1. Winter Social: Wednesday 4th December, 16:00 – 19:00 in the Balloon Bar, Richmond Building. ⛄🥂☕🍕❄
Congratulations UCU members, you’re all on the nice list, with your first drink and pizza slice free! 🎅
We’ll also have other festive nibbles and seasonal doodads. Family and future UCU members also welcome. The Balloon Bar also has a ‘Midweek Markdown’ on selected drinks. It has a range of non-alcoholic hot and cold drinks and food.
Social update – we’ll have UCU merch! UCU Santa has sent us a parcel. We don’t know what’s in it yet…
2. UCU SW Black Members’ Network meeting: Thursday 5th December 2024, 16:30 – 18:30 ish.
The UCU SW Black members’ network meeting is open to all who self-identify as Black/Global Majority.
At the last meeting, it was agreed that it would be useful and important to consider responses to the rise of the far-right. At this meeting we will discuss strategies for responses at HE/FE institutions, in the union, and on an individual level. Updates or actions taken since the last meeting will be given.
The meeting is 16:30 to 18:30 but may finish earlier.
Never been before? Come along and join us! If there’s a better time to hold these meetings, let me know.
Sent on behalf of Amelia Baldwin, Chair of UCU SW Black Members’ Network.
Microsoft Teams meeting link:
Join the meeting now [LINK]
Meeting ID: 386 700 974 434
Passcode: 7jJhHf
3. What needs to change at Bristol University?
Tell us about the priorities for your branch in 2024/2025.
Survey link here: Bristol UCU Building to Win Survey: Priorities 2024-5. [LINK]
Co-Vice President of Bristol UCU, Dr. Oscar Berglund, explains our aims here:
Dr. Oscar Berglund, Building to Win [LINK]
The survey is anonymous. It takes approximately 3 minutes to complete.
Would you be able to help spread the word about the survey to fellow members?