Conference

Order Of Motions 2023

Here is the order of motions for UJS Conference 23/24

Constitutional Amendments

  • 1: A Jewish Teachers Association 
  • 7: Defining Israel engagement 
  • 10: Safeguarding Our Union 
  • 9: Expanding Our Mandated Work Areas 
  • 3: National Council Regional Members 
  • 2: UJS is a Zionist Organisation 
  • 8: Defining Jewish  
  • 5: Defining Peer-Leadership 
  • 4: Defining Cross-Communalism 
  • 6: Defining Representation 

Programming

  • 7: Accessing support for sexual violence 
  • 11: UJS must to more for Israeli students 
  • 18: Facilitate more Jewish students involved in Students’ unions 
  • 14: UJS delegation at annual AJEX parade 
  • 15: UJS against marginalisation 
  • 5: UJS Israel trips shouldn’t always include going to West Bank 
  • 6: Safety and Security at Campus Events for all Jewish students 
  • 9: Linking students and their local Jewish communities together, especially for small JSocs and placement students 
  • 2: Increasing the online live-streaming presence of national and local events to boost accessibility and engagement  
  • 17: UJS Israel engagement fellowship 
  • 3: National Annual inter-JSoc Sports Tournament 
  • 21: Welfare training 
  • 13: Support and Networking for Jewish medical students 
  • 10: UJS nightline 
  • 8: Facilitate in-person initiatives for students to connect throughout the UK and Ireland that actively promote a diverse Jewish culture 
  • 12: Food Hygiene 
  • 19: UJSix growth  
  • 20: Additional shabbaton weekend 
  • 1: Continuing Yalla: The Podcast of Jewish students 
  • 4: UJS to found KEHILLAH art magazine 
  • 22: UJS is a Swiftie organisation 
  • 16: Membership services 

Jewish Engagement and Inclusion

  • 2: Acceptance and Inclusion of all Jewish students regardless of path or identity 
  • 3: Working with the Holocaust survivors centre and Jewish Care 
  • 13: Even more transliteration proliferation 
  • 6: Ensuring that JSoc spaces and events are accessible to students with physical disabilities and other accessibility events 
  • 14: Holocaust Education week 
  • 1: Fostering Inclusivity for international Jewish students 
  • 9: Increasing Access to Jewish studies and strengthening Jewish academic engagement 
  • 10: Educational trips to Auschwitz for non-Jews 
  • 16: Women+ empowerment initiative and network 
  • 4: Supporting students with a Holocaust family background/ third and fourth generation survivors 
  • 12: Inclusivity Review 
  • 8: Cross-Communal service funding 
  • 11: Intrafaith continued 
  • 5: Working with HET Ambassadors 
  • 7: Ensuring dietary requirements are always catered for at JSoc events 
  • 15: Liberation Working Groups

Your Union

  • 8: Irish Jewish Inclusion: UJS presidential visits and Irish Jewish Student Council 
  • 10: UJS must make an effort to engage with Israel Societies 
  • 15: Inter-JSoc collaboration and Partnership 
  • 6: Former JSoc president mentors 
  • 11: UJS to increase funding to reach out to normally isolated students 
  • 17: Israel Engagement Sab 
  • 13: Readopting Positive relapsing policies 
  • 7: Making the internal complaints procedure for the Union of Jewish Students visible, accessible and anonymous 
  • 5: Making UJS democracy more inclusive 
  • 3: Campaign timings 
  • 1: UJS anthem – Mani Mamtera 
  • 12: Small and Remote JSocs Advisory group 
  • 9: Standing against all forms of hatred against any group 
  • 2: Campaign timings 
  • 16: UJS accountability and access 
  • 4: CST building review 
  • 14: Chat Jew-PT 

Campaigns

  • 29: Recognition of the IRGC as a terrorist organisation 
  • 27: October 7th Commemoration and Education 
  • 4: Antisemitism Awareness Education in Labour Students 
  • 19: Greater support for Jewish students in NUS spaces 
  • 6: Training on Israel Disinformation 
  • 21: Israel’s Security is Paramount 
  • 7: Making Sure ALL Universities Accept and Acknowledge IHRA 
  • 23: Proactive Israel advocacy 
  • 28: UJS demands the immediate and unconditional return of all hostages taken by Hamas 
  • 2: Antisemitism Awareness Week 
  • 30: Supporting human rights, security and long-term peace building in Israel/Palestine 
  • 1: UJS urges the Israeli Government to Ensure that Palestinian Civilians in Gaza have Access to Basic Provisions Needed for Their Survival 
  • 22: UJS, JSocs & local MPs 
  • 20: Distinguishing between the terror group Hamas and the Palestinian civilian population 
  • 24: Focussing Israel Engagement on what matters 
  • 25: Campus Safety Scores 
  • 3: Tzedakah & Education 
  • 26: Recognising diversity in Jewish student opinion 
  • 5: Antisemitism Is Different to Other Forms of Hate 
  • 16: Expand antisemitism awareness training to university staff 
  • 8: Israel Education Week 
  • 9: Teaching Israeli History Correctly will Reduce Antisemitism 
  • 17: UJS to support and sign the ‘Our Jewish Values’ statement 
  • 18: Condemning Settler Violence and the displacement of Palestinian Communities in the West Bank 
  • 10: Anti-Zionism IS antisemitism 
  • 11: ‘Intifada’ is a call to violence 
  • 12: UJS to lobby the government to lower tuition fees 
  • 13: UJS to support the right to protest within Israel 
  • 14: UJS to support a negotiated two-state solution 
  • 15: UJS to campaign for reform and awareness of complaints 

World of Work:

  • 1: Endeavour to Connect Apprentices to Their Local JSocs 
  • 2: UJS Apprenticeships Network to Continue 
  • 8: UJS to Run Networking Events 
  • 7: UJS to Support Trade Unions and Worker’s Rights 
  • 5: Drama, Music and Arts Schools Network 
  • 9: UJS Support for Students on Placement Years 
  • 4: UJS to Join the National Society of Apprentices (NSoA) 
  • 3: UJS to Mark National Apprentices Week 
  • 6: Continue to Keep the UJS Careers Hub Up-to-date 

Community:

  • 2: Promoting interfaith initiatives and combatting division between communities 
  • 4: Increasing and Solidifying UJS relationships with Global Jewish Networks 
  • 5: Period Poverty Awareness 
  • 1: UJS to actively support a Right to Food in the UK 
  • 3: National Fundraising (Tikkun Olam) day 

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