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style="color:#990000">YUFA statement against all forms
of oppression</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Dear students,
alumni, staff, and community members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">In the wake of
the U.S. Presidential election, we are saddened by the
proliferation of racist, misogynistic, homophobic,
ableist and other discriminatory rhetoric and actions in
the United States and Canada. As an Association that is
committed to principles of equity and inclusion, we
reject the hatred and bigotry that have been legitimized
throughout the entire campaign.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">We are aware
that these responses contribute to a climate of fear and
directly affect our students, alu</span><span
style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">mni,
staff, faculty members, and the wider York
community—many of whom do not feel safe at the moment.
Our membership will uphold all anti-discrimination
policies in order to ensure a welcoming and inclusive
environment for York's diverse community.</span><span
style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">As faculty,
librarians and archivists, we must clearly and without
hesitation re-assert our commitment to equity,
inclusion, and social justice; and show our solidarity
with communities that have long been leading struggles
against all forms of oppression. We must also speak out
against exclusionary and divisive actions whenever we
encounter them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">How we respond
to these events really matters. We encourage members to
support each other, our students, and any member of our
community who is feeling vulnerable in the current
climate. We also encourage members to support
initiatives at York that foster critical thinking,
challenge hatred and bigotry, and promote social justice
and human rights for everyone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">Richard Wellen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">President<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">York
University Faculty Association<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">This statement
is available <a moz-do-not-send="true" onclick="return
checkLinkHref(this.href);" target="_blank"
href="http://www.yufa.ca/after-the-us-election-yufa-statement-against-all-forms-of-oppression/">online</a>
and in <a moz-do-not-send="true" onclick="return
checkLinkHref(this.href);" target="_blank"
href="http://www.yufa.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/After-the-US-election.pdf">PDF</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">-- <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="font-family:"Cambria","serif"">In the spirit
of this message, YUFA encourages its members to promote
and attend this important event, organized by the Race
Equity Caucus: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Toward
an Anti-Racist University: </b><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Racial
(In)Equity, Intersectionality, and the Social Injustice
of Sameness</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>A
public lecture by Dr. Malinda S. Smith</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Friday,
November 18<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">2:30
p.m. to 4:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">152
Founders College<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" onclick="return
checkLinkHref(this.href);" target="_blank"
href="http://www.yufa.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/REC-poster-tabloid-2.pdf">Poster</a>
| <a moz-do-not-send="true" onclick="return
checkLinkHref(this.href);" target="_blank"
href="https://www.facebook.com/events/697518710395911/">Facebook</a> |
<a moz-do-not-send="true" onclick="return
checkLinkHref(this.href);" target="_blank"
href="http://www.yorku.ca/web/maps/">Map</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">For
more information, including an abstract of the lecture and
a short biography of Dr. Smith, please click <a
moz-do-not-send="true" onclick="return
checkLinkHref(this.href);" target="_blank"
href="http://www.yufa.ca/race-equity-caucus-marks-yufas-40th-anniversary/">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:13.5pt;color:#990000">York University
Faculty Association</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="color:black">YUFA is the professional association
and certified bargaining agent for approximately 1,500
faculty, librarians and archivists, and post-doctoral
visitors at York University.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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