December 3, 2020 Women's Advisory Committee (Special)

Agenda

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – November 5, 2020

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS 

4. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

5. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
5.1 Correspondence
5.1.1 Miia Suokonautio, YWCA Halifax 

5.2 Petitions
5.3 Presentation – None 

6. REPORTS/DISCUSSION
6.1 STAFF
6.1.1 Overview of UN Safe Cities Safe Public Spaces for Women and Girls Programme’s Draft Scoping Study – Amy Siciliano, Public Safety Advisory and Brandy Whitford, Community Safety Intern, Office of Public Safety 

- Presentation[PDF]
6.1.2 Update on International Women’s Day March 16, 2021 – Caroline Hemstock, Diversity and Inclusion Advisor [PDF]
6.1.3 Overview of HRM Media Policy – Krista Vining, Legislative Assistant 

6.2 COMMITTEE 
6.2.1 Work Plan Session 
6.2.2 Christine Qin Yang: Section 14 Membership, Women’s Advisory Committee Terms of Reference [PDF]
Motion: 
That the Women’s Advisory Committee recommend that the Executive Standing Committee recommend that Halifax Regional Council request staff report with respect to amendments to Administrative Order Number 2019-004-GOV Respecting the Women’s Advisory Committee in the Halifax Regional Municipality, to include women from racialized communities as part of the Committee complement.

7. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – January 7, 2021

8. ADJOURNMENT    

INFORMATION ITEMS 

1. HRM’s Employment Equity Policy

2. “Home for Good- Centering Women’s Voices”: Advancing Women's Housing Through Systems Change: A collaborative project from Alice House, Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland NS, The Marguerite Centre and YWCA Halifax

3. “A Feminist Economic Recovery Plan for Canada:” YWCA Canada and Gender and the Economy

4. https://cfc-swc.gc.ca/gba-acs/course-cours-en.html: GBA+ course of the Status of Women Canada