


Updates
June/July 2022
In June and July, I:
•Attended NUS Lead and Change Conference
•Spoke at graduation ceremonies
•Completed University and Union inductions
•Collaborated with Anne Marie, Education Officer for the personal tutor benchmark and Mitigating Circumstances Policy
•Had meetings with ULLIHE (University of Leicester’s Institute for Inclusivity in Higher Education) on a new initiative called Decolonising Education
•Produced the new platform Queer Corner on the website.
•Planned for Leicester Pride
•Took students to the Black Students Matter Conference
August 2022
In August, I:
•Completed Carbon Literacy Training
•Continued Black History Month planning
•Continued Leics Decolonise Festival planning
•Met with cultural and religious societies
September 2022
September has been a big month in the run-up to Black History Month! Here's what I've been up to:
•Working on Black History Month events for October.
•Planning events and merchandise for the #LeicsDecolonise Festival.
•The Pronoun Survey has been launched to gather further data on pronoun use from our students.
•Working on the implementation of the Black Student Experience Working Group and Black History Leadership Group.
•Queer Corner set up to showcase LGBT writing talent within the University.
•LGBTQ+ Housing Survey has been launched.
•Working on the proposal for Decolonising Education.
October 2022
Here's what I've been up to in October:
•Black History Month
•LeicsDecolonise Open Evening
•UK Students’ Union Catch Up
•Students’ Leaders Conference
•Brown Girl like Me Workshop and Talk
November 2022
Here's what I've been up to in November:
•Policy Forum with Liberation Officers across the UK
•24th November: Black Trans Joy 6:30pm – 7:30pm
•Multi-Faith Seminar and Lunch
•Trans Day of Remembrance Vigil (18th November, 5pm, DMU SU Buiding)
•LeicsDecolonise Merchandise Meetings (EXCITING!)
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