UCU: Black Lives Matter

Motion

Motion text: FESC notes:
1. The supportive Black Lives Matter statements from Principals across the country
2. That FE has some of the most diverse classrooms
3. Black Lives Matter Movement has exposed systemic racism

Believes:
b. That the FE curriculum needs to reflect diversity and anti-racism fully
c. FE teaching workforce also needs to be able to recruit, retain and allow progression for Black lecturers
d. Anti-racist colleges need to be at the heart of our society.

FESC resolves:
To call on Principals to meet with UCU to revise the FE curricula which embraces all Black history with inclusion of colonial history
To call a “open decolonisation’ of FE Conference, which seeks to work with Principals and UCU members.