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The OSSTF/FEESO Human Rights Award

The OSSTF/FEESO Human Rights Award 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 several years.

Submitting an Application

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 Patrice Williams or mail them to Munib Sajjad.

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 several 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 may submit a nomination form? A District or Bargaining Unit, or individual member.
Who is eligible for nomination? An individual District, Bargaining Unit or Active Member with the exception of current Human Rights Committee members.
What is required? Concrete examples of relevant work accomplished to support the nomination.
Where will the presentation occur? Annual Meeting of the Provincial Assembly (AMPA)
How will the winner be notified? A staff member assigned to the award will contact the nominator approximately one (1) month prior to the award ceremony to get the winner’s contact information. Only winning entries will be contacted.
Publicity OSSTF/FEESO will publicize the contributions of the award winner in its publications.
Previous Winners
2001 Roberta Fuller D 14 Kawartha Pine Ridge
2002 Award not bestowed  
2003 Award not bestowed  
2004 Lynda Lemberg D 12 Toronto
2005 Roger Langen D 12 Toronto
2006 Bryan Smith D 11 Thames Valley
2007 Colleen Ireland D 16 York Region
2008 Cameron Douglas D 14 Kawartha Pine Ridge
2009 Lori Taylor D 26 Upper Canada
2010 Elizabeth Akano D 11 Thames Valley
2011 Carlos Santander Maturana D 6A Thunder Bay
2012 Diane Ballantyne D 18 Upper Grand
2013 Award not bestowed  
2014 Award not bestowed  
2015 Award not bestowed  
2016 Diane Akitt D 7 Bluewater
2017 Jenny Chen D 12 Toronto
2018 Garrett Metcalfe D 13 Durham
2019 James Clegg D 3 Rainbow
2020 Award not bestowed  
2021 Award not bestowed  
2022 Blair Middleton D 11 Thames Valley
2023 Carmella Goodridge D 16 York Region
2024 Lisa Mongrain D 6A Thunder Bay
2025 Jennifer Speiran D 16 York Region

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Contact Information

Munib Sajjad

Communication/Political Action - Executive Assistant

Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation

60 Mobile Dr.
Toronto, ON  M4A 2P3

Phone: 416-751-8300

Mobile: 416-576-8346

Toll Free: 1-800-267-7867