Meeting Details

Meeting Date: 25 Feb 2026
Time: 5:03 - 5:41 PM
Chair: Anenya Kale
Minute-Taker: Marana Akkaranithi
Attendees: Marana, Anenya, Malachi, Princess, Stella, Kai Watanabe, Linh Pham, Paris Apologies: Ariq

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.

BIPOC Officer Report

Received written response from BIPOC 2025, but still want to tweak the response as per the uni racism report that has occurred. Anenya will still be in contact and will be meeting. Anenya asks for non-negotiable items for the meeting if anyone has any. 

• University recommendations were as follows

• Zero torrent policies for perpetrators. Enforce it better.

• Having DEI is amending data collection processes so that we can see what the data is for BIPOC and CLAD students. 

• Unconscious bias training for all students and staff.

• Public tracking on the recommendation that has been given to the university ( public tracking)

• Emma suggested disclosure specific and responding protocol to be added to the priorities with Jones meeting. 

A Racism @ uni report response from BIPOC has been released.

• We will start sending out our racism survey. The legal team will need to approve this.

Discuss with Rory from IARCH. 

Had a meeting with Syed about the different ethnocultural departments at each uni, and what they can help us with

• BDS on the university campus. 

The weekly calendar needs to be out earlier than this Friday. 

• Princess said Sem 1 events will be finalised soon

Kaab talked about the pigeon

• Some people under BIPOC as BIPOC media, and having relevant issues concerning bipoc. Giving more BIPOC people opportunities to learn about news and journalism. 

• Creating a logo soon for Pigeon. 

• Question ( contribution to a piece): only BIPOC folk contributing a piece? 

• Anenya suggested: BIPOC only media, then, would be appropriate to take suggestions from non-bipoc.

• Stella suggested: If it is about Allyship, would that be ok? 

• Emma: Depends on the piece. 

Kaab wanted to know if anyone wanted to help with publishing in a language other than Mandarin. 

Advocacy Report

Amber and Vinuki for the BIPOC how-to DJ event. 

• Already reached out to all BIPOC officers for each hall. 

• What to do if you experience racism on Instagram

• IARCH, if any input is needed, then feel free to tell them. 

• Any input feel free to reach out to Emma.

• Idea for panel request

• Language and deficit discourse.

Secretary Report

N/a

Treasurer Report

• The invoice has been submitted so that we can get funding

Publicity Report

Tiktok next Tuesday or Wednesday. 

Send dm 1030 wednesday

Tuesday still deciding

• Finalising event for weekly event.

• Also want to do a semester wide calender

Social Report

Sem 1 party theme

• Theme around a time era 

BIPOC 90/s Diaspora

DJ hiphop RnB, Bollywood bangers. 

• Best dressed competition with the dress code.

• Potential venue email has been drafted and will be sent out this afternoon. 

• What's more accessible and within budget? 

• Gang Gang

• Shadows

• One22

• Dissent ( possible venue)

• What week is sem 1 party

• May 10 last year

• Week 8/9? Timing on Friday or Saturday

BIPOC DJ suggestion can be sent out to Stella via email. 

• Anenya can be in contact with Ekta for Dj and possibly Moose head as the venue. 

Talked to Zak to do a movie screening w indigenous dept for harmony day. 

• Can we afford a projector? Can we get that for the BIPOC Base? 

• Advertise the BIPOC book club today for tomorrow

General Report

Anenya is plugging Mifftah on Sunday for Palestine and Sudan. 10% of the profit is going to charities. 

• Ticket stops on 8 March

Election

• An email was sent this morning about election details. Let Anenya know if the email hasn't been sent or if there is an issue