What we are working on
Our key priorities as an elected committee for the year ahead:
1
Building stronger links between the SU, JCR/MCR reps, cultural societies, and student-led and community-based anti-racist groups that campaign around issues of racial justice
2
Opposing the Prevent Duty and Hostile Environment - especially their encroachment on and growing entanglement in Higher Education
3
Campaigning for a safe campus
4
Better anti-racism training for students and student-facing staff
5
Targeted mental health support for BME students
6
Reforms to harassment and discrimination complaints procedures
7
Supporting Black and BPA (Bangladeshi, Pakistani, and Arab) Widening Participation and taking action to close the Black Awarding Gap
8
Raising awareness about the diversity of experiences that are encompassed by the category of "BME" in order to build solidarity and strength