Motions and Amendments for debate at the EGM, today, Friday 27th October, 1-2pm

This is a reminder plus Motions and Amendments for our branch Emergency General Meeting today: 

Friday 27th October from 13:00 - 14:00 on Zoom

UCU members should register for the EGM meeting using the registration link sent to them via email, by 12:55pm, to get a zoom link to join the meeting

This meeting has been convened to allow members to discuss the situation in Israel and Palestine.

There are six Motions (see Appendix 1) and four Amendments (see Appendix 2) for members to debate and vote on at the meeting. We will hear proposers for each of the motions and then have a general debate before voting. 

In the interests of time, amendments to Motion 5 have been accepted by the mover of the motion and will be debated as part of the general debate. If Motion 5 is passed then the amendment to Motion 6 will have become policy, so will not be voted on.

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Appendix 1: Motions 

The full text of all motions can be found on this webpage.

Motion 1: THIS MOTION HAS BEEN CENSORED BY UCL

Motion 2: Proposal for UCU-UCL Branch Statement on the Gaza War

Motion 3: Supporting UCL-UCU branch members impacted by the Israel/Gaza conflict

Motion 4: Untitled Motion

Motion 5: Ongoing Humanitarian Crisis and Crimes Against Humanity – Ceasefire Now!

Motion 6: Emergency UCU motion on Palestine 

Appendix 2: Amendments 

NB. The following amendments to motion 5 have been accepted by the proposer of the motion, and in the interests of time will therefore be added to the substantive motion without a separate vote.

Amendment 1 to motion 5 

Add to the beginning of the "believes" section, and renumber accordingly:

1. The root cause of the conflict is the ongoing illegal military occupation and settlement expansion on Palestinian territories and the violation of the rights of the Palestinian people by the Israeli state. Therefore, there can be no lasting or just peace under the ongoing conditions of the Israeli siege of Gaza, or of Israeli occupation, colonisation, and apartheid across Palestine. These are conditions which Palestinians have a right to resist. 

Amendment 2 to motion 5 

add motion 6's "resolves" 3 to motion 5 as well

To call for an immediate end to UK military support for Israel, and for an arms embargo. 

Amendment 3 to motion 5 

Amend "resolves" 7 of motion 5 as (added text in bold):

To resist and protest attempts by the government and other institutions to restrict the right to free expression and protest, and support staff facing clampdowns on their free speech and/or academic freedom (within the law) on this issue and reject all dehumanising language directed at any group.

NB. If motion 5 falls, then the following amendment will be debated with respect to motion 6.

Amendment 4 to motion 6 

Add to a new “believes” section:

1. The root cause of the conflict is the ongoing illegal military occupation and settlement expansion on Palestinian territories and the violation of the rights of the Palestinian people by the Israeli state. Therefore, there can be no lasting or just peace under the ongoing conditions of the Israeli siege of Gaza, or of Israeli occupation, colonisation, and apartheid across Palestine. These are conditions which Palestinians have a right to resist. 

**This amendment will be proposed and included in the debate.