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style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">On April 22, the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) imposed censure on the University of Toronto over its decision to terminate the candidacy of Dr. Valentina Azarova for the Directorship of the International Human Rights Program (IHRP) at the Faculty of Law. Dr. Azarova was the enthusiastic choice of the selection committee, but negotiations were abruptly terminated after an alumnus, donor, and sitting judge objected to her scholarship on Israeli conduct in the occupied Palestinian territories. Please see attached for more information on the scandal. </span></p>
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style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Many of us are asking what we at University of Toronto should and can do in light of the censure. We write to share some information and action items. </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Respecting the CAUT censure is a vital means to protect academic freedom and to resist discrimination in this workplace that is also a university. </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p>
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style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Full information regarding procedure related to the censure is </span><a
href="https://www.caut.ca/about-us/caut-policy/lists/administrative-procedures-and-guidelines/procedures-relating-to-censure"
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style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="4">Michaëlle Jean Lecture </font></span></p>
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style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">On May 10, former Governor General Michaëlle Jean is scheduled to deliver a lecture called "Seizing the Moment to Build a Movement: A Call to Action to Eradicate Systemic Racial Discrimination” at the Faculty of Social Work. Colleagues have organized petitions asking Jean to respect the censure and cancel the lecture. </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are encouraging colleagues to read and sign one of the letters below.</span></p>
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style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(152,0,0);font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Letter from the wider community is here:</span></p>
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href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ghKnX7KP--U5wSi88ixZnZCP5bJygz-Yn7WX3md1HHA/"
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style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">UTFA abstained from CAUT Council’s vote on censure, but the time for neutrality has passed. UTFA is a member of CAUT and CAUT has voted unanimously to impose censure on U of T. Anyone who does not want to undermine CAUT’s censure, and the principles that it is defending, should support the censure.</span></p>
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style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(152,0,0);font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In this regard, we urge colleagues to:</span></p>
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<li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;padding-left:4.5pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">write to UTFA (at </span><a moz-do-not-send="true"><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-skip:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">faculty@utfa.org</span></a><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">) asking them to show leadership regarding the censure! </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This means <u>supporting the censure</u>, and providing guidance on how to do that. The censure formally applies to those outside U of T, but there are various ways in which we can respect the censure and UTFA can facilitate sharing ideas and options in open dialogue. </span><span style="font-style:italic;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">This is important as we understand leadership is facing pushback from some colleagues - we need to come out in numbers here.</span></p></li>
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style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font size="4">Next Steps</font></span></p>
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style="color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Finally, here are some ways you can support the censure, support academic freedom and refuse institutional racism: </span></p>
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<li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">attend our upcoming panel on the censure as an equity issue (dates TBA soon!)</span></p></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">encourage colleagues to raise the issue of the censure in their departments with their </span><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">chairs and colleagues</span></p></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">encourage U of T folks speaking at other institutions to make a statement about the censure at the start of their talks (maybe provide an example that people could use)</span></p></li>
<li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:decimal;font-family:Arial;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">amplify the censure through social media. Please tag @CAUT_ACPPU @UofT @utfaculty and #UofTcensure, and feel free to use the graphics below!</span></p></li>
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