Onstitution OF Eurodiverse Pace
Onstitution OF Eurodiverse Pace
Onstitution OF Eurodiverse Pace
CONSTITUTION
OF
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NEURODIVERSE SPACE
Article I: Name
Neurodiverse Space also referred to hereinafter as the Club.
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2.1
2.2
Code of Conduct
2.2.1 The Club shall carry forth its mandate from an anti-oppressive and
equitable standpoint AND equal respect shall be given to all members,
including those of disadvantaged backgrounds, regardless of but not
limited to gender, age, race, ethnic or national origin, religion,
sexuality or sexual orientation, mental or physical abilities, language,
or social class.
2.2.1.1
No member shall make personal profit from the club
2.2.2 Any executive member who fails to fulfill their responsibilities shall be
subject to the expulsion procedure outlined in this constitution
2.3
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2.3.1 The club will maintain cordial and respectful relations with all other
clubs, services and independent student groups
2.3.2 The club will not use SSMU resources and/or their club status to
prevent other clubs, services or independent student groups from
fulfilling their mandate, including but not limited to their acquisition of
resources and pursuit of activities.
2.3.3 If problems arise between groups, a member of the executive
committee and/or collective of the club shall be responsible for
contacting the SSMU Vice President of Clubs and Services and attempt
to remedy the problem in a collegial fashion.
2.4
Environment
2.4.1 The club shall make attempts to regularly monitor the environmental
impact of all its events and operations
2.4.1.1
Clubs must attempt to utilize the services and resources
available at SSMU in order to maximize capacities for equitable
decision-making and environmental stewardship. These include but are
but are not limited the use of the plate club, green events guide,
applications for the SSMU Green fund, assistance of the SSMU
environment commissioners, environment committee and green
events coordinators
2.4.2 The club must attempt to find sustainable alternatives to the nonrecyclable #6 plastic, effective waste management, providing vegan
and vegetarian options, purchasing clothing which is ethically sourced
and environmentally-friendly, purchasing local and sustainable alcohol,
fair trade coffee and tea, and local and/or organic foods.
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3.1
3.2
3.3
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Article IV: The Collective
4.1
The Collective shall administer the Club and oversee its operations,
events etc.
4.2
The Collective shall be composed of 3 to 10 members.
4.3
The Collective shall be non-hierarchical and operate by consensus.
4.4
Quorum for Collective meetings shall be two thirds of the Collective
membership.
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4.5
Collective meetings shall be open to anyone, regardless of Club
membership, but non-Collective members shall not take part in the decisionmaking process.
4.6
All decisions made by the Collective shall be subject to review by the
Club membership at General Assemblies.
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Article V: Portfolios
5.1
The Collective shall assign the following tasks to one or more
member(s) of the Collective on a semester-to-semester basis:
Coordination of the Clubs funding and finances,
including the preparation of biyearly audits for the SSMU.
Coordination of the Clubs list serve.
Coordination of the Clubs website.
Organization of the Clubs physical resources and
equipment.
Organization of the Clubs discussion groups both
online on social media and in-person.
Act as a liaison between the SSMU VP Clubs and
Services and the club.
Act as a liaison between other McGill services and
the club.
Open collaborative conversation with other clubs,
services and organizations of McGill and the Montreal region for
event-hosting and activism.
5.2
Facilitation and minute-taking at Collective meetings shall be taken
on by a volunteering member of the Collective.
5.3
The duty of organizing club events shall be assigned to a Collective
member on a case-by-case basis. This member, or group of members, will be
in charge of advertising for the event, organizing resources for the event, and
preparing accommodations for the event.
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6.1
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7.1
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8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.4.1
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9.1
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10.1
Article X: Affiliations
The Club shall have no affiliations.
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Article XI: Constitutional Amendment Procedure
11.1 Any member of the club may propose an amendment to the
Constitution.
11.2 In order to amend the constitution consensus on the proposed
amendment must be reached at a General Meeting.
11.3 All amendments shall be submitted to the Interest Group Coordinator,
will be reviewed by the Interest Group Committee and ratified by the
SSMU council before they take effect.
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12.1
12.2
12.3
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13.1
13.2
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