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What will change in the Articles?
Article 26 currently details the composition of the elected team. We are asking for the following addition to be made:
26.1.6 Between three and five representatives with defined remits as agreed in the Bye-Laws to support underrepresented students.
Why is this being proposed?
By approving these 3-5 additional elected roles we hope to ensure that minoritised voices will be guaranteed a space on our elected team. The Association plans to align these roles to active groups within the Association which would currently add three roles to feed into our Vice President EDI; one Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Students Representative, one LGBT+ Student Representative and one Disabled Students Representative.
By adding these 3-5 positions to our governance structure, we can help futureproof this change to support the introduction of more groups should the need arise.
Our current VP EDI proposes this change to:
“Ensure that all of the student groups are represented by their peers who can provide the perspective on the experience of marginalised students and the barriers they may face as well as helping to build a truly inclusive community. EDI is embedded in the Association's work but it is a wide remit that can present everchanging challenges, but with the addition of the EDI reps we can respond to these effectively and with the sensitivity and knowledge a lived experience can bring. Having more support for the support groups can also allow for these to grow and provide a thriving community as well as ensure that specific areas of work within the OU is truly representative of the students involved eg. the Race Equality Charter, the disabled student commitment etc”.
26 сен 2024
