Students are consistently receiving the short end of the straw. Courses are being scrapped, staff made redundant, and tuition fees are set to rise, while EMA, DSA, and bursaries are now history. The government's Green Paper is about to change the face of Higher Education. At the sharp end of the rereform of higher education in the UK, critical student voices and the very existence of Students' Unions are under threat.With government austerity plans mounting pressure on us, we are struggling to stay in education.

Our movement needs to respond.We are 7 million students strong, withresources, UK-wide networks, and a long history of campaigning for students’rights. We need a proactive presidentwho encourages campaigns and self-oorganisation on the ground, and leadsa united movement in the face of harsh and sustained cuts to student supportand our education.

Our education should be a right.IIt should be transformative and accessible, whenever and wherever it suits us in life. We need an educational system that works for everyone. Support me, and I will build a stronger national union ready to lead the way in the ght for the education we all deserve and need.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS MY MANIFESTO OR NEED IT IN A DIFFERENT FORMAT, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH ME. /malia4president

@MaliaBouattia

malia4president.com

NUS Trustee Board Member 2015 - 2016

NUS Anti-Racism and Anti-Fascism Co-convenor 2014 - 2016

Students are consistently receiving the short end of the straw. Courses are being scrapped, staff made redundant, and tuition fees are set to rise, while EMA, DSA, and bursaries are now history. The government's Green Paper is about to change the face of Higher Education. At the sharp end of the rereform of higher education in the UK, critical student voices and the very existence of Students' Unions are under threat.With government austerity plans mounting pressure on us, we are struggling to stay in education.

Our movement needs to respond.We are 7 million students strong, withresources, UK-wide networks, and a long history of campaigning for students’rights. We need a proactive presidentwho encourages campaigns and self-oorganisation on the ground, and leadsa united movement in the face of harsh and sustained cuts to student supportand our education.

Our education should be a right.IIt should be transformative and accessible, whenever and wherever it suits us in life. We need an educational system that works for everyone. Support me, and I will build a stronger national union ready to lead the way in the ght for the education we all deserve and need.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS MY MANIFESTO OR NEED IT IN A DIFFERENT FORMAT, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH ME. /malia4president

@MaliaBouattia

malia4president.com

NUS Trustee Board Member 2015 - 2016

NUS Anti-Racism and Anti-Fascism Co-convenor 2014 - 2016

Democratic and accountable LeadershipThrough our democratic events, you decide on policies that matter to thestudent movement. When these policies are ignored, it undermines andalienates the students we represent. Elect me and I will:Adhere to and ensure the implementation ofpolicy passed at national conference by students

Ensuring that democracy and transparency areexercised in a way that allows students to decidewhat we work on, holds us to account and changes the NUS for the better.

RRespect autonomous groups’ decisions andconsult officers who represent and lead onyour campaigns when making decisions

Encourage the development ofa united leadership for our union through collective decision mak-ing between FTOs and regularofficer meet-ups to debateand discuss political priorities.

OOffer better personal supportto officers both within NUSand across our movement

#1Launched #LiberateMyDegree alongside VP HE Sorana Vieru

Founded national Black Sabbs Network and Black Students’ Campaignregional networks

Helped develop Why is my Curriculum White? campaigns in over 10 campuses

Established the Postgraduate and Mature Students’ Association at theUniversity of Birmingham

HosHosted the national #BlackLivesMatter tour and joined UK-US Justice Touralongside United Family and Friends Campaign

Led Students Not Suspects tours and PREVENT day of action acrossthe UK, and co-authored the Preventing PREVENT handbook

Bring back traditions of NUS activism, focussing onproviding the best and most relevant training andempowering the future leaders of the movement

Establish regional networks between differentstudents’ unions to strengthen their presenceand come together to tackle issues

SuppoSupport grassroots campaigns by providingresources and legal advice to studentsleading efforts on the ground

Build links with trade unions and communities in order to take united initiatives against the government'sattack on education, public services and dissent

Students are consistently receiving the short end of the straw. Courses are being scrapped, staff made redundant, and tuition fees are set to rise, while EMA, DSA, and bursaries are now history. The government's Green Paper is about to change the face of Higher Education. At the sharp end of the rereform of higher education in the UK, critical student voices and the very existence of Students' Unions are under threat.With government austerity plans mounting pressure on us, we are struggling to stay in education.

Our movement needs to respond.We are 7 million students strong, withresources, UK-wide networks, and a long history of campaigning for students’rights. We need a proactive presidentwho encourages campaigns and self-oorganisation on the ground, and leadsa united movement in the face of harsh and sustained cuts to student supportand our education.

Our education should be a right.IIt should be transformative and accessible, whenever and wherever it suits us in life. We need an educational system that works for everyone. Support me, and I will build a stronger national union ready to lead the way in the ght for the education we all deserve and need.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS MY MANIFESTO OR NEED IT IN A DIFFERENT FORMAT, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH ME. /malia4president

@MaliaBouattia

malia4president.com

NUS Trustee Board Member 2015 - 2016

NUS Anti-Racism and Anti-Fascism Co-convenor 2014 - 2016

Continue the ght towards a free and accessibleeducation, from securing grants to cutting living costs

Ensure a movement that is accessible to andempowers part-time students, mature students,carers and students with disabilities

Provide support for postgraduate students againsteextortionate fees, exploitation on teaching contracts

Support the work of our nations in defending theirstudents and making the attacks on HE fundingacross Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Wales apriority for our whole movement

Work alongside the Welsh student officers in tacklingthe Diamond review

WWork alongside the International Students’ campaign for post-study visas, and against ever-rising International fees

Ensure priority campaigns and budgets arereective of liberation campaigns

Demand that better systems are put in placeto prevent sexual harassment and assault on campus, as well as better support survivors

Amplify student led efforts to tackle theattainment gaps

Work with nations to strengthen theirliberation campaigns and promotecollaboration across the UK

Unify local initiatives for a liberated curriculuminto a national movement

Produce more resources for inclusivity for LGBT+and disabled students

Lead opposition against PREVENT and lobby torepeal the Act

WWork with NUS USI to support their Abortion Rights’Campaign

Support the introduction of a trans officer and campaign

Fight to protect access to mental health services fromcuts and government intervention

Students are consistently receiving the short end of the straw. Courses are being scrapped, staff made redundant, and tuition fees are set to rise, while EMA, DSA, and bursaries are now history. The government's Green Paper is about to change the face of Higher Education. At the sharp end of the rereform of higher education in the UK, critical student voices and the very existence of Students' Unions are under threat.With government austerity plans mounting pressure on us, we are struggling to stay in education.

Our movement needs to respond.We are 7 million students strong, withresources, UK-wide networks, and a long history of campaigning for students’rights. We need a proactive presidentwho encourages campaigns and self-oorganisation on the ground, and leadsa united movement in the face of harsh and sustained cuts to student supportand our education.

Our education should be a right.IIt should be transformative and accessible, whenever and wherever it suits us in life. We need an educational system that works for everyone. Support me, and I will build a stronger national union ready to lead the way in the ght for the education we all deserve and need.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS MY MANIFESTO OR NEED IT IN A DIFFERENT FORMAT, PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH ME. /malia4president

@MaliaBouattia

malia4president.com

NUS Trustee Board Member 2015 - 2016

NUS Anti-Racism and Anti-Fascism Co-convenor 2014 - 2016

Defend the future of Further EducationOver 70% of our membership are in Further Education. While the government is imposing job losses, funding cuts, and forced mergers, the national crisis in FE is often seen as separate to the rest of the union’s work. It is crucial that we do not simply pay lip service to FE representation but see the issues facing FE students as central to our work. Elect me and I will:Work closely with the VP FE to continuestrengthening the #FEunplugged campaign

Identify the ongoing government area reviewsas a key national priority and ensure that FEstudents are at the core of our work

Include FE students and representatives in the dedevelopment of our national events, training days, and actions in order to truly unify our movement

Support NUS Scotland in their campaign for fairer funding for FE students’ associations

Develop national campaigns alongside the VP FE to address attainment gaps,retention and diversifying the curriculum

#2Organised three National Black Women’s Conferences

Co-launched the Race Matters report into the experiencesof Black SU staff

Hosted BSC’s largest Conferences, training hundreds of Black students

Supported Islamophobia Awareness Month initiatives sinceits establishment

DDeveloped workshops, toolkits and reports on narrowing the Blackattainment gap for sabbs, staff and university senior management

Built links with the TUC and UCU by developing joint traininginitiatives, resources and co-led a national tour

Delivering for our students’ needsTThere are many challenges facing students: from students who aim to enter the NHS after graduation, to International students treated as suspects, from vocational courses leading to less jobs and worse pay, to students faced with increasingly limilimited access to mental health services. The overall reality of austerity in Britain is playing itself out in many different ways across our movement. We need to respond to the specic issues students face while campaigning with others for bbroad reforms. Elect me and I will:

Campaign for better Mental Health provisionson campuses alongside the Disabled Students’Campaign

Address the criminalisation of internationalstudents as part of a wider rejection ofxenophobic government agendas

SuppoSupport the #BursaryOrBust campaign, whileworking alongside NHS campaigners for a fair,free, and inclusive health care system for all.