Safety on Campus Update

[Courtney Sloane]

Hi everyone,

Just a quick email to outline a development in the work we're all doing to improve women's safety on campus.
Earlier in the semester I addressed the NTEU Women's Conference to present the results of the Talk About It survey and the Safe Universities Blueprint. The support was overwhelming and the women who attended moved a motion at their National Conference to support and endorse the Blueprint and encourage all members of the NTEU to support and cooperate with student organisations in implementing them. The detail of the motion is in the attached letter sent to the NUS President for addressing the Conference.

Combined with the Universities Australia endorsement and the pressure that GetUp! will soon be placing on universities, we now have a really strong case for universities to begin implementing the recommendations.

Progress is starting to pick up - notably at La Trobe where Clare has achieved some fantastic results and UNSW where one of the Pro-Vice Chancellors and Kim  are going well beyond what is contained in the Blueprint. Even NUS in NZ has developed a safety survey of its own. However, plenty of universities are dragging the chain.

Now that elections are coming to a close, it's a great opportunity to meet with your university (and where possible/relevant, the new office bearer), particularly the relevant Pro VC and VC, plus heads of residences and service providers, outlining the support the document has and the potential repercussions (GetUp) for not taking action.

It's also never too late to get your Collective to run a campaign especially with the skills we all shared at NOWSA this year!!

If you would like any support, or have any questions - please get in touch.

All the best,

Court


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Courtney Sloane
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[Emily Kate Cowan]

Hi Courtney,

Just wanted to mention - I think getting GetUp involved is a great idea. I've now had a fair bit of experience working with universities, and th way they tend to opporate is to offer in principle support - and some indefinitie, flimsy excuses when you get down to the nuts and bolts and ask why noting has taken place.

I am hoping that the next NUS Women's Officer will take this survey/campiagn to the next level and tht this initiative builds year by year.

Best,

Emily Kate

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