Denounce the enablement of abuse to 2SLGBTQIA+ groups! Ask for improved corporate citizenship!

Corporate citizenship involves a responsibility from all organizations that operate in their community & surrounding areas. Systemic oppression & structural violence will continue to inhibit progressive steps towards equity without actively dissolving the barriers upheld by power & privilege.

Mutual respect between political leaders, business management & their communities is a core value to be upheld. Everyone deserves dignity, respect & safety regardless of any difference in bias between the groups.

Encourage political leaders to incentivize businesses to succeed with socially responsible practices through notable recognition in their respective regions. Investors, employees & community members enjoy mutual benefits with companies that embrace their corporate social responsibilities.

Demand political leaders to denounce companies who disregard corporate social responsibilities & maintain accountability until systemic change occurs.

Make your voice heard & hold leaders in your region accountable to higher standards. Your message goes to federal, provincial & civic leaders in your area, and it also goes to the mayors of Winnipeg & Toronto. No matter where you are, your call to action gets delivered to leaders responsible for creating change!

Encourage political leaders to incentivize businesses to succeed by optimizing socially responsible practices & reward those who stand out!

Demand political leaders to denounce companies that disregard their corporate social responsibilities!

Hold lawmakers & business leaders accountable to a higher standard of social, ethical & economic responsibilities from businesses in their community!

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Business leaders and lawmakers are called upon to demonstrate and maintain a standard of responsibility for their respective communities to maximize economic growth. Corporate citizens likewise inherently have a responsibility to satisfy social and ethical requirements.

A community's trust in an organization shows in the economic performance of that organization. An organization must respect the community that it is part of and maintains values that provide dignity, respect and safety to the same people it expects to offer its services. Investors, employees and community members all enjoy mutual benefits with businesses that embrace their corporate social responsibilities.

One can find an example of failed corporate social responsibility in the actions of Winnipeg, Manitoba radio station, Energy 106. In 2020, the business hired Dave Wheeler, a problematic radio show host infamous for his blatant racist and transphobic opinions. Wheeler and the station received a significant outcry from their communities, demanding these controversial beliefs not get another platform. Dave Wheeler defended his actions, failed to apologize to the transgender community for his statements publicly, and continued to be employed by the Evanov Radio Group almost one year later. Energy 106 promised to keep its values as “one of the strongest media allies to the LGBTQ community in Winnipeg” while partnering Wheeler with an openly gay man on the morning show to affirm this statement. Advocates and supporters from various marginalized communities promptly reached out to political leadership to denounce this harmful misrepresentation of allyship.

This behaviour enabled a collection of white nationalist individuals to use Energy 106’s perceived allyship to misrepresent their intentions while continually stalking, harassing, threatening, doxing, and abusing advocates who have vocalized distrust in Energy 106’s declarations and highlighted the misleading, unsafe, and harmful results. 

For instance, a victim of this abuse above includes Taylor Lakhryst. As a local transgender woman vocal about the hate that Energy 106 has enabled, she has been routinely misgendered, deadnamed, and repeatedly defamed as a pedophile using inaccurate data by the same supporters who actively promote the Energy 106 brand. The station has confirmed its awareness of the abuse and refuses to denounce the hate speech targeting transgender women. Additionally, political leaders and the Winnipeg Police Service have been informed and facilitate this type of behaviour within our community.

It is not unreasonable to request that the current standard of corporate social responsibility and accountability improve. For instance, incentivizing businesses to implement socially responsible practices and reward notable actions to denounce misbehaviour would deepen the connection between the community and the local market, improving general livelihood and the economy.

My expectation of my elected officials is to confirm that you support the expectation that the highest standards of corporate citizenship stay upheld in our independent communities. As a first step, it is time to denounce the complicit nature demonstrated by Energy 106 and the Evanov Radio Group in the face of hate. Any respected business, organization, or corporation does not condone hate-based conduct, especially while their brand gets promoted. It is integral that you make it clear to your community that this type of enablement is unacceptable. Will you do that and help put an end to situations like the above example? Please let me know.

Thank you for taking the time to hear me about this significant concern.

Sincerely,
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CC:
His Worship Mayor Brian Bowman
His Worship Mayor John Tory
Ian Scott, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer CRTC
Pamela Miller, Director General Telecommunications and Internet Policy Branch - Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Federal Election 2021 Candidates and Party and/or Parliamentary Leaders
City Council, Public School Boards, Legislative Assembly, Senate and House of Commons representatives of [your location will go here]
Culture and Tourism, Disability Rights, Education, Indigenous Affairs, Racial Justice, and Women's Equality Ministers of [your location will go here]

Systemic oppression & structural violence will continue to inhibit steps towards equity without an effort to dissolve the barriers upheld by power & privilege actively.
The City of Winnipeg & the City of Toronto are partners of Pride at Work. If they recognize diversity, equity & inclusion, they must lead by example and expect similar behaviour from their cities.
Evanov Radio Group owns "103.9 Proud FM." At launch, it was the first radio station in Canada targeting the LGBTQ community & still promotes itself as "Toronto's LGBTQ Radio Station."
Evanov Radio Group's flagship station, Z103.5, also from the Greater Toronto Area, used transphobic dialogue in the gender field of their Facebook page until it got addressed & subsequently removed.

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