minutes (04/08/20)
LGBT+ Association Meeting
Date: 4/8/20
Time: 11am
Location: Online
ATTENDEES
Members
Jonah Graham
Allen Drews
Fliss Barrows
Erica Chan
Amy Rees
Scott McCarter
Peter Kissack
Anne Sim
Freddy Sperring
Megan Hogg
Scott McCarter
Amanda Ong
ORDERS OF BUSINESS
JUMPERS
google document will be created for the exec to fill in the details of their order
tbc if the money for the jumpers will come out of the budget
GUIDE FOR FRESHERS AND FREPS
welfare officers have been speaking to the college reps as well as most of the LGBT+ college reps
have been asked if the association can provide welfare training
the association cannot, but we can give advice to the freps about how to create a safer environment for LGBT+ people
Peter, Amy, Jonah, and Allen are working to create a document on this
an infographic will also be created
the date of completion is not set
FRESHERS OUTREACH
to create an advert for all the associations for the freshers
pending approval from the rest of the associations
parenting scheme advert to be included as well
BOYCOTT CAMPAIGN
the association is unlikely to sign the campaign as a whole, but individual exec members may sign if they wish, but their signature will not be representative of the association
the association may prepare a statement
MINORITIES WITHIN MINORITIES UPDATE
Peter has started a group chat with himself (ace/aro rep), Amy, Freddy (non-binary representative), Jay Smith (tentatively representing bi-mo)
will feedback to the association if they have any plans
Peter has plans for ace week
videos: volunteers from uni community to answer questions or respond to some prompts and put it together in a video
will put things on the ace media
will include the option for people to send written anonymous things for Peter to read out so they don’t have to show their face and gives them options as well
planned for the second or third week of michaelmas
will run this plan past the a-alliance on their meeting on wednesday
bi week is the week before freshers, Peter will ask Jay if they want to do that, or one of the exec may also plan it
KAHOOT SOCIAL FEEDBACK
original plan to have it in teams, but there was a lack of people so it was done individually
overall was fun and done well
might shift the time earlier at around 3pm instead
SOCIALS
this week will not have a social as there is a lack of time
SURVEY UPDATE
to hold off posting it
FINANCE UPDATE
Scott had finance training last week
the £500 grant for associations is unclear this year, will update when the situation is resolved
Scott currently has access to the app, the association has £873 balance from last year
one more person has to register into the app
CONSTITUTION UPDATES
there has been a confusion with the constitutions, the DSU has a different copy than what is available on the association’s website
Amanda to message the previous steering officer about this and see if he knows anything
if he does not know anything, will email the DSU about it
ANY OTHER BUSINESS
Trans Association
the trans association currently does not have an elected exec, one of the LGBT+ association’s exec will reach out to them if they need help for aything