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1. 2. Dominique Ucbas. 3. Vice President Diversity & Advocacy. 4. Question Time Report. 1. Areas of Responsibility . Manifesto Pledges. Hold monthly meetings with the President of each ethnic, liberation, faith and charitable society.
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1 2 Dominique Ucbas 3 Vice President Diversity & Advocacy 4 Question Time Report
1 Areas of Responsibility Manifesto Pledges Hold monthly meetings with the President of each ethnic, liberation, faith and charitable society. • Provide a lead on issues of students’ rights and welfare, and represent these issues to the university. • Ensure that all students receive the necessary advice, support and representation, regardless of backgroundand that our services remain accessible. • Take a lead on celebrating diversity within our membership and the wider community. • Ensure the implementation of, and adherence to, an effective equal opportunities policy. • Oversee, and provide support to, the work of liberation and Faith & Belief groups. 2 Promote safe space and zero tolerance policy across campus. 3 Set up forums where students can be made aware of their rights at work and can raise concerns about their work-study balance 4 • I am the Chair of: • Diversity & Advocacy Forum • I sit on the following University committees: • Quality Assurance Committee • Equality & Diversity Strategy Committee
1 What I have done so far: 2 • Trade Union fair: Continuing campaign to get students unionised • Living Wage presentations for NUS: Potentially get more unions to adopt Living Wage • Nightline: Full training • Diversity & Advocacy forum: First meeting to discuss focus • Human Library: Organised event with Liberating Disability group & university • Black History Month event: Film Screening- Roadmap to Apartheid 3 4
1 What I am still working on: • Election turnout: conducting research with strategy team • National Demo campaign • Zero Tolerance to sexual harassment: promote, training & lobby university • Hate Crime- 3rd Party Reporting centre: promote & training • Cross-liberation events: work with Liberation groups, more Human Libraries, Diversity Day festival with VPAD • Multi-faith events: Inner-faith week, more multi-faith rooms • Multi-cultural events: Global Village/Food Fair • Ethical policy: Ethical purchasing and investment • Anonymous Marking: coursework- lobby university • Equality & Diversity committee: student reps 2 3 4