The James Forster Award for Human Rights shall be presented annually to a member of OSSTF/FEESO who has shown exemplary dedication in the struggle for equity and the promotion of human rights locally, provincially and/or internationally over a number of years. This award was established by the Provincial Council of OSSTF/FEESO in April 2001.
The deadline for nominations is January 31 and must be submitted online by clicking on the Nomination Form link below:
The electronic form features file upload capability. You may submit attachments no larger than 20 MB. Each file should be no more than 3MB. If you submit your online form with attachments over 20 MB, you will arrive at a Page Not Found error. If your attachments are large, we recommend you email them to melanie.opaleychuk@osstf.ca or mail them to Tracey Marshall.
Nomination Form
Guidelines
Criteria
The Provincial Human Rights Committee will consider the following criteria:
- Shows evidence of equity and human rights dedication and leadership at the local level.
- Shows evidence of equity and human rights dedication and leadership provincially and/or internationally.
- Strong advocate for social justice.
- Equity and human rights work conducted over a number of years.
Disclaimer
The Human Rights Committee will determine which, if any, applicant will receive the award based on the established criteria. The Human Rights Committee reserves the right not to grant the award in any given year.
Nominations
| Who can propose? |
A District, Bargaining Unit, or individual member.
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| Who must nominate? |
A District or Bargaining Unit.
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| Who is eligible? |
A District, Bargaining Unit or individual active member in good standing, with the exception of current Human Rights Committee members. |
| What is required? |
Concrete examples to support the nomination. A District or Bargaining Unit motion of endorsement of the nominee must accompany the application. |
| Where will the presentation occur? |
June Provincial Council |
| How will winner be notified? |
The secretariat member attached to the award will make contact with the nominator approximately 1 month prior to the award ceremony to get winner’s contact information. Only winning entries will be contacted. |
| Publicity |
OSSTF/FEESO will publicize the contributions of the award winner in its publications.
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Previous Winners
| 2001 – Roberta Fuller |
D 14 Kawartha Pine Ridge |
| 2002 – Not Awarded |
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| 2003 – Not Awarded |
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2004 – Lynda Lemberg
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D 12 Toronto |
| 2005 – Roger Langen |
D 12 Toronto |
| 2006 – Bryan Smith |
D 11 Thames Valley |
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2007 – Colleen Ireland
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D 16 York Region |
| 2008 – Cameron Douglas |
D 14 Kawartha Pine Ridge |
| 2009 – Lori Taylor |
D 26 Upper Canada
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| 2010 – Elizabeth Akano |
D 11 Thames Valley
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| 2011 – Carlos Santander Maturana |
D 6A Thunder Bay |
| 2012 – Diane Ballantyne |
D 18 Upper Grand |
| 2013 – Not Awarded |
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| 2014 – Not Awarded |
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2015 – Not Awarded
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| 2016 – Diane Akitt |
D 07 Bluewater |
| 2017 – Jenny Chen |
D 12 Toronto |
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2018 – Garrett Metcalfe
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D 13 Durham
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