The candidates for the position of Vice President Liberation and Equality are listed below.
Avery Greatorex
University of Lancashire Students' Union
Statement:
Hi, I'm Avery (she/they). I'm a part-time officer at the University of Lancashire and I'm running to be your next VP Liberation & Equalities!
Before this role, I coordinated a national campaign against conversion therapy, built a trans mutual-aid network in Lancashire, and spoke at Parliament Square after the Supreme Court ruling. I grew up reliant on disability payments, so I've spent my adult life organising: against the far-right in Preston, in solidarity with Palestine and Preston’s small Jewish community, and with DPAC in Lancashire.
Our NUS must foster community everywhere, because this means more than just what's on campus.
Helo, Avery (hi/nhw) ydw i. Rwy'n swyddog rhan-amser ym Mhrifysgol Swydd Gaerhirfryn ac rwy'n sefyll ar gyfer rôl Is-lywydd Rhyddhad a Chydraddoldeb!
Cyn y rôl hon, bûm yn cydlynu ymgyrch genedlaethol yn erbyn therapi trosi, adeiladu rhwydwaith cymorth cydfuddiannol traws yn Swydd Gaerhirfryn, a siaradais yn Sgwâr y Senedd yn Llundain ar ôl dyfarniad y Goruchaf Lys. Cefais fy magu yn ddibynnol ar daliadau anabledd, felly rydw i wedi treulio fy mywyd fel oedolyn yn trefnu: yn erbyn yr asgell dde eithafol ym Mhreston, mewn undod â Phalesteina a chymuned Iddewig fach Preston, a gyda mudiad Pobl Anabl yn Erbyn Toriadau (DPAC) yn Swydd Gaerhirfryn.
Rhaid i UCM feithrin cymuned ym mhobman, oherwydd mae hyn yn golygu mwy na dim ond yr hyn sydd ar y campws.
Nominators:
Alex Powell, Coventry University Students' Union
Tin Chak Yee, University of Central Lancashire Students' Union
Beth Owen-O'Malley, Leeds Trinity Students' Union
Emily Houston-Woods, Lancaster University Students' Union
Lucy Hart, Leeds University Union
Bianca Holland, University of Gloucestershire Students' Union
Favour Alexander Samuel, University of Nottingham Students' Union
Gawdham Melath
ARU Students' Union
Statement:
Hi, I’m Gawdham Melath (he/him), and I’m running to be your VP Liberation & Equality. For two years, I’ve worked to make my Students’ Union truly student-led not symbolic, but real. I believe liberation means students having a real say in decisions that affect our education, housing and wellbeing. I will defend trans students clearly, challenge racism, Islamophobia and antisemitism, and push for mental health to be prioritised over surplus. I will stay visible, listen properly, and make sure students are heard before decisions are made. NUS exists because of students and I will make sure students lead it.
Helo, Gawdham Melath ydw i (fo/fe), ac rwy'n ymgeisio i fod yn Is-lywydd Rhyddhad a Chydraddoldeb. Rydw i wedi gweithio ers dwy flynedd i wneud fy Undeb Myfyrwyr yn wirioneddol dan arweiniad myfyrwyr, nid dim ond yn symbolaidd, ond go-iawn. Rwy'n credu bod rhyddhad yn golygu sicrhau bod gan fyfyrwyr lais go-iawn mewn penderfyniadau sy'n effeithio ar ein haddysg, ein tai a'n llesiant. Byddaf yn ei gwneud yn glir fod mod i’n amddiffyn myfyrwyr traws, yn herio hiliaeth, Islamoffobia a gwrthsemitiaeth, ac yn pwyso am flaenoriaethu iechyd meddwl dros ormodedd. Byddaf yn parhau i fod yn weladwy, yn gwrando o ddifri, ac yn sicrhau bod myfyrwyr yn cael eu clywed cyn y caiff penderfyniadau eu gwneud. Mae UCM yn bodoli oherwydd myfyrwyr, a byddaf yn sicrhau mai myfyrwyr sy’n ein harwain.
Nominators:
Fathima Ansaba, Worcester Students' Union
Aysha Zahra, Roehampton Students' Union
Sree Laxmi Mullachery, Birmingham City University Students' Union
Veeksha Lobo, University of Leicester Students' Union
Nesmin Noushad, Chester Students' Union
Roshan Lal, ARU Students' Union
Merin Joju, University of South Wales Students' Union
John Rappa
Edinburgh University Students' Association
Statement:
Hiya folk! I’m John Rappa (they/them) and for two years I have served as VP Activities and Services at Edinburgh University SA. I began my first term with a quick two-minute commute from my university’s encampment straight to my Vice Chancellor’s office. I am running to reignite the fire, power, and hope I felt at that moment in the student movement. I am running both to maintain or to restore your trust in the NUS. I am running because Liberation is under attack, and I plan to return to my studies in a system better than the one I left.
Helo gyfeillion! John Rappa ydw i (nhw) ac ers dwy flynedd rwyf wedi gwasanaethu fel Is-Lywydd Gweithgareddau a Gwasanaethau gyda Chymdeithas Myfyrwyr Prifysgol Caeredin. Dechreuais fy nhymor cyntaf yn y rôl gyda thaith dwy-funud o leoliad y brifysgol i swyddfa’r Is-Ganghellor. Rwy’n sefyll i ail-gynnau’r tân, y pŵer a’r gobaith a deimlais y foment honno ym mudiad y myfyrwyr. Rwy’n sefyll i gynnal neu adfer eich ymddiriedaeth yn UCM. Rwy’n sefyll oherwydd bod Rhyddhad dan ymosodiad, ac rwy’n bwriadu dychwelyd i fy astudiaethau mewn system well na’r un a adewais.
Nominators:
Jacob Dyke, University of Birmingham Guild of Students
William Jones, Liverpool Guild of Students
Rachel Miller, University of Manchester Students' Union
Karim Hurtig, Aberdeen University Students' Association
Ash Scholz, Edinburgh University Students' Association
Oluwatomisin Osinubi, GCU Students' Association
Cameron Fields, Heriot-Watt University Student Union
Kunal Chavan
University College Birmingham Guild of Students
Statement:
Hi, my name is Kunal. As a second-year Sabbatical Officer and Board of Governors member at UCB, I bring hands-on experience in community organising and student representation. In my role as Equality and Wellbeing Officer, I have worked closely with Liberation Groups, campaigned for Gender-neutral facilities, launched a campus-wide facilities survey, secured a permanent prayer space, established a Wellbeing Hub, and promoted sexual health awareness. I have also advocated for affordable, accessible transportation. My commitment is to ensure every student experiences fairness, dignity, and genuine representation that delivers real, lasting change.
Helo, fy enw i yw Kunal. Fel Swyddog Sabothol ail-flwyddyn ac aelod o Fwrdd y Llywodraethwyr yng Ngholeg Prifysgol Birmingham, rwy'n dod â phrofiad ymarferol o drefnu cymunedol a chynrychiolaeth myfyrwyr i’r rôl. Yn fy rôl fel Swyddog Cydraddoldeb a Llesiant, rydw i wedi gweithio'n agos gyda Grwpiau Rhyddhad, wedi ymgyrchu dros gyfleusterau Niwtral o ran Rhywedd, wedi lansio arolwg cyfleusterau ar draws y campws, wedi sicrhau lle parhaol ar gyfer gweddïo, wedi sefydlu Hyb Llesiant, ac wedi hyrwyddo ymwybyddiaeth o iechyd rhywiol. Rwyf hefyd wedi dadlau dros drafnidiaeth fforddiadwy a hygyrch. Fy ymrwymiad yw sicrhau bod pob myfyriwr yn profi tegwch, urddas a chynrychiolaeth ddilys sy'n cyflawni newid go iawn a pharhaol.
Nominators:
Sonia Blessing, Hull University Students' Union
Sanya Jethwani, University of Bath Students' Union
Kaynat Ahmad, Dudley College of Technology Students' Union
Riffat Shaheen, University of Nottingham Students' Union
Khushi Khushi, University College Birmingham Guild of Students
Stuti Sah, University of East London Students' Union
Mary Udeze, Northumbria Students' Union
