Meeting Details

• Date: 20/03/24

• Opened: 5:10 PM

• Closed: 5:30 PM

• Attendance: Listed at the end of the document

• Apologies: Aleesya

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. Palestinian Movie Night

   • Event: Gaza Mon Amour

   • Date: TONIGHT at 6 PM

   • Location: BIPOC Base

2. Palestine Chalk Mural

   • Date: Tuesday, 26 March

   • Time: 5 PM

   • Location: Outside BIPOC Base

3. Palestine Protest Walkover

   • Date: Saturday

   • Time: 1 PM

4. Palestine DJ Fundraiser

   • Date: Week 8, 26th April

   • Venue: Sideway (awaiting fee waiver confirmation)

   • Alternatives: Looking for potential alternative venues

   • DJs: Looking for amateur BIPOC DJs (EOI to be posted once date/location are confirmed)

5. Palestine Panel

   • Contact: Emailed Lina Koleilat

   • Potential Panelists: Miriam El-Behesy, Ruba Nazzal, James Godfrey

6. Safe Space

   • Access: Granted to 102 students

   • Completed:

     • Feedback form

     • Condoms

   • Pending:

     • Panel heating (alternative heating system in place)

     • Pads/tampons

     • Snacks?

7. Meeting with ANUSA Department/Exec

   • Topic: Creating a public course list with recommendations/non-recommendations

   • Concerns: Defamation, to be discussed with lawyers

   • Input: Open to course recommendations from the collective

8. Meeting with SSW

   • Date: Monday, 2:30 PM

   • Topic: Feedback on their online disclosure tool

9. Meeting with Registrar's Office

   • Date: Tuesday, 10:30 AM

   • Topic: Initial resistance, became more open towards the end of the meeting

10. Meeting with Indigenous Department

    • Date: Thursday (tomorrow), 3 PM

    • Topic: Indigenous panel and other advocacy initiatives

11. Ursies Report Update

    • Status: Deputy DoS contacted Head of Halls, but they are not open to meeting

    • Action: ANUSA Student Assistance Team will clarify any misunderstandings with DoS

12. Disclosure Training for BIPOC Reps at Res Halls

    • Status: BIPOC reps messaged individually

13. Office Hours

    • Time: Wednesdays, 3-4 PM at BIPOC Base

Secretary Report

1. Library Check-Out Form

   • Status: Pending stocktake of library books

2. Timeline for Constitutional Amendments

   • Status: Ongoing

Treasurer Report

1. Budget Status

   • Full Budget: $15,000 not yet received (follow-up by Selena)

   • Fundraiser Money: Not yet received (follow-up made)

   • Merch Sales: $516 received from ANUSA

   • Mural: Considering using budget for mural at BIPOC Base ($1,500-$2,000)

   • Additional Funding: May request special funds for snacks

2. Zine Printing

   • Funding: Considering applying for Woroni funding for printing zines for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

3. First Year Rep and BASC Rep Budget

   • Status: To be determined

Social Officer Report

• Zine: On track to be published by tonight

Advocacy Officer Report

• Updates: None

Publicity Officer Report

• Status: Absent

BASC Rep Report

1. Event Plans

   • First Event: Chai and Chats (Monday)

   • Ideas: Social gatherings, Heritage Day, Potluck, Games Night

   • Collaboration: Reach out to ANU African Students Network

   • Feedback: Questionnaire for suggestions/requests

First Year Rep Report

1. Event Ideas

   • Official Events: BIPOC Talk (Week 7, theme: Family), First-Year Chai and Chat (Week 8)

   • Low-Budget: Picnic, POC-directed movie night, Study sessions, Traditional sports

   • High-Budget: Olympics (traditional sports), Parties/mixers, College collaborations (e.g., BnG)

   • Feedback: Send out a survey to first-years

Other Business

• Tea and Slay