Savannah Phillips for Postgraduate President

28/02/2022

Voting is now open! Make sure your voice is heard - and vote for Savannah! 😄✨

28/02/2022

After chatting to lots of you, I found out that it’s not well known that undergraduates can also vote of PG president. The changes I will make will make your uni experience better too, so it’s important to cast your vote and make sure your voice is heard ☺️ Image text:

IMPORTANT

UNDERGRADUATES CAN ALSO VOTE FOR POSTGRADUATE PRESIDENT

25/02/2022

Last one for today - manifesto deep dive for LGBTQ+ officer 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💕
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MANIFESTO DEEP DIVE: LGBTQ+ OFFICER

What is an LGBTQ+ Officer? Like the Climate Officer, the LGBTQ+ Officer would join Cambridge SU as a paid sabbatical position. Their areas of focus would include fighting for LGBTQ+ rights and recognition, advising colleges and university bodies on LGBTQ+-friendly practice, as well as creating events and initiatives around LGBTQ+ identity at Cambridge.

Why do we need one? LGBTQ+ Students at Cambridge need a centralised point of contact to work with J/MCRs and the LGBT+ Campaign who can lead activities and provide direction, whilst holding colleges and departments to account.

When Gonville and Caius unacceptably called supporting LGBTQ+ rights a 'political stance' this highlighted the need of an officer to speak out and spearhead protests against this.

The Out at Cambridge report by lgbtQ+ published in February 2021 recommended: compulsory diversity and inclusion training for staff. more visibly publicising and promoting existing LGBTQ+ activities and networks. ensuring the future presence of LGBTQ+ related lectures, seminars, and workshops which are open for university members of all disciplines. The importance of small gestures, such as using examples in lectures of LGBTQ+ topics, adding pronouns to email signatures... and simply acknowledging the existence of LGBTQ+ people' perspectives and experiences.

These recommendations highlight areas of improvement for the University within LGBTQ+ issues and hence provide a useful flavour of what an LGBTQ+ officer could work on.

25/02/2022

A reminder of the key dates for you all. Remember undergrads can also vote for PG pres!
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Friday 25th February - 9am - Campaigning begins

Monday 28th February - 9am - Voting opens
5:30pm - Hustings - Lucia Windsor Room, Newnham College

Thursday 3rd March - 5pm - Voting closes - 7pm - Results!

25/02/2022

The first of my manifesto deep dives - giving an in depth look at one of my manifesto points. The first deep dive is on my pledge to create a climate officer sabbatical role!
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MANIFESTO DEEP DIVE: CLIMATE OFFICER

What is a Climate Officer? A Climate Officer would join Cambridge SU as a paid sabbatical position. Their areas of focus would include net zero strategies, climate justice and education, intercollegiate sustainability projects, and fossil fuel divestment, as well as being a point of contact for all climate networks and projects at Cambridge.

Why do we need one? The creation of a Climate Officer role would enable the post holder to focus entirely on the climate aspect of Cambridge University. Climate change demands fast, urgent action as it will have devastating consequences for all, and it's time for Cambridge to treat it as such.

By not having a Climate Officer, the pressing issue of climate change loses its focus and power. We cannot afford this. I will source funding and define this role with input from current student societies so climate change will get the attention it deserves at Cambridge.

25/02/2022

About me!

I'm from Wolverhampton, UK
I love dogs (especially my akita Casper)
Climate change is important to me - my current research is on game theory and environmental policy
I do philosophy but my undergraduate was in maths
I know Hindustani, Welsh and French (to varying degrees...)
I'm a triplet born on 29th February!

25/02/2022

Check out all the candidates running for roles (including myself!) on Varsity!

He’ll be challenged by the incumbent access officer as part of the first in-person election campaign since the pandemic began

25/02/2022

manifesto reveal! for a higher quality version visit the link in my bio ☺️

25/02/2022

It's time - welcome to my campaign page for postgraduate president at Cambridge SU! Please have a look at the link in my bio for my manifesto 😊