Profile: Brooks Duke
Throughout
my time in the student movement, I have actively fought to defend
the rights of students. As someone who has been a successful office in both
Further Education and Higher Education, I have first hand experience of the
needs of students’ unions and what they want and deserve.
As
a member of the National Executive, I have seen how internal divisions and
inaction by some national officers of NUS, has led to many students’
unions
questioning the value of affiliation to a body that appears to be stuck in the
past and too remote from the daily lives of students. I have worked tirelessly
to make our national union relevant to students. Our funding campaign
has been turned
around and has begun to have huge impact and has the government on the run. I
have spent the last eight months campaigning for a better deal for all students,
be they undergraduates,
international students,
postgraduates or in further education.
From
coordinating the most high profile national demonstration for over a decade to
winning the campaign to introduce a fair complaint system, I have worked hard to
deliver the services students’
unions and their members deserve. I will carry this approach to the
office of president. This document outlines the work I have
done so far and my vision for NUS, if you elect me at conference.
I
am the candidate that owes no favours to political factions and if elected it
will be because you, the students and student officers, have selected me to put
students first. I am standing for President
with the support of independent student officers from all corners of the UK who
believe in my ability to reform NUS and make it relevant and reliable to secure
victories for students.
Have
a look at my manifesto. We have a search
facility for our website where you can search the documents related to your key
words!
Students
and students’ unions deserve national officers that accept their
responsibilities and serve the membership rather than themselves. Committed to
building an NUS that supports students’ unions, I am the candidate who will
ensure you are
receiving value for money and rise to the challenge of making your national
union strong and relevant again.
Vote
Brooks Duke for an independent and powerful voice in your national union.
Brooks
Duke
brooksduke@hotmail.com
