Meeting Details

Meeting Date: 5 March 2025
Time: 5:00 - 6:04
Chair: Aleesya Amirizal
Minute-Taker: Saira Afridi
Attendees: Saira, Aleesya, Aria, Anenya, Justine, Annto, Stella, Linh, Tian, Georgie, Florence
Apologies: N/A

Acknowledgement of Country

The ANU BIPOC Department acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land, the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples, and pays respect to their Elders past, present, and emerging.

Officer Report

1. SRC Debrief

   • Submitted report had been changed without Aleesya’s knowledge 

   • They stated they consulted ANU legal team, and did not have time to consult Aleesya on the matter “it slipped his mind”

   • Issue of censoring by the ANUSA executive 

   • Tian realised- lawyers cannot make determinations only advice

   • BIPOC department/ officer advocates for Palestine

2. Catch up with Pres 

   • ANUSA- Will Burfoot 

   • Meeting end of this week 

   • Discuss mural

3. ANU Observer article

   • Writing about racism on campus 

   • Comments regarding racism on campus

Secretary Report

1. Constitutional amendments

2. Honoraria/ stipend vote

3. Please use slack

4. Any BIPOC base order requests, not including food items

Key Minutes & Actions:

• Send amended constitution to Linh to update on the website

Treasurer

• $270 spent at lab collectively

Key Minutes & Actions:

• Contact Dosa Hut

Social Officer Report

1. Party; theme is BIPOC Rage (One22 and Shadows have been emailed)

   • Start vision boarding Rage TV

2. Zine idea: Reclaim and Resist 

   • Still thinking of theme

   • Launch

   • When to submit the zine: end of this semester

3. Sem 1 calendar (made one on docs, will send link to chat)

4. Events: Chai and Chats every three weeks, BIPOC talks next week

   • BIPOC talks: Up to Anenya to organise/ plan

Advocacy Officer Report

N/A

Publicity Officer Report

1. Contacting halls regarding First Year Rep advertisement 

   • Halls have been reached out to for First Year election 

2. Who wants to be first exec for exec takeover/schedule

   • Only for a day: first one will be Aleesya on Friday wk 3

Postgrad Rep Report

1. Iftar on the 21st March

   • Date has been confirmed 

   • 60-70 people 

   • Discuss with Florence regarding food 

   • Venue: respect the space, BIPOC Base and classrooms for Prayer 

   • Promote to all BIPOC, interfaith

BASC Rep Report

N/A

Web Designer

1. Adding past events' photos onto the website, currently incomplete

   • Want to get old photos from past events to add onto the website

Key Minutes & Actions:

• Added new QR codes for BIPOC Base access

Other - Tian

1. OGM ANUSA

   • Constitutional changes for ANUSA

   • Changes to department structure 

   • Schedules for consultations were inconsiderate 

   • Bylaws 

   • Lack of diversity on ANUSA- them voting on our department is not okay