The Dalhousie Student Union (DSU) will vote tonight on an Equity Policy and an Equity Hiring Policy.
The equity policy “actively challenge[s] discrimination, harassment, and oppression.” The policy says an equity statement must be read aloud or posted at “all events of the union.”
The statement explains that the Union doesn’t tolerate harassment, hate speech or any forms of discrimination in order to create an open and safe space on campus that is “free of hate.”
If one engages in these offensive and/or oppressive behaviours at a Union-led event, “you will be asked to leave.”
How the union will enforce its members to read this equity statement at every one of their gatherings is not stated within the policy. Neither the DSU constitution nor the equity policy defines what constitutes “an event of the union.”
The equity policy includes a no-tolerance policy for physical barriers for disabled people at Union-led events, offensive comments or jokes, sexual harassment and printed or digital material, graffiti or displays with offensive material or commentary.
The policy details how to file a complaint against a perpetrator of the equity policy.
Councillors and the executive will vote on the equity policy at tonight’s council meeting at 6:30 p.m. in Room 224 of the SUB. You may follow our live coverage of this meeting at twitter.com/dalgazette.
A full agenda for the meeting and more council documents are available here.
Both Equity policies are embedded below.
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