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Halton Organization for Pride and Education (HOPE)
Annual General Meeting Announcement:
Monday September 22, 6:00pm
860 Harrington Court, Room 209
Burlington, ON L7N 3N4
Individuals interested in seeking a position on the Board of Directors or Youth Representative should follow the Election Procedure below.
In order to vote at the AGM, you must be a Member of HOPE. In order to be a Member, you must complete the Membership Form (see below) and forward it to HOPE. The Membership Form states that you acknowledge receipt of HOPE's by-laws and Code of Conduct, a copy of which you can obtain below.
Further information regarding the Annual General Meeting and related documents for the meeting shall be provided to enrolled Members electronically (by email) in advance of the AGM.
Membership Form (pdf) | Bylaws (pdf)| Code of Conduct (pdf) | Proxy (pdf)
Proxy votes:
Each voting Member present at the AGM shall have the right to exercise one vote. For greater clarity, a Director of the Board (save and except for the Chair) who is a Member of HOPE shall also have the right to exercise one vote. A Member may, by means of a written proxy, appoint a proxyholder to attend and act at the AGM, in the manner and to the extent authorized by the proxy. A proxyholder must be a Member of HOPE. The proxy shall contain the date thereof and the appointment and name of the nominee and may contain such restrictions, limitations or instructions as to the manner in respect of which the proxy is given. The proxy will be deposited with the Chair (or designated Chair of the meeting) prior to the commencement of the meeting. (Proxy Form)
Election Process at AGM:
- An individual interested in seeking a position on the Board of Directors or Youth Representative (the new by-law will prescribe a Board consisting of a majority of 8 Directors and one Youth Representative) may submit to the Executive Director a biography consisting of not more than 175 words. The biography shall be submitted electronically to the Executive Director of HOPE at least twenty (20) days before the date of the annual general meeting. If submitted, the Executive Director shall distribute the biography to the Members electronically (by email) with any other documentation required for the AGM.
- An individual interested in seeking a position as Director on the Board of Directors or Youth Representative must be a Member of HOPE.
- An individual interested in seeking office of Youth Representative shall, prior to the casting of votes, provide the written consent of his/her parents or legal guardians.
- For any elected position, prior to the casting of votes, each candidate may address the Members for a period of not more than two (2) minutes.
- For any elected position, the method of casting votes shall be by way of secret ballot. The Executive Director of HOPE (or such other individual as directed by the Board of Directors) shall prepare the ballot pursuant to the terms prescribed by the Board of Directors. Following the vote, the ballots shall be counted, registered and published by the Secretary of HOPE (or such other individual or individuals as directed by the Board of Directors).
Halton Inside and Out GSA Conference
Coming in February 2009 ... please check back for details.
Halton Pride 2008
...was a great success. Please see our photo gallery for pics!
Special thanks to Burlington Community Foundation, Halton Regional Police, Dietrich's, Halton Region, Great Glasses, PetSmart, PFLAG and all our vendors and volunteers.
Sponsored in part by HOPE, the S.N.A.P. Committee, the Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario - Halton Local, and the Burlington Community Foundation.
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HOPE sponsors a social committee that is dedicated to developing and running social events throughout the year leading up to the June Pride events. The committee started out with a focus on the Pride event (which is being planned throughout the year), but really took on a social networking aspect to it.
The S.N.A.P. committee is HOPE’s Social Networking And Pride committee. We are always looking for more volunteers and especially welcome to ideas as to what sort of social events you are looking for. Do you have an idea, a venue for us to use, a business that could help??? Let us know at info@haltonpride.org or call the office 905-632-4551.
Thank you all for your continued support. We can build a better community together!
Please read the Burlington Post / Oakville Beaver Series on Homophobia in Halton:
Sports Culture holds negative view of Gays
Gay youths face unique challenges
colouring outside the lines: North & South Halton LGBTTI2QQ Youth
HOPE is pleased to offer our new youth group poster.
Please post in your agency and feel free to forward to other youth servicing agencies. The poster was created by youth accessing our group.
For the past 6 years HOPE has been running two youth groups in Halton for gay, lesbian, bi, trans, queer and questioning youth, their friends and allies. The Oakville group runs the second Monday of the month 7pm – 9pm and the Milton group runs every second Tuesday of the month 7pm – 9pm.
The poster does not have the locations listed for confidentiality and safety reasons. Individuals, youth, workers, guidance councillors, teachers and parents are encouraged to call the HOPE office for locations and more information.
The LGBTQ youth attending the groups are most welcoming to allied friends attending. The facilitators will also meet or talk with parents if needed.
Look us up on FACEBOOK! - groups.myspace.com/haltonprideyouth - givemeaning.com/project/hope
POSITIVE SPACE TRAINING: "A Positive Space is a Healthy Place"
The Halton Organization for Pride & Education is now offering a series of one day training workshops for all agency personnel in Halton. This one day workshop will increase your understanding and awareness of the causes of homophobia and transphobia and the importance of intervention. Participants will learn how to intervene when there are incidences of harassment or discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity and how to build capacity within the work environment to challenge homophobia and heterosexism.
The one-day training sessions
860 Harrington Court, Burlington, Room 209 (Bay Area Learning Center)
(Guelph Line and Harvester)
Please contact Marcus at:
905-632-4551 or marcus.logan@haltonpride.org
Fax: (905) 632-0778
Please contact us to be notified of new dates.
PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
HALTON REGION ON CHAPTER
The Halton Organization for Pride & Education (H.O.P.E.) and PFLAG Canada together with the generous support of the Lesbian, Gay Community Appeal Foundation are proud to announce the PFLAG Chapter in Halton.
If you are a family in need of support please contact haltonon@pflagcanada.ca or
1-866-429-4242 or info@haltonpride.org
A community grows
with HOPE
Halton Organization for Pride & Education (HOPE)
A board governed, registered charitable community organization that provides anti-homophobia training and educational resources, and provides community services for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer and Questioning persons, their family and friends in the Region of Halton and surrounding communities in Ontario, Canada
Halton
Pride Celebrations
(Photo Gallery)
•
Halton
LGBTTQ
Youth Support Group
(Supervised confidential groups formed and meeting in Oakville
and Acton/Georgetown
Transportation available! )
•
Halton
LGBT Parenting Group
•
Toll Free and
Confidential
Contact Line:
1-
877-860 - HOPE
or 905-632-4551
We need your kind support
to continue to provide services:
The Halton Organization thanks the Ontario Trillium Foundation for its generous support and partnership.
HOPE COMMUNITY
PRIDE PARTNERS
Halton
Region Health Department
AID/STD and Sexual Health Clinic
Services
Telephone:
905-825-6065
Toll free:
1-866-4HALTON
(1-866-442-5866)
TTY: 905-333-1096
sexualhealth@region.halton.on.ca
Region
Sexual
Health Clinics are free, confidential and wheelchair accessible.
Halton
Regional LGBTQ Resources
Halton
Regional Police Service
Emergencies
(Police / Fire / Ambulance): 911
Non-emergencies:
905-878-5511
PFLAG HALTON REGION ON
Parents, Family and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
905-632-6664
haltonon@pflagcanada.ca
Sexual
Assualt & Violence Intervention Service
Crisis Line: 905-875-1555
TTY Only: 905-825-3743
ROCK Reach Out Centre for Kids
Burlington: 905-634-2347
Oakville: 905-339-3525
North Halton: 905-875-2575
www.rockonline.ca
Halton
Women's Place
Crisis Line:
905-878-8555
The AIDS
Network
905-528-0854
Volunteer, make donations or for more information, please contact us: info@haltonpride.org
HOPE
860 Harrington Court, Unit 217
Burlington Ontario
L7N 3N4
tel 905-632-4551
fax 905-632-0778
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