September 25, 2020 Women's Advisory Committee

Agenda

A dial-in or live broadcast of this meeting is not available. In accordance with the March 22, 2020 direction of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing under section 14 of the Emergency Management Act, draft minutes of this meeting will be made available on halifax.ca within 24 hours of this meeting.

1. CALL TO ORDER

Round Table Introductions 

Election of Chair and Vice Chair 

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – NONE 

3. APPROVAL OF THE ORDER OF BUSINESS 

4. CALL FOR DECLARATION OF CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

5. CORRESPONDENCE, PETITIONS & DELEGATIONS
5.1 Correspondence 
5.2 Petitions
5.3 Presentation 
5.3.1 Women Wellness Within: Applying a Gender Lens to Arrests – Martha Paynter [PDF]

6. REPORTS/DISCUSSION
6.1 STAFF
6.1.1 Presentation: Update on UN Women Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces for Women and Girls Program [PDF]

6.1.2 Review Administrative Order One Respecting the Procedures of the Council (AO1), WACH Terms of Reference, Role and Mandate 
- Administrative Order One
- WACH Terms of Reference
- Staff Report dated October 29, 2019 

6.1.3 Identify Key Priorities Related to Women’s Rights and Gender Equality in the Municipality and Create a Work Plan 

6.1.4 Establish and Approve WACH Meeting Schedule

7. DATE OF NEXT MEETING – To be Determined

8. ADJOURNMENT 

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INFORMATION ITEMS 

1. Women’s Advocacy Voice of Edmonton - https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/city_organization/womens-advocacy-voice-of-edmonton-committee.aspx 
2. City for All Women Initiative - https://www.cawi-ivtf.org/
3. Advancing Gender Equity in the City of Ottawa - https://www.cawi-ivtf.org/sites/default/files/publications/report_advancinggenderequity_cityofottawa.pdf
4. Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Diverse Voices: Tools and Practices to Support All Women - https://fcm.ca/en/resources/wilg/diverse-voices-toolkit