Are you thinking of running for ethical and environmental officer?

It’s a position with a wide remit and for a non-sabb it is always very active and sits on a number of positions. Including the guilds ethical and environmental work group, The universities waste management and recycling group , Fair-trade steering group, Food work group and the universities Environmental advisory group.
The EEO also organises and helps co-ordinate ethical and environmental campaigns at the guild of students and chairs the ethical and environmental forum which meets three times a term.

The EEO also helps organise the guilds role in fair-trade fortnight and organises the guilds yearly direct action and legal training workshops.

The position, since we live in a patriarchal and capitalist society, has been filled time and time again with male candidates- Nick Bryer, Steven Heywood, Julian Pritchard, Pippa Calver and myself. (Check out what pippa was up to on her blog).

If you are thinking of running to gain a head start you may want to come to 1st -

The university environmental forum
This is your chance as a student or a staff member to question, suggest and influence the university on environmental issues. It is a meeting for all staff and students with the universities sustainability and environmental Advisor - Dr Shields, the Guilds Vice president of democracy and Resources -Tom Guise and myself the Ethical and Environmental officer. Dr Shields will outline at the start of the meeting the universities position, what it is trying to do with regards to minimizing it impacts and problems. Afterwards we will be talking about what we could do and what our responses to these issues could be as a community. I think it very important that we make use of this opportunity to start a real community response based, with students staff and the university all involved, to ecological issues at the university. If you want to be EEO I think you should attend, the information you will gain in this event could also help you get elected, as it will become apparent in your speeches that you know what you are talking about. THIS TAKES PLACE - 5-6pm Thompson training suite, guild of students on the 2nd of February

And 2nd

Run for the ethical and environmental work group, this group is responsible for minimising the guilds environmental impacts wherever possible and in ensuring that guilds activities do not. At the ethical and environmental work group we will be drawing up a three year action plan for environmental improvements at the guild and checking the implementation and feasibility of ethical policy. If you thinking of becoming EEO, I would strongly recommend running for this position as it will give you a valuable insight into the workings of the guild. THE ELECTIONS TAKE PLACE on the 9th of February, at the ethical and environmental forum in the guild council chambers at 6pm.

I can answers any questions you may have about the position and I am happy to meet up anytime.

You can contact me on my mobile 07988056867