UCU: Remembering Nita Sanghera

Motion

Motion text: Congress notes the hugely positive role Nita Sanghera played in supporting black colleagues across the country. Congress also notes the extensive work done by Nita Sanghera to resist the growing far right threat and her targeting by far right groups as a consequence.
Congress believes that there is a real threat to the employment and career of those who speak out against racism across our sectors accompanied by a growing media threat to academic freedom for those who speak out critically on race through public channels.
Congress resolves to:
1. reinvigorate our work on regional equality networks championed by Nita
2. establish a bursary/award scheme for ethnic minority student(s) in further and higher education in Nita’s name
3. reflect our policy for elected regional equality strand officers in regional standing orders
4. recognise the elected BMSC as a vital democratic voice to be listened to in addressing this silencing of critical voices.