NUS National Executive Committee Meeting
Kings College SU, London: 19/04/07
Introduction & apologies
Minutes & matters arising from last meeting
Interim Management Update [this was in closed session]
NEC Elect Induction
Progressing with the Governance Review: no firm plans or ideas made but initial ideas about consultation and the need to keep reporting back to the membership was stressed, so look forward to updates on the Governance Review at Regional Conferences in 2007/8!
Motions:
Darfur: Called for UN intervention and the enforcement of the no-fly zone. Opposition to the deportations of Darfuri’s seeking asylum in Britain. Campaign for awareness around the abuse of women in Darfur, linking in with the NUS Women’s Campaign. NUS reaffirmed its commitment to working with Aegis Trust and to affiliate to the Protect Darfur campaign. Also that ‘Africa’ is the priority campaign for the Society and Citizenship Zone.
Amendment: to establish a joint committee between NUS NEC and members of Aegis Students was accepted into the motion.
Climate Change: It was resolved that the NUS NEC would make a submission to the draft Climate Change Bill welcoming it but asking for it to be strengthened. Supporting People & Planet’s Go Green campaign. NUS is banning expenses for flights within Britain except under exceptional circumstances, which would include disabled students. Also joined the Stop Climate Chaos umbrella organisation and plans to work with the Mayor of London to develop a guidebook for London SU’s on how to reduce carbon output.
Opposition to bans on religious dress: supported the right for people to wear what they wanted to wear and to make a submission to the consultation on guidelines for school uniforms opposing bans on the wearing of religious dress and to campaign against all attempts to ban religious or cultural dress on campus.
NEC Handovers Motion: there will be handovers including a written handover pack in future for NEC-elect.
Save Sadiq Abakar / Deportations to Sudan: resolved to support Sadiq’s campaign launched by Lambeth College SU and to donate £50, also to campaign for an end to deportations to Sudan.
Iran Solidarity: affirmed support for Iranian students, workers and women against the theocratic regime; total opposition to any military attack or economic sanctions against Iran; opposition to both US/UK imperialist domination of Middle East and Iran's regional-imperialist ambitions; opposition to all nuclear weapons. Welcomed the election of Mansour Ossanlou as NUS Honorary Vice-President.
Support Metronet Workers: resolved to support the Metronet workers in their dispute over subcontracting. Motion fell.
National Demo: resolved to hold a first-term national demonstration for free education in central London, not on a Sunday. Motion fell.
Meeting closed early at 4:00pm
If you want to see any of the motions in full or want clarification on anything in this report please contact me via email or phone (01524 592197).
Cat Smith
NEC Observer (North West Region)
Kings College SU, London: 19/04/07
Introduction & apologies
Minutes & matters arising from last meeting
Interim Management Update [this was in closed session]
NEC Elect Induction
Progressing with the Governance Review: no firm plans or ideas made but initial ideas about consultation and the need to keep reporting back to the membership was stressed, so look forward to updates on the Governance Review at Regional Conferences in 2007/8!
Motions:
Darfur: Called for UN intervention and the enforcement of the no-fly zone. Opposition to the deportations of Darfuri’s seeking asylum in Britain. Campaign for awareness around the abuse of women in Darfur, linking in with the NUS Women’s Campaign. NUS reaffirmed its commitment to working with Aegis Trust and to affiliate to the Protect Darfur campaign. Also that ‘Africa’ is the priority campaign for the Society and Citizenship Zone.
Amendment: to establish a joint committee between NUS NEC and members of Aegis Students was accepted into the motion.
Climate Change: It was resolved that the NUS NEC would make a submission to the draft Climate Change Bill welcoming it but asking for it to be strengthened. Supporting People & Planet’s Go Green campaign. NUS is banning expenses for flights within Britain except under exceptional circumstances, which would include disabled students. Also joined the Stop Climate Chaos umbrella organisation and plans to work with the Mayor of London to develop a guidebook for London SU’s on how to reduce carbon output.
Opposition to bans on religious dress: supported the right for people to wear what they wanted to wear and to make a submission to the consultation on guidelines for school uniforms opposing bans on the wearing of religious dress and to campaign against all attempts to ban religious or cultural dress on campus.
NEC Handovers Motion: there will be handovers including a written handover pack in future for NEC-elect.
Save Sadiq Abakar / Deportations to Sudan: resolved to support Sadiq’s campaign launched by Lambeth College SU and to donate £50, also to campaign for an end to deportations to Sudan.
Iran Solidarity: affirmed support for Iranian students, workers and women against the theocratic regime; total opposition to any military attack or economic sanctions against Iran; opposition to both US/UK imperialist domination of Middle East and Iran's regional-imperialist ambitions; opposition to all nuclear weapons. Welcomed the election of Mansour Ossanlou as NUS Honorary Vice-President.
Support Metronet Workers: resolved to support the Metronet workers in their dispute over subcontracting. Motion fell.
National Demo: resolved to hold a first-term national demonstration for free education in central London, not on a Sunday. Motion fell.
Meeting closed early at 4:00pm
If you want to see any of the motions in full or want clarification on anything in this report please contact me via email or phone (01524 592197).
Cat Smith
NEC Observer (North West Region)
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