ELAN Board Nomination Form

ELAN is accepting nominations for its Board of Directors. In order to nominate someone for the board, please fill out the following form and send to Nick Maturo (nick.maturo[at]quebec-elan.org) by August 1, 2023. Currently, we have openings for Film & Television, Music, and Visual Arts.

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English Language Arts Network Board of Directors Nominations (2023- 2024)

Annual General Meeting – Monday August 14, 2023

Please note that ELAN’s board members serve 2-year terms. Below, we have noted the number of seats per category, and how many are open for election at the 2022-2023 AGM.

If you have any questions, please contact deborah[at]quebec-elan.org.

Name of Nominee (please print): _____________________________________

Signature: _________________________ Date: _________ ELAN Membership #: __________

In accepting this nomination, I recognize that board members are expected to participate in ELAN’s policy development and implementation, to attend Board Meetings (approximately 6 per year) and to participate in various committees and activities aimed at expanding ELAN’s network with artists of all disciplines.

The above nominee represents the following discipline (please pick one): Please note: An asterisk beside the available number of seats, means that the seat is up for election, but that the member in the position has decided to stand for re-election.

Dance 0 of 2 seats open	Film and Television 1* of 2 seats open	Music 1*of 2 seats open	Theatre 0 of 2 seats open	Visual Arts 1 of 2 seats open

Writing and Publishing 1 of 2 seats open	Artists in the Regions 1 of 2 seats open	Arts Presenter 1* of 1 seat open	Corporate 0 of 1 seat open

Nominated by: _______________________________________________________

Signature: ___________________________________ ELAN Membership #: _______________

Seconded by: ________________________________________

Signature: _______________________ELAN Membership #: ___________________

Please sign and return this document to Nick Maturo by August 1, 2023.

Land Acknowledgement

ELAN is an official minority language organization within a country that recognizes two languages as official. ELAN is located in Tiohtià:ke, the original name for Montreal in Kanien’kéha, the language of the Mohawk—also known as Mooniyang, which is the Anishinaabeg name given to the city by the Algonquin. While we are based in this city, our projects have also taken place in many regions across Quebec.

We acknowledge the colonial origin of English and French in Canada, and recognize that both languages benefit from official status throughout the land. The province that we know as Quebec is an amalgamation of the traditional territories of the Innu and Inuit nations, Algonquian nations, as well as the Mohawk nations of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. Kanien’kéha and Anishinaabemowin are but two of the original languages of this province; Atikamekw, Cree, Inuktitut, and Innu-aimun are also among the many Indigenous languages spoken across Quebec as majority languages, all well before French and English.

ELAN acknowledges the important work being done by First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples to revive the traditional languages of these territories, and their advocacy for the official status of Indigenous languages.