Mines Action Canada / Action mines Canada - Address, activities & membership
Address:
86 Renfrew Avenue, Unit A
Ottawa, ON K1S 1Z8
Canada
Telephone number:
613-241-3777
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Contact information in previous versions
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86 Renfrew Avenue, Unit A
action
Ottawa, ON K1S 1Z8
Canada
Telephone number:
613-241-3777
Description of the organization's activities:
Mines Action Canada aims to bring humanity one step closer to peace and social justice by eliminating the impacts of indiscriminate weapons and restoring the rights and dignity of affected individuals and communities. Mines Action Canada (MAC) is an international leader working to eliminate the serious humanitarian, environmental and development consequences of indiscriminate weapons.
Mines Action Canada has a Board of Directors which oversees decision making processes for the organization. Mines Action Canada’s Executive Director acts as a liaison between the Board and the staff team. Members of the Board of Directors are drawn from the member organizations and the individual members. The Board meets regularly to review advice from staff and make decisions by voting with each director having one vote. Mines Action Canada’s by-laws do not permit proxy voting. All members have the ability to nominate (and elect should there be numerous candidates) members of the Board of Directors during member meetings. The meetings of all members are held annually or when the members from across the country can be present.
Organization's membership or classes of membership:
The membership of the Corporation shall be limited to persons interested in furthering those objectives of the Corporation and shall consist of the following class of membership: Full Partnership, Associate Partnership, and Observer Status.
a) Full Partnership is open to Canadian NGOs and agencies (charities, coalitions, networks, not-for-profit organizations, student and community groups) working in the field of sustainable development, human rights or disarmament which support the goals and objectives of MAC and meet the criteria outlined below. Full Partnership is open to branches, departments or projects that work in the fields of sustainable development, human rights or disarmament as part of larger organizations with wider aims. However, where the wider organization is seen to significantly contravene the aims of MAC and/or the ICBL and/or other national ban mine campaigns, Full Partnership will be refused.
b) Associate Partnership is open to local chapters, affiliates or clubs of Full Partnership members.
c) Observer Status is available to Canadian NGOs and agencies, as described above, whose mandates prohibit them from formally joining as partners. Observer status is also available to patrons or interested individuals who support the goals and objectives of MAC. The number of such patrons or interested individuals shall be limited to five at any one time.