Candidate for the position of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Officer
Vote Ayrden #1 - An inclusive and tolerant environments for us all to live in.
Vote AYRDEN POCOCK #1 for LGBT+ Officer
Hi I’m Ayrden and I'm standing in the Student’s Union by-election to be your LGBT+ Officer. I'm a second year History student based at Frenchay campus and also Lead Department Rep for Creative Industries in ACE and Equalities and Participation Secretary for UWE Deb Soc. I love Sci-Fi and have an unhealthy obsession with cheese and wine. I'd like to be your Officer as I feel that with my experience I would be well suited to bringing the issues that affect our community as students living on and off campus to the attention of the university and the Student's Union.
I’ve learnt lots about our family and the movement it has become to campaign for our equal rights through my own journey. I have seen how it reaches out to support and show solidarity with it all its members. I want to be elected so I can represent you, continue the work of our movement here at UWE, building a bigger and more inclusive network of LGBT+ campaigns that highlight the numerous disparities that we face as students in regards to physical and mental healthcare provision, the bigotry levelled at us from certain sections of society and the high dropout rate in Higher Education institutions amongst LGBT+ students.
As your Officer I will promise to: