March 5th

Rainbow Caucus meeting

March 5th, 6-7pm, on Zoom

Join us for this term's first meeting of the Rainbow Caucus. The Rainbow caucus is for members of both units who identify as LGBTQ+

This caucus organizes political events, social events, ensures that LGBTQ+ issues are well represented within the local, and also functions as a place for queer union members to connect with each other. 

Chair election

At the March 5th meeting, we will be electing a caucus chair. The chair's role is to plan and organize the caucus meetings, promote the caucus' work and events, and ensure the smooth functioning of the caucus. For more information about the role of the chair, you can read our bylaws (here). 

Members of both units are welcome to nominate themselves for caucus chair. If more than one person is nominated, a vote will be held during the March 5th meeting. 

March 5th

Bargaining Research Committee (U1)

Tue Mar 5th, 10am - 12, Southam 315
Tue Mar 19th, 10am-12, location TBA

Does it feel like we just finished bargaining? We did! 

Alas, life moves quickly and it is already time to start getting ready for our next bargaining round. During our last round, our local made some amazing gains. We managed to bargain wage increases much higher than in past negotiations, we gained new benefits for members, greater protections, among many others. This was also our first real strike, with members withdrawing their labour, setting up picket lines, and showing the employer that this membership is committed to bettering our working conditions. 

Let's build on last round's momentum, and continue making these jobs better! Join us at the upcoming Bargaining Research Committee meeting, where we will get our ducks in a row and prepare for the next round! 

*This meeting is for Unit 1 bargaining. A Unit 2 (Contract Instructors) meeting will be announced in the near future. 

March 7th

Unit 2 Caucus meeting

Join us Thursday, March 7 from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. in 482 MacOdrum Library for our Unit 2 Caucus Meeting and trivia.

We would like to hear from you about concerns in your workplace. Give some thought to the following and any other concerns you might have:

· Academic Consideration Policy

· Discipline

· Professional Development Fund

· Unlimited enrolment courses

· Workload

After the discussion, stay for the trivia: it is playful and pointed! Our trivia winner will receive a $50 gift certificate for Farm Boy.

Pop in when you can and stay for as long as you can.

Refreshments will be served.

We hope to see you there!

March 9th

National March for Palestine

From our friends in the Palestinian Youth Movement and APAC:

Join thousands of Palestine supporters at this Saturday's upcoming National March For Gaza. People from across the country will gather at 1pm at Parliament Hill before marching through Ottawa. 

Send a clear message to the world: We demand and immediate and permanent ceasefire, Aid to Gaza, and a weapons embargo for Israel

March 13

Palestine Educational event

CUPE 4600 has invited speaker Hassan Husseini of Labour4Palestine (and member of CUPE 4600) to join us and lead a discussion on the ongoing genocide in Palestine, and Canada’s complicity in the suppression and discrimination of the Palestinian people. 

The event will be held Wednesday, March 13th from 5pm to 7pm, Room 409, Southam Hall. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided. We look forward to seeing you there!

March 7th

Life under Apartheid: Personal Stories from Gaza and the West Bank

From a group of Carleton faculty members and graduate students:

Thursday, Mar 7, 2024 3:00pm

Long before the response to October 7th thrust Gaza and the West Bank into the global spotlight, people there have been building lives and community in defiance of efforts to deny their basic human rights. Have you ever imagined what daily life under Israeli occupation, siege, and apartheid in Gaza and West Bank looks like? What is it like to grow up amidst recurring wars and invasions, frequent loss, and deprivation of basic human rights? What is it like to be living in Gaza and the West Bank today? How do Palestinians maintain hope for the future? What duties and obligations do academics have in the face of state-sanctioned violence?

A group of Carleton faculty members and graduate students invite you to join us for an event featuring a short documentary, followed by insightful talks by academics at Carleton University and Ottawa community members, who will provide a brief historical context about settler colonialism in Palestine and then share their research and/or lived experiences growing up in Gaza and the West Bank, and reflect on the ‘Palestine exception’ and the prevailing censorship and self-censorship. We will conclude the event with food and refreshments.

March 15th

Speaking Up for Palestine Panel Discussion

From our friends in Independent Jewish Voices:

March 15, 2024 @ 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Bronson Centre

This panel and roundtable discussion is aimed at anyone who wants to build their confidence in speaking up for Palestine! Panelists Dr. Yipeng Ge, Masha Davidovic, and Hassan Husseini will discuss why they speak up for Palestine, where they find the courage and confidence to do so , and how they respond to those who may criticize or try to silence them. RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/SpeakingUpForPalestine If you have difficulty with the RSVP link, feel free to email your RSVP to ottawaijv@protonmail.com. For a free Palestine in our lifetime!

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