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Tuesday 26 November 2019
STUDENTS CALL FOR IMPROVED SEXUAL VIOLENCE Inside Today SUPPORT, DECLARE CLIMATE EMERGENCY Features In two UGM motions filed last week, the LSESU voted to declare a climate emergency and approved a motion asking LSE to improve sexual violence support provisions
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his week, the LSE Student body brought forward and passed two motions in a Union General Meeting. Students approved a motion calling for LSE to improve its sexual harassment and abuse support provision and also declared a climate and ecological emergency, adding requests to the LSE and SU for action on the subject. Hereâs a breakdown of the two motions: Improved Sexual Harassment and Abuse Support The passed motion - with 521 votes in favour, 9 against, and 5 abstentions - was proposed by Laura Goddard and seconded by Ella Holmes, with support from the campaign Hands Off LSE. Seeking to remedy what they see as âinadequate, under-resourced support for victims of sexual assault at the universityâ, the motion calls for the
following four solutions: 1. A support model based on proactivity and care, including âPrioritised student counselling referrals; A permanent, salaried sexual assault counsellor in the EDI; A survivors UK monthly counsellor specifically for male victimsâ. 2. Improvement of LSEâs online interface by improving âsignposting to ensure students get the support they need more quickly; Ability to book appointments without emailing; Make it clearer for students to understand the options available to them when disclosing information regarding sexual assaultâ. 3. Urgent review of the extenuating circumstances procedure for those affected by sexual assault during the assessment period so that the submission of evidence is dealt with in a caring, supported manner. 4. Safe contacts in every department, including training of more male safe contacts.
Climate Emergency The passed motion - with 462 votes for, 28 against, and 28 abstentions - proposed by Isabella Pojuner and seconded by Angus Paget with the support of LSEâs Climate Collective, asks LSESU to declare a climate and ecological emergency and lobby the university to take the following actions: 1. Divestment from âall direct and indirect holdings and investments in fossil fuel companies as well as to divest from all forms of armamentsâ 2. Meeting net zero carbon emissions as an institution by 2030 3. Prioritising âstudent input into policy making regarding climate justice, as well as prioritising climate justice in curricula and pedagogy across courses and researchâ . 4. It further asks the Union to âdisaffiliate from any current and future affiliations with fossil fuel or
armaments companiesâ and âsupport the Youth Climate Strikes and climate justice collectives in Londonâ. In a statement on Facebook and Twitter, LSE CEC wrote âThis is a historic day, not only for the campaign for which this represents a key first step, but for the LSEâs Studentsâ Union. We now join Studentsâ Unions across the UK in declaring a climate emergency.â They added: âHowever, this is just the first step in our campaign. LSE must call for a climate emergency and institute our demands: most importantly, engaging in a truly democratic and representative discussion with its community that will address and act upon the climate crisis with the urgency it demands. We encourage all members of the LSE community to participate in our next town hall: a conversation that looks to the future of what LSE can be.â
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Below: Students at LSE are gearing up to participate in the next Global Climate Strike, on Friday 29th November (News, Page 4). Photo by: Isabella Pojuner
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