Reminder of the August 15 submission deadline for third-party encampment review

Dear members of the university community,

First, I want to thank all of those who have taken the time to make a submission to this Review. I have read them and found each one of them helpful in understanding what happened leading up to and surrounding the events in May 2024, and how it has impacted the university community. 

This notice is to remind everyone that the deadline for submissions is August 15, 2024, at 6 p.m. MDT. It is important that I hear about the events associated with the removal of the protest encampment in the university's Quad on May 11th from as many perspectives as possible. I would encourage members of the university community to consider making a submission. 

Here are the directions from the original invitation for submissions:

1. Send your submission in confidence by email to inreview@ualberta.ca by August 15, 2024, at 6 p.m. MDT.
   
   
2. Title your email “Submission to Reviewer.”
   
   
3. Sender: Please submit only one email. If the submission is from an association or group, please include a contact name and email address.
   
   
4. Form and content: It is likely there will be submissions about what happened (facts), submissions about whether administration did or did not follow the law and policy, and submissions about the impact of administration’s decisions. You may choose the format for your submission, but below, I offer some suggestions and requests:
   
   
   1. If your submission addresses what happened, I need to know not only the facts from your perspective but also how you know what you know. Your submission of the facts will be most valuable if you tell me what you know and then explain your source for the information, whether it is from what you saw or heard or otherwise.
      
      
   2. If your submission addresses policy or court decisions, please provide the following:
      
      
      • for policies, please ensure you have the full name of the policy and the specific section or sections that I should consider.
        
        
      • for court judgments, I need only the name and citation for the case and any paragraphs that you want me to pay specific attention to.
        
        
   3. Please keep in mind that the scope of my review is defined by the Terms of Reference. I will not be reviewing the actions of the Edmonton City Police (para 2(b)).

The sharing of experiences can help a community to make sense of the events around the encampment and start on the path to healing. However, I wish to acknowledge that individual responses to the sharing of harmful or traumatic experiences can vary from person to person. For some, sharing may help in processing. For others, sharing may result in an experience of re-traumatization, vicarious traumatization, or moral injury. 

Given the sensitivity of the information, all submissions will be kept confidential to ensure the anonymity of those coming forward and will not result in recrimination. 

Thank you,

C. Adèle Kent, KC
Reviewer