Liberation, Liberation and more Liberation!

Monday 28th January to Sunday 3rd February 2013

Organisation and Duties

Although I may have less to show for this week, I have still been busy! I've been going to my meetings as usual, such as Exec every Monday at 6pm. Did you know that any student can sit in on these meetings? It can be quite curious sometimes! 

Together with the I&R Senate we have been preparing for a Body Positivity Campaign on Monday the 25th February, a talk on Liberation Officers and also a SURHUL video on Disability. If you want to get involved (or are even curious) about any of the above, pop along to the I&R Senate which meets every Tuesday at 5pm in Rialto. I promise you won't be disappointed!

I've been to Feminism Society this week, including their collaboration with ISoc which was a very interesting and eye opening. I think it comes down to personal choice and belief - but we certainly smashed some stereotypes!

Motions on Liberation for the next General Meeting

The GM is this Tuesday, from 6pm in the SU main hall. We have two important motions going through:

1. For Liberation Officers to be self identifying

Just like the first year Officer is a first year student, and the International Students Officer is an international student, it's the same for the Liberation Officers. The people running for election need to identify themselves as part of the group they want to represent: so the person running for Women and Marginalised Gender Officer is someone from that group. So how do we make sure? Well, it's based on trust. We may be young adults, but Liberation Officers are for the common good, not only the people they represent. Liberation is as much political as it is part of your identity and the roles deserve to be treated with sensitivity and respect.

2. For the voters for Liberation Officers to be self identifying

This would again be based on trust. Everyone would be given the same ballot form, but it would have different sections for the liberation groups. These sections would explain what it is to identify, and how to vote. This is important because it recognises the different experiences each student has had, and it asks us to respect that. 

You can see the motions and the agenda for the GM here: https://www.su.rhul.ac.uk/asset/News/6001/GM.05.02.13.pdf

What else, Sid?

Sometimes, I like to tell you what else I've been up to! I've calculated my priorities and am putting more work into my course. Sounds obvious, I know, but sometimes these things take a while to figure out. I went to Senate House yesterday and was very productive, more of that to follow I hope!

Also, THIS THURSDAY IS STRICTLY COME HOLLOWAY! I am very nervous! I have a week to work on my feet, the position of my head and my manic smiling. Come along and vote Sid & Tommaso! You can find the facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/435061423234517/?fref=ts

All of the money raised is going to a charity called Parity for Disabilities. See you there!

At Senate House