to fit a wheelchair, but wheelchair users that can use a walker or standing mobility aid over short distances should contact us to arrange the provision of such a device and allow them to access the bathroom. For the curious, the manager of the venue already has plans to rectify the accessibility issue with the bathroom, but it will not by the date of our meeting. There is a room with a changing table and chair for breastfeeding accessible via a stairway.

Community Agreements and Norms

As usual, we ask all attendees at VTU functions to follow these community agreements:

1. One-mic - means to respect each other’s speaking time.
2. Speak Up/Listen Up - means that people who are comfortable should step up on their listening skills and people who tend not to speak should step up speaking more.
3. Break It Down - explaining words or phrases that are unclear/ inaccessible.
4. Respect Each Other - oppressive behaviour will not be tolerated
5. Challenge Ideas, Not People - disagreements should be expressed with what people have said and not the people themselves.
6. Be Present
7. Take Care Of Yourself - do what is best for your physical and emotional well being

In addition to these agreements, we are asking everyone to observe the following meeting norms to help our virtual meeting run smoothly:

• When entering the meeting, please type your full name. We will use this to cross reference our database so that this can remain a members-only meeting.
  • If you are calling in, we will be cross referencing your phone number. 
• Keep your mic on mute unless you are the speaker. Facilitators will have the ability to mute your mic if need be.
• Questions & Comments
  • Please submit your questions and comments in writing in the Zoom Chat window, or ahead of the meeting if possible.
  • The above community agreements apply to the Zoom Chat window. Members submitting disrespectful comments in the chat window may be ejected from the meeting by facilitators
  • Call-in participants will be given a time at the end of each Q&A session to ask their questions out loud or they can use email
  • Please keep your questions and comments succinct so that as many people as possible can have time to ask their question
  • If your question wasn’t answered in the meeting, you are always welcome to follow up after the meeting: [email protected]
• If you are having technical difficulties hearing or participating in the meeting, please understand that facilitators will have a limited ability to help you. If you are asking a question and it does not come through clearly, we may have to move on, but we’ll try to come back to you.
  • If you missed something, you can refer to our meeting minutes document [linked above] Minutes will be recorded in real-time.

Volunteers will be monitoring our inbox during the meeting. Please submit all questions and concerns to: [email protected]