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Sunday, 21st April 2013 (TT Wk 1)

4pm in the JCR

SU Meeting: Agenda

A: Officers Reports

B: Motions

Constitutional Motion: Second reading

N.B Due to the number of amendments being made across the document, the

constitution as it stands and with changes is attached to the same email that this

agenda was attached to. Email su.vicepresident@wadh.ox.ac.uk if you have this

agenda but not the copy of the constitution, or if you have any questions. On the copy

of the new constitution, amendments are highlighted in green.

This SU notes:

1. The amended constitution, attached as a separate documentThis SU believes

1. That a functioning, consistent and up to date constitution is necessary for theefficient and correct operation of the SU Officers and Meetings

2. That this is not provided by the constitution as it standsThis SU Resolves

1. To accept the amendments to the constitution detailed in the attached documentProposed by: Alexander Cibulskis

Seconded by: Jahni Emmanuel

Zero Tolerance Motion

This SU notes

1) Intentionally touching someone else sexually without a reasonable belief intheir consent is a type of sexual assault (Sexual Offences Act 2003)

2)

That Wadham SU has a responsibility for the welfare of its members.

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3) That 68% of female students experience sexual harassment at university orcollege. (NUS Hidden Marks report)

4) That 1 in 7 women will experience sexual assault during her time at university.(NUS Hidden Marks report)

5) That this weekThe Oxford Studentreported that 17% of female students atOxford had been assaulted and 34.5% had been sexually harassed. 3.7% of men

have been assaulted and 6.8% harassed.

6) That women are commonly blamed for this treatment.7) That victims of sexual harassment and assault are generally left with few

options with which to tackle this behaviour.

8) That sexual harassment and assault are both crimes.

This SU believes

1) That sexual harassment and sexual assault can have many harmful effects.2) That victims of sexual assault and harassment are never to blame for their

experiences.

This SU resolves

1) To implement a Zero Tolerance policy in for all bops, Wadstock and Queerfest(see appendix A at the bottom of this agenda)

2) To mandate the President to inform any security companies employed of thispolicy and instruct them how to implement it.

3) To mandate the President to inform the dean and sub-deans of this policy andinstruct them how to implement it. Equally, to assure that this information goes

into the Queerfest and Wadstock handbooks.

4) To mandate the Welfare Officers to ensure that this policy is advertised in theentrances to these events as well as in the bathrooms.

5) To mandate the Welfare Officers to inform the college harassment officers(currently the Tutor for Women and the Chaplain) of this policy.

Proposed by: Sarah Pine

Seconded by: Maeve Scullion

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Lucy Meadows Motion

This SU Notes

1) That on the 20 December 2012 the Daily Mail newspaper printed an articlewritten by Richard Littlejohn. This article attacked Lucy Meadows on the basis

of her gender identity after her transition to reflect her gender identity.

2) This article consistently misgendered Lucy Meadows.3) Richard Littlejohn called Lucy Meadows selfish and claimed that her

transition would have a devastating effect on students.

4) That The Sun Newspaper Published an equally poisonous article on the 19thDecember 2012Sir becomes Miss. This article had no byline.

5) That Lucy Meadows was harassed by the press and the public as a result ofthese articles.

6) That trans* people suffer far worse mental health than the general populationdue to transphobia.

7) That Lucy Meadows died on the 19 th March 2013, possibly as a result of theharassment she experienced as a result of Richard Littlejohns and The Suns

actions.

8) That Trans Media Watch has expressed significant concern about therepresentation of trans* people in The Daily Mail1

9) That gender identity is not covered by hate speech legislation2

This SU Believes

1) That deliberate or lazy misgendering is inherently offensive, especially to transpeople

2) That the gender identity of ordinary members of the public is a private matterand it is not in the public interest to investigate them as 'news'.

3) That no-one deserves to be misrepresented in the press, either individually orcollectively, either deliberately or through negligence.

4) That trans* people have the right to live freely from shame, stigma and hatespeech.

5) The actions of Richard Littlejohn and the subsequent harassment of LucyMeadows constitute transphobia. These actions are indefensible and abhorrent.

This SU Resolves

1http://www.levesoninquiry.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Supplemental-Submission-by-Transmedia-

Watch1.pdf2 Race and religion are covered by the Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006 but these are the only protected

categories.

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1) To oppose transphobia in all its forms.2) To issue a statement of support to trans people in general, and teachers in

particular.

3) To mandate the LGBTQ Officer to write to the Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre,calling for Richard Littlejohn to be fired on behalf of Wadham.

4) To mandate the LGBTQ Officer to write to Sun Editor Dominic Mohan,expressing our distaste at the article on behalf of Wadham.

5) To encourage members to write to their MPs about this matter.6) To affirm Wadham as a trans-inclusive space.

C: Matters for discussion:

College Rent Pr ice negotiations (Proposed by Jahni Emmanuel)

D: OUSU

Appendix AZero Tolerance Policy

Definitions of sexual assault, harassment and physical assault (taken from Oxford

University Student Union zero tolerance contract with Varsity Events):

a) Sexual assault: Intentionally touching someone else sexually without areasonable belief in their consent (Sexual Offences Act 2003).

b) Sexual harassment: Unwanted or persistent advances of a sexual nature, oradvances that cause the recipient to feel threatened; for example, exposingones genitals; unwanted sexual comments about your body; persistent or

aggressive invitations to engage in sexual activity.

c) Physical assault and battery: Threatening to, or actually engaging in, theapplication of unlawful force (which includes physical harm) to someone

In any case of the above

1. All complaints of sexual assault, harassment and physical assault will beinvestigated as follows: If the alleged perpetrator of the assault or harassment

can be identified, either by the complainant or by other witnesses, the alleged

perpetrator will be swiftly ejected from the club.

2. This will be treated with respect by the staff3. Ignorance of the Zero Tolerance policy will not be treated as a valid defence;

nor is ignorance of the impact of ones actions a valid defence. Students will be

made aware of the policy and thus will be responsible for their own actions.

4. When the Zero Tolerance Policy is enacted to eject an alleged perpetrator, arecord shall be kept of the ejection. For the purposes of continuity, these will be

sent to college harassment officers.

There are no exceptions to these rules.