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Your Bristol UCU Newsflash, 21st November 2018

1) Final Reminder: Humans. Not Resources, TODAY, 17:00-19:00, Social Science Complex Cafe

Bristol UCU is proud to present Humans. Not Resources, the launch event for the campaign in support of Bristol UCU’s current Anti-Casualisation Claim:

https://tinyurl.com/BristolUCUACCoct2018

Join us for an Anti-Casualisation soirée today, between 5pm-7pm, in the Soc.Sci.Complex Cafe, University of Bristol.

To register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/humans-not-resources-tickets-52210909235

2) Staff Mental Health Action Plan

Members are invited to contribute to the online survey below. Following the success of our last branch survey on the Mental Health Strategy, members can now suggest concrete actions that they want to see in the accompanying Action Plan:

https://bristolucu.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/bristol-ucu-mental-health-strategy-action-plans

The survey closes on Wednesday, 29th November.

3) Day of Action for Disability Equality

Today is UCU’s day of action for disability equality:

https://youtu.be/LpXIZC0UU6c

Please show your support #IncludeUs @UCUequality.

Initiated by UCU’s Disabled Members’ Standing Committee, the day of action is all about organising against discrimination and will focus on the challenges and barriers faced by disabled people in education.

4) People Not Profit: March For Mental Health, TODAY:13:15

UCU members are invited to attend a demonstration for mental health at lunchtime today, organised by our friends the Bristol Staff-Student Solidarity Group:

https://www.facebook.com/events/713450795691939/

It starts at 13.15 outside Senate House. Please come along to show your support for better mental health services for students and staff.