Meeting Details

• Date: 18/10/23

• Opened: 5:10 PM

• Closed: 5:53 PM

• Attendance: Listed at the end of the document, apologies from XX

Acknowledgement of Country

The ANU BIPOC Department acknowledges the traditional owners of this land, the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples. We pay our respects to Elders, past, present, and emerging. We acknowledge that this land was stolen and sovereignty was never ceded. We welcome all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to our Collective and commit to standing with our First Nations people.

Officer Report

1. Solidarity with Palestine

   • SALT rescinded a motion in support of Palestine, preventing time for another motion due to extensive consultation.

   • Focus on promoting the recent rally to show solidarity.

   • Email received from a Jewish student regarding support for Jewish students alongside Palestinians.

   • Discussion on who counts as BIPOC; department is open to those identifying as BIPOC.

   • Importance of being non-hostile and accountable, emphasizing democracy within ANUSA.

   • Plan to watch a Palestinian movie after the collective meeting to embrace and uplift Palestinian voices.

2. Safe Space

   • Hard launch happening later this year.

   • Additional items needed for the space.

   • Uncertainty about money rollover; will need to inquire.

3. Documentary

   • Editing to resume after exams, with dedicated time and effort.

4. Handover

   • Official end date: 30th November.

   • Start date: 1st December.

Executive Election 2024

1. Social Officer

   • Nomination: Emalisa Edwards, Talei Chang (rescinded).

   • 2-minute speech and paper preferential vote.

   • Collective accepted Emalisa Edwards as Social Officer for 2024.

2. Advocacy Officer

   • Nomination: Maitrey Khobragade.

   • 2-minute speech and paper preferential vote.

   • Collective accepted Maitrey Khobragade as Advocacy Officer for 2024.

3. Secretary

   • Nomination: Precious Kaitu-Guma.

   • 2-minute speech and paper preferential vote.

   • Collective accepted Precious Kaitu-Guma as Secretary for 2024.

4. Treasurer

   • Nomination: Olivia Biswas, Chiamaka Oba.

   • 2-minute speech and paper preferential vote.

   • Collective accepted Chiamaka Oba as Treasurer for 2024.

5. Publicity Officer

   • Nomination: Precious Kaitu-Guma, Talei Chang, Aleesya Amirizal.

   • 2-minute speech and paper preferential vote.

   • Collective accepted Aleesya Amirizal as Publicity Officer for 2024.

Motions

1. Motion One - Removing the 2023 Executive

   • Motion to remove the 2023 executive team.

   • Mover: Dorcas Bugeme, Seconder: Tisha Shah.

   • Outcome: Passed unanimously.

2. Motion Two - Appointing the 2024 Executive

   • Motion to install the 2024 executive team.

   • Mover: Dorcas Bugeme, Seconder: Tisha Shah.

   • Outcome: Passed unanimously.

3. Motion Three - Removing the 2023 Trustees

   • Motion to remove Paria Najafzadeh and Tisha Shah from the Commonwealth Bank account as trustees.

   • Mover: Dorcas Bugeme, Seconder: Abreshmi Chowdhury.

   • Outcome: Passed unanimously.

4. Motion Four - Appointing the 2024 Trustees

   • Motion to add Selena Wania and Chiamaka Oba to the Commonwealth Bank account as trustees.

   • Mover: Dorcas Bugeme, Seconder: Tisha Shah.

   • Outcome: Passed unanimously.

5. Motion Five - 2023 Semester Two Honoraria

   • Agreement on honoraria allocations for appreciation of work done in the past year.

   • Mover: Saria Afridi, Seconder: Ana Taufa’ao.

   • Outcome: Passed unanimously.

Secretary Report

• [Details not provided]

Treasurer Report

• [Details not provided]

Social Officer Report

• Congratulations to Emalisa Edwards for the new position.

Advocacy Officer Report

1. Last BIPOC Talks

   • Final session held.

   • Post-zine launch potluck planned.

   • Excited for handover with Maitrey.

   • Maitrey will assist with documentary editing.

Other Business

1. Tea and Slay

   • [Details not provided]

2. BIPOC Talks

   • Importance of feedback and potential use of Google Forms for feedback collection.

Appendix 1: Honoraria Allocations

• Abreshmi Chowdhury: $800

• Tisha Shah: $250

• Dorcas Bugeme: $275

• Precious Kaitu-Guma: $100

• Emalisa Edwards: $390

• Amber Lennox: $300

• Talei Chang: $150

• Selena Wania: $200

• Asil Habara: $250

• Hansana Abhayapala: $75

• Zainab Naleemudeen: $60

• Sona Jerry: $105

• Ananya Banerjee: $35

• Aamarah Walcott: $50

• Maitrey Khobragade: $200

• Justine Friedman: $20

• Anneysha Sarkar: $30

• Raida Chowdhury: $25

• Zaina Keriwala: $60

• Natalie Loos: $120

• Angela Paulson: $75

• Maria Alkhouri: $50

• Avan Daruwalla: $30

• Noah Allen: $30

• Pranavi Jamwal: $30

• Katchmir Russel: $30

• Aleisha Knack: $30

• Faith Stevens: $30

• Margret Mupangure: $30

• Aletana Ajulo: $30

• Alexia Pane: $30

• Disha Taneja: $30

• Jehan Jayawickrama: $30

• Joel Goh: $20

• Miriam El-Behesy: $30