Active Policies

The policies on this page were passed in a democratic meeting and have either been implemented or are awaiting implementation in full or in part.

Year Proposed 2012/13

• Support a Woman’s Right to Choose
• Safe Space Policy
• Reaffirming No Platform Policy
• “Lad Culture” on campus
• GSU Bathroom Policy
• Stance on Transphobia

Year Proposed 2014/15

• Supporting Student Sex Workers, Supporting the Decriminalisation of Sex Work
• Disaffiliation from Socialist Workers Student Society
• Boycotts, Divestments and Sanctions (BDS) of Israel apartheid
• Boycott Prevent

Year Proposed 2016/17

• Strengthen disaffiliation from the Socialist Workers Party, including affiliates
• SU response to the new Student Engagement system
• Introduction of the role of a part time Trans and Non-Binary Students Officer
• Policy Lapse
• Motion to Support UCU Action against USS Changes
• Motion to support changes to the regulations for ‘Acceptable/Unacceptable Extenuating Circumstances’
• Continued support for Eritrean refugees as well as other refugees
• Combating Islamophobia
• Against Sexual Violence Campaign

Year Proposed 2018/19

• “Welfare and Diversity Officer” - Role Title Change
• Support the Permanent In-Housing of All Staff at Goldsmiths University
• Motion to elect the Goldsmiths Warden

Year Proposed 2022/23

• Fossil Free Careers Student Union Motion
• Motion to increase Sabbatical Officer Salary

Year Proposed 2023/24

• Committee Roles Election Motion
• Motion for the SU to demand action in light of the University’s Transformation Programme
• Motion On Solidarity with Palestine
• Immediate halt to the Transformation Programme and staff redundancies

Year Proposed 2024/25

• Global Ethnic Majority Motion