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.
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