About Me

Hi, I’m Jas- I’m a Gender, Sexuality and Culture MA Student at UoM, and I’m running for Women’s Officer in the Exec Elections! As a queer, disabled feminist, my manifesto seeks to promote effective intersectional change across the University, supporting all students, especially those often overlooked in Higher Education.

Experience:

2020/21: UoM Disabled Students Officer

2019/20: UoM Feminist Collective Disability Representative*

2020: Worked with Misogyny is Hate/Citizens for COVID-19 Domestic Violence support

2020: Reclaim the Night Promotional Campaign Member

*(Awarded Political & Campaigning Society of the Year 2020!)

Manifesto points:

Student Safety Initiatives

• Aim to protect students from harm both on and off-campus
• Providing regular defence classes
• Working with security to foster better campus safety
• Continuing work on ‘night out’ initiatives with local bars

Mental Wellbeing Reform

• Improving the University’s response to diverse mental health needs
• Work with counselling service to ensure better accessibility
• Campaigning for recognition and tackling of the student mental health crisis

Sexual Health Support

• More readily available safe sex resources for students who need them
• Improving access to contraception and sexual health testing
• Lobbying for more policy and academic support for student sex workers and victims of domestic violence and sexual assault
• Promoting better emotional and sexual wellbeing through working with societies and local charities

Intersectional Housing Initiatives

• Addressing inequity in student accommodations
• Highlighting and countering the exploitation and neglect of disabled student renters
• Supporting the Student Rent Strikers in campaigning for fair accommodation

To find out more, please check out my campaign page: https://www.facebook.com/jastaylorwomens2021/ 

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