Meeting Details

Meeting Date: 12 March 2025
Time: 5:10- 5:44
Chair: Aleesya Amirizal
Minute-Taker: Saira Afridi
Attendees: Aria, Saira, Aleesya, Florence, Tian, Justine, Grace, Linh, Georgie, Stella
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

Key Minutes & Actions:

1. Week 4- First year rep:

• Postponed till end of meeting

2. SRC

• Met with president 

• In group/ out group within ANUSA

• Others are not taken seriously by this in group

3. Chalk mural

• Grady is stepping down 

• Once she leaves, we put it back up

• Motion in SRC to allow this

4. Racism report:

• Approval needed before we send it out

5. SRC/ OGM

• Report will be made, OGM will bring up social media surveillance

6. Indigenous panel

•  24th April

Secretary Report

1. Honoraria/ stipend vote

Social Officer Report

1. Sent out calendar

2. Zine submissions out

   • Submissions open

   • Might launch in Bushweek

3. Organise chai and chats

   • Chat to Jemma Rule 

   • FOC forms 

   • Next week

4. Meeting with shadows regarding party

   • Shadows meeting: Friday 8pm

Key Minutes & Actions:

1. Study/ zine meeting

• Event next week

Treasurer Report

1. General spending update

Key Minutes & Actions:

1. Budget

• Coles order for BIPOC Base

• MSA collab budget

• Money has been reallocated from ANUSA

• $180 on biriyani

Advocacy Officer Report

1. Racism report survey questions

Key Minutes & Actions:

1. Racism report

• Feedback received for questions

2. BIPOC talks

• Tomorrow: 13/3/2025

• Theme: assimilation and navigating white society

Publicity Officer Report

Key Minutes & Actions:

1. Griffin wants to collab

2. Florence next takeover

3. Task for future first year rep is to collect info on BIPOC reps on campus

BASC

Key Minutes & Actions:

1. ACS

   • Cooking lesson event for next semester

   • This semester still needs one

Postgrad Rep Officer

1. MSA collab

Web Designer Report

Key Minutes & Actions:

1. Confirmation emails

• Setting up a system to automate confirmation emails.

• Add a submission page (currently cannot tell whether a form has been submitted or not)

First Year Rep Election

Who won: Ariq Hassan