The OU Student Association 2024 Elections - My nomination
Monday 18 March 2024 at 18:03
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Edited by Frederique Lanoix, Thursday 8 October 2026 at 10:03
Volunteering in various organisations and managing my podcast at Home | !Visible (ivisible.co.uk) increased my awareness regarding the lack of equality that exists in the UK.
For example, there is a lack of representation in the UK media industry for BAMEs. This is particularly true for black women, and the disabled. There is also a lack of access to green spaces for those groups.
So, I believe that I would be very keen on advocating for the increase of Black women's representation, help fight racism to improve equality and provide a better outcome for disabled students.
I suffered from those challenges, and I understand how difficult it can be to overcome those barriers. This put my self-worth in jeopardy for a long time.
Hence, I have a lived experience of not being represented as a black woman and having to deal with racism in the UK, on top of being miss misunderstood due to my mental health challenges.
Top 4 points that I will advocate for :
Increase black women's representation in higher education.
Expand tools to tackle racism in higher education.
Improve disabled students’ experience in higher education.
Grow financial help for students.
Raise awareness about the protection of the environment.
The OU Student Association 2024 Elections - My nomination
Volunteering in various organisations and managing my podcast at Home | !Visible (ivisible.co.uk) increased my awareness regarding the lack of equality that exists in the UK.
For example, there is a lack of representation in the UK media industry for BAMEs. This is particularly true for black women, and the disabled. There is also a lack of access to green spaces for those groups.
So, I believe that I would be very keen on advocating for the increase of Black women's representation, help fight racism to improve equality and provide a better outcome for disabled students.
I suffered from those challenges, and I understand how difficult it can be to overcome those barriers. This put my self-worth in jeopardy for a long time.
Hence, I have a lived experience of not being represented as a black woman and having to deal with racism in the UK, on top of being miss misunderstood due to my mental health challenges.
Top 4 points that I will advocate for :