RAN Minutes
January 9 , 2014, noon – 1:30 p.m., B133
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Present: Karina Chow (Acting Chair), Annette Vogt, Adaly Molina, Jennifer Galbraith, Jess Goodwin, Danica
Denomme, Adrienne Chan, Carol Mammel, Gloria Hwang, Shawnda Johnson
Regrets: Awneet Sivia
1.
Welcome and Introductions
Karina welcomed everyone and the committee introduced themselves.
2.
March 20, 2014 RAN Event
 Danica Denomme informed the committee that there is no funding for this event from ACS
but she does know of some material we could purchase for handing out at the event.
 Idea for a focus question: “What does apartheid mean in Canada?” Formal could be a panel
with breakout sessions.
 It would be good to explore the whole concept of apartheid but what would be our focus?
What are we taking away and hope to achieve from our session of apartheid?
 Make this event student friendly
 Have finger foods that relate to the culture of Africa and Aboriginal peoples.
 Ask faculty members in history or political science who are quite knowledgeable on
apartheid
 Have some visuals or video clips of Nelson Mandela or Martin Luther King
 Visuals are very powerful and more stimulating
 There is a South African community in the valley and maybe we could ask them for some
information
 What will we take away from this? How can we address this powerful takeaway?
 Possible activity called “Crossing the line”
 Possible activity called “Stick and leave”
 Invite an Elder
Action Item: Jess Goodwin volunteered to put together the video clip
Action Item: Annette Vogt volunteered to organize the food
Action Item: Karina to ask Alisa Webb and Hamish Telford to identify someone In their
areas to help with the video
Action Item: Karina will talk to Jacqueline Nolte about speaking. She has lived it and
worked through it and she would be a good resource
Action Item: Ruby to book Alumni Hall for the event.
Action Item: Need a volunteer to book the stage, microphones, screen, projector, tab les,
chairs, videographer
Action Item: A working group was formed to organize the day; Karina, Adaly, Danica,
Jess, Jennifer, Shawnda, Awneet, Gloria
3.
Supporting Faculty of Colour
Karina encouraged everyone to read the 2011 report, Building anti-racists and inclusive
communities at UFV, which is located on the RAN website http://www.ufv.ca/ran/ran-report/
4.
Discussion
Tabled
Next meeting is on March 6th, 12:00 in B133.