CFA Chico Chapter Organizing for Action and Advocacy
This content outlines the organizational structure and activities of the CFA Chico Chapter, focusing on officer positions, statewide committees, action themes, and various committees chaired by officers. It highlights initiatives such as anti-racism, social justice, faculty rights, and supports for different faculty groups. The chapter is actively involved in promoting equity, activism, and policy changes within the academic community at Chico State.
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CFA Chico Chapter Organizing for Action Meetings
Officer Positions as Focus of Activity President (Tim Sistrunk) Vice President (Al Schademan) Faculty Rights (Jack Hames) Treasurer (Vince Ornelas) Secretary (Nathan Heggins-Bryant) Lecturer Rep. (Tiffani Anderson) Membership Chair (Robin Averbeck) Anti-Racism/Social Justice Council (Pablo Bailey) Tenure Track Faculty Rep. (Hannah Burdette) Tenured Faculty Rep. (Jesse Dizard) Retired Faculty Rep. (Grace Marvin)
CFA Statewide Committees and Caucuses Political Action and Legislative Committee Teacher Education Caucus Immigration Task Force Parents and Caregivers Coalition Librarians Committee LGBTQIA+ Caucus Black Caucus Retired Faculty and Health & Retired Benefits Committee Membership & Organizing Communication Peace and Justice Committee Disability Caucus Asian Pacific Islander Desi Americans Caucus Palestine Arab Muslim Caucus Native American and Indigenous Peoples Caucus Council of Lecturers Womxn's Caucus Coaches Committee Chicanx/Latinx Caucus Counselors Committee Council for Racial and Social Justice
Some Themes for Action Next Year Long-Term Security for Lecturers Anti-Racism Social Justice Demands https://www.calfac.org/cfa-statement-of-anti-racism-and-social-justice-demands/ Title IX across the CSU Support No-Harm, Disarm Workload Relief Conversation across the Community Constituency Connection Events
CFA Chico Committees (Chaired by Officers) Anti-Racism Social Justice Transformation Council Faculty Rights Tenure-Track Faculty Support (orient and support TT) Membership/Organizing Committee Lecturer Support CFA Chico Activism and Issues Campaigns Title IX and Transforming Culture Enforcement of Lecturer Entitlement Rights No Harm, Disarm (SQE students) Workplace Intimidation Policy Constitution and Bylaws Update Chapter Capacity and Activism Reforms CFA Chico Representation Needed University Budget Committee (4 times a year) University Student Feedback on Teaching and Learning Committee (2- year term) Title IX Committee (monthly) Campus Safety Committee (monthly) WildCat Thrive: Trauma Informed University Union Representation and Perspective Needed \ Academic Senate, Special Sub-Committees, College Representatives University Police and Public Advisory Committee (5 subcommittees) Campus Sustainability Committee (10 subcommittees)
Title IX and Transforming Culture at CSU Form a CFA Chico subcommittee to address issues with Title IX and rape culture at Chico Sources CFA: Resolution on Transforming Rape Culture in the CSU (May 2022) CSU, Chico Academic Senate Call for Assessment of Practices and Subsequent Institutional Culture and Policy and Policy Change Surrounding Sexual Harassment and Discrimination (April 2022) AAUP Guidelines Red Book CFA Resolution to fix broken Process critically examine systems, processes, and contexts, including but not limited to Title IX, that allow rape culture to flourish on our campuses. External, independent investigation into Chancellor and system at large CSU Leadership support , financially and in good faith, ongoing interactive, and comprehensive rape culture education that targets social norms and behaviors across the CSU External, independent investigation into closures of Womxns Centers that serve as a support hub for students, faculty and staff survivors of sexual violence on our campuses Expand financial resources for prevention and survivor advocacy services on all campuses (adequately staffed independent Sexual Violence, Advocacy and Education Centers TitIe IX Officers and services within the CSU must undergo training and comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Sections 504 and 508 of the Rehabilitation Act upon hire All CSU Title IX staff And Police personnel must undergo survivor-centered and trauma informed training conducted by trained campus or community advocacy staff Whenever a complainant who files a Title IX complaint self-identifies as disabled, Title IX services as carried out by the CSU must be in consultation with the designated campus ADA Coordinator All Title IX Officers must inform and complainants who file a Title IX complaint and who self-identify as disabled that they may direct any inquiries or complaints that involve potential violations of Title IX to the US Department of Education`s Office for Civil Rights Reframe training related to sexual violence and rape culture on our campuses, to include but not be limited to Title IX within an intersectional and anti-colonial transformative social justice lens
