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	<p><span style="">Post-secondary institutions have student associations. </span><span style="">These notably organize general meetings on various subjects: elections, budget, strikes. </span><span style="">Each student association has its own procedures for general assemblies, but these tend to be similar.</span></p><p>'''<span style="">Related Pages</span>'''</p>		<p><span style="">Post-secondary institutions have student associations. </span><span style="">These notably organize general meetings on various subjects: elections, budget, strikes. </span><span style="">Each student association has its own procedures for general assemblies, but these tend to be similar.</span></p><p>'''<span style="">Related Pages</span>'''</p>
	*[[How should we respond to an administration that does not want to respect a student strike?]]		*[[How should we respond to an administration that does not want to respect a student strike?]]
	*[[Do courses have to be retaken if you participate in a student strike?]]
	*[[Our student association has voted for a strike. Now what?]]		*[[Our student association has voted for a strike. Now what?]]

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	= Student general assemblies =		= Student general assemblies =
	<p><span style="">Post-secondary institutions have student associations. </span><span style="">These notably organize general meetings on various subjects: elections, budget, strikes. </span><span style="">Each student association has its own procedures for general assemblies, but these tend to be similar.</span></p><p>'''<span style="">Related Pages</span>'''</p>		<p><span style="">Post-secondary institutions have student associations. </span><span style="">These notably organize general meetings on various subjects: elections, budget, strikes. </span><span style="">Each student association has its own procedures for general assemblies, but these tend to be similar.</span></p><p>'''<span style="">Related Pages</span>'''</p>
	*[[How should we respond to an administration that does not want to respect a student strike]]		*[[How should we respond to an administration that does not want to respect a student strike?]]
	*[[Do courses have to be retaken if you participate in a student strike?]]		*[[Do courses have to be retaken if you participate in a student strike?]]
	*[[Our student association has voted for a strike. Now what?]]		*[[Our student association has voted for a strike. Now what?]]

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	<p><span style="">Post-secondary institutions have student associations. </span><span style="">These notably organize general meetings on various subjects: elections, budget, strikes. </span><span style="">Each student association has its own procedures for general assemblies, but these tend to be similar.</span></p><p>'''<span style="">Related Pages</span>'''</p>		<p><span style="">Post-secondary institutions have student associations. </span><span style="">These notably organize general meetings on various subjects: elections, budget, strikes. </span><span style="">Each student association has its own procedures for general assemblies, but these tend to be similar.</span></p><p>'''<span style="">Related Pages</span>'''</p>
	*[[How should we respond to an administration that ~~doe snot~~ want to respect a student strike]]		*[[How should we respond to an administration that does not want to respect a student strike]]
	*[[Do courses have to be retaken if you participate in a student strike?]]		*[[Do courses have to be retaken if you participate in a student strike?]]
	*[[Our student association has voted for a strike. Now what?]]		*[[Our student association has voted for a strike. Now what?]]

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	<p><span style="">Post-secondary institutions have student associations. </span><span style="">These notably organize general meetings on various subjects: elections, budget, strikes. </span><span style="">Each student association has its own procedures for general assemblies, but these tend to be similar.</span></p><p>'''<span style="">Related Pages</span>'''</p>		<p><span style="">Post-secondary institutions have student associations. </span><span style="">These notably organize general meetings on various subjects: elections, budget, strikes. </span><span style="">Each student association has its own procedures for general assemblies, but these tend to be similar.</span></p><p>'''<span style="">Related Pages</span>'''</p>
	*How should we respond to an administration that doe snot want to respect a student strike~~ ~~		*[[How should we respond to an administration that doe snot want to respect a student strike]]
	*Do courses have to be retaken if you participate in a student strike?		*[[Do courses have to be retaken if you participate in a student strike?]]
	*Our student association has voted for a strike. Now what?		*[[Our student association has voted for a strike. Now what?]]

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	=Decision ~~making process~~=		= Decision making =
			<p><span style="">Decisions made at general meetings are </span>'''<span style="">mandates</span>'''<span style=""> .</span></p><p><span style="">Some decisions are </span>'''<span style="">positioning mandates </span>'''<span style="">others are </span>'''<span style="">specific mandates</span>'''<span style=""> .</span></p><p><br></p>
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			\| '''<span style="">Positioning mandate</span>'''
			\| <span style="">This type of mandate is an </span>'''<span style="">ideological decision</span>'''<span style=""> that will guide the work and the allocation of the association's resources (executive board, committees, members). </span><span style="">For example, let's take a position taken in a student association that opposes the exploitation of hydrocarbons in Canada. </span><span style="">It is obvious that this does not commit the executive council to appear at Suncor Energy to prohibit them from continuing their operations. </span><span style="">On the other hand, it makes it possible to distribute information material on this issue, to participate in coalitions which militate for this purpose, to invite members to take part in demonstrations, and to give subsidies for local initiatives or donations for external organizations working to end the exploitation of hydrocarbons.</span>
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			\| '''<span style="">Specific mandate</span>'''
			\| <p><span style="">The specific mandate is punctual. </span><span style="">It concerns an </span>'''<span style="">action to be performed</span>'''<span style=""> . </span><span style="">In this kind of decision, it is important to be specific about which person or group performs which task. </span><span style="">Let's take the example of the opposition to hydrocarbons in a specific context.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="">A specific mandate (without the considerations) would be:</span></p><p>''<span style="">That the association participates in the world day of disruption on climate issues.</span>''</p><p>''<span style="">That the mobilization committee be in charge of creating mobilization material to invite members to participate in this day.</span>''</p><p>''<span style="">That during this day, the executive council coordinate a schedule of activities in collaboration with the committees and mobilize buses to participate in the demonstration.</span>''</p>
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			<p><span style="">In short, we have 2 examples of decisions taken on the same subject, but with completely different implications.</span></p>

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			\| <span style="">'''Mandate''' </span>
			\| <p>'''<span style="">Positioning </span>'''</p>
			\| '''<span style="">Specific</span>'''
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			\| Time frame
			\| <span style="">Guides future actions and decisions</span>
			\| <span style="">Limited in time over the short or medium term</span>
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			\| Immediate impact
			\| <span style="">Allows representatives of the association to express themselves on this issue in other bodies (Board of Directors, institutional committee, national associations, coalition)</span>
			\| <span style="">Immediately gives tasks and responsibilities in order to make the mandate concrete through one or more actions already planned or to be planned.</span>
			\|}

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			<p><span style="">Post-secondary institutions have student associations. </span><span style="">These notably organize general meetings on various subjects: elections, budget, strikes. </span><span style="">Each student association has its own procedures for general assemblies, but these tend to be similar.</span></p><p>'''<span style="">Related Pages</span>'''</p>
			*How should we respond to an administration that doe snot want to respect a student strike
			*Do courses have to be retaken if you participate in a student strike?
			*Our student association has voted for a strike. Now what?

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	<div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body"><div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr" lang="fr"><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><span style="">In a perspective of direct democracy, the~~ ~~</span>'''<span ~~style=""~~>general assembly</span>'''<span ~~style=""~~>~~ ~~is the supreme body and its decisions often take precedence over those of all the others.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="">A general meeting requires</span></p>		<div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body"><div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr" lang="fr"><div class="mw-parser-output"><p><span style="font-size: 10pt;" ><span>In a perspective of direct democracy, the </span>'''<span>general assembly </span>'''<span>is the supreme body and its decisions often take precedence over those of all the others.</span></span></p>
	*<span style="">roles</span>		<p><br></p>
	*<span style="">order of the day</span>		<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;" >A general meeting requires</span></p>
	*<span style="">a code of procedures</span>		*<span style="font-size: 10pt;" >roles</span>
			*<span style="font-size: 10pt;" >order of the day</span>
			*<span style="font-size: 10pt;" >a code of procedures</span>

	= Agenda =		= Agenda =

	<p><span style="">The agenda includes...</span></p>		<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;" >The agenda includes...</span></p>
	*<span style="">the roles to be fulfilled</span>		*<span style="font-size: 10pt;" >the roles to be fulfilled</span>
	*<span style="">the points submitted to the meeting</span>		*<span style="font-size: 10pt;" >the points submitted to the meeting</span>
	*<span style="">a reminder of the procedures (access point)</span>		*<span style="font-size: 10pt;" >a reminder of the procedures (access point)</span>

	= Code of procedures =		= Code of procedures =
	<p><span style="">To work well, a general assembly includes a code of procedures, that is to say ways of doing things that serve the purpose of the assembly, which is often to act as a space for direct democracy.</span><br></p><p><br></p><p><span style="">You can choose to use an existing code or create your own code. An example is [[modified consensus decision making (suggestions for large and small groups)]]		<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;" >To work well, a general assembly includes a code of procedures, that is to say ways of doing things that serve the purpose of the assembly, which is often to act as a space for direct democracy.</span><br></p>
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			<p><span style=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" >You can choose to use an existing code or create your own code. An example is </span>[[modified consensus decision making (suggestions for large and small groups)]]

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	\| style="height: 136px; width: 173.602px;" \| ''<span>Essential</span>''		\| style="height: 136px; width: 173.602px;" \| ''<span>Essential</span>''
	\| style="height: 136px; width: 868.859px;" \| <p><span>Will follow through on the agenda, help the group achieve the goal of each agenda item, and support members in taking turns.</span><br></p>		\| style="height: 136px; width: 868.859px;" \| <p><span>Will follow through on the agenda, help the group achieve the goal of each agenda item, and support members in taking turns.</span><br></p>
	<p><span>It is recommended that facilitation be a rotating task among people training and supporting each other to avoid dependency on one person always being the designated facilitator. </span><sup class="reference"></sup></p>		<p><span>It is recommended that facilitation be a rotating task among people training and supporting each other to avoid dependency on one person always being the designated facilitator. </span><sup class="reference"></sup></p>
	<p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"></sup></p>		<p><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"></sup></p>
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	\| style="height: 243px; width: 868.859px;" \| <p>''<br>''</p>		\| style="height: 243px; width: 868.859px;" \| <p>''<br>''</p>
	<p><span>A person who does not participate in the debates leading to decision-making in order to present common intentions for which consensus will be tested. </span><span>Must be someone who is trusted by those present to be an active listener who can be unbiased (sometimes an outside person is best suited to fill this role). </span><span>Drafts and presents the common intentions following discussions following a question for which a decision is necessary. </span><span>Will forward the agenda to the group. </span><span>Can intervene without the need for speaking turns.</span></p>		<p><span>A person who does not participate in the debates leading to decision-making in order to present common intentions for which consensus will be tested. </span><span>Must be someone who is trusted by those present to be an active listener who can be unbiased (sometimes an outside person is best suited to fill this role). </span><span>Drafts and presents the common intentions following discussions following a question for which a decision is necessary. </span><span>Will forward the agenda to the group. </span><span>Can intervene without the need for speaking turns.</span></p>
	<p><br><span>It is recommended that facilitation be a rotating task among people who train and support each other to avoid dependency on one person always being the designated facilitator. </span><sup class="reference"></sup></p>		<p><br><span>It is recommended that facilitation be a rotating task among people who train and support each other to avoid dependency on one person always being the designated facilitator. </span><sup class="reference"></sup></p>
	\|- style="height: 54px;"		\|- style="height: 54px;"
	\| style="height: 54px; width: 121.305px;" \| <p>'''<span>Time manager or~~ ~~</span>''<span>time checker</span>'''''</p>		\| style="height: 54px; width: 121.305px;" \| <p>'''<span>Time manager or </span>''<span>time checker</span>'''''</p>
	\| style="height: 54px; width: 173.602px;" \| ''<span>Role sometimes assumed by the person who facilitates.</span>''		\| style="height: 54px; width: 173.602px;" \| ''<span>Role sometimes assumed by the person who facilitates.</span>''
	\| style="height: 54px; width: 868.859px;" \| <p><span>Respects the duration of each discussion point (if a duration is planned for each point), the duration of the speaking turns as well as the plenary sessions. </span></p>		\| style="height: 54px; width: 868.859px;" \| <p><span>Respects the duration of each discussion point (if a duration is planned for each point), the duration of the speaking turns as well as the plenary sessions. </span></p>
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	= Code of procedures =		= Code of procedures =
	<p><span style="">To work well, a general assembly includes a code of procedures, that is to say ways of doing things that serve the purpose of the assembly, which is often to act as a space for direct democracy.</span><br></p><p><br></p><p><span style="">You can choose to use an existing code or create your own code. An example is modified consensus decision making (suggestions for large and small groups)~~ </span></p>~~		<p><span style="">To work well, a general assembly includes a code of procedures, that is to say ways of doing things that serve the purpose of the assembly, which is often to act as a space for direct democracy.</span><br></p><p><br></p><p><span style="">You can choose to use an existing code or create your own code. An example is [[modified consensus decision making (suggestions for large and small groups)]]

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	*<span style="">a code of procedures</span>		*<span style="">a code of procedures</span>

	== Agenda ==		= Agenda =

	<p><span style="">The agenda includes...</span></p>		<p><span style="">The agenda includes...</span></p>