Leen Alhusaini
Hello! My name’s Leen and I’m running for this year’s Race Equality Officer (REO) position!
I’m currently in my second year studying Common Law and English Literature and I’m originally Palestinian but grew up in Jordan most of my life.
As a Palestinian woman, I often grew up fearing that my identity and background may come off as too ‘political’ and consequently often chose to not discuss my heritage with the loud pride it deserves. I now push to ensure that no one feels the same way I did.
If elected, I plan to:
- Continue and expand work on the anti-racism workshop developed by the previous VPSS and Race Equality Officer, and work towards finalising the workshop material and getting it up on Moodle.
- Collaborate with the VPSS to better address and scrutinise the University on their lack of work on their anti-racism targets.
- Place emphasis on collaborative work amongst the council to further lobby senior-management to divest from the weapons industry.
- Push for collaborative efforts between the SRC Council and relevant student societies to establish better representation, communication, and support for marginalised groups on campus.
As REO, student voices, security, and safety will be my number one priority 🍉