A short presentation explaining how the Students Decide will run

1. 1. Minutes of the last members’ meeting - these will be presented for approval as an accurate record of
November's Emergency Members' Meeting
2. Union update - you can ask the Full-time Elected Officers questions about;
a. reports from the Full-time Elected Officers about what they've been working on and plan to do
b. the Union's financial statements from 2010/11
c. the Union's budget for 2011/12
3. Items for discussion submitted by students
a. Closure of the Centre for Community Engagement
b. Need for affordable campus accommodation
c. Extreme energy & sustainable investment
d. No indiscriminate boycott of Israel
e. Cuts to local Council services
f. Higher Education Bill
g. Students’ Union use of animal entertainment venues
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3. Becca, Operations Officer,
will be chairing the meeting
Her role is to help the meeting run smoothly, to
ensure that everyone can speak, that no one talks
for too long and that the Union’s policies are
upheld
You can ask a question by
raising your hand
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4. When proposals are presented to the
meeting there will often be people
speaking in favour of and against them
They have a limited amount of time
so the discussion is balanced
You can ask questions by raising
your hand. We’ll bring a
microphone to you so people can
hear
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5. Sometimes people want to add or
remove sections from proposals…
You can do this by submitting an amendment to Becca
This will be presented to everyone at the meeting
who will then vote on whether or not to accept it
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6. When you vote, you have three choices;
Vote in favour – if you agree with the proposal
Vote against – if you disagree with the proposal
Abstain from voting – if you don’t want to vote for or against
You vote by raising your hand when asked by Becca. She will count the
votes to decide whether the proposal is accepted or rejected
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7. Our guidelines aim to enable equal participation
& protect people from discrimination
…The Union is committed to providing an inclusive and
supportive environment without fear of racism, sexism,
ableism, homophobia or any other form of discrimination…
…we ask that every member pay attention to their
conduct and behaviour and show respect to others…
…This includes listening to another’s point of view, using appropriate &
respectful language at all times, and refraining from behaviour which can
be perceived to be aggressive, intimidating, offensive or discriminatory…
If you feel these guidelines, the Students’ Union’s values or equal opportunities
policy are being violated at any point please raise it with the Chair
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8. You can submit ideas throughout the year
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9. No experience or skills needed, just enthusiasm!
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