welfare officer

Alivia Vickers

Hiya fellow Flinders fiends!

My name is Alivia Vickers, I am studying a combined degree of International Relations & Political Science and a Bachelor of Languages.

Mental health accommodation at Flinders is lacking. Each year I have seen that students affected by disabilities and mental illnesses are pressured to perform at the same capacities, in the same ways, every day. Our needs change, but what is expected of us does not. With this, as the Welfare Officer I will create infrastructural change to provide substantial accessibility for all students that will allow for them to perform at the levels which suit them.

I have lived in poverty on my own with an invisible disability and clinical depression since I was 19 years old. As such I have experienced the reality of feeling trapped in ensuring I am earning a livable income while working jobs that do not accommodate my physical needs, then struggling to complete my study workload. With this knowledge, I will campaign to support students experiencing similar imbalances that set us up for failure.

2022 has highlighted the need for nurture and the importance of the eradication of stigmatized assumptions. Because of this, I will ensure that the How To Adult initiative expands to allow for students to gain an understanding of life skills in an accessible manner, void of judgment. As people, we are pressured to adopt façades of perfection. Humility and the admission of faults are considered as weaknesses, and we are expected to brave it all alone.

Likewise, I am running with Activate once again because they have empowered a young woman with a disability such as myself in leadership roles otherwise held captive by systemic misogyny.

Vote [1] Alivia for FUSA Welfare Officer! Vote [1] Activate! Progressive. Proven. Accountable.

Welfare Officer

Marielle Intveld

I would love to be the FUSA Welfare Officer. I am very passionate about ensuring that university is a good experience for everyone and that welfare concerns don’t get in the way of achieving individual goals. I’ve been a Wellbeing Ambassador with Oasis for the last two years and have contributed to a number of fundraisers and mental health advocacy activities in that time. I believe that every student should be entitled to equal opportunities at Flinders and hope to be a voice for people who feel that they maybe can’t speak out themselves. I am always happy to have a chat about how to improve university wellbeing and would really relish the chance to speak about this at a higher level!

Denzell Ainsworth

Hey, I’m Denzell Ainsworth and I’m running for Welfare Officer with Left Action. Inflation and rent is climbing, wages and welfare payments won’t keep up. The Labor government has refused to raise either in the face of this overwhelming crisis, aiding the rich with tax cuts. Students and workers will keep suffering unless we fight for wage rises collectively. As welfare officer, I want to lead this fight with you. Left Action is a team of socialist activists. We stand against racism, sexism and LGBTI+ oppression, imperialism, war, the exploitation of workers and environmental destruction. We are actively involved in organising campaigns like the abortion rights demonstrations in solidarity with the struggle to defend Roe v Wade, Black Lives Matter protests, and Uni Students for Climate Justice. We are fighting to: - Take real action on climate change! The university must cut all ties with climate and war criminals. No defence and fossil fuel bosses on our uni council, and no research partnerships with them either! - Stand in solidarity with Palestine, and all other victims of imperialism. Our uni must cut all ties with the Israeli apartheid state, and open its doors to house refugees here. - Demand a living wage and fight the rich and powerful! We stand in solidarity with striking workers defending their slipping living standards amid an inflation crisis while billionaires rake in record profits. - Defend our education! No more expensive youtube uni and no staff cuts! We want to fight the degree factory, slashing the vice-chancellor’s $1.2 million salary (!) and using every dollar to save staff jobs and student services. - Bring traditions of solidarity and radicalism back to FUSA. Student associations should be collective left-wing bodies that organise students to fight injustice and oppression, on and off campus.

Lachlan White

My name is Lachlan White and I am running for Welfare Officer with UNITE. UNITE is a passionate and diverse team of experienced student leaders, who ensure your needs are listened to, and heard.

I believe that students are facing Cost of Living pressures and I want to ease the pressure especially with cheaper CAR PARKING! It’s important for FUSA to advocate for students and address the issues that are impacting upon their education.

UNITE stands for: Expanding financial support for students during the cost of living crisis. Bringing back life on campus through clubs and events Ensuring that all students are safe when arriving, leaving, or on campus. Improving teaching quality and student voice in Academic affairs Increasing support for International Students Ending Deadnaming on Campus and taking REAL action on Queer Issues

I’m running for Welfare Officer and Student Council Member. The Cost of Living is going up and parking prices for students are too high. FUSA should advocate for students by seeking reduced parking prices, especially on university board. If elected, I will fight for lower parking prices. FUSA is meant to advocate for students, not be a signature for the university board. In my opinion, ACTIVATE have ignored the needs of students for too long. Lachlan White and I’m fighting for you on Council.

VOTE [1] LACHLAN WHITE for WELFARE OFFICER

VOTE [1] UNITE for FUSA

VOTE [1] UNITE for NUS DELEGATE