Ellected by Madame Premier

Ellected Ep. 60 - Sexual and Gender-Based Violence on Alberta Post Secondary Campuses Ep.

September 19, 2023 Madame Premier Season 2 Episode 60
Ellected by Madame Premier
Ellected Ep. 60 - Sexual and Gender-Based Violence on Alberta Post Secondary Campuses Ep.
Show Notes



Read the report on Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Alberta Post- Secondary Education here.

More about the Council of Alberta University Students:

Represents over 114,000 undergraduate students from the University of Alberta, the University of Lethbridge, Mount Royal University, MacEwan University, and Athabasca University to the public, government and other post-secondary education stakeholders. Based in Edmonton, CAUS is a non-partisan and active advocacy group driven by their members looking to ensure a fully accessible and high quality system of education in Alberta.

The board is comprised of representatives from of our member Student association/Student unions. Each institution provides two delegates to our board; most often this is the Vice-President External and the President.

More about Chris Beasley:

Chris Beasley (He/They) is the Chair of the Council of Alberta University Students (CAUS) as well as the Vice President External of the University of Alberta Students Union. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, and was the former President of the University of Alberta's Arts Undergraduate Society, OASIS. He has previously worked as the Communications Coordinator for CAUS, as a Page in the Legislature, and as a Legislature Tour Guide. His passions include Get Out The Vote initiatives, the student voice, and caring about communities.

More about Rachele Preston:

Rachele Preston (she/her) is the Vice President External for the University of Lethbridge Students' Union. She is currently completing a combined degree in General Science and Mathematics Education. She has been involved in student leadership in various ways for most of her undergraduate studies, including being the Vice President Internal for the University of Lethbridge's Education Undergraduate Society, as well as previously serving as the Faculty of Education Student Representative on the ULSU General Assembly. She is passionate about teaching, creating safe and accessible education, icebreaker questions, as well as Robert's Rules of Order.

More about Sarah Elder-Chamanara:

Sarah Elder-Chamanara is the founder, creative director, designer and owner of Madame Premier, a feminist, political and activist clothing company and community based in Calgary, Alberta. With the underlying principle of seeing more women and diversity in politics, elected and in backrooms, at every level, Sarah and Madame Premier create opportunities for conversations about how politics works, why it needs to change, who it needs to change for and how the time for that is now.