Teach outs are open to all. Here is the full teach out schedule for each day Singing for justice – using an inclusive community choir voiceworks approach Catherine Bates 1pm – 2pm, Quaker Meeting House, meeting room Muslims in the Medieval Imaginary Eva Frojmovic 1pm – 3pm, Leeds Central Library, Local and Family History Library Poetry and the Sixth Extinction Dominic O’Key 2pm – 3pm, Quaker Meeting House, garden room How does poetry make sense of the Sixth Extinction? This session will prioritise collaborative discussions about selected poems that work through anthropogenic extinctions. Following the devastating Grenfell Tower and Bolton Cube fires, is student housing safe and what can we do to ensure it is? Stuart Hodkinson 2pm – 3pm, Quaker Meeting House, meeting room Building a network of UCU members in management roles Sara Gonzalez 1pm – 2pm, Quaker Meeting House, garden room This is a chance to meet up with other UCU members in management roles. The aim would be to create an informal network of union colleagues that you can count on to discuss decisions at management level. Not just during strike but throughout the year. … continue reading

UCU general secretary Jo Grady UCU general secretary Jo Grady is coming to University of Leeds on Wednesday 2 October. An open meeting is scheduled for 1pm-2pm, Mechanical Engineering Lecture Theatre B, and she will also meet with our anti-casualisation working group*. Please put this in your diary as it is an exciting opportunity to engage with, influence and take inspiration from our new leader. If you would like to read more about Jo, this interview recently featured in The Guardian. *If you would like to join the anti-casualisation working group please email ucu@leeds.ac.uk Directions and accessibility Mechanical Engineering Lecture Theatre B (2.37), Mechanical Engineering Building, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT. Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/MzhoXGHKXPpkMzBj9 Directions to Mechanical Engineering Building Facing away from Parkinson steps, turn left, go straight up Woodhouse Lane past two pedestrian crossings. Mechanical Engineering is on your left. Mechanical Engineering Building Directions to Lecture Theatre B Go through the main door of the building, up the stairs to the second floor, turn either left or right through the double doors, Lecture Theatre B is at the top of the small flight of stairs. Accessibility Accessibility: Height Adjustable Lectern, Wheelchair access (Students), Assistive Listening System, Wheelchair … continue reading