Agenda - Liberation Conference 2024

 

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While we make every effort not to, the agenda is subject to change. Any changes will be communicated to Reps.

Day 1 - Monday 15th April

Time

What are we doing?

9:00-10:00

Registration Open (Main Entrance)

  • Optional Rep training (Foyer 2)
10:00-10:40

Welcome (Circle 3 & 4)

10:40-11:30

Plenary: How we're doing debate and Policy introductions (Circle 3 & 4)

11:30-12:00

Break

12:00-13:00

Black students caucus (12:00-12:30) (Foyer 1)

LGBT+ students caucus (12:30-13:00) (Circle 1)

Liberation to the front in the General Election: National voter registration drive (Circle 3 & 4)

13:00-14:00

Lunch

Deadline to submit accountability questions (14:00) - Submit a question here

14:00-17:30

Policy Development workshops

Please choose one workshop to participate in for the afternoon. There will be a scheduled 30-minute break in the session - the time for the break will be communicated in the workshop.

We ask Reps to arrive promptly for the workshop sessions as you will get much more out of it if you can take part in the full session.

Workshop 1: True Trans Liberation: Combatting governmental transphobia, banning conversion therapy and trans student athlete equity (Circle 1)

Workshop 2: De-colonisation campaign (Foyer 1)

Workshop 3: International Students (Circle 2)

Workshop 4: For our Future: Creating the Liberation Collective in our national union (Foyer 2)

17:30-17:45

Break

17:45-18:15

Plenary: VP Liberation and Equality accountability (Circle 3 & 4)

Submit questions by 2pm on Day 1 for Officer Accountability

18:15

Close of Day 1

19:30

Evening activities

Film screening: Everything Must Change, @ Theatre, Blackpool & the Fylde College University Centre

Trip to the Amusement Arcade @ Blackpool Pier

 

Day 2 - Tuesday 16th April

Time What are we doing?
09:30-11:00

Disabled students caucus (09:30-10:00) (Circle 1)

Women students caucus (10:00-10:30) (Foyer 1)

Trans students caucus (10:30-11:00) (Circle 1)

Liberation in the General Election – building a winning campaign (Circle 3 & 4)

VP and Equality Liberation open space (10:00-11:00) (Circle 2)
11:00-11:30

Break

11:30-12:30

Accountability: Liberation Steering Committee (this session will be 20 minutes) (Circle 3 & 4)

Policy next steps: International Students (Foyer 2)

Liberation Collective and NUS Reform update (Circle 1)

12:30-13:15

Panel discussion: Centring our humanity: fighting back against antisemitism and Islamophobia on our campuses (Circle 3 & 4)
13:15-14:15

Lunch break (policies are published)

14:15-15:15

Policy clinic: Get more info on updates and amendments to policies (Circle 3 & 4)

Policy next steps: True Trans Liberation (Circle 1)

Policy next steps: De-colonisation campaign (Foyer 1)
15:15-15:30

Break

15:30-17:00

Policy discussion (Circle 3 & 4)

17:00

Close of Conference

 

While we make every effort not to, the agenda is subject to change. Any changes will be communicated to Reps.

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