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SOAS votes to boycott Israel
Jonny Morrison, BA Chinese (Modern and Classical) 73% back call for Israeli universities boycott in ‘historic’ vote Students and staff have called on SOAS to break its institutional links with Israeli universities in a referendum organised by the Students’ Union. 73% voted ‘yes’ in the ballot, which asked “Should SOAS
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Agnes Adebisi Olowogboye
Hustings Interview What is your background? * During my A-levels I was the student rep for my class. * Secretary of SOAS African and Caribbean Society (2014-15). * Treasurer / advertising officer of SOAS Speak-Out Society (2013-15). * Volunteer at Mary Ward Legal Centre, Debt Team (2014 – present). * I campaigned for Wings of Hope Association
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Tom King
Hustings Interview What is your background? I’ve been LGBTQ Officer for the last two years, and have been involved with a number of societie. I also helped set up and run the LGBTQIA Support Group and am currently the Editor of the SOAS Spirit. What are the two most
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Marco Vita
Unfortunately, due to a technical problem, we not not have the hustings videos for this category. Interview What is your background? I left my hometown in Italy when I was 13 to go to a boarding school to gain an international education. Then applied to SOAS, and now I am
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Ana Luiza
Unfortunately, due to a technical problem, we not not have the hustings videos for this category. Campaign Video 1 Interview What is your background? 1. International Students Officer SOAS SU 2. Faculty of Languages and Cultures Representative 3. BA Japanese course Representative 4. Student Ambassador 5. SOAS Salsa Society Vice-President
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Zain Dada
Unfortunately, due to a technical problem, we not not have the hustings videos for this category. Campaign Video Interview What is your background? I started up The SOAS Spoken Word Society in my 2nd year of SOAS. We’ve hosted a variety of events from nights inspired by Rumi to
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Amar Shandabar
Unfortunately, due to a technical problem, we not not have the hustings videos for this category. Campaign Video Interview What is your background? Prior to coming to SOAS, I was vigorously involved in organizing campaigns, activities, and events such as fundraising parties and protests for grass-root human rights organizations in
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Tareq Sydiq
Interview What is your background? I have been Student Rep for my course and I have been active politically with Amnesty International, environmentalist and anti-racist groups in Bonn, Germany. What are the two most pressing issues facing students on campus today? With tuitions extremely high, education at SOAS is in
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Shadia Edwards-Dashti
Hustings Interview What is your background? I have been at SOAS for the last 5 years, so my background is SOAS! I have politically engaged at every level contesting the status quo, from challenging individuals and institutionalised inequality, to global issues, to academic issues. I am currently a National officer
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Hannah Slydel
Hustings Interview What is your background? In my third year, I co-founded the ‘Agender’ society, for the last year, I have been Women’s Officer in the SU, a trustee to the Union, an NUS Women’s delegate, and have sat on the schools Equality and Diversity board and Public
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Olimpia Burchiellaro
Hustings Interview What is your background? I’m Italian and I’m studying Anthropology and Politics. At SOAS I was captain of the Women’s Football Team, Secretary of the Italian Society, and have been involved with ADD and with the Student Reps. Before SOAS I was a rowdy teenager