Hey Nic

I suppose i'll answer this one:

The committee is made up of various positions. Currently we have:

President
(The 'face' of the society. They chair meetings and help with all other positions. I'd like to rename this position 'Chiar' as I think 'President' is a bit egocentric. Just my opinion though)

Secretary
(Organises and takes minutes at meetings, admin of the socoety etc.)

Treasurer
(Money Money, Money. Must be funny. In a rich mans world. Funding, petit cash and the bank etc)

Women's Officer
(Look after and represent the women of the society. Politics and Support)

Men's Officer
(Look after and represent the men in the society. Politics and Support)

Trans Officer
(Looks after represents the Trans students in the society. Politics and Support)

Internatinal Students Officer
(Looks after and represents the International students in the society)

Events Officer
(Arranges all the events, including Coffee Hour)

Communications Officer
(Website, Email and the Forum. Posters and all that)

All the committee memebers generally muck in together though and the jobs aren't set in stone. Everyone has an equal vote at committee meetings

I think there should be more (perhaps open place committee postitions) to make the committee more democratic and diverse -and from a practical pint of view to spread the workload of the committee more evenly.

The committee look after the administration of society (money, room bookings, elections), organise events and campaigns, the committee is the LGBT representation in the union (well, the only one autonomously elected by other LGBT studnets anyway). They provide on-to-one support for members, run coffee hour, complain to the student newspapaer (!), are involved in the politics of the union, have links with and work with other non-university LGBT groups and charities, are heavily involved with the NUS LGB(T) Liberation and equality campaign etc etc etc. The committee meet aroun 5 times each term. Basically we lay on everything that has happend this term. It is all done voluntarily and we all spend a lot of our free time working for the society.

To stand you need to be an ordinary member of the society. Anyone is allowed to stand, and you are allowed to 'job-share' positions. I would personally, infact, encourage that.

Elections for the committee happen at our AGM which is held in late March directly before the Easter Holidays. There is then a 2 week change over period where both committees work together, and then from the beginning of term 3 the new committee tak over.

I really encourage as many people to stand. We are lucky in Leeds in that we have a strong society which has grown immensely since I joined back in 2002. There is so much more that we could achieve though (especially in terms of politics and campaigning) and if you want to be at the forefront of that, then stand!

If you don't stand, come and vote at the AGM! Please!!!!

Hope that answers the question. In a roundabout round the houses sorta fashion/

not that i want to show my shocking lack of knowledge about the lgb or anything but... who's the president this year?

i like rotating chairs. i have one in my room. it goes round and round and round and round and round and round and round and...

like kylie

committee positions next year:

• rug rap awareness officer
  
• bear officer
  
• scribe
  
• 'how gay are you?' and other crap internet tests officer
  
• bitch
  
• ARC kitchen code cracker
  
• adam's mince pie supply officer
  
• vegan officer
  
• beef jelly officer
  
• judy garland officer
  

bold denotes a core committee position. these must be filled, whereas the others don't have to.

and i'm open to backhanders, fisting and poo sex

i will take 'how gay are you?' and other crap internet tests officer and/or bitch

and just u wait, i will be happy come januaray you'll see

and if i have to gie handjobs for the place i am thinking of applying for on the committee i'm doing them with marigolds on

john and ally instigated a very successful dictatorship this year. ally was the silent partner, but their evil plan came to fruition and curious was the result.

i'll drink to a dictatorship!

castro x

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Originally posted by: ChipsAndLube
"committee positions next year:


rug rap awareness officer
bear officer
scribe
'how gay are you?' and other crap internet tests officer
bitch
ARC kitchen code cracker
adam's mince pie supply officer
vegan officer
beef jelly officer
judy garland officer


bold denotes a core committee position. these must be filled, whereas the others don't have to.

and i'm open to backhanders, fisting and poo sex "

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HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHA Comedy Genious!

What about the position of Chief of the Gays? (they have to say GAAAYYYY alot though, it's an official rule)

And can we have awareness weeks like they did in the recent series of Teachers.. we could have a Gay awareness week, Lesbian awareness week, Judy Garland awareness week (for Alberto), Chav awareness week.. oohh..it's all so special.

Jelly wrestlin it is lad, ur goin down!!!!

its a good line tho that is :o)

...get your stall booked up for gay week ASAP cos they're hell to get for a whole week, everyone's doing campaigns at the moment.

Still doesn't matter for Free Trade Fortnight though, they're fine. F00king communist union.

Me too.
Can't beat a good KitKat chunky.

Am up 4 it! Wot happens in gay week?

Very close Adam.

No, we'll have a stall during lunch in the union foyer (to sign up members, give information and condoms out, etc etc)

We'll run workshops during the evening on Sexual Health, Coming Out, Trans Awareness, we'll also more than likely have a few socials too.

We'll also use this week to focus any campaigning we want.

Once the committee have set a date, we are going to get together a events committee for it who can organise it in conjunction with the committee, as it will be a lot of work and people will need to either cover coffee hours or sit on the stall so......

So you can all get involved wih that. THe more the merrier.

Also, the Re-Freshers fair is happening very soon and we'll need volunteers to sit on the stall that Thursday, to sign up members, and before hand to make decorations and goodie-bags.

John xx

Can i have a goodie bag please, i didn't get one when i joined (although that's probably my own fault.)

stuff from my goody bag is all stuck to our kitchen notice board, our kitchens boootyful

i'm happy to help out in gay week if you want me to

Manchester Uni LGBT did an amazing "Any QUEERies" week this year, I'll try to find the details to post so you can steal their ideas..
x

The committee will be setting a date for the AGM tonight at the committee meeting.

It will more than likely be in the 2nd to last week of term, because the old committee are relieved of their positions on the last day of term. Between the meeting and the end of this term, both committees works together in a handing-over period.

At the start of the new term 18th April, all committee powers go to the new committee.

I really encourage everyone to stand! You have the power to make this society better.

Look out for a thread about this soon.

John K xx