Land Acknowledgement, Equity, and Commitment Statement Use

Purpose

To outline appropriate meeting use of AMAPCEO’s Land Acknowledgements and Equity Statement.

To identify meeting instances when an alternative Commitment Statement should  be used instead of a land acknowledgement or equity statement.

To note meeting instances when no statement should be used.

To ensure AMAPCEO’s Land Acknowledgement Statements and its Equity Statement are afforded the due respect of not being rendered performative by overuse.

Policy

1. Posting

AMAPCEO’s Land Acknowledgement Statement (full version for Toronto) shall be posted within the Membership Services area of the union’s head office and prominently displayed on the union’s website.

Copies of regional land acknowledgement statements (e.g., Ottawa, London, Thunder Bay) shall be made available on the website as well.

AMAPCEO’s Equity Statement shall be posted within the Membership Services area of the union’s head office and prominently displayed on the union’s website.

2. Large-Scale Events and Board of Directors and Equity Meetings

The shortened version of the central Land Acknowledgement Statement and the Equity Statement shall be used for larger scale events with province wide involvement of activists. Those meetings include:

A. Annual Delegates’ or Special Delegates’ Conferences
B. Workplace Representatives’ Conferences
C. Health & Safety Representatives’ Conferences
D. Activists & Leaders Forums
E. Any other ad-hoc event of a large-scale nature with province wide participation
F. Board of Directors’ Meetings
G. Equity Committee Meetings
H. Equity Forums

3. Regional District Community General Membership Meetings

The appropriate local Land Acknowledgement and the Equity Statement shall be used for annual District/Community General Membership Meetings.

4. HARLO Bargaining Unit Meetings

The shortened version of the central Land Acknowledgement Statement and the Equity Statement shall be used for HARLO bargaining unit meetings occurring in or being led from Toronto.

Should such a meeting occur outside of Toronto the appropriate local Land Acknowledgement Statement and the Equity Statement shall be used.

5. Virtual General Membership Meetings

The shortened version of the central Land Acknowledgement Statement and the Equity Statement shall be used for District or HARLO unit General Membership Meetings led from Toronto.

6. Commitment Statement

This meeting is called to order with this body’s recognition of its ongoing commitment to the principles of AMAPCEO’s Codes of Conduct, its Land Acknowledgements, and its Equity Statement.

7. Commitment Statement Use

The above Commitment Statement by the Chairperson or leader of the following operational meetings of various governance bodies.

A. Board of Directors' Committees

• Executive
• Activist Recognition
• Education
• Finance
• Health, Safety, and Wellness
• Workplace Relations
• Working Groups of the Board of Directors

B. ADC Committees

• Audit
• Constitutional Review
• Elections & Credentials
• Resolutions
• ADC Ad-hoc

C. Activist Forums and Town Halls

• Workplace Representative Town Halls
• Health & Safety Representative Town Halls
• Employee Relations Committee (ERC) Town Halls

D. Quarterly District Executive Meetings

8. Ceremonial Recognition

Large-scale events (section 2 above) may include Indigenous ceremonies or teachings.

9. Non-Use of Statements

No statement (i.e., land acknowledgement, commitment or equity) shall be required for the following informational and educational type meetings or events.

A. Operational/Staff Meetings

B. Informational Town Halls

• Bargaining or mobilization related meetings with members
• FXT contract worker and Young Workers' meetings

C. Educational/Training Events¹

• Activist training: Workplace Rep Core, Workplace Rep Advanced, Workplace Rep Mentor, ERC Rep, Health & Safety Rep events, and similar programming
• Bargaining team training
• General member and activist training (e.g., Know Your Rights or Bargaining 101)

¹AMAPCEO’s land acknowledgements, equity statement and codes of conduct may be included in educational curriculum involving new activists (e.g., Core WPR training).