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About Joe:
Since arriving in Leeds for the first time in September 2020, I have thrown myself into the Labour Party, both here on campus and around West Yorkshire. I have played an active role as the Youth Officer for Leeds North West, West Yorkshire Secretary for Open Labour and Treasurer of the society last year. Through my experience, I know firsthand the importance of building an inclusive and accessible society as well as creating the best opportunities for our members, and I can’t wait to see the society continue to go from strength to strength.

About Lisa:
After joining the Labour Party in 2017 I have always played an active role in organising and campaigning, both in Leeds and my hometown of Oldham.
I have played an active role in the party as Youth Officer and Women’s Officer for Oldham East and Saddleworth, Women’s Officer for Oldham Young Labour and External Campaigns officer for the society in 2021.
For the last year I have been on a placement working for Tan Dhesi MP in parliament. Through this I have gained a wealth of experience on how to run and effective meetings and campaigns which I would love to bring to Leeds Student Labour Society.



Internal Elections:
As one of the largest of the Political and Campaigning societies, LLS has the opportunity to use its voice to push for Labour values to be at the heart of decision making here on campus. We want to use our voice within LUU and the wider university to promote socialist policies and positions, such as standing with the UCU, fighting for trans rights on campus but also using All Members Meetings as a way of allowing the membership to steer the direction of the society.

We are also proud of the UCU solidarity pledge, spearheaded by LLS that was signed by four out of the seven in the new executive. We intend to make sure that this is reflected in the position of LUU in any future industrial action.


External Campaigns:
Campaigning for Labour candidates across Leeds and West Yorkshire should be at the core of what Leeds Labour Society does. LLS is often the first experience many members have getting out on the campaign trail so we would start campaigning sessions in term 1 with doorknocking training sessions to provide new members with the opportunity to get to grips with getting out on the doorstep. We could then build on this to provide experiences for our members such as campaigning days with prominent Labour politicians across the region, like we have this year in Keighley and Castleford.

We also want to work with the new Labour Students committee and regional rep to work on campaigns with other Labour Societies across the whole of Yorkshire. This would include the campaign for dual CLP membership that was passed overwhelmingly by the last AMM. By joining up with other Labour societies, trade unions and young labour groups, we will be able to provide more opportunities for our members than we would be able to just within LLS.

Liberation Officers:
Diversity is a core strength of our society and we must use its resources to prioritise this. If elected we will accommodate the formation of liberation caucuses to support the election of Liberation Officers, then we will provide officers with the support and resources to run events for their own caucuses.


Socials & Engagement:
Socials are a key part of any society and we want to ensure these are as inclusive and accessible as possible. We will ensure that the society holds a variety of socials with a mixture of sober and non sober events. We commit to holding all events socials in venues accessible to all.

We will continue to hold All Member Meetings regularly to allow for the direction of society to be member-led and to encourage communication between committee and membership.


Speakers:
We want to continue putting on a wide variety of interesting and engaging speakers for our members. While also reaching out to Labour politicians across the region we are keen to reach out to speakers from other organisations to gain insight into a wider range of issues.

We will ensure there is opportunity for input and feedback from members about which speakers we host at an All Members Meeting.