ECIAD SAFETY INITIATIVE BY JAMIE LAMBERTON & CoNncHITA GALWAY In November, the Ministry of Skills, Training and Labour announced the allocation of $1.5 million to make post-secondary institutions safer - places to work and study, for women and men. ECIAD has been awarded $70,000 from this initiative to insti- tute its own Safer Campus pro- gramme. This grant is seed money for projects which are to be sustained financially in the future by the Institute. The overall purpose of these projects is to create awareness towards the type of concerns stu- dents, staff and faculty have on issues of violence and safety in and around the campus, and to devise appropriate remedies for the prob- lems that have been identified. Marina Jurlina has been hired on a short-term contract by Linda Andrews of ECIAD's Safer Campus Committee. Jurlina's task is to facilitate efforts at ECIAD regard- ing the design and implementation of safety programmes. Jurlina has successfully set up a Safe Walk programme at Douglas College. In an interview with PoA, Jurlina admitted to taking a very grass roots approach to the develop- ment of safety initiatives. To this end, Jurlina aims to foster community involvement. Over the course of her contract with ECIAD, she will seek to find out what the members of the ECIAD community need in order to. feel: safe. According to Jurlina, "everyone is an expert of their own fears." Among the things she has seen as possible problems at ECIAD is the relatively long walking distances to transit stops from the Institute. Safety outside of our buildings is also | |*Nothing On” : Nathaniel Akin UNDERWAY a concern. Her discussions to date with various the Institute is generally safe inside its buildings. But outside, especially at night, is a different matter. _ Safety problems arise from various Sources such as limited lighting, especially in isclated areas of Granville Island. Recently a rape occurred in the underpass leading to the bus loop at 4th Avenue and Granville. Jurlina states that she would "really like to see the City of Vancouver take own- ership and responsibility around 4th and Granville. The landscape is com- pletely overgrown, and the underpass is poorly lit." One of Jurlina's specific goals is to organize a Safe Walk pro- gramme for ECIAD. She is looking for two students who are willing to work as paid coordinators, and be in charge of organizing volunteers once her own contract with ECIAD expires. ECIAD's Safer Campus Committee was formed last fall. The Committee's mandate is to communi- cate with all members of the Institute community in order to find out in what way anyone feels unsafe _in our environment. Based on its findings, the Committee will make recommendations and monitor how they are followed up. More generally, the Safer Campus Committee will seek to build awareness and to educate the com- munity on a continuous basis regard- ing issues related to safety and equal accessibility for women and other at- risk groups. The Committee includes representatives of various Institute constituencies and is chaired by Linda Andrews, ECIAD's Co-ordinator of Human Resources. The composition of this advisory group consists of the chair- person of each of the following sub- comittees: Campus Security: Lisa McNiven, Library Reita Beiks, Student Sylvia Smallman, Studio Assistant Campus Audit (external): Roxanne McNeilage, Dean's Office Gaye Fowler, Front Office John Wertschek, Faculty Island Wide Survey: Volunteer needed WCB Audit (internal): Catherine Horan, Deans Office Linda Andrews, Administration Vera Traff, Foundation Mary Charette, Casual Safe Walk Program: Chris Worts, Graduate Student Marina Jurlina, Contract Student Communication: Lee Nicholas, Counsellor Violence Against Women Curriculum: John Wertschek, Faculty Cornelia Wyngarden, Faculty ‘95 Jan-Marie Martell, Faculty Womens Resource Center. Kate Miller, Gallery Linda Andrews, Administration Policy Developement: Susan Milner, Human Resources For further information please con- tact Linda Andrews (Local 3824), or Marina Jurlina (844-9255). Marina Jurlina will be will be installed in the Concourse Gallery to provide more information and establish contact with the student body, from 1I:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. between Monday, February 27th and Friday, March Ist. es Reptile Phil First Draft Page:7 Feb. 2, 1996 Frame#:25 Camera action: Description: Man hold TV aloft - if we see § his face, there is a triumphant grin. : Camera action: Description: Low wide angle view of man 3 throwing television set to the 3 ground. Camera action: Description: Low angle of mans face grin- ning and licking lip tri- umphantly. Camera action: Description: Remains of Television set. FEBRUARY - MARCH 1996 / EMnY 9 rs Nee g {= arse setts ay, ri $ “ AE Aye BN He Gave Her a Cigarette She Blew Smoke in His Face Film/Animation Hiring BY DAWN BUIE The Film / Video and the Animation departments at Emily Carr may have 3 new permanent staff members next fall. The departments have been given the go ahead to form search committees to fill 3 new permanent positions. This is occuring despite administration's four year freeze on any new permanent staff appointments. Chris Czartoryski, photography teacher and member of the search committee for the Film and Video department says the facul- ty association has been pushing for a long time to regularize the position that has been filled by sessionals.He says the delay is due to the administrations attempt to to spend as little money as possi- ble. Permanent staff are paid on a higher scale than sessionals and receive benifits that sessionals, paid through one time contracts, do not. The position in Film and Video will be a 60% work load permanent position, and Animation will see both a 60% and 80% work load position. All of these positions are currently being filled by sessionals who may apply for the permanent positions. Jim Braukelman says the decision to make the positions permanent was essential, particularily in Animation where currently there are no permanent staff, so the department is unable to speak for itself. He states “We're having dicussions right now about what the future curriculum for Animation should be, and it's very difficult for the sessionals to speak because they don't know whether they're going to be there from year to year.” He says it is also important for the students to have someone they can relate to over a long period of time. In the case of Film and Video, he says the department felt the position had to be normalized, “because the person is making such a large contribution to the area they should be on the same footing as the other instructors at committee meetings." Both search committees have two student representatives. Celesta Brown and Linda Szasz are students representing Animation, and Grace Salez is representing Film and Video; a second student has yet to be located. Braukelman says students interested in voic- ing their opinions about what qualities they would like to see in the instructors should contact these representatives. “@> room -waeos 1996 J amy 9 ECIAD SAFETY Sa person of each ofthe following sub- INITIATIVE UNDERWAY ~ ‘Compus Security Usa MeNiven, Library vr JAMIE LAMBERTON Rita Beks, Student 18 CONCHA Gauwar Sylvia Smaliman, Studio Assistant In November, the Ministry of Skils, a concer. 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The landscape is com- __Sofe Walk Program: dents, staff and faculty have on pletely overgrown, and the underpass. Chris Wort, Graduate Student ‘issues of violence and safety inand —_is poorly lit” ‘Marina Jurtina, Contract Student appropriate remedies for the prob- goals is to organize a Safe Walk pro Tee i ‘lems that have been identified. ‘gramme for ECIAD. She is looking for Lee Nicholas, Counsellor hired on a short-term contract by as paid coordinators, and be in Violence Against La Curriculum: ‘Campus Committee. Jurtina’s task is her own contract with ECIAD expires. Cornelia Wyngarden, Faculty ‘95 ‘to facilitate efforts at ECIAD regard- ECIAD’s Safer Campus Jan-Marle Martell, Faculty safety programmes. ‘Committee's mandate is to communi- Womens Resource Center: up a Safe Walk programme at Institute community in order to find Unda Andrews, Administration, oA, Jurlina admitted to taking a very _in our environment. Based on its Policy Developement: 12 roots approach tothe develop- findings, the Commitee will make Susan Miner, Human Resources tment of safety initiatives To this end, recommendations and monitor how Jartna aims to foster communi are followed up. imwvement Orth use ever Magen te afer Ft ute iforation please con- contract with ECIAD, she will seek to. Campus Commitee will seek to build _{2¢t Linda Andrews (Local 3824), or find out what the members of the awareness and to educate the com- Marina Jurlina (944-9255). Marina ECIAD community ned in order to. munity on a continuous basis egard- _utna wil be wil be installed in the feel safe. = ‘ing issues related to safety and equal Concourse Gallery to provide more Aecording to Jung, accessibility for women and other at- information and establish contact aa eerescertt toatown,