June 2020 Dispatch
Dear OCADFA members, Happy Pride weekend! Last year this time I was out on the streets with my friends. This year, I am sitting at my desk preparing for a summer class that starts online tomorrow. A class that typically has 23 students is now packed with 35 students I will only ever meet online. …Continue Reading
MOU – Sessional Training for Remote Delivery
Memorandum of Understanding, Sessional Training for Remote Delivery (PDF) OCADFA and OCAD U reached an agreement on June 24, 2020 to provide paid training in online teaching for sessional faculty preparing to deliver curriculum for the 2020-21 academic year during the COVID-19 pandemic. The voluntary professional training opportunity offers a one-time payment of $650.00 after …Continue Reading
OCADFA Statement in Solidarity With Black Lives Matter
June 3, 2020 The OCAD Faculty Association (OCADFA) unequivocally condemns all forms of violence against Black persons and communities in Toronto, across Canada, the United States, the Americas, and beyond. These forms of violence are physically harmful, psychically damaging, often lethal, and continuously traumatizing to Black communities. State-sanctioned violence is part of the systemic violence that materially disenfranchises Black and …Continue Reading
GMM & Spring/Summer Teaching Survey Responses
May 29, 2020 Dear OCADFA Members, Our Spring General Members Meeting (GMM) will take place on Friday June 5th from 11-2pm on Teams. You will be sent an invite to the GMM next week. President Diamond recently announced that September classes will be delivered remotely with some ‘in-person learning opportunities’. OCADFA would like to hear …Continue Reading
Collegial governance & other matters
May 20th, 2020 OCADFA Dispatch OCADFA General Members’ Meeting: June 5th, 11-1 pm via TEAMS Mark your calendars! We invite you to join us for our General Members’ Meeting (GMM) on June 5th (11-1 pm) Our GMM will be an opportunity for us to share and organize on dominant concerns that have arisen during the …Continue Reading