UTSSA 2021 Election Guide

UTS STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION 2021 ELECTION GUIDE

UTSSA 2021 RETURNING OFFICER’S REPORT on the close of nominations

NOMINATIONS

WHEN TO VOTE –

Nominations closed at 2.00pm on Friday 1 October and the following

On-Line Voting will open at

5.00am Tuesday 26 October

Schedule details the nominations received and the current status of

and be open until

8.00pm Thursday 28 October.

each nomination.

CANDIDATE INFORMATION

CAMPAIGNING The authorised campaigning period begins on 5.00pm on Monday 11

Associated with the nomination schedule is the information supplied by

October. No campaigning is permitted on Campus this year due to

the candidates and their photos (where supplied).

Covid19 considerations.

WITHDRAWAL OF NOMINATIONS

POSTAL VOTING

The period allowed for nominations to be withdrawn has expired.

Philip Binns

Postal Voting is not available at this election

Returning Officer

VOTING

9 October 2021

Voting will be held for the contested positions.

returning.officer@ozemail.com.au

Due to COVID19 considerations, voting this year will again be on-line.

Due to the limitations of the on-line voting system being used, in the ballots for for SRC and NUS students will vote for Lists (Ticket) names, not individual candidates.

All enrolled students will receive an email to their Uni email address containing a link to the Uni on-line voting system. Voters will use their Student ID and UTS password to access the voting area.

This will be sent at the opening of voting

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SCHEDULE OF NOMINATIONS RECEIVED AS AT THE CLOSE OF NOMINATIONS AT 2.00 pm, FRIDAY 1 OCTOBER 2021 FINAL Candidates or Tickets are shown in ballot paper order, within each position

Position

List Name

Ballot Paper Name Status

President Erin DALTON Accepted President Anna THIEBEN Accepted General Secretary Damien NGUYEN Accepted General Secretary Sabrine YASSINE Accepted Assistant General Secretary Sahel MOHAMMED Accepted Assistant General Secretary Melissa SUKKARIEH Accepted Education Officer Will SIMMONS Accepted Education Officer Cat DOHERTY Accepted Welfare Officer Holly HAYNE Accepted Welfare Officer Nour AL HAMMOURI Accepted Postgraduate Officer Stella HAYMAN Accepted Postgraduate Officer Harry RYAN Accepted Women's Officer Eshna GUPTA Accepted Women's Officer Hayley WONG Accepted Women's Officer Bailey RILEY Accepted International Students' Officer Antona BURSA Accepted International Students' Officer Antara NARAYAN Accepted Indigenous Offficer Camille SMITH ELECTED UNOPPOSED 14 Student Representative Councillors

Alliance for Accountability

Adrian LOZANCIC

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Alliance for Accountability

Asiya FAZAL

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Alliance for Accountability

Jovan BEA

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Alliance for Accountability

Charlotte WARDELL

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Alliance for Accountability

Jeremy SAAD

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Alliance for Accountability

Sai MUTHUKUMAR

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Alliance for Accountability

Zakiah TAHIR

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Students 4 Climate

Melodie GRAFTON

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Students 4 Climate

Ruby SMITH

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Students 4 Climate

Lina MIN

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Revive

Elijah HOLLERO

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Revive

Cal MCKINLEY

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Revive

Suzy MONZER

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Revive

Vanessa LIM

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Revive

Chloe RAFFERTY

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Revive

Sara CHATURVEDI

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Revive

Simashee DE SILVA

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Revive

Shaheen BOAZ

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Revive

Nikhil PRASAD

Accepted

Position

List Name

Ballot Paper Name Status

14 Student Representative Councillors

Divorced Dads 4 SRC

Aiden O'ROURKE

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Divorced Dads 4 SRC

Adam RUDGE

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Divorced Dads 4 SRC

Mehmet MUSA

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Fire Up

Sabrine YASSINE

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Fire Up

Bailey RILEY

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Fire Up

Nour AL HAMMOURI

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Fire Up

Gracie ABADEE

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Fire Up

Mia CAMPBELL

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Fire Up

Zebadiah CRUICKSHANK

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Fire Up

Saihej BHANGU

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Fire Up

Rufus DADD-DAIGLE

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Fire Up

Priscilla SPALDING

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Fire Up

Rianne HAMAD

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Fire Up

Trinity SANTOS

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Fire Up

Aylin CIHAN

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Fire Up

Sandra YOUSSIF

Accepted

14 Student Representative Councillors

Fire Up

Jared TURKINGTON

Accepted

7 NUS Fire Up Zebadiah CRUICKSHANK Accepted 7 NUS Fire Up Sabrine YASSINE Accepted 7 NUS Fire Up Nour AL HAMMOURI Accepted 7 NUS Fire Up Bailey RILEY Accepted 7 NUS Fire Up Will SIMMONS Accepted 7 NUS Fire Up Jared TURKINGTON Accepted 7 NUS Fire Up Erin DALTON Accepted 7 NUS Alliance for Accountability Adrian LOZANCIC Accepted 7 NUS Alliance for Accountability Charlotte WARDELL Accepted 7 NUS Revive Damien NGUYEN Accepted 7 NUS Revive Holly HAYNE Accepted 7 NUS Revive Eshna GUPTA Accepted 7 NUS Revive Chloe RAFFERTY Accepted Vertigo Editorial Team Evolve Callum MCSULLEA Accepted Vertigo Editorial Team Evolve Aden URE Accepted Vertigo Editorial Team Evolve Georgia BROGAN Accepted Vertigo Editorial Team Evolve Aleena RIZVI Accepted Vertigo Editorial Team Evolve Abina KIRUBAHARAN Accepted Vertigo Editorial Team Evolve Grace OLDFIELD Accepted Vertigo Editorial Team Evolve Olivia GARCIA Accepted Vertigo Editorial Team Evolve Ruvi RATNAYAKE Accepted Vertigo Editorial Team Evolve Vanessa LIM Accepted Vertigo Editorial Team Evolve Deb LOMBARD Accepted Vertigo Editorial Team Evolve Jenny CHEN Accepted Vertigo Editorial Team Evolve Neysha SANTOS Accepted Vertigo Editorial Team Invertigo Rebekah BATSON Accepted Vertigo Editorial Team Invertigo Jessica TEASDALE Accepted Vertigo Editorial Team Invertigo Talia HORWITZ Accepted Vertigo Editorial Team Invertigo Josef FINSTERER Accepted

Position

List Name

Ballot Paper Name Status

Vertigo Editorial Team Invertigo Isabelle TRUDGIAN Accepted Vertigo Editorial Team Invertigo Sophie WHITEHEAD Accepted Vertigo Editorial Team Invertigo Sofia LOCKE Accepted Vertigo Editorial Team Invertigo Ella HAILEY Accepted Vertigo Editorial Team Invertigo Penelope DAY Accepted Vertigo Editorial Team Invertigo Pierce HADJINICOLA Accepted Vertigo Editorial Team

Vertigo Mirror

Joseph CHALITA

Accepted

Vertigo Editorial Team

Vertigo Mirror

Clara ATKIN

Accepted

Vertigo Editorial Team

Vertigo Mirror

Ashley SULLIVAN

Accepted

Vertigo Editorial Team Vertigo Mirror Andy LEE Accepted Vertigo Editorial Team

Vertigo Mirror

Joseph HATHAWAY-WILSON

Accepted

Vertigo Editorial Team

Vertigo Mirror

Alexander MORTENSEN

Accepted

Vertigo Editorial Team

Vertigo Mirror

Jessica PROWSE

Accepted

Vertigo Editorial Team

Vertigo Mirror

Sophia RAMOS

Accepted

Vertigo Editorial Team

Vertigo Mirror

Siena ZADRO

Accepted

Philip Binns 2021 UTS Returning Officer Saturday, October 09, 2021

CANDIDATE INFO PRESIDENT Erin DALTON

and discipline to make sure the UTSSA runs smoothly, as well as the fighting spirit and activist skills to really turn up the heat on UTS management. Our Executive team have worked extremely hard on SRC and in our Collectives to make sure students are supported, and that the UTSSA listens to you. I couldn’t be prouder of the team I have, but

My name is Erin and I use they/them

we need your support to keep the UTSSA together.

pronouns, and I’m running to be your President for 2022! Through my time

Being a student representative has been one of the greatest privileges

at UTS I have been heavily involved

of my time at UTS and giving back to the UTSSA so that everyone has

in the UTSSA and our Collectives,

the support and social connection it has afforded me is my highest

as well as in student advocacy

priority. Without the UTSSA, students wouldn’t have someone in their

and activism more broadly. This

corner fighting for them, and without a strong and experienced team,

year, I have been the first General

the UTSSA is under threat.

Secretary of the UTSSA, ensuring that our Association has been functional and effective. I’m really excited to represent you all

VOTE [1] ERIN DALTON for PRESIDENT VOTE [1] FIRE UP YOUR SRC!

next year as UTSSA President.

VOTE [1] FIRE UP YOUR NUS!

Over the past two years, I have been at the forefront of the UTSSA’s

Anna THIEBEN

activism and advocacy through extremely difficult times. I’ve seen first-hand how hard online learning has been for so many of us and

Hi there! My name is Anna Thieben

have worked alongside the rest of the Executive in fighting for more

(she/her) and I would really like

support from UTS management. I’ve been a driving force behind most of our initiatives through 2020 and 2021, and I’m extremely proud of

to be your SRC President. I’m

how we have adapted the essential support services we provide to the

an Environmental Science

constantly changing circumstances we’ve found ourselves in.

student running with [REVIVE] alongside incredible, experienced and passionate independents,

This year we brought Bluebird and Night Owl back onto campus

committed to “reviving” our Student

through the Autumn Session, and we have continued to deliver our

Union (it desperately needs it). I’ve

casework and legal services online. Disappointingly, UTS management are refusing to fully fund all the services we provide. Services that we

know help students immensely. Now more than ever, Bluebird and

as the 2020 Officer and 2021 Co-Convenor of the Enviro Collective.

spent two years working within the UTSSA

Night Owl, Vertigo, and our Collectives are under threat, with UTS

I’m also an active member of the Education, Women’s and Queer

slashing our funding allocation for these areas. The UTSSA needs

Collectives. I’m continually inspired by student strength, and I see my

experienced and stable leadership going forward, so that we can focus

presidential responsibilities as twofold; To use my position to advocate

on fighting for the funding we need to support all of you. I know that I

for you and to facilitate a council that encourages the campaigns of all

have that experience, and I know that I am the best equipped to secure

students. I will prioritise transparent clear communication, you deserve

the funding that we so desperately need.

to have a say in what the SRC does because we are your Union. You literally pay us to represent you!

The President of the UTSSA is such an essential role in determining the future of the UTSSA in this environment of funding cuts and

As President, I will fight for quality accessible education. Our

uncertainty due to COVID. However, I can’t do all of this without a

university is being ravaged by course cuts, staff casualisation, and

passionate and dedicated team. Fire Up! your SRC have the experience

job cuts. Personally in Environmental Science, subjects critical to

developing fieldwork skills have been unashamedly cut and tutors have unstable employment. This cost-saving is seen across all faculties making the situation dire. I will work with the National Tertiary Education Union and all students to organise practical methods to take action against unfair cuts and fee hikes.

I am also committed to ensuring a safe and accessible university.

GENERAL SECRETARY

Damien NGUYEN

Support systems offered by UTS are challenging to access, meaning

My name is Damien Nguyen [he/him]

vulnerable students fall through the cracks. I will work to cultivate

and I am an international student

effective student support services. We need autonomous safe

from Viet Nam. I am the current

spaces for the Women’s, Disability, Ethnocultural, International and

Environmental Collective Convenor

Queer collectives alongside accessible interfaith spaces. We need

and the 2021 Science Society

anti-racism training modules for everyone, concession Opal cards

Secretary.

for international students, zoom captioning and greater accessibility STUDENTS’ ACTIONS, NOT

consultation for disabled students.

POLITICAL GAMES Trust me, the list goes on. I cannot pretend to understand the unique challenges of every student on our campus or the services they

I want to be given the opportunity to immensely improve students'

require. However, I will actively work with our SRC and UTS students to

lives. As this year will be the last time I’ll be enrolled as an international

seek input, listen and learn. My door will always be open for a chat.

student, I look forward to being able to represent both domestic and international students in a candid way. We need to revive our campus

Particularly close to my heart is the fight for climate justice. The

and I have the experience to do so. In the last year, I’ve rebuilt the

Enviro Collective has been integral in building the climate strikes

Enviro Collective community, quadrupling our active members, and

and campaigning for UTS to oppose the Adani Coal mine. We should

facilitating student mobilization for the May 21st Climate strike, and

amplify these campaigns, hold management accountable to carbon

supporting our team’s #StopAdani campaign. Whether it be chatting

neutrality and get staff superannuation out of fossil fuels. Pronto!

to you at an event, liaising with the Vice-Chancellors, or advocating for campaigns, I will ensure that our Association is fighting for the student

I am running in this election to ensure we have a Student

body, not playing political games.

Association genuinely fighting for ALL students on this campus.

One that encourages students to voice their concerns and seek our

THE GENERAL SECRETARY IS PAID $22K/YEAR

representation. Honestly, we need an Association that students actually know exists!

This position is the Secretary, the Vice President, and the Treasurer all at the same time. Most students don’t know the current salary for

Soooo if you agree….

this position is more than the entire Vertigo team combined. THAT IS OUR STUDENT MONEY. Being given that platform, I aim to facilitate a

Vote [1] REVIVE for SRC and NUS

version of the association that you, the average student, can be a part

Anna Thieben for President

of. Students should not have QR codes shoved in their faces and be

Damien Nguyen for General Secretary

demanded to vote blindly.

Melissa Sukkarieh for Assistant General Secretary Cat Doherty for Education Officer

WE ARE NOT CASH COWS & ATM MACHINES

Holly Hayne for Welfare Officer Eshna Gupta for Women’s Officer

I’m running to represent the 13,000 international students at UTS. I’m

Antara Narayan for International Student Officer

running for the students who have to pay more than $40,000 a year just

Stella Hayman for Post-Grad officer

to be at UTS, those who have to skip meals to afford the “Australian

Camille Smith for Indigenous Officer

Dream” and decide between spending the last $8 in their bank account on dinner or transportation to university. I intend to make the services at this university such as health and counselling services, CareerHub, plus Vertigo be accessible for all. At the same time, I aim to facilitate and prioritize campaigns led by collective actions.

NOBODY UNDERSTANDS WHAT UTSSA IS.

The General Secretary is required to be proficient in implementing or improving systems and processes with in the UTSSA, as well as

Our association is filled with legal jargon and future national politicians.

assisting with day-to-day operations and governance to allow our

That is NOT how it should be. As a student who is uninterested in

Association to run effectively and successfully. I believe my experience

being a political figure, I promise that in voting for me, you will be

and successes have shown my capacity to take on these important

supporting a commitment to a real transparent council. Student council

roles diligently and in the interests of the students we represent.

meetings will be accessible to everyone and not on private zoom links with motions being passed behind closed doors. I will ensure you know

As Welfare Officer I had the opportunity to engage with vulnerable

how we are spending Student Fees, from expanding BlueBird Brekkie

students and understand the issues that affect their ability to thrive in

& Night Owl Noodles, to supporting Vertigo, to pushing for better

their academic and student life. Having listened to those that need to

monetary support for Activate clubs and societies and bar tabs in the

be heard and standing up for the issues they deem most important,

underground.

I have the understanding and drive I need to represent students in a more senior role.

REVIVE OUR CAMPUS POST-PANDEMIC. The work of the UTSSA within our university milieu is invaluable.

Providing a voice, spaces and services for students is of critical Vote [1] REVIVE for SRC and NUS

importance and should be reflected in its people and practices. At

Anna Thieben for President

times we have seen differing voices of the Association drown out the

Damien Nguyen for General Secretary

important work we have done throughout this year. It is important to

Melissa Sukkarieh for Assistant General Secretary

unite these voices through democratic discourse to maintain the spirit

Cat Doherty for Education Officer

of the Association and stick to the key principles it was founded.

Holly Hayne for Welfare Officer Moving forward I will ensure SRC meetings are accessible to all

Sabrine YASSINE My name is Sabrine Yassine, and I am running as the candidate for General Secretary with the Fire Up! team. I am the 2021 Welfare Officer on the

students. I will do this by using our social media to keep students updated on our meeting times and ensure that key decisions made

by Council are broadcast. Our meeting minutes and Association documents should also be maintained and kept in an accessible location online. I will work to break down our complex governing procedures into easy guides so that our Association is open, transparent, and accountable.

Executive of the UTS Students’ Association (UTSSA), a role where

For a dedicated, experienced and student focused team vote Fire Up!

I am able to utilise the Welfare Collective to positively contribute change to the social fabric of our university.

I have always been confident in voicing my beliefs, one of them being my active desire for positive development in student life for all students at UTS. My work this year as focussed on increasing awareness of our mental health services (especially needed in light of this year’s COVID-19 situation), student advocacy services and the UTSSA’s role in the university. I have delivered this focus through many successful events, initiatives and campaigns being run on a wide range of student welfare issues throughout the year.

I believe I have honed the necessary skills to not only advocate strongly for students, but to navigate the organisational and logistical management skills required for a role such as General Secretary.

VOTE [1] SABRINE YASSINE for GENERAL SECRETARY VOTE [1] FIRE UP YOUR SRC! VOTE [1] FIRE UP YOUR NUS!

ASSISTANT GENERAL SECRETARY

Melissa SUKKARIEH Hi, I’m Melissa Sukkarieh (she/her), an environmental science student running for the position of Assistant General Secretary with the ticket [REVIVE], and I’m looking to ‘revive’

Sahel MOHAMMED

UTS for the students. This includes student unionism, collective activism,

Hello, my name is Sahel Mohammed

adequate learning conditions, and an

and I’m running for Assistant General

active student campus life. I’m running for

Secretary with the Fire Up! Team.

My goals this year is focussed on

council because I believe in forming a strong union that fights for student issues both on and off-campus.

ensuring that the UTS Students Association (UTSSA) is open, fair

Throughout my four years at UTS I’ve had the opportunity to be the

and available for UTS students to get

2020 Queer Officer and hold a 2020 General Councillor Position.

the best from us. In my term I

will focus on ensuring that are rules

and procedures are easily understood and

I’ve been engaged within the Environmental, Queer, Women’s, and Education Collectives since 2018. In my time within Collectives, I've had the opportunity to grow personally and politically, surrounded

accessible so that Students can maximise their experience at the

by a strong student community. I want to give that back to students

UTSSA. I will also support the creation of better induction processes

and facilitate a council that real students engage with, which fiercely

so that new student leaders understand their role and all the support

represents their needs. The experience and knowledge I’ve gained

structures available to them.

within our community are what has informed my policies and what I will bring to the council.

I will deliver my pledges by drafting easy-to-read instructions on UTSSA processes. For example, I will draft a plain-English manual on

I’ve been involved in the education campaign against the course and

how collectives can access their funds and include a Q&A of frequently

staff cuts since early 2020, and have seen how management has

asked questions. I will also assist the General Secretary in maintain the

chipped away at the quality of our education. Firing 200 staff in 2020,

Association’s documents and ensure that they are available to students

increasing course fees, cutting subjects, and pushing for continued

at all times. I will also work on creating an audit trail for our key

online learning past lockdown. Our learning should not come at a cost

governance documents so that students can track the changes being

that students have to bear. Staff deserve stability, and we deserve

made to how we run and enquire into why they changed.

quality education. Within my role, I will continue the fight against these appalling cuts.

I believe it is important to have a diverse student voice in key positions on the Executive. I will proudly represent any student who wishes

Students should know what our money is funding, and what our

to have their voice heard. As Assistant General Secretary I will be

money should be funding is student publications, Collectives, Activate,

perfectly poised to pursue my ambitions for loud and positive student

and student life. Vertigo funding has been cut drastically over the

advocacy.

last few years; we should be encouraging student media and culture.

Student publications should not have to fight to get their work printed.

It is important in an over-a-million-dollar organisation that our policies,

Additionally, we need adequate funding to support campus life through

procedures, and documents are transparent and accountable to UTS

collectives and societies. Properly funded student groups mean

students. After all we are funded by student money, and students

stronger campus culture and a healthier student community.

deserve the best for them!

2022 will be a massive year for student movements with the VOTE [1] SAHEL MOHAMMED for ASSISTANT GENERAL SECRETARY

environmental crisis more pressing than ever, the staff enterprise

VOTE [1] FIRE UP YOUR SRC!

bargaining deal, and the fight for better learning conditions. Our

VOTE [1] FIRE UP YOUR NUS!

student union needs to change and our council cannot be complacent on these issues. We need to foster a transparent, engaging and passionate council. I believe the [REVIVE] team will work together to create pragmatic changes for all UTS students.

EDUCATION OFFICER Will SIMMONS I’m Will Simmons, a second year

Over the next year I will: •

create meaningful policy and change.

•

Build and maintain the Education Action Group.

•

Make the Education Action Group an inclusive space where all students can voice their concerns and anxieties about their education.

•

Communications student, proudly

Over the past two years at UTS, I

Collaborate with other SRC Office-Bearers to foster a discussion about intersectional issues, such as anti-racism education and

running with Fire Up! to be your 2022 Education Officer.

Advocate for education issues on the SRC and collaborate to

accessible learning.

•

Ensure a strong relationship between students and the NTEU.

•

Fightback against management's ruthless attacks on staff and our education!

have been involved in many activist campaigns, such as Students for Freedom in Myanmar. I am passionate and dedicated to education activism

VOTE [1] WILL SIMMONS for EDUCATION OFFICER VOTE [1] FIRE UP YOUR SRC! VOTE [1] FIRE UP YOUR NUS!

because I believe that a free, publicly funded, decolonial education system is one worth fighting for. I know through the power of Student Unions, and collective action that students can enact change on their campus, and this is something I want to foster at UTS.

Cat DOHERTY Hey everyone! My name is Cat (she/ her) and I’m running for Education

Over the past year I have served as the Convenor for the UTSSA

Officer with [REVIVE]. I’m a second-

Education Action Group. In that role I have maintained a strict level

year Communications (Social and

of professionalism and accessibility in my responsibilities. I believe

Political Sciences) and International

it is important to ensure that all students can attend Collective

Studies student, currently running

meetings as the integrity of activist spaces is vital to its success. As

for Education Officer because I

well as assisting in organising, forums, and rallies.

believe everyone has the right to free, accessible, and comprehensive

My experience has allowed me to develop an intimate knowledge of the inner workings of the Education Action Group making me the most

education. I know how important our learning conditions are, and I am passionate about helping

experienced and capable candidate to lead this Collective into the

students fight back against the attacks on tertiary education. UTS’s

next year. The Education Action Group needs this experience in order

cost-cutting measures have led to our class times being shortened,

to fight for better working and learning conditions for students, and

our lectures disappearing, and our tutors without enough time to give

staff alike. In the year that will be 2022, we need a strong and effective

us adequate feedback. As Education Officer, I will be committed to

student union and Education Action Group, and a resilient Education

standing up against any further erosion of our education.

Officer to lead it.

I am the 2021 Convenor of the Women’s Collective (WoCo), as well I have also been an engaged and active participant of the wider

as an active member across the collective system generally. Through

fightback against university job, subject and funding cuts. Most notably

my role as WoCo convenor, I gained valuable experience in fostering

was my participation in the 2020 USyd student protests, capturing the

a strong collective, organising and building for campaigns and

violence enacted on protesting students and staff by the police.

rallies, lecture bashing, event planning, writing open letters, flyering, postering, and speaking at forums. This included the Staff Student Forum: Fighting the cuts at UTS, hosted by the Education Action Group this year.As Education Officer, I will protect the quality of our education by fighting to bring back on-campus lectures and tutorials, when it is safe to do so. Students don’t want to teach themselves - they

want a classroom experience with lecturers and tutors who are experts in their field. I will also ensure that there are better accommodations for accessibility so that online classes and lectures remain for those who need them. In-person classes are essential to revive student life

WELFARE OFFICER Holly HAYNE

on campus, in order to have the uiversity experience that too many of

I’m Holly and I’m running for Welfare Officer

us have completely missed out on. I will fight for paid placements –

because we need an activist student

internships and placements are real work, and there should be no

union that will fight to defend our

more exploitation of student interns.

education from cuts and take up important social justice issues like the

Underlying my campaign is a deep belief in free education for all,

campaign for climate justice, LGBTI

and as your Education Officer, I will put pressure on our university

rights, for refugee rights, and Black

to lobby the government to fund education properly. I want to

Lives Matter.

empower students to become active and join the fight for putting education before profit!

This year has been a travesty for student welfare. Hundreds of UTS staff have been sacked

The impact of a disrupted uni experience is personal for me, and I’m

and whole courses slashed as UTS management sit on six-figure

sure it is for you too. And that’s why I’m running. As Education Officer,

salaries and pursue dodgy deals with fossil fuel companies, weapons

I will fight on your behalf for the quality education experience we

manufacturers, and other nasty corporate partners. We need the

deserve.

UTSSA to lead a student fightback to defend staff jobs and student learning conditions, and this year I’ve organised numerous protests and forums through the Education Action Group.

As a socialist activist I’ve helped campaign to defend LGBTI rights as part of Community Action for Rainbow Rights. The UTSSA must take a stand against the transphobic ‘Religious Freedoms Bill’ and other attacks. If passed, the bill would legalise discrimination against LGBTI people in schools, workplaces, and clinics. I’ve also campaigned for refugee rights, against the deportation of the Biloela family, and for the protection of Tamil’s fleeing genocide. We need a student union which takes up social justice questions and mobilises students to resist attacks from the government and university management.

The recent ‘code red for humanity’ IPCC report paints a chilling picture for our planet’s future. Australia’s place as the world's third biggest exporter of fossil fuels means our student unions have an important role to play in resisting the government as they continue to expand the industry. This year I helped organise the UTS contingent to the Sydney Climate Strike, and promise to fight to make reviving climate activism central to what the UTSSA does in 2022.

The current COVID crisis has highlighted the gross inequality in Australian society as the Liberals refuse to put health before profits.

The Berejiklian government’s failure to lockdown properly has seen infection rates spike in poorer, working class areas like Western and South-West Sydney. And now the government is reopening nonessential businesses like restaurants and hairdressers, as well as schools, to restore profits. As Welfare Officer I’ll campaign to increase centrelink payments and prioritise health measures over reopening the economy.

Vote me for Welfare Officer if you want a student union that's committed to rebuilding activism on campus.

Nour AL HAMMOURI I’m Nour Al Hammouri, a Fire Up! candidate and your 2021 Welfare Convener. I am running to be your 2022 Welfare Officer!

2021 was undoubtedly difficult, plagued with horrendous lockdowns and egregious worldly affairs. I would like to believe we all hope for 2022 to be better.

POSTGRADUATE OFFICER Stella HAYMAN Hello UTS, my name is Stella Hayman (she/her) and I’m running to be your Postgraduate Officer with [REVIVE]. I’m

However, regardless of 2021’s lack of positivity, the Welfare Collective worked on a vast

array of campaigns and events with direct focuses

on student betterment, positive change and support. Reflecting on student feedback, we believe our efforts weren’t futile and they surpassed our expectations. What worked in 2021, will work in 2022 with the continual upholding of values, morals and ethics that the Welfare Collective defines itself by.

studying my Masters of Teaching, and have a Masters in Creative Writing from UTS. I’m an active member of the Queer Collective and have been involved in several LGBTQIA+ focused initiatives on campus. I believe in material change from the ground up, and the collective power of students and teachers.

Empathy, empowerment, advocacy, care, transparency and trust are

As an undergraduate at the Sydney College of the Arts (Usyd), I fought

inherent values that I hold and expended in 2021 onto the Welfare

against the university’s neoliberal approach of cutting departments

Collective - which I believe is what led to the success we had this year,

and filling teaching positions with revolving casual contracts. As your

in the face of adversity.

Officer, I will fight against fee increases and cuts to staff or degreeslike my own course area of Teaching, which may face cuts in 2022.

Throughout my capacity as Welfare Convener, I have been fortunate

I aim to increase funding and scholarships for PhDs and call for

enough to work on many student initiatives such as a Mental Health

more postgraduate courses to be covered under Austudy and Youth

Q&A on managing lockdown stress and adversities. We’ve also

Allowance. I am committed to improving work conditions for PhD

kickstarted a review into the special consideration processes to

students who are UTS casuals, in solidarity with the NTEU.

attempt to reflect student needs and make it more accessible to those individuals.

I intend to enact sustainable practices on campus and direct the university’s resources toward climate justice, for example by achieving

There are many items this year that the collective has focused on

[REVIVE]’s target of carbon neutrality by 2030. I hope to bring the

throughout 2021, that should begin implementation in the upcoming

research perspectives of Postgraduates in faculties like FEIT, Science

few months - such as WAMnesty, giving students the ability to

and Arts on sustainability at UTS. Centring Indigenous voices is crucial

withdraw from subjects anytime throughout the semester, easier

to any environmental initiative and I believe any future development

access to extension services and hopefully implementing trauma-

plans at UTS must engage with the local Indigenous community.

informed counsellors from ethnically diverse backgrounds.

[REVIVE] believes students should not just survive but thrive, and In 2022, I plan to continue responding to what students want and also

that’s why we intend to use SSAF funds for life on campus as the

continuing the initiatives that I have started this year; in particular with

university reopens, including bar tabs, events, and increased funding

regards to mental health and special consideration. As an experienced

for collectives and societies. A [REVIVE] led SRC would provide drug

member of this collective, having spearheaded many initiatives and

testing and life-saving Naloxone to safeguard the health of all students.

campaigns, I believe I am well equipped and most qualified to be your

Allocation of SSAF funds should be easily available to students, so

Welfare Officer.

students decide how student Fees are being spent.

VOTE [1] NOUR AL HAMMOURI for WELFARE OFFICER

For a sustainable and just future for students, vote Stella for Postgrad

VOTE [1] FIRE UP YOUR SRC!

Officer and [REVIVE] for SRC 2022!

VOTE [1] FIRE UP YOUR NUS!

WOMEN'S OFFICER

Harry RYAN Hello, my name is Harry Ryan and I'm running for Postgrad Officer for 2022. I am studying postgrad Law after finishing a

Eshna GUPTA

degree in Communications. I’ve been

Hi! I’m Eshna and I’m running with

living a stone’s throw from UTS my

[REVIVE] in hopes to be your Women’s

whole life in the Inner-West. I love

Officer for 2022! I’m currently

history, politics, and current affairs, so

studying Law and Communications.

naturally SRC is the next logical step.

I revived the Women’s Collective

I aim to always approach decisions with

with the help of incredible activists

the students in mind first and foremost.

last year. This year, I want to cement the legacy of inclusivity and

I’ve worked full time as a lifeguard for the past 4 years, I love my job

radical activism that we created. My

and I love the community as a whole. In essence my job requires that

platform has always been about safety,

I be vigilant to any possible problem and preemptively fix it. The same

community, and intersectionality. It has been ensuring

can be said about student’s affairs at UTS, if there’s any problem or

that students feel that a university is a place where they feel secure

possible problem that we see, I strongly believe that we should be

not only in their educational pursuits but also in their capacity to seek

proactive rather than reactive.

support. It is also that this safety is extended to all students – queer, trans, Indigenous and disabled students – we should all have the same

I get postgraduate studies is a different game to undergraduate studies,

access to a university education free of fear. The fear that you may not

most of us have a full-time job and important life responsibilities.

have housing, that you may get assaulted on campus or that you won’t

Something I understand wholeheartedly after starting my J.D. is that

be able to access reporting and counselling services are unacceptable

balancing full time work and uni can work – provided the right policies

and must be addressed.

are there supporting us. I’m no stranger to doing a 7-hour shift at the pool only to get stuck into a 3-hour tute directly after – it happens – but

My policies are based on the principle that the university must

our studies shouldn’t be the be all and end all of our lives. UTS should

pursue action, not admin! In response to sexual assault on campus,

provide a balance.

the university ran a campaign with fun fruit innuendoes like “Wanna Spoon? Ask first” which does nothing to materially help survivors. I

I completely get it, that’s why I’d be heavily pushing for more options

demand consistent consent training, more funding for counselling

for all students in terms of the flexibility of studies ¬– what does this

services and accessible methods of reporting. Furthermore, we must

mean you ask? I will push for more recorded lectures so we can more

protect the most vulnerable of our peers. UTS refuses to translate

easily balance study with everything else, more options for classes

consent materials to other languages as international students

later in the evenings to accommodate those who work full time jobs. I

“came here to learn English,” ignoring the fact that they are the most

believe these changes will make studying more accessible to everyone

susceptible to sexual assault. We also cannot stop at consent, once

with important life commitments.

consent is given students should have the resources to feel safe. This comes from sex education modules that work on destigmatising all

I’m privileged to be able to run for postgraduate officer at UTS, yay

bodies.

democracy! I hope to be able to represent you, UTS postgrads, and best represent whatever concerns and/or ideas you have for how UTS

I have also lived in student housing for my entire university career and

should move forward in the future. Thanks!

have seen it steadily deteriorate. When I moved in, we were promised secure, affordable housing with a safe community and access to

VOTE [1] HARRY RYAN for POSTGRAD OFFICER

university resources. Instead, the three most affordable residences

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were sold, gym memberships were revoked, and students were forced

VOTE [1] FIRE UP YOUR NUS!

to leave their housing communities. There is also no protection and education for students in housing. Should [REVIVE] be elected we will strive to implement drinking and drug safety education, access to preventative measures such as drug testing kits and Naloxone, bringing back Indigenous community housing and overall demand that students be put before profit.

Hayley WONG Hi guys, I am Hayley and am nominating to become the Women’s Officer for UTS Student Association. I am a 4th year Engineering and Business Student and have had lots of different experiences with different people all over University. I want to make a difference and speak out for women to encourage all women to be confident and be able to express themselves without restrictions. I would love to represent every single women to create a more diverse and equal place for UTS.

Bailey RILEY Hey I’m Bailey, I use She/Her pronouns and am currently in my second year at UTS, studying a Bachelor of Communications majoring in Social & Political Science. I'm running in the upcoming SRC elections to represent you not only as a strong and resilient leader, but also as the first Trans and Indigenous Women's Officer at UTS. The Womens Collective has been one of the most respectful, accommodating spaces on campus and one of my goals as officer would be to make this space open to any people who are negatively impacted by the patriarchy, upholding the Collective’s intersectional feminist values that have been a large part of my lived experience.

As we (hopefully) come back onto campus next semester, I see this as the perfect opportunity to build an active in-person Collective that has regular meetings and a wide variety of events such as picnics, movie nights and forums that can be attended by everyone on campus.

I also want to make sure that the collective maintains its accessible approach to meetings & events that has helped connect people even in lockdown. The Women's Collective must always be an easily accessible space for those who are affected and want to fight back against the patriarchy.

The Collective has always been a vibrant activist space and I intend to improve upon this. As the next federal election draws closer, we need a space where feminists can organise effectively to promote the ideals we want to see in wider Australian politics and I believe I am the best person to do this. I have frequently campaigned for progressive women in all levels of politics and through this have gained experience

in mobilising people to stand up and fight for the values that we as feminists believe in.

I believe I am the best choice for Women's Officer in this election and I hope you will stand with me and help create a strong Collective that will act as a voice on campus for intersectional feminism.

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I further aim to facilitate a safe and autonomous space for international students to voice their concerns and find comfort in one another.

Moreover, I hope to work alongside my peers at REVIVE and other society heads at UTS to form a large network of students (both domestic and international) that help advocate for international students from the classroom to the student-council board room.

Lastly, I strive to advocate for and hopefully mitigate the financial pressures that international students face on a daily basis. This includes forming grassroots working groups to challenge rising international student fees, pushing for cheaper and safer university accommodation, and necessitating concession Opal cards for all international students.

In 2020, Prime Minister Scott Morrison infamously advised international students to ‘make their way home’. The ongoing reluctance to bring

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offshore international students back to Australia affirms the view that we are not seen as essential to the fabric of Australian society.

Once international travel resumes, and more international students start to hopefully return, I hope to rehabilitate and welcome as many international students as possible at UTS. If I were to be elected as the International Student Officer at UTS in 2022, I will make it my goal

Antara NARAYAN Hello everyone! My name is Antara (she/ her), I am an Indian international student studying a Bachelor of Law and Communication, proudly running for International Officer with [REVIVE] 2022.

International students in Australia often feel as though all the cards are stacked against us. Factors like workplace exploitation, alienation in the classroom, financial instability, societal discrimination, and an endless list of humanitarian issues contribute to our adversity. While international student rights have always been a contested issue, the pandemic has revealed to us more than ever the importance of continued advocacy for international students' social and economic security in Australia. This is what I aim to do if elected to the position of International Officer.

My primary aim is to provide accessible international students’ resources and knowledge that characterise our UTS experiences.

A range of changes includes mandating translations for important information such as welfare support, pushing for diverse and welcoming classroom environments that will result in higher academic engagement, and requiring lecture recordings with closed captions.

to see that every international student who has put their trust in the Australian Education system is able to think of UTS and Australia as their home away from home.

SRC Alliance For Accountability

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Asiya FAZAL

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Jovan BEA

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Charlotte WARDELL

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Jeremy SAAD

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Sai MUTHUKUMAR

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Zakiah TAHIR

Alliance for Accountability is for a better UTS - for all of us. As an

religion, cultural background, level of education, mental or physical

independent group on campus, we will put you first ahead of executive

ability and all factors which diversify individuals, we will continually

or partisan interests. We will keep the executive honest, and we will be

promote the fair treatment and inclusion of all voices, ideas and

your voice on SRC. Our social justice plan acknowledges and addresses

opinions.

key issues, and we will advocate for awareness over the climate change crisis, equality and against discrimination in all its forms. We’re

Climate Change Crisis

not extreme, but passionate – so we will be able to negotiate with on your behalf, to achieve the best outcome. We will protect and support

Our focus will be heightened when assessing the environmental

student journalists and publications. Your experience on campus

regulations imposed around campus and we promise to advocate for

matters - we will advocate for more social facilities and support.

future generations so they too are given the freedom of clean water, air and ability to witness a thriving ecosystem.

A vote for the Alliance is a vote for accountability, an amazing experience on campus, a strong education and a vote for you.

On top of the already innovative steps taken to tackle the current climate crisis, we will further advocate for there to be action taken to

SOCIAL JUSTICE

generate renewable power throughout campus buildings by installing solar energy panels – an investment that will make a real difference in

In line with our ethical and moral beliefs regarding the advocacy for empowerment of all people regardless of socioeconomic status,

preserving the environment whilst also limiting hefty costs.

In addition to this, we will advocate for students to voice their concerns

Introducing additional stipends for student journalists as a reward for

and take a stand against absurd policies, putting an end to the

their outstanding service to the UTS community. This would see an

suppression of student voices!

award for the most coveted student publication of the year alongside a series of other prizes to motivate talented and involved students and

Racism

creators.

With an increasingly diverse population of students across the campus,

PROTECT COLLECTIVE AUTONOMY

we will advocate for consequences to be imposed upon those who are racist or act in any discriminatory manner towards another student.

Collectives and advocates should not be silenced by the SRC. When

We will also advocate to increase funds allocated towards educating

elected, we will restore and protect the autonomy of collectives and

students on various linguistic and cultural backgrounds in an attempt

advocates. Remove UTSSA SRC/Executive overreach into collective

to deter acts of racism from taking place. By increasing the possibility

affairs. We will reduce executive power to accomplish this (see ‘Reform

of accountability we will further promote a safe and welcoming

Our Src’).

environment for all students.

Improve YOUR Experience on Campus In addition to this, we will advocate for students from diverse backgrounds to voice their opinions and ideas by advocating for

Everybody has different views on how they want to live and spend their

increased support programs.

university life. Some prefer the parties and socialisation aspect where others prefer to get over and done with their degrees. Overall, our ticket

Discrimination against Mental Health – The public stigma

aims to satisfy all diverse goals of university lifestyle.

With the recent wave of unprecedented events, the need for reliable

•

and accessible counsellors are more in demand than ever. We will

Providing more freedom to plan larger and more entertaining

advocate for the wellbeing of all students to be a significant priority. We will do this by advocating for increased funds to introduce a variety of

events for different individuals who are apart of different societies •

programs and facilities which will provide assistance to students when required.

“Advocate for increased funding for societies by the University:

More late night activities and drinks on campus, with increased measures to improve safety.

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Stronger and effective anti-discrimination policies to address problems with violent or extremist behaviour and fundemantalist

EMPOWERING STUDENT PUBLICATIONS & JOURNALISM

groups on campus.

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The Vertigo student publication is integral to expressing students’ curiosity, creativity and vision. Our campaign strives to support vertigo

problems and are instead used for censorship.

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and its creators by supporting student stipends and resources available to the publication. We support vertigo and believe that there should

More social facilities, advocate for the University to invest in recreational facilities, including pool tables, table tennis, large

University Executive and Government to account. Aligning ourselves whilst intertwining our own values of transparency and independence.

Push to maintain more online and offline classes to accommodate lifestyles of all uni individuals

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be more initiatives available for student journalists to hold the SRC, with the core values of the publication of inclusivity and representation

Repeal the policies which are ineffective at addressing these

chess set in the main building.

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More support for those living in University housing, speaking and working with them to understand their needs.

Our plan comprises of: REFORM OUR SRC Removing the requirement for 35% of content to be approved by the General Secretary of UTSSA. The change enables more freedom for

Our student union must be democratic and transparent. Our ticket was

creators to be expressive and bold with their works to raise important

formed as a result of concerns by students over recent actions and

social issues or to simply explore abstract concepts.

reforms to the association. We will use our influence in the Student Union to call for and act on:

Creating more opportunities for students to become involved in having their work shown and publicised through greater investment. The

[Transparent and Open Meetings]

investment would target the Vertigo team’s ability to market the need for submissions on a periodic basis.

We will call for all meetings of the SRC to be livestreamed, for the

students to be able to ask questions during meetings and for all

The executive should not exert control over editorial content, and we

minutes to be uploaded to the website immediately. A set period of

will push for the repeal of section 2.3 of the by-laws for the Students

time should be set aside during meetings so that students can ask

Association of UTS which mandate that 35% of the content must be

questions of their representative body. This will help ensure that the

approved by the General Secretary before publication.

SRC act in a responsible manner, and will encourage collaboration in the face of scrutiny.

[Election and Constitutional Reform]

[Mandatory Disclosure of Political Affiliation]

Nominations for SRC must be better advertised, to ensure our elections are competitive and to prevent officials from being Elected Unopposed.

SRC should not be a playpit for wannabe politicians.

Many students we’ve spoken to are unaware of the Student Union, nor that elections are taking place.

When elected, we will push for SRC members to declare membership of political parties and/or factions. We will fight for election reform to

The UTSSA and SRC Representatives should not have the sole power

ensure this information is clear at elections, to ensure transparency

to change the constitution, rather we support changes students vote on

and prevent SRC domination by a specific organisation. Lets keep party

changes.

politics out of our association.

[No Unreasonable Censorship or Sanctions by UTSSA] We live up to what we stand for, so here’s our political affiliation disclosure:

Representatives who disagree with the UTSSA executive should NOT be threatened with sanctions, expulsion from UTSSA SRC, nor a ban

A majority of our candidates are Independent (Unaffiliated on Campus)

on participating in elections. If elected, we will ensure that this power is

A minority of our candidates are members of the Australian Democrats

not misused and will push for reforms.

(Unaffiliated on Campus) [Student Votes for Major Changes] [Association Money should be spent on YOU - NOT Consultants] If a major change is made to the constitution of the UTSSA, all students Money allocated to the Association should be used on causes that

should have a say and should be eligible to vote on it. A majority of

matter to you, and should be used wisely - as some of it originates from

student votes to alter the UTSSA constitution.

your Student Services and Amenities Fee. We are concerned by the increase in spending for Consultants from $3,073 in 2019 to $25,383

HOW WE WILL DO IT

in 2020 for the purpose of drafting new Grievance Procedures and “assist[ing] in writing [the association’s] By-Laws.”

As we were unable to run candidates for executive positions this year, we will fight to achieve our policy through advocacy, negotiation and

Students must be informed if such a large amount of their money is

by pressuring the UTSSA executive to ACT. Over the next 12 months we

spent on hiring consultants - and we will fight for this process to be

will look for more candidates to fulfil our vision of a better UTS. We will

transparent and for all students to be informed. As an independent

be transparent and will keep YOU informed!

voice, we will investigate why the money was spent this way - and will ask questions. We will evaluate the stipends paid to UTSSA executive

HOW TO VOTE

members.

A vote for Alliance for Accountability is a vote for a team which will hold [Reduce Executive Power]

the university, your representatives and the government to account. We are not running candidates for most UTSSA executive positions this

When we vote for an UTSSA Executive (granted its a competitive

election, so vote for who you think best suits your values and we will

election), they should be subservient to you - the student, and should

keep them honest.

not boss you around. The UTSSA Executive should not have the ability to interfere or meddle with independent activists or collectives on

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campus. We will fight for the repeal of Collective By-Laws introduced

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by the previous executive in March as collective members deserve privacy, safety and autonomy.

STUDENTS 4 CLIMATE:

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Melodie GRAFTON

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Ruby SMITH

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Lina MIN

🐚 Action 🐚

student life, however, are only offered at limited days and times of

🌿 Policy 🌿

the on-campus week. ‘STUDENTS 4 CLIMATE’ believe that access

💥 Justice 💥

to nutritious and free food should be flexible and accessible to the working and studying student: we believe in expanding the reach of the

STUDENTS 4 CLIMATE is an experienced yet fresh-faced ticket

UTSSA’s present food welfare programs.

with passion for the environment, climate and for green action. We believe in a more sustainable future and in that, a better UTS: one that

POLICY: ‘STUDENTS 4 CLIMATE’ believes in a strong and united

supports the #StopAdani movement; commits to their 2019 declaration

student union based on fair and just policy, and a student union that

of a climate emergency; and actively supports staff and students

advocates for the University’s policy-making on issues relating to

participating in global climate strikes. A better UTS means a UTS that

sustainability and environmentalism. We commend the work of past

recognises the power they have as an institution to create change,

Students’ Association members in cultivating a culture that takes action

influence other universities and develop an eco-conscious culture.

against the climate crisis and against climate denial, however see the opportunity to additionally use the connections, channels and networks

ACTION: ‘STUDENTS 4 CLIMATE’ believes in the power of students

of the Students Association for productive and long-lasting impact.

to create meaningful change through climate actions, which include strikes, demonstrations and protests. With members of ‘STUDENTS

The Students Association should continually be pressured to support

4 CLIMATE’ as participants in several climate strikes as well as

the UTS environmentalism movement, and we believe we are the best

organisers for climate rallies, we understand the passion and frustration

for this job.

commonly felt by students, as we also feel this frustration.

JUSTICE: ‘STUDENTS 4 CLIMATE’ believes in not just climate justice, But ‘action’ doesn’t always have to mean radical protest: we also

but also economic, social and political justice. In the climate sense,

believe in the power of individuals to contribute to the fight against

“justice” also encapsulates how marginalised and under-resourced

the global climate crisis. This can mean deliberate decisions made

communities bear the brunt of climate change. For example, rising sea

to preserve water, energy and consumer waste. As ‘STUDENTS

levels pose a threat to island nations in the current and future; and

4 CLIMATE’, we believe that UTS should make a greater effort to

rising heat especially impacts Western Sydney, where urbanisation has

influence the UTS Community’s individual choices by installing a

created a hotter atmosphere.

compost system, and expanding the current sustainability plan that Building 2 (UTS Central) and its food court operates under.

Though, “JUSTICE” for us also means social justice: We believe in feminist justice, First Nations justice, justice for People of Colour,

Additionally, we will advocate for the re-activation of the UTS food

queer and LGBTQIA+ justice, disability justice, and economic justice.

co-op system, working together with Bluebird Brekky and Night

Members of ‘STUDENTS 4 CLIMATE’ are feminists, and who stand

Owl Noodles to provide sustainable, nutritious and accessible food

among those who have experienced misogyny in the individual,

to students. The Bluebird Brekky and Night Owl Noodles programs

community and/or systemic forms. Members of the ‘STUDENTS 4

currently offered by the UTSSA are key and integral features of UTS

CLIMATE’ have additionally been engaged with the movement for PoC

and First Nations justice on campus and will continue to advocate for

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Cal MCKINLEY

justice on the SRC when elected. We believe standing up for these causes as either identifying as part of these groups, or in solidarity with communities who experience these marginalisations, is a key part of who we are as candidates for your SRC.

Hi! My name is Cal McKinley (they/he) and I am a fourth year environmental science student. I am running for an SRC position with [REVIVE], and hope to be elected as

All in all, ‘STUDENTS 4 CLIMATE’ is a ticket not just concerned with

Disability Officer, to restart the Disability

the environment, but also with the welfare and care of UTS students,

Collective that has been inactive for a

and the sustainability of the UTS campus. Vote ‘STUDENTS 4 CLIMATE

number of years. In 2021 I was privileged to serve as convener for the Queer Collective, and thus have a wealth of experience in building up

Revive

strong, inclusive activist communities on campus. The needs of disabled students have been woefully neglected at UTS, and as a

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Elijah HOLLERO

member of SRC I would campaign for radical access for all students, using my lived experience as a physically disabled, autistic person.

Hey there! My name is Elijah Hollero (he/they), and I’m a fourth-year student running for

Accessibility is a right and should serve as the building block for

Queer Officer for REVIVE 2022. I’m studying

true, fair participation for all students. There are countless physical

for a double degree in Social Political

accessibility barriers at UTS. Lifts are turned off after hours leaving

Science, and International Studies. As a

students stranded. There are heavy, difficult to open doors preventing

trans, gender fluid, Filipino I have firsthand

easy access to lifts, disabled bathrooms and many classrooms. There

experience knowing the importance of diverse representation and intersectional leadership.

Additionally, I had the privilege of serving as the 2021

is no widespread, easily accessible captioning for zoom classes almost two years into online learning during the pandemic. Innumerable students fall through the cracks of the university’s Accessibility

Convener for the Ethnocultural Collective. I believe that my advocacy

service, not understanding what access needs they have and how the

for autonomous communities at UTS gives me the knowledge needed

university can help accommodate them.

to do this role justice.

I believe wholeheartedly in radical activism unfettered by the ableism Queer students have complex experiences that intersect many aspects

of bureaucracy or management, and as Disability Officer I would uplift

of life, often leaving them feeling isolated from cis-heteronormative

the voices of all disabled students, ensuring true justice for all at UTS.

health services. I aspire to advocate for specialised mental health and support resources for all autonomous student groups. I’ve also

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Suzy MONZER

had first-hand experiences awkwardly having to clarify in class my pronouns when being misgendered. So, by encouraging disclosing pronouns by staff and students at UTS with an opt-out option for those

Ahlan! My name is Suzy Monzer (she/her) and I'm a first-generation Lebanese migrant

not comfortable sharing pronouns, we can increase gender diversity

student running with [REVIVE] in hopes of

awareness. Safe spaces create strong communities and provide a

being Ethno-Cultural Officer for 2022. I’m

place for autonomous groups to share experiences, but not everyone

currently in my fourth year of a Journalism

is afforded their own physical space. I believe providing accessible

and Law degree and am also the current

spaces online and on-campus for all is important.

President of Students for Humanity UTS and Equity Director for the

Above all else, I’m running with REVIVE because I know the SRC

Journalism Society. The knowledge I’ve acquired

should be a safe, accessible, and genuinely inclusive space for all

from my studies and the above roles, as well as my personal

students to be heard. A place to build community, and work together

experience of racism as a woman of colour, has inspired me to apply

towards a university life that truly represents its students.

for this role. I know what it feels like to be sidelined, invalidated and gas-lit with no true resolve. For this reason, I aim at making UTS a safer and more effective space for POC. As Ethno-Officer I’d advocate for more action on significant social issues. This means extending efforts beyond good marketing

campaigns and focusing efforts towards implementing strategies that

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Chloe RAFFERTY

will affect long-term change on campus. Strategies would include better training for all staff and students in regard to anti-discrimination

Hi, i’m Chloe and i’m running for SRC

and the creation of a system that will allow UTS to measure the

representative in the student union with

impacts they have had on campus. I’d also want to see a better and

REVIVE. Our UTSSA should be an activist

more accessible grievance system for dealing with instances of

organisation that stands up for student rights

discrimination on campus.

and social justice.

Making effective change on campus starts with listening to students.

This year i’ve been part of the Education Action

I’ll actively and consistently be an open source for students to share

Group’s campaigns to defend staff jobs and

their reflections and criticisms and will advocate whole-heartedly for

student

campus to be a safe space for all students.

and the uni management want to turn our degrees into glorified youtube

learning conditions. Hundreds of staff have been sacked

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Vanessa LIM

attacks on student learning and to also build movements like the Climate Strikes, Black Lives Matter, and the protests for LGBTI+ rights against

Have you ever felt that people in the

the transphobic so-called ‘Religious Freedom’ bills.

environmental spaces, are often privileged and gatekeep what is right and wrong to

One in three students lives below the poverty line & will graduate with a

do?

lifetime of debt. As a socialist activist i’m committed to rebuilding student activism in 2022 and putting the UTSSA at the centre of campaigns to

Hey, my name is Vanessa Lim (she/he), I’m running for the REVIVE 2022 Environmental Officer role. I’m currently a 4th-year

fight the corporatisation of education. We also need a student union with a social conscience that stands up for refugees, the environment and against the Morrison governments militarism.

Communications and BCii Honours student. Before working with 2021 UTS Enviro Collective as a Creative Director many

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environmental spaces felt out of touch with the general population.

Coming from a low-SES background in Western Sydney has shown me

Do you feel represented and appreciated at UTS?

that environmental spaces often become inaccessible and overwhelm the average student.

My name is Sara Chaturvedi (she/they), and I’m running with REVIVE as a General

So where do I come in as your potential Environmental Officer?

Councilor. I'm a 1st-year communications

I want to create accessible methods of engaging students in

student majoring in social and political

sustainablity, centre intersectional views and not alienate students

sciences. Being an active member of the UTS

from environmental spaces. We need to centre Indigenous people in climate justice, their voices should be amplified, as we stand on

Ethnocultural collective and a cast member for UTS's upcoming POC Revue, I've always regarded

their land. I also want to fight for secure Enviro Collective funding and

solidarity and representation for marginalised communities as vital in

accessible environmental education.

diverse spaces such as UTS. This experience has actively made me pursue visibility for all students on-campus.

Being an active member of many societies has led me to believe sustainability on campus, can lead to empowered communities. This

It took UTS 3 years to be convinced that a POC revue would be a good

includes working with UTS Sustainability to create fun accessible

idea; this is despite 47% of all students speaking another language other

events, creating food waste initiatives, and importantly listening to

than English at home and 48% of all students being born overseas. In

students about how they want to partake in sustainability.

comparison, USYD has had multiples successful POC revues in the past few years. I want to provide students with sufficient funding to enrich

To keep UTS accountable for its 2019 climate crisis declaration, we

student life on campus, collaborate with societies, and promote community

need to create changes that put our community first. I want to work

events they believe in.

with all UTS students; through our connected goals on the REVIVE ticket we will support sustainable on-campus action.

Since joining autonomous groups like the Ethnocultural and Queer Collectives, I’ve been able to have shared experiences as a 1st-generation queer immigrant. It’s a shame that the Ethnocultural Collective currently has to fight for a shared autonomous space on-campus. I believe

autonomous groups such as the Ethnocultural Collective and the

As an engineering student enrolled in the Professional Engineering

interfaith room should have accessible physical spaces that build our

Practice diploma, having to secure two six-month-long internships

communities at UTS.

is a significant stressor. Searching for internships especially during lockdown is difficult, with thousands of students competing with each

If elected with REVIVE 2022 to strengthen our communities post

other for the few relevant listings on CareerHub. Many cannot settle

lockdown, I will engage with fellow UTS students to ensure they feel

for one that’s unpaid. This experience is even harder for international

seen and heard on-campus.

students in the diploma because many companies do not offer them internships and they also risk visa issues if they do not have one lined

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Simashee DE SILVA

up in time. For an opportunity that is supposed to be a benefit for us, the searching process is pretty bleak and stressful, and therefore

Hi, my name is Simashee de Silva (she/her), and I’m running for the General Councillor

I would campaign for increased support to secure well-paying internships for all diploma students.

position with REVIVE 2022. I'm a 3rd-year student in Business Management and

Other policies I would work on are campaigning for the university to

Environmental Biotechnology. I've been

stop performative activism and make more direct actions to support

actively involved with societies and have been the President of Ecosoc UTS for 2 years. I’m passionate about sustainability, which is what

has driven me to pursue my degree and be involved

with Ecosoc. My ambitions if elected would be to improve sustainable

marginalised students, improving mutual aid initiatives on campus and lobbying for relevant change in national legislation. I, a transgender person of colour, along with the rest of REVIVE have our diverse and intersectional perspectives that I believe will be the key for amazing student representation.

initiatives and enrich student campus life, after lockdown.

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During my study, I’ve become even more conscious and aware of how connected everything is with the environment. Understanding this has

Hello, everyone! My name is Nikhil Prasad

made me want to progress sustainable action at UTS. I would aim to

(he/him) and I’m running for the position

create transparent waste management guides and have reusable

of General Councillor with REVIVE 2022.

menstrual products so students have access to eco-friendly

I am currently a 1st-year nursing student

practices. I would also fight for UTS to have more efficient systems

but previously studied UTS biomedical

in place such as mandating sensor lights to save energy and having

science. Whilst I’ve enjoyed studying here,

campus-wide compost bins. Being part of Ecosoc UTS has also made

I’ve had first-hand experience attending

me aware of how sustainability can foster community. My goals would

unpaid placement, which has interrupted my

be to create a community garden, support the Food Co-op and bring events where students can form connections with others on campus.

financial flow. I’m fortunate enough that I’m personally able to take time off work, but for many nursing students, this is an unaffordable privilege.

These actions would also help students who may be overwhelmed by our current climate situation, to foster a positive space that is

Nursing placements are a full-time commitment for up to a month at

accessible for everyone. I believe by working with the REVIVE 2022

a time, adding up to roughly 800 hours of unpaid labour when finally

team, we create a campus life that centres around students.

completing the course. If elected General Councillor, I would dedicate my time to fighting for paid placements, to compensate all nursing

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students. The degree is also popular for many international students, who often need to work in order to pay for excessive upfront course

Hi, I’m Shaheen (he/him), a 2nd year mechanical and mechatronic engineering

fees. Additionally, the costs of living and limited access to resources for them only exacerbates the urgency for adequate pay.

student running with REVIVE as a general councillor! During my university life I’ve

We choose our university not just based on the degree, but also

been an active member of many collectives

to experience good campus life. If students aren’t properly funded

such as Queer and Ethnocultural. Seeing

for placements, this limits their ability to participate in UTS events.

how students support each other in these collectives is what made me interested in running for SRC along with my REVIVE mates.

As someone who has been here for 3 years now, participating in societies has an importance on allowing us to make connections, form relationships and further our careers. With REVIVE 2022 we will consistently strive to fight for paid placements, and help cultivate a supportive campus life for all.

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14 Student Representative Councillors Fire Up Mia CAMPBELL 14 Student Representative Councillors Fire Up Zebadiah CRUICKSHANK 14 Student Representative Councillors Fire Up Saihej BHANGU 14 Student Representative Councillors Fire Up Rufus DADD-DAIGLE 14 Student Representative Councillors Fire Up Priscilla SPALDING 14 Student Representative Councillors Fire Up Rianne HAMAD 14 Student Representative Councillors Fire Up Trinity SANTOS 14 Student Representative Councillors Fire Up Aylin CIHAN 14 Student Representative Councillors Fire Up Sandra YOUSSIF 14 Student Representative Councillors Fire Up Jared TURKINGTON Fire Up! your SRC!

What does this look like?

Fire Up! your SRC is a diverse ticket of experienced and passionate

•

Fighting for more summer subjects

students who care about making sure the UTS Students Association

•

Increased flexibility and freedom to choose if you take classes on

(UTSSA) is the best it can be. The UTSSA delivers critical student service to students that need it at UTS. We’re the only team that can

or off-campus.

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turn up the heat on UTS and make sure the UTSSA is the hottest in years. We have a broad range of policies that we know will reignite your

Compulsory lecture recordings and slide uploads – letting you study at the pace you need it at.

•

Pushing for a shift from closed-book exams that require high

studies and burn through all the barriers that have been put in place to

pressure cramming towards something more holistic that will help

your success.

you show off your best work.

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Our team has balanced experience with both young guns and

Your Night Owl Noodles and Bluebird Brekkie

experienced student advocates. Our experienced members have •

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big wins under their belt. Our UTS student-focused wins include:

Quite unfortunately, the UTSSA had to temporarily suspend Night Owl

Successfully lobbying UTS to divest from fossil fuels!

Noodles and Bluebird Brekky due to COVID-19. However, our team will

Fighting for lesser wait times for e-requests and increased admin

aim to restore both services, as loved by many, next semester. We’re

staff.

incredibly aware of how essential this support is for students and how

Advocating for more financial grants available to international

important it is to continue it.

students.

Changing student misconduct procedures to reduce unfair wait

Not only do we plan on bringing it back, but we want to advocate for

times.

an expanded service - to ensure its available every single week of the

•

Ensuring students consent to AI invigilated exams.

semester, while also pushing for increased options and varieties for

•

Promoting extra practical classes for Traditional Chinese Medicine

students.

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students who don’t want to return to campus too early.

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Bringing back Night Owl Noodles and Bluebird Brekky in

Your Mental Health!

Semester 1.

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Making the UTSSA more accountable and transparent.

All of us in Fire Up! understand the devastating effect COVID-19 and

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And much more!

lockdowns have had on our mental health. We’re making mental health one of our top priorities. Fire Up! is the only ticket that will set

Your EDUCATION

up a consultative committee with your Welfare Reps to provide more channels for you to reach out for support. We commit to fighting for

The past two years have had unprecedented impacts on our education

UTS to provide more counsellors, including Sexual Assault/Sexual

at UTS. We’ve had to shift to online learning with minimal support and

Harassment and trauma-informed counsellors from ethnically diverse

told to make do with a substandard model of teaching and learning.

backgrounds at UTS. With wait times too long for reaching the support

Even further, quite unfortunately, UTS has sacked hundreds of staff with

students need, our team will be pushing and lobbying to reduce waiting

more jobs under threat. Fire Up! will fight against these attacks and

times - we want to ensure every student can access the help they need

advocate for a high-quality education for all UTS students, even while

when they need it.

online.

Your Welfare!

Collective leadership to ensure a strong working relationship in the future.

Living in recluse throughout the majority of 2021, the importance of social contact and interaction has shown itself. Student welfare is a

Your future with Fire Up!

top priority for our team by balancing the pressures of study, work, and coping with the extended lockdown.

What Fire Up! Brings to the table is experience, unwavering support for student advocacy, a willingness to be bold and make demands. We

How will we respond?

feel ready to offer so much for UTS students that we’re optimistic our experience, history, and previous wins can achieve.

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Running regular calls with our Welfare Collective, welcoming all to come along to chat and ask for assistance.

What policies are we pushing?

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Pushing for UTS to expand its support to everyone.

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Demanding increased flexibilities with the choice of classes. We

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Better access to extensions for assessments.

want students to prioritise their welfare and not sacrifice it for

•

Improving Counselling services to include Sexual Assault/Sexual

studying.

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Harassment and trauma-informed counsellors from ethnically

Improving Counselling services to include Sexual Assault/Sexual Harassment and trauma-informed counsellors from ethnically

diverse backgrounds.

•

diverse backgrounds.

more summer classes.

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We want to build a fun culture at the Welfare Collective, so bring all the lollies and the games you’d like!

Demanding increased flexibility with the choice of classes, and Expanding Bluebird Brekky and Night Owl Noodles to be more accessible.

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Instilling compulsory lecture recordings and slide uploads.

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Pushing for paid student internships.

Your COLLECTIVES There are many more policies that Fire Up! wants to push for the Collectives are an essential part of the UTSSA. Collectives must

betterment of students here at UTS. Keep an eye out for our socials for

be a loud activist voice for the issues they represent. We need bold

more detailed policies.

Collectives that fight for issues that affect everyday students at UTS. Our team members have worked hard on bringing in much-needed

VOTE [1] ERIN DALTON for PRESIDENT

governance and procedures that strengthen Collective longevity and

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transparency to UTS Students’. This is necessary for any legitimate

VOTE [1] SAHEL MOHAMMED for ASSISTANT GENERAL SECRETARY

organisation. The Fire Up ticket makes no apologies for being

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accountable to UTS students that fund our Association.

VOTE [1] NOUR AL HAMMOURI for WELFARE OFFICER VOTE [1] BAILEY RILEY for WOMEN’S OFFICER

We promise to help mobilise Collectives to fight for fairer special

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considerations, ending Saturday exams, standardise 11:59 pm

VOTE [1] ANTONA BURSA for INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS OFFICER

submission times, recorded lectures and much more. We also are

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committed to supporting Collectives to decide their fate and support

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initiatives they wish to pursue. Collective Autonomy is crucial to this.

As a ticket, we are committed to standing shoulder to shoulder with Autonomous Collectives, advocating their interests to the university, and mobilising with them when necessary.

Elected student representative shouldn’t use students’ money to fight for a political agenda that a minority have pushed for in 2021. Student representatives must use student money for students! Fire Up! will ensure that we have solid and accountable Collectives that have access to the funding they need to do their jobs well. Our Collective OfficeBearers will rebuild trust between the membership of the Collectives and the SRC. Our Executive team will have regular meetings with

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Our association is filled with legal jargon and future national politicians.

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That is NOT how it should be. As a student who is uninterested in being a political figure, I promise that in voting for me, you will be Damien NGUYEN

supporting a commitment to a real transparent council. Student council meetings will be accessible to everyone and not on private zoom links

My name is Damien Nguyen [he/him] and I am an international student from Viet Nam.

with motions being passed behind closed doors. I will ensure you know how we are spending Student Fees, from expanding BlueBird Brekkie

I am the current Environmental Collective

& Night Owl Noodles, to supporting Vertigo, to pushing for better

Convenor and the 2021 Science Society

monetary support for Activate clubs and societies and bar tabs in the

Secretary.

underground.

STUDENTS’ ACTIONS, NOT POLITICAL

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GAMES Vote [1] REVIVE for SRC and NUS I want to be given the opportunity to immensely improve students'

Anna Thieben for President

lives. As this year will be the last time I’ll be enrolled as an international

Damien Nguyen for General Secretary

student, I look forward to being able to represent both domestic and

Melissa Sukkarieh for Assistant General Secretary

international students in a candid way. We need to revive our campus

Cat Doherty for Education Officer

and I have the experience to do so. In the last year, I’ve rebuilt the

Holly Hayne for Welfare Officer

Enviro Collective community, quadrupling our active members, and facilitating student mobilization for the May 21st Climate strike, and

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Holly HAYNE

supporting our team’s #StopAdani campaign. Whether it be chatting to you at an event, liaising with the Vice-Chancellors, or advocating for

I’m Holly and I’m running for Welfare Officer

campaigns, I will ensure that our Association is fighting for the student

because we need an activist student union

body, not playing political games.

that will fight to defend our education from cuts and take up important social justice

THE GENERAL SECRETARY IS PAID $22K/YEAR

issues like the campaign for climate justice, LGBTI rights, for refugee rights, and Black

This position is the Secretary, the Vice President, and the Treasurer

Lives Matter.

all at the same time. Most students don’t know the current salary for this position is more than the entire Vertigo team combined. THAT IS

This year has been a travesty for student welfare.

OUR STUDENT MONEY. Being given that platform, I aim to facilitate a

Hundreds of UTS staff have been sacked and whole courses slashed

version of the association that you, the average student, can be a part

as UTS management sit on six-figure salaries and pursue dodgy deals

of. Students should not have QR codes shoved in their faces and be

with fossil fuel companies, weapons manufacturers, and other nasty

demanded to vote blindly.

corporate partners. We need the UTSSA to lead a student fightback to defend staff jobs and student learning conditions, and this year I’ve

WE ARE NOT CASH COWS & ATM MACHINES

organised numerous protests and forums through the Education Action Group.

I’m running to represent the 13,000 international students at UTS. I’m running for the students who have to pay more than $40,000 a year just

As a socialist activist I’ve helped campaign to defend LGBTI rights as

to be at UTS, those who have to skip meals to afford the “Australian

part of Community Action for Rainbow Rights. The UTSSA must take

Dream” and decide between spending the last $8 in their bank account

a stand against the transphobic ‘Religious Freedoms Bill’ and other

on dinner or transportation to university. I intend to make the services

attacks. If passed, the bill would legalise discrimination against LGBTI

at this university such as health and counselling services, CareerHub,

people in schools, workplaces, and clinics. I’ve also campaigned for

plus Vertigo be accessible for all. At the same time, I aim to facilitate

refugee rights, against the deportation of the Biloela family, and for

and prioritize campaigns led by collective actions.

the protection of Tamil’s fleeing genocide. We need a student union which takes up social justice questions and mobilises students to resist

NOBODY UNDERSTANDS WHAT UTSSA IS.

attacks from the government and university management.

The recent ‘code red for humanity’ IPCC report paints a chilling picture

consent materials to other languages as international students

for our planet’s future. Australia’s place as the world's third biggest

“came here to learn English,” ignoring the fact that they are the most

exporter of fossil fuels means our student unions have an important

susceptible to sexual assault. We also cannot stop at consent, once

role to play in resisting the government as they continue to expand the

consent is given students should have the resources to feel safe. This

industry. This year I helped organise the UTS contingent to the Sydney

comes from sex education modules that work on destigmatising all

Climate Strike, and promise to fight to make reviving climate activism

bodies.

central to what the UTSSA does in 2022.

I have also lived in student housing for my entire university career and The current COVID crisis has highlighted the gross inequality in

have seen it steadily deteriorate. When I moved in, we were promised

Australian society as the Liberals refuse to put health before profits.

secure, affordable housing with a safe community and access to

The Berejiklian government’s failure to lockdown properly has seen

university resources. Instead, the three most affordable residences

infection rates spike in poorer, working class areas like Western and

were sold, gym memberships were revoked, and students were forced

South-West Sydney. And now the government is reopening non-

to leave their housing communities. There is also no protection and

essential businesses like restaurants and hairdressers, as well as

education for students in housing. Should [REVIVE] be elected we

schools, to restore profits. As Welfare Officer I’ll campaign to increase

will strive to implement drinking and drug safety education, access

centrelink payments and prioritise health measures over reopening the

to preventative measures such as drug testing kits and Naloxone,

economy.

bringing back Indigenous community housing and overall demand that students be put before profit.

Vote me for Welfare Officer if you want a student union that's committed to rebuilding activism on campus.

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Eshna GUPTA

Chloe RAFFERTY Hi, i’m Chloe and i’m running for SRC representative in the student union with

Hi! I’m Eshna and I’m running with [REVIVE]

REVIVE. Our UTSSA should be an activist

in hopes to be your Women’s Officer

organisation that stands up for student

for 2022! I’m currently studying Law

rights and social justice.

and Communications. I revived the Women’s Collective with the help of

This year i’ve been part of the Education

incredible activists last year. This year, I

Action Group’s campaigns to defend staff

want to cement the legacy of inclusivity

jobs and student learning conditions. Hundreds

and radical activism that we created. My

of staff have been sacked and the uni management want to turn our

platform has always been about safety, community,

degrees into glorified youtube tutorials. It’s up to the UTSSA to fight

and intersectionality. It has been ensuring that students feel that a

fee increases, course cuts and attacks on student learning and to also

university is a place where they feel secure not only in their educational

build movements like the Climate Strikes, Black Lives Matter, and the

pursuits but also in their capacity to seek support. It is also that this

protests for LGBTI+ rights against the transphobic so-called ‘Religious

safety is extended to all students – queer, trans, Indigenous and

Freedom’ bills.

disabled students – we should all have the same access to a university education free of fear. The fear that you may not have housing, that

One in three students lives below the poverty line & will graduate with

you may get assaulted on campus or that you won’t be able to access

a lifetime of debt. As a socialist activist i’m committed to rebuilding

reporting and counselling services are unacceptable and must be

student activism in 2022 and putting the UTSSA at the centre of

addressed.

campaigns to fight the corporatisation of education. We also need a student union with a social conscience that stands up for refugees, the

My policies are based on the principle that the university must pursue action, not admin! In response to sexual assault on campus, the university ran a campaign with fun fruit innuendoes like “Wanna Spoon? Ask first” which does nothing to materially help survivors. I demand consistent consent training, more funding for counselling services and accessible methods of reporting. Furthermore, we must protect the most vulnerable of our peers. UTS refuses to translate

environment and against the Morrison governments militarism.

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Vertigo Evolve (2022) Manifesto

Aden Ure is a third-year Visual Communications student.

Vertigo Evolve (2022) is a collective of earnest, forward-thinking

Aleena Rizvi is a third-year Media Arts & Production/ Social & Political

individuals seeking to position Vertigo as a platform to honour its

Science student.

students and bring together diverse ideas, perspectives and content.

Callum McSullea is a third-year Visual Communications student.

We see ourselves as facilitators – intent on foregrounding student voices from all faculties, backgrounds and experiences – shifting the

Deb Lombard is a first-year Media Arts & Production/ Social & Political

publication’s focus to encompass a broader range of written and visual

Science student.

subject matter from across the institution. Driven by our pursuit of truth, integrity, empathy, and innovation, our vision is to explore Vertigo’s

Georgie Brogan is a first-year Media Arts & Production/ Creative

potential as a shared, pluralistic space for students to engage in

Writing student.

meaningful dialogue, find common ground, and ultimately expand their worldview.

Grace Oldfield is a second-year Public Communication/ Creative Writing and Creative Intelligence & Innovation student.

Through expanding Vertigo’s journalistic capacity, we endeavour to make discourse accessible – encouraging critical and ‘out-of-the-

Jenny Chen is a fourth-year Law and Arts in International Studies

box’ thinking across disciplines. Think science meets information

student.

technology, spirituality, love, art, culture, psychology, health, environment, ethics, and philosophy.

Neysha Santos is a third-year Creative Writing student.

We will strive for a more autonomous, balanced, and inclusive

Olivia Garcia is a fourth-year Creative Writing and International Studies

publication within which all students can identify and feel represented.

student.

www.vertigoevolve.com

Ruvanindu Ratnayake is a fifth-year Law and Media Arts & Production

@vertigoevolve

student.

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Vanessa Lim is a fourth-year Journalism/ Digital & Social Media and Creative Intelligence & Innovation (Honours) student.

Abina Kirubaharan is a second-year Law and Science in Information Technology student.

Invertigo

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Rebekah Batson

This past couple of years has been inexplicably hard for everyone, but we’ve come out the other side revived and ready to reclaim our

I’m Bek (she/her) and I’m a second year Comms (Creative Writing and

space as creatives and as students. I’m so proud of the team we’ve put

Social and Political Sciences) and International Studies student! I have

together, and can’t wait to turn Vertigo upside down.

a passion for language, but probably read and write more than I speak, and a lust for consistent inversion: Whether warping the parameters of

Find me at @armchairgirl on insta or Vertigo online!

sonnets or slandering the iron fist that is Australian politics.

Talia Horwitz I love poetry, and have had four poems published by Vertigo thus far; ‘Ultra’, in Euphoria, ‘Nine Circles’, in Goodbye Analogue, and ‘Soul Ties’,

Hi! My name is Talia (she/her) and I’m ambitious, creative and fuelled

online, all in 2020, as well as ‘our conversations’, in Glitch, earlier this year.

by a hunger for change (and burritos, hold the coriander, duh). I am an emerging writer desperate to pen technicolour goodness into a world

I excel in editing, as a self-proclaimed perfectionist, with years of

increasingly corroding at the callous hands of humanity. My identity is

portfolio proofreading experience, and hope to someday fall into the

a miscellany of my immigrancy and my found home of Australia, and I

world of publishing.

utilise my experiences – some rousing, some heartrending and some that are just plain idiotic – to inspire my authorship.

I am currently in my second year of a Bachelor of Communications

I’ve always been interested in collaborating with other creatives on a

in Creative Writing & Social and Political Science at UTS, which

fun and fulfilling project and Vertigo is the perfect opportunity to do

has allowed me to dive headfirst into the professional realm of

this throughout the entire year. I’m truly honoured to be working with

publishing. In 2021, I was selected to be an editor for the UTS Writer’s

such a talented team, and can guarantee some incredible work being

Anthology, through which I was able to engender manifold meaningful

produced next year.

connections within the editorial field, whilst simultaneously cultivating skills such as proof-reading, editing, copywriting, marketing and

Sophie Whitehead

thematic conceptualisation. My creative non-fiction piece Buczyna will be published within Bloom, the upcoming anthology, later this year.

Hey! My name is Sophie (she/her) and I’m a second year Design in Visual Communications and BCII student! I am an avid multi-

Our Vertigo team are perhaps the grooviest bunch of students you’ll ever

disciplinary designer and creative, with a particular passion for print,

meet, and we can’t wait to invert Vertigo, upside down and inside out.

branding and publication design - so right up Vertigo’s alley. I’m excited to see one of my mixed media artworks titled ‘Whispers’ in

Be my friend! Find me at @talib4by on Instagram or at your nearest

the upcoming issue Autonomy. As a designer prepared to push the

Guzman Y Gomez.

boundaries of the creative realm, you can find me constantly immersed in my sketchbooks, sipping an almond mocha in my home studio. With

Ella Hailey

experience in the professional realm, working as a freelance designer, I am great at liaising with others and working towards complex (and

Hey! I’m Ella (she/her) and I’m a second year student in visual

sometimes tight) briefs. And.. you’ll soon see my merchandise design

communication. I’m a constantly caffeinated creative who’s passions

on TD connect UTS x The Butterfly Foundation’s new merch- and

are illustration and publication design, dappling in motion graphics and

hopefully my designs for Vertigo 2022!

branding. I occasionally work alongside Monster Threads Australia, submitting illustrations to their design team and have worked on

Our creative and talented team is fuelled with fresh perspectives, as we

several illustration freelance projects. My dream is to be able to

aim to invert Vertigo Magazine post pandemic!

illustrate and publish children’s books one day!

My funky and fresh design can be found on my studio page @studio.s.w I can usually be found doodling on procreate or playing in illustrator.

on Instagram or my portfolio website at https://sophiehkwhitehead.

When I’m not designing you can bet I’ll be outside in the sun, baking a

myportfolio.com !

cake or crocheting.

Izzie Trudgian With a family history of art, design and music and an overwhelming drive to be a creative myself, I’m constantly working towards my

Hey hey! I’m Izzie (she/her) – an extremely passionate and ambitious

next project and love to stay busy. I am so unbelievably excited to

second year Visual Communications student who loves explaining BCII

be working alongside such a talented team of designers and editors,

to my single-disciplinary friends. I am a graphic designer by day but

inverting vertigo in 2022!

mainly I’m a graphic designer by night. When I’m not designing, I can be found reorganising my Spotify playlists, chasing my dog around

Check out my stuff @e.haileydesigns on Instagram !!

the park, or perfecting my banana bread - my greatest weakness and my greatest strength. I have a huge number of fonts and I know how

Penelope Day

to use them. I’m committed to social justice and promoting accessible platforms to amplify diverse voices and perspectives. I have a wealth of

Hey! My name is Penelope (she/her) and I’m a second year Journalism/

freelance and agency work experience, dabbling in all realms of social

Creative Writing student. I am passionate about books and literature,

media management and design from publication to gallery spaces to

and have always been the go to friend for any proofreading task. I

web and television, with a particular fondness for motion graphics, web

am inspired by magazines like i-D, Repeller, AnOther Magazine and

design, and digital art.

Dazed, which mostly focus on fashion, culture, and art. I am also drawn to writers like Bianca O’Neill and Sara Radin for their creative takes

With the support of my wonderful teammates, I’m eager to embark on

on pop culture topics. In the future I would love to work in the media

my Vertigo journey. As a team of multiple hit wonders, we guarantee a

industry either publishing, editing or working with a communications

year filled with dazzling designs, compelling content, powerful prose,

team for a brand I love. I am currently working on a non-fiction piece

and much less alliteration.

called ‘Lying in the Living Room’ which I hope to publish when it is finally done!

You can stalk my design nonsense on Insta @designed__it or find me on the dancefloor all over Newtown.

Jess Teasdale

Sofia Locke

Hi there, my name is Jess Teasdale (she/her), I’m a second year

Hi I’m Sofia (she/her) and I’m a second year Visual Communications

Visual Communications student! I gravitate towards photography,

and BCII student! Since childhood I’ve been obsessed with creating;

illustration and my favourite- print design. I love playing sports and

from painting, to crocheting, to making award winning quilts, I’d like to

being outdoors. My best projects have evolved from exploring outdoor

think I’ve almost done it all! I love to incorporate aspects of my crafts

environments around Sydney, and through travel.

within my design work to create unique and innovative results. I love fun fonts, collages and like many of my fellow designers, a good cup of

My illustrations have been published in 2021 issue 3, Holocene

(strong) coffee! I’m an avid enjoyer of creative arts and live music, and

alongside a beautiful piece of poetry. I have had previous experience as

from three years of volunteering at the Museum of Contemporary Art as

a social media assistant and photoshoot director, and own an associate

a youth committee member and young tour guide, I’ve gained a wealth

degree of Interior Design from Billy Blue.

of experience in working with and around creatives. In this position and others I’ve assisted with print promotion material and digital content

I am so thankful to be in a team of insanely talented designers and

creation.

editors, watch out 2022 cause it’s going to be EPIC ;) You can find me on instagram @jessteasdale_creative, and on Behance.

I’m very lucky to be working with some of the best designers and writers that I know, and feel we can bring a strong cohesive vision to

Pierce Hadjinicola

utterly invert vertigo! You can find my work at @sofialocke.design.

Hello, my name is Pierce Hadjinicola (he/him). I’m a first year Comms

Josef Finsterer

Creative Writing and Masters of Secondary Education (English) student. I am a graduate of AFTT film school in Surry Hills where I

Hey! I’m Joe Finsterer (he/him). I’m a second year Communications

studied directing, screenwriting, along with a vast array of pre/post/

(Media Arts and Production) and International Studies (German)

production faculties involved in filmmaking. In my time at film school I

student. I love to make films and write. With any luck, one day I’ll be a

wrote and directed a number of short films, adverts, and was employed

director.

on a freelance basis to create content for musicians, and reality TV celebrities. Several of my films made their way onto the film festival

I enjoy hearing what other people have to say and reading their work.

circuit, being selected for festivals around the world in cities such as

I have a deep interest in the true stories and events of people’s lives. I

Amsterdam, Wellington, Los Angeles, Calcutta, as well as underground

particularly enjoy stories that reflect our humanity and ridiculousness

festivals in Sydney. “Pretty Boy”, one of my co-produced major short

back onto us. In 2019, my work ‘Selective Permanence’ was published,

films, was invited onto a showcase by Peccadillo Pictures and is

a story about my grandfather and his journey to Australia. Currently, I’m

currently available on Amazon for purchase.

working on a short film script and will soon be starting the challenge of actually making it. I’ve found that UTS has helped me grow my

Aside from film achievements I am a highly proficient writer capable of

director’s vision both on the screen as well as on paper. I enjoy

authoring in a variety of mediums including screen, prose, poetry, and

visualising what a film will look like while I write it.

graphic novel form. I am comfortable writing in any genre, and vastly experienced in these mediums.

In my spare time, you can find me taking photos and consequently wasting my money on getting them developed. I’m super excited to be

I am proud to be a part of this extremely talented team, and believe that

a part of this team and can’t wait to see the perspectives and stories

it has the potential to provide fresh, innovative content that turns heads

we can bring to Vertigo.

and gets audiences talking.

Find me on Instagram @joeyfinsterer.

LINK to Pretty Boy: https://www.peccapics.com/product/ boysonfilm21/ LINK to projects from Film School: https://www.youtube.com/channel/ UCQ4YDmZl2HgFyDRjhpufYSw

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