The Board of Directors of the Eastern Caribbean Alliance for Diversity and Equality (ECADE) is energised to move forward with a renewed mandate from its membership, after its annual general meeting on August 8, 2020.
The meeting, attended by ECADE membership from across the EC, reviewed ECADE’s operations since the last AGM and its current financial standing.
Established in 2016, ECADE is a network of organisations serving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex people in the small islands of the eastern Caribbean. The Board of Directors, like membership, reflects the geographic and ideological space the organisation occupies.
The Board is chaired by Board of Lysanne Charles, of Saba/St. Maarten who notes that she is pleased with the attendance and support of membership at the AGM 2020.
«We anticipated that this AGM would have been in person, but due to COVID-19 and the related restrictions across the region, and of course the safety of our membership, we had to move it online. This created special dynamics, in and of itself and we are thankful to the membership representatives for their patience and commitment to ensuring that we still had a productive session», Charles said to MySocalledGayLife.co.uk.
The organisation is currently processing all decisions for final confirmation in accordance with organisation constitution and bylaws.
In addition to representation of all quadrants of the region, the Board is intended to incorporate a diversity of sexual orientation and gender (identity). The new members join Company Secretary Joan Didier or RCM/AAF Saint Lucia, Vice-Chair Hayden Bethelmy of GrenCHAP Grenada, Treasurer Lavonne Wise of WCSTX St Croix USVI, Secretary Adaryl Williams of Saint Lucia and Tynetta McKoy of St Kitts and Nevis.
