March 12, 2020 – Dispatch Dear OCADFA members, I am sharing verbatim a message sent from Michael Conlon, ED of OCUFA on the spread of COVID-19. Please read and understand we will be sharing information as it comes as quickly as possible. In solidarity, Min Sook ************************************************************************ As many will have heard by now Laurentian …Continue Reading
March 16, 2020 Dear OCADFA, The situation regarding COVID-19 is changing rapidly. Administration has made effective and responsible decisions to protect the health and safety of our communities to suspend regular activities on campus. These measures are recommended by Public Health Canada and supported by OCADFA. Effective Monday, March 16, 2020, all face-to-face classes, as …Continue Reading
Mar 13, 2020 Hi OCADFA members, I’m writing this quickly as I’d like your thoughts immediately. As OCAD U moves to shut down what are the concerns you have? It is important that OCADFA be involved in the development, implementation, and monitoring of these plans. While OCADFA will be flexible given the seriousness of the pandemic, …Continue Reading
Dear OCADFA members, Today, on Wednesday March 4th at 1:25 pm, OCAD U students will be taking part in the national student walk-out in support of the Wet’suwet’en. The Wet’suwet’en nation are teaching Canadians what decolonization looks like. It means exercising sovereignty over their unceded territory. After 150+ years of colonial land theft, it’s time …Continue Reading
The OCAD University Faculty Association stands in solidarity with Wet’suwet’en HEREDITARY CHIEFS and activists at the Unist’ot’en Camp defending their territory and the environment. We are artists, designers and educators working in a university that has committed to take action towards decolonization. The first principle in our Academic Plan: “OCAD U understands that transformative education …Continue Reading