MMUnion Goes Governance

MMUnion's sovereign body, Student Council, unanimously voted on Tuesday to accept the proposals of the union's governance review.

In the two and a half hour meeting, proposals for amendments were also voted on, including to include a no platform policy banning people holding fascist or racist views from standing for election, or speak at meetings of the union.

The new constitution has to be agreed by the university's Board of Governors in October before it is able to be put into operation, however if they do pass the proposals then Tuesday's meeting of Student Council will have been the last ever at MMUnion.

The members of Student Council (including myself) who haven't got a position in the union in the next academic year, and who will still be students of the university, can remain active in the union by participating in the Student Forums and sub-groups created by the new structure, as can every other student in the university.

What a momentous occasion and I was proud to be in the chair of the meeting that it happened.

JR