Oxfam La Trobe University Student Group

Oxfam La Trobe Student Group is student group with three key practical purposes: 1.     To act as a bridge between the LTU student community and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs).

2.     To help students become involved in volunteering, internships and other vocational pathways within these sectors.

3.     To coordinate with the Oxfam Australia Office in order to contribute to Oxfam Campaigns. In 2013 some campaigns include:·        GROW·        CLOSE THE GAP·        THE MOVEMENT TO END POVERTY·        FAIR TRADE FORTNIGHT

OXFAM LA TROBE AGMTIME: This Thursday (18th April) from 4.45pm PLACE: La Trobe Library Level 2, Meeting Room 2.18

Brief introductions

Founding Oxfam Liaison: Karina Lee Founding Vice-President: Syarifah Nor Amirah Syed Shamsuddin Founding President:Nicholas Metherall

Steering Committee

Core committees

Executive Committee

Roles To oversee the group To organise meetings and coordinate events To contact members and create a sense of

community

2 Presidents Jenny Kim 2 separate portfolios

President(s)

Vice-President(s)

To assist in running meetings To assist in running in events To contact members and create a sense of

community

2 Vice-Presidents Charlene + Charlotte were elected

Budgeting Financing and quotes Setting up bank accounts

Hien was elected to this position.

Treasurer

To take minutes and notes in meetings To send minutes out to all members To contact all members about upcoming

meetings To set up Agendas

Brittany was elected for this position.

Secretary

Soon there will be nine billion of us on the planet. Our societies must grow to meet our needs, so we can put enough food on the table for everyone.

Elected Officers: Charlotte Clare and Brittany

Grow Officer(s)

Already, 870 million of us go to bed hungry every night. Not because there isn’t enough. But because of the deep injustice in the way the system works. read more

Australia’s largest campaign to improve Indigenous health: Elected officers: Charlene, Paige, Sumitra.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people can expect to live substantially shorter lives than other Australians – up to 20 years less in some cases.

Close the Gap Officer(s)

Babies born to Aboriginal mothers die at more than twice the rate of other Australian babies, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience higher rates of preventable illness such as heart disease, kidney disease and diabetes.It’s a health crisis you’d associate with an impoverished nation, but it’s happening right here in our own backyard. Together we are changing this picture.

Jenny - coordination Sandy - promotions Involved in running the Fairtrade Fortnight

Event.

La Trobe became a Fair Trade University in 2010.Read more here:http://www.latrobe.edu.au/bulletin2/autumn-

2010/news/coffee-conscience

Fair Trade Officer(s)

Miss Sarah (Yina) Song – La Trobe Award Officer

Mas Deny Adriansyah – La Trobe Award Officer

Academics Stand Against Poverty (ASAP). http://academicsstand.org/

Careers Officer

Social media updates Making publications Posters Assisting with website

Media/Publications Officer(s)

Applications are open for this position.

IT (officer)

Amendments? Changes? Additions?

Reviewing the constitution

Constitution was passed with 2 minor amendments.

Passing the constitution?

Regularity of meetings? Delegation of tasks + Upcoming events? Fairtrade Fortnight Recap to-do-list What do you want to see from the Oxfam

Group Lily from Oxfam? Should there be a membership fee?

Other points of discussion?

Further questions

Meeting closed 18.15. Turkish breads and dips.

Closing of meeting