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<\/a>Returning board member and First Nations director Shayli Robinson has ambitious plans for Indigenous students on both Lansdowne and Interurban campuses.<\/p>\n
Along with \u201cCrafternoons\u201d (weekly at Lansdowne and bi-weekly at Interurban) to provide a safe and creative environment for Indigenous staff and students, Robinson also plans to head Canadian Federation of Students initiatives at Camosun, such as distributing Where\u2019s the Justice? <\/i>postcards and partnering with UVic for the Stolen Sisters march.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy primary duty is answering to Aboriginal students\u2019 needs and concerns, \u201csays Robinson, adding that she\u2019s excited to continue her work from her previous term. Go to camosunstudent.org\/clubs-groups\/fnsa<\/a> for more information about the First Nations Student Association.<\/p>\n Travis Moore is Camosun\u2019s new Pride director. Increasing awareness for LGBT2IQ-related issues and creating a comfortable environment on campus for members of the LGBT2IQ community is Moore\u2019s objective, as well as creating an educated, compassionate, flexible, and fun learning environment for students, he says.<\/p>\n \u201cWe continue to face discriminatory practice, and I want to try and educate our community in hopes of eliminating the stereotypes and harassment that we face today,\u201d says Moore.<\/p>\n Moore\u2019s priorities during this term are initiatives to end the blood ban on LGBT men, push for universal washrooms for non-cisgender students, and to promote safe-sex education.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel confident in my ability to represent and support the needs, concerns, and interests of LGBT2IQ in our community,\u201d says Moore.<\/p>\n Moore urges students to attend Pride Collective meetings; visit the Pride Lounge in the Richmond Building on Lansdowne campus, or check out the Pride Facebook page at facebook.com\/groups\/camosuncollegepride<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n Vishal Pandey was elected in as international student director. While ESL and funding issues will be the primary focus carrying over from last term, Pandey (who is also a Nexus<\/i> columnist) hopes to bridge the divide between international and domestic students by organizing workshops and campus events while building strong and transparent representation within the CCSS.<\/p>\n Pandey commends students who took the time to vote in the CCSS election.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you\u2019re not willing to select a representative, they won\u2019t just appear out of nowhere,\u201d says Pandey. \u201cThe manifestos at the back of the election post helped students make informed decisions, and students were great this election.\u201d<\/p>\n Students can find information about international programs and international student assistance through Camosun College\u2019s official website and at camosunstudent.org\/clubs-groups\/international-students\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n The newly elected members have already started organizing events, starting with Trans Remembrance Day on Thursday, November 20 to commemorate those killed or lost to suicide because of their gender identity.<\/p>\n Other representatives elected this year are new CCSS Lansdowne directors Hyun Kee Lee and Adrian MacLaren, Interurban directors Michael Chaves and Lei Lei (Bingke Sun), and Mary Rickinson as off-campus director. (Rickinson represents Camosun students at programs that aren\u2019t at Lansdowne or Interurban, such as students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music.)<\/p>\n