{"id":30975,"date":"2019-11-01T17:14:41","date_gmt":"2019-11-01T17:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/?p=30975"},"modified":"2019-11-01T19:19:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-01T19:19:48","slug":"statement-regarding-member-resignations-from-qcgn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/en\/statement-regarding-member-resignations-from-qcgn\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement Regarding Member Resignations from QCGN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The QCGN claims to be a member-driven network but the level of tension within the organization has been rising steadily over the past year to the point where today, nearly a third of voting members have left. The organizations that have left QCGN strive to work in collaboration within their networks and with their partners, whether they be community organizations or government, to bring solutions to the table and promote a positive working relationship. Our experience over the past year is that the QCGN leadership prefers to be abrasive and divisive rather than collaborate to tackle the issues facing vulnerable English-speaking communities. Hostility towards partners is not an effective way of enhancing the vitality of our communities.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0054a6;\"><a style=\"color: #0054a6;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/portfolio-item\/statement-regarding-member-resignations-from-qcgn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>View full statement in ELAN Archives<\/strong><\/a> <\/span>| <em>Also view full statement here<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>[gview file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.quebec-elan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Resignation-of-member-organizations-from-QCGN_EN.pdf&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Statement issued on behalf of:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Council for Anglophone Magdalen Islanders (CAMI)<br \/>\nCommittee for Anglophone Community Action (CASA)<br \/>\nEnglish Community Organization of Lanaudi\u00e8re (ECOL)<br \/>\nEnglish Language Arts Network (ELAN)<br \/>\nMegantic English-speaking Community Development Corporation (MCDC)<br \/>\nNeighbours Association of Rouyn-Noranda<br \/>\nNorth Shore Community Association (NSCA)<br \/>\nQuebec Writers\u2019 Federation (QWF)<br \/>\nVision Gasp\u00e9-Perc\u00e9 Now (VGPN)<br \/>\nVoice of English-speaking Qu\u00e9bec (VEQ)<br \/>\n4 Korners Family Resource Center<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brigitte Wellens, VEQ<br \/>\n(418) 683-2366 ext.223<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:brigitte.wellens@veq.ca\"><span style=\"color: #0054a6;\"><strong>brigitte.wellens@veq.ca<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The QCGN claims to be a member-driven network but the level of tension within the organization has been rising steadily over the past year to the point where today, nearly a third of voting members have left. 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