UCU: Inclusive Conferences

Motion

Motion text: This Congress believes that all UCU meetings and conferences should be as inclusive as possible.
Congress notes
1. with regret the decision of the NEC that this Congress should be an in-person conference only
2. that a similar decision was made about the Equalities Conference held last December although it was subsequently agreed to livestream the conference
Congress further notes that:
a. The Equalities Committees such as the Disabled Members Standing Committee, were not consulted or engaged in any way in making this decision about Congress
b. The decision to make it an exclusively in-person Congress has meant that a number of members have effectively been excluded from attending and participating in this Congress.
Congress calls on the UCU and the NEC to uphold the UCU’s commitment to inclusion by ensuring that all future conferences, congresses and other meetings are hybrid and not exclusively in-person.