Amendment to Governing Document AGD1113 

Amendment to UCLU Byelaws: Liberation Groups 


 



 

Proposer: 

Rachel Eyre 

Seconder: 

Amy Evans 

Passed: 

Union Council, 20 March 2012 



 

This Union Notes: 

 

1. That there are four liberation groups; Women, LGBT, BME, and Disabled within 
UCLU and NUS. 
2. That the Women’s Officer and the LGBT Officer are elected cross campus and the 
BME Officer and Disabled Officer are elected by the Equality forum. 
3. That the LGBT Officer and Women’s Officer sit on UCLU Council and the BME 
Officer and Disability Officer do not. 


 

This Union Believes: 

 

1. All liberation officers should be equal, and thus have an equal voice. 
2. By have a cross campus election, with those who vote self-defining, will encourage 
more students to engage with the democratic process of electing their 
representative. 
3. Further to Believes 2) it will raise the profile of their representative. 


 

This Union Resolves: 

 

1. To add the appendix to the UCLU Byelaws 
2. To elect these officers in the Autumn 2012 elections and then in the Spring 
elections thereafter. 


 

Appendix: 

 

Add to Section 4 – Union Council 

 

Composition 

 

5. The composition of Union Council shall be: 

 

w. BME Students’ Officer 

x. Disabled Students’ Officer 

 

Add to Section 8 – Union Officers 

 

C- Non-Sabbatical Officers 

 


BME Students’ Officer 

 

The BME Students’ Officer shall: 

a. Self-define as black or minority ethnic 
b. Represent the interests of BME students within the Union and Equality Forum 
c. Work with the Welfare & International Officer and Equality Officer 
d. Coordinate campaigns related to issues affecting the BME community. 
e. Liaise with the NUS on BME issues. 
f. Attend the NUS Black Students’ Conference 




 

Disabled Students’ Officer 

 

The Disabled Students’ Officer shall: 

 

a. Self-define as disabled 
b. Represent the interests of disabled students within the Union and Equality 
Forum 
c. Work with the Welfare & International Officer and Equality Officer 
d. Coordinate campaigns related to issues affecting the disabled student 
community. 
e. Liaise with the NUS on disability issues. 
f. Attend the NUS Disabled Students’ Conference 


 

Section 9 – Elections 

 

Positions 

 

10. The following positions shall be elected via sectional elections: 

 

h. BME Students’ Officer 
i. Elected by students who self-define as BME 




i. Disabled Students’ Officer 
i. Elected by students who self-define as disabled