Meeting Details

Meeting Date: 22 Oct 2025
Time: 5:03-5:19PM
Chair: Anenya Kale
Minute-Taker: Aria Kanhukamwe/Aleesya Amirizal
Attendees: Ria, Marrana, Aleesya, Aria, Ariq, Anenya, Emma, Justine, Harry, Khushal, Princess, Annto
Apologies:

Acknowledgement of Country

The ANU BIPOC Department acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land, the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples, and pays respect to their Elders past, present, and emerging.

Agenda Item:

Motion 1: Re Honoraria 

Motion to allocate the remaining $3350 of BIPOC Department honoraria money to all those that nominate themselves.

Motion mover: Ria 

Motion seconder: Marana

Motion passed unilaterally

Motion 2: Removing 2025 Officer + Executive

Motion to remove the 2025 Department executive of Aleesya as Officer, Saira Afridi as Secretary, Ria Verma as Treasurer, Justine Friedman as Social Officer, Anenya Kale as Advocacy Officer, Aria Kanhukamwe as Publicity Officer, Princess Delany as BASC rep, Annto Hassen as Post-grad rep and Ariq Hassan as First Year Rep. The Department acknowledges the term of this executive began on the 1st of December 2024 and will end on the 30th of November 2025.

Motion mover: Aleesya 

Motion seconder: Aria

Motion passed unilaterally

Motion 3: Appointing the 2026 Officer + Executive

Motion to install the 2026 Department executive of Anenya Kale as Officer, Stella Tigges as Social Officer, Emma Zeng as Advocacy Officer, Marrana Akkaranithi as Secretary, Ariq Hassan as Treasurer, Princess Delany as Publicity Officer.. The Department acknowledges the term of this executive will begin on the 1st of December 2025 and will end on the 30th of November 2026

Motion mover: Ariq

Motion seconder: Marana

Motion passed unilaterally

Motion 4: Removing the 2025 Trustees

Motion to remove Aleesya Amirizal and Ria Verma from the Commonwealth Bank bank account as trustees of the ANUSA Ethnocultural Department  

Motion mover: Ria

Motion seconder: Ariq

Outgoing Officer: 

Date: 22/10/25

Full name: Aleesya Amirizal 

Signature: 

Outgoing Treasurer: 

Date: 22/10/25

Full name: Ria Verma

Signature:

Motion passed unilaterally

Motion 5: Appointing the 2026 Trustees

Motion to add Anenya Kale and Ariq Hassan to the Commonwealth Bank account as trustees of the ANUSA Ethnocultural Department

Motion mover: Aleesya

Motion seconder: Ria

Incoming Officer:

Date: 22/10/25

Full name: Anenya Kale 

Signature: 

Incoming Treasurer: 

Date: 22/10/25

Full name: Ariq Hassan

Signature: 

Motion passed unilaterally

BIPOC Officer Report

1. Congrats to new Exec

   • Officer closing remarks 

   • Officer is grateful for the role and for the members of the executive and collective 

   • Officer welcomes the new executive 

   • Officer expresses that she is still contactable

   • Racism report launch is tomorrow and the Officer encourages everyone to attend

2. Racism Report

3. Reflection on the year 

Treasurer Report

1. Budget rollover 

   • Around $3000 of the budget is left → should be spent 

   • Don’t want any rollover into 2026 

   • In a $13,000 surplus 

   
   

2. Possible ideas 

   • New merch 

   • Donate money 

   • Cleaning + kitchen supplies for base 

   • Speaker for base

Key Minutes and Actions

1. Stocktake of BIPOC Base 

   • Form asking about ideas 

   • Instagram Q&A