Maxime Chautemps

What I would do as Social Secretary: 

• Organise more collabs with other societies ! I am also on the Writer's Soc and Kinesis Magazine committees and have helped with collaborations for both. I LOVE COLLABS, especially when they're with societies you might not think of, and when they do something unique.
• Collaborate with individuals and groups off-campus. There are so many incredible conservation and nature groups in London: organising to attend their events, volunteer with them, or have them come to us would be a top priority.
• Visits to nearby rewilding sites, such as the Hogsmill River, Tolworth, etc (and maybe even outside London, if possible).
• Promote more opportunities, especially those connected to local conservation and community efforts.
• Emphasise the intersectionality of conservation and the restoration of nature with other struggles. 

What experiences I have: 

• I'm currently organising an ecology walk and poetry workshop in my hometown with support from Kew's Grow Wild. I love combining nature, science, and creativity. For me, that's through poetry and photography - but I would love to explore more mediums as Social Sec too.
• 2nd year Biological Sciences, hoping to go into conservation.
• I attend a lot of events and workshops by different conservation groups and collectives, and would use these connections for organising collaborations.!