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hi @everyone!
this is an announcement about our upcoming elections, formally known as the EGM (extraordinary general meeting)!

**when: 16th of october, 19:00**
**where: JMS learning hub, room 630 (level 6)**

at the EGM, currently vacant board positions will go up for election - anyone who is a full-time student at UofG is eligible to run or vote for these positions.

> **the positions going up for election are as follows:**
> - Welfare Officer
> - Communications & Technology Officer
> - Bi/Pan Officer
> - International Officer
> - People of Colour Officer
> - First Year Officer *(you must be in the 1st year of your Undergraduate degree)*
> - Postgraduate & Mature Students' Officer *(you must be an Undergraduate student aged 21+ when starting your degree, or a Postgraduate student)*

you are welcome to run for multiple positions. if you are interested in any of these positions, we encourage you to fill out the candidate form linked here: https://forms.gle/mBPXd7nbZub8uYYo8 or alternatively you are also welcome to come along and run for a position on the day.

if you would like to find out more about the responsibilities of these board positions, an easy-read summary can be found in our EGM instagram post here: https://www.instagram.com/p/DAlf5Luspva/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D. alternatively, please read our constitution for a more detailed run-down, linked below.

the EGM is also an opportunity for you to propose any changes to our constitution if you see fit. **our 24/25 constitution is available here:** https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nytsRGgneoNoh3Yb5nbSWnyeqlmj59lU/edit. if you wish to propose a constitutional amendment, please email our Vice-President Secretary, Edie (vpsecretary@gulgbtqplus.com) with your proposal *by the 13th of October, 5pm. *

**if you have any questions about the available board positions or the EGM, you are welcome to DM me, or email me at president@gulgbtqplus.com, or DM our instagram: @gulgbtqplus**

hi @everyone!

we don't have a weekly event happening this week! however instead we're bringing you some exciting opportunities to be involved in some events coming up in the next couple weeks that you might be interested in :)

**we have two panels coming up this october: the intersex awareness panel, and the asexual awareness panel - and we are looking for panellists/speakers for both of these :)**

**intersex awareness panel - taking place on the 9th of october, 19:00**
for this panel, we're looking for intersex members of the community who would like to share their insight & experiences through a short (~10min) talk. if you are interested in participating as a panellist for this event, please message me on discord, or *@gulgbtqplus* on instagram, by the 5th of october to register your interest.

**asexual awareness panel - taking place on the 23rd of october, 19:00**
we are looking for asexual/acespec members of the community who would like to be part of a discussion panel, through a mixture of short (~10min) talks, as well partaking in questions & prompts curated by our ace & aro officer, cynthia. people who are asexual, as well as acespec (asexual spectrum: eg: demisexual, greysexual, etc) are all welcome to partake as panellists for this event. to register your interest to be a panellist, please message <@1250018418363731988> on discord, or *@gulgbtqplus* on instagram, by the 16th of october.

***a further note - our SRC membership is now open!** if you enjoy our events and would like to support the society, you can sign up to be a member (it's free!) on the student representative council (SRC) website here: https://www.glasgowunisrc.org/organisation/gulgbtqplus/. if you were a member last academic year, be sure to sign up again, as your membership resets at the start of each academic year.*

<@&879761535793254521> Hello everyone! Due to a small mix-up we are now in JMS **room 641**- the room right next door to our original room

> for more info/updates on dates & locations of far-right rallies to stay clear from, we recommend @realedin on instagram. they also have a collection of testimonies we recommend reading, regarding racism & islamophobia experienced in scotland. https://www.instagram.com/realedin?igsh=dG5zbWxlcTl4ZDhr

> for resources on how to be an active anti-racist bystander & how to support victims of hate crime, we recommend Racism Unmasked Informed (@ru.informed) on instagram https://www.instagram.com/ru.informed?igsh=MXU1bm43M3M5dDNjYw==
> (alternatively, you can find the LinkTree of Racist Unmasked Informed here: https://linktr.ee/RacismUnmaskedEdinburgh?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabNGzZr6LOKoiP3o72LzrGLKrC3ZE2W5Kvp8gDaOdJcpOTqmv9g-yrhmbw_aem_PnNZ-fThiNIFppsrvt2BwQ)

> the radical therapist network will be hosting a community support circle for people of the global majority on the 8th & 12th of august, for which you can find details & free tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-support-circle-tickets-976958618527?aff=oddtdtcreator

@everyone

this announcement is to raise awareness & encourage caution in regards to the far-right fascist riots taking place in the UK. **content warnings which apply are the following: mention of violence, abuse, racism, islamophobia, far-right & fascist extremism.**

||in the past couple weeks, the incidence of far-right hate marches has skyrocketed across the UK, including glasgow. these hate marches are coordinated acts of terror & violence, which target refugee, migrant, and muslim communities of the UK.

one of these hate marches will be taking place today, 7th of august. it is said to be taking place in the city centre of glasgow (with speculation of it taking place near/around george square specifically.) other areas of glasgow that may have similar awful rallies popping up are east kilbride, pollokshields & cessnock/ibrox.

we strongly encourage everyone to **please avoid** these areas today for your safety if you can.

these hate rallies spread harmful rhetoric about muslim & BAME communities, while also targeting locations such as mosques, muslim community centres, refugee charities & places which provide housing for asylum seekers.

please warn your peers about the hate rally happening today (and any further ones which may be announced in the future) so everyone can avoid these areas and keep themselves & their peers safe. ||

**please find our list of resources below, for updates & support through the developing circumstances.**