From David MacDonald:
Summary:
* We were asked to not use a sound system. We didn’t even set it up.
* We were assigned a room by CUSA completely impractical for the nature of the event, and were given no options. We accepted that.
* We were asked to move to the back. We moved.
* We were moved because we had “booked later than the others” but the woman’s centre showed up and put a table in the middle of the Atrium without any reservation whatsoever, this was granted by the same man who moved because of “booking priorities.”
* Protesters showed up and met with the Booking Manager who gave them our spot although they had no reservation. The booking man said the Woman’s Center had permission from the NAFTA table to be there . The NAFTA rep said he never heard anything from anyone.
* When we videotaped this in action, they called the security and had all non-students removed by security ending the event. There is no law against videotaping in public places.
* The protesters stayed, the Carleton Lifeline table was moved to the back. No one from the Silent No More event was allowed to stay.
* The Security Guard said CUSA called him, CUSA denied, it apparently was the booking man who contacted security.
Moral of the story: bring a lawyer to these things. And a video camera.
