York SU Equality and Inclusion Officer Elected following By-Election

Alice Lilley reports on the York SU By-Election results announced.

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(Image: York Vision)

Teddy Bland was elected York SU Equality and Inclusion Officer on 1st November following a by-election triggered by the resignation of former part-time officer Ezreal Xie.

359 votes were cast by students at the University. 

After being elected, Bland said: “I feel excited to have been elected for this role but definitely nervous as the pressure is on now to do the best I can! 

“I hope everyone will feel comfortable expressing their needs to me and, since this is my first time doing something like this, I know I need to start learning quickly!”

Bland won on a manifesto focused on barriers to education, increasing cohesion between international and home students and combating classism. 

In a statement on the York SU’s website, Bland’s manifesto summary states that he would like to: 

  1. Raise awareness of unrecognised barriers to education, especially traumatic and adverse childhood experiences.
  2. Support tolerance and cohesion between internationals and home students through cultural sharing programmes and challenging foreign accent discrimination
  3. Combat classism in the University’s culture and focus on access to careers opportunities and competitive societies.

Bland will join the existing Sabbatical team as a part time officer for 20 hours per week.

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