Hey! I’m Zeinab, I am a final year Law student and I am hoping to be your Equality and Diversity Executive for 2020/21. My involvement in DSU, has made me recognise
the gaps. I want to take this opportunity in making a bigger more impactful changes on campus so that you are not muted and unseen. I want to ensure our current students and future students experience the most enriched, free from prejudice and eye-opening time at university regardless of characteristics. Further enhance student opportunities, ensure voices are heard, listened to and proactively create positive changes that will you can be part of.
ESTABLISH:
- Zero tolerance policy when dealing with racism/discrimination and establish strong university protocols.
- Work alongside Decolonising DMU - ensure both entities are tackling racism together and decolonise the institution in different areas.
- Workshops on empowering all students and enhancing their skills.
- Bring more awareness upon the points of access when incidents do occur.
- A more diverse welfare team.
- Bridge the attainment gap.
- A mentoring scheme for students of all backgrounds.
CREATE:
- Work alongside DMU to provide a scholarship for students who could benefit from it and support them financially in being at university.
- An action plan to diversify the curriculum.
- Collaborate with the Stephen Lawrence Research Centre to get more students engaged with projects
UNIFY:
- Oversee an improvement in university experience for all student with more funding.
- Create initiatives to allow co-creation, collaboration between societies to increase awareness and celebrate the different communities at DMU.
- Plan a DSU trip that is celebrates culture and history.
- Higher commitments made in celebrating Black History Month, International Faith Day, Pride Month.
- Ensure that no student, regardless of any characteristic, is forgotten.
Every DMU student will be supported– Your Campus, Your Rights, Your Union.Together we can make a difference…