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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Dear [recipient position will go here] [recipient name will go here],

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Corporate citizenship involves a responsibility from all organizations that operate in their communities and surrounding areas. Business leaders and lawmakers are looked at and expected to maintain that responsibility at its highest standards to maximize economic growth while satisfying social and ethical requirements.

As a result, a community’s confidence in a particular organization is related to the economic performance of such a business. An organization must respect the community out of where it operates, and that organization must affirm the values that maintain dignity, respect, and safety to the same community members expected to receive their services. Furthermore, investors, employees, and community members enjoy mutual benefits with businesses embracing corporate social responsibilities.

To provide an example of an organization that fails its corporate social responsibility, a radio station in Winnipeg, Manitoba, hired a morning show host released from his last radio position due to transphobic comments after receiving suspensions due to racist comments. Dave Wheeler defended his actions, not visibly apologizing to the transgender community for his statements, yet got hired by the Evanov Radio Group. Energy 106 affirmed to hold values and visions to be "one of the strongest media allies to the LGBTQ community in Winnipeg" while partnering him with Tyler Carr, an openly gay man, on the morning show. An outcry from advocates and supporters from various marginalized communities went to political and company leadership, and no meaningful attention or change came from it.

That inaction enabled a brand of white nationalism to have a platform behind the disguise and statement of being allies. Not only have there been controversial takes about COVID-19 and denouncing public health orders from Dave Wheeler, but the show enabled their supporters with a safe space to continually stalk, harass, threaten, dox and abuse advocates who have expressed that Energy 106's message about allyship was misleading, unsafe, and harmful.

One example of a victim of this abuse is Taylor Lakhryst. She is a transgender woman who not only suffers from the above examples but is regularly misgendered, deadnamed and continually defamed as a pedophile through libel or other misinformation from the same supporters who actively promote the Energy 106 brand. The Energy 106 team is fully aware and refuses to denounce the behaviour of their supporters. Political leaders are aware and continue to allow the enablement of this behaviour in their community. The Winnipeg Police are aware of the abuse yet appear to see it as not be worth investigating.

While it is not reasonable to automatically demand that all corporate citizens "be kind," it can influence improvements in corporate social responsibility for all organizations. Incentivize businesses to implement socially responsible practices and reward those who stand out with notable local recognition in their respective markets. Furthering that, visibly denounce companies disregarding their corporate social responsibilities and diligently maintain that accountability to achieve meaningful change.

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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[your email address will go here] [your location will go here]

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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