Amnesty International UK Student AGM 2013

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL UK STUDENT AGM  SUNDAY 2 NOVEMBER 11:15 -12:30
ASK THOSE BURNING QUESTIONS | GET YOUR VOICE HEARD | MAKE A DIFFERENCE 

The AGM is a chance to:

• Hear what other groups are doing
• Vote on the motions that have been submitted
• Run for a place on the next Student Action Network (STAN) Committee
• Vote in the STAN Committee Elections

If your group would like to feed back to the rest of Conference about your activities over the past year, please chose someone to speak and get them to prepare a one minute speech. 

Submitting a motion | Running for election | Any questions? Contact us

SUBMITTING A MOTION

The deadline for submitting a motion for discussion at the student AGM this year is Thursday 24 October.

Please note: motions can only be debated at student conference if they fulfil certain criteria.  Essentially, student conference motions can mandate the STAN committee to take a particular course of action. However, in the case of Amnesty student groups, other governance structures and staff members, the motion can only request that they consider taking a course of action.

E.g. Student conference can mandate the STAN committee to travel by train rather than aeroplane within mainland Britain. However conference cannot ban Board members or staff members from travelling by aeroplane within mainland Britain - it can only encourage them not to fly.

Download: Motion form (Word)

Please send completed motion forms to hannah.shaw@amnesty.org.uk by midday on Thursday 24 October.

RUNNING FOR ELECTION

As part of an affiliated group you have the opportunity to run for election to the Student Action Network (STAN) Committee.

Who are the STAN committee?

• The STAN committee consists of six student group members elected annually at the student conference
• They represent their experiences of student activities to Amnesty International UK
• They support student activists around the UK at national and regional events
• They lead student events throughout the year

Committee members need to:

• Be available to attend a mandatory handover and induction weekend on Sat 30 November and Sunday 1 December in London, all expenses are covered by AIUK
• Be available to attend committee meetings throughout the year. These are always at weekends.  In 2012-13 we had meetings in December, February, April, July, September and October
• Have enthusiasm and dedication to Amnesty's work
• Commit to attend key Amnesty events throughout the year such as Action For Change (the first weekend of March 2014 in London) and the National Conference/AGM 2014 on April 12-13 at Heriot Watt University in Scotland.

What we provide for committee members:

• Facilitated meetings throughout the year
• Full reimbursement of expenses
• Training and support from AIUK staff

To run for election:

• Complete a nomination form at conference. Forms are available from the information points (in the Human Rights Action Centre and also Circus Space)
• The deadline for handing in your nomination is 9pm on Saturday 2 November
• Please note that you also need to write 100 words about yourself and why you should be elected.  Please email this to STANnominations@gmail.com by 9pm on Saturday night
• Be prepared to give a one-minute speech explaining why people should vote for you on Sunday morning at 9am
• Speak to a current member of the STAN committee for more information about the committee's work and the elections.

Any Questions?

If you would like to talk about elections, the AGM in general or submitting motions please email hannah.shaw@amnesty.org.uk