Stopping Harassment and Abuse by Local Leaders
Statement by MPP Stephen Blais on International Women's Day Motivated in part by Barrie's recent Workplace Harassment case, alongside...
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Alyssa Wright
- Mar 1, 2021
- 8 min
Open letter to Council - #ChooseToChallenge
(or, why some seemingly innocuous things are actually a "big deal" to many) Dear Councillors, Next week, March 8, is International...
Engage Barrie
- Feb 28, 2021
- 3 min
Workplace Harassment Case – Following-up
Engage Barrie sent the following letter to the City, asking about the corrective actions undertaken on the Workplace Harassment...
Engage Barrie
- Jan 8, 2021
- 1 min
At Issue: A harassment at City Hall
Barrie Community Media's interview with three core members of Engage Barrie – Victoria Butler, Shannon Murree and Alyssa Wright – about...
Engage Barrie
- Dec 21, 2020
- 1 min
Council Motion re: Workplace Harassment Case
Tonight's motion passed unanimously (other than McCann, who was not on-screen and not voting) That the following corrective actions be...
Engage Barrie
- Dec 11, 2020
- 3 min
Open Letter to Council – Andrea Murray
I can’t think of a better day to send this letter than on Human Rights Day, the day we celebrate the passage of the Universal Declaration...
Victoria Butler
- Dec 7, 2020
- 5 min
Open Letter to Council – Victoria Butler
It is easy to love women in public. To tell your Mother you love her on Mother’s Day. To share a photo of your friend and your sister on...
Engage Barrie
- Dec 7, 2020
- 4 min
Open Letter to Council - Anonymous
A woman in our community wrote this letter to Council, but was, understandably, afraid to attach her name to it. She had also tried to...
Engage Barrie
- Dec 7, 2020
- 3 min
Open Letter to Council – Caitlin McKenzie
Submitted by one of our members: When I learned that there were substantiated harassment claims within Barrie’s city council, by a member...
Alyssa Wright
- Dec 6, 2020
- 7 min
Open Letter to Barrie City Council
Sent to: Mayor and Council City Clerks Human Resources Director Office of the CAO Integrity Commission Copied to: Women & Children’s...
Engage Barrie
- Nov 23, 2020
- 2 min
November 23rd General Committee / Workplace Harassment Update
Once again, the public was locked out of even the public portions of this meeting, and had to wait for the video to be uploaded the next...
Engage Barrie
- Nov 9, 2020
- 6 min
November 9 General Committee / Workplace Harassment Update
So, many have been asking “what happened?” with the workplace harassment case Monday night. And… well, for the longest time, none of us...
Engage Barrie
- Nov 1, 2020
- 1 min
Workplace Harassment Case - What Can You Do?
This matter is ongoing, and there is still a chance that the councillors who voted against Ward's original amendments could block action...
Engage Barrie
- Oct 29, 2020
- 1 min
October 29th Council / Workplace Harassment Update
Permission was granted by Council to retain the services of Aird Berlis for the purposes of the above motion. 1. That Aird Berlis be...
Engage Barrie
- Oct 26, 2020
- 1 min
October 26th Council / Workplace Harassment Update
The motion from October 20 went in front of City Council. Deputy Mayor Ward re-introduced the second amendment that had failed the...
Victoria Butler
- Oct 24, 2020
- 3 min
Contact Your Councillor: What Is Happening At Barrie City Council?
During an Oct.20 General Committee meeting, councillors received a report on a workplace harassment investigation that is subject to...
Engage Barrie
- Sep 22, 2020
- 1 min
Happy Gender Equity Week!
Happy #genderequity week! Our friend Dave Meslin has shared a wonderful reminder of why we pushed Barrie City Council to consider ranked...
Engage Barrie
- Jun 5, 2020
- 1 min
Book Talk: "Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up"
The Barrie Public Library has posted Jennifer Armstrong's book talk on Dave Meslin's "Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy From the Ground Up"...
Engage Barrie
- Mar 5, 2020
- 1 min
Teardown: Rebuilding Democracy from the Ground Up
Dave Meslin is an author and activist who is on a mission to bring meaningful choice, less hostility, more diversity and fair results to...
Engage Barrie
- Feb 28, 2020
- 1 min
Engage Barrie on Rogers Viewpoint with Ron and Leeann
After learning of us from our recent Ward 3 All-Candidates meeting, host Leann Pendleton invited Engage Barrie to learn a little more...
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