UCU Congress notes:

The successful second Campus Voice for Palestine speaking tour that took place in November 2024 with Sundos Hammad (Birzeit University and Right to Education Campaign).

The tour organised by British Campaign for Universities in Palestine (BRICUP), University Workers for Palestine in conjunction with the Emergency Committee for Universities in Gaza and the Right to Education Campaign and financially underpinned by UCU.

UCU Resolves to:

Authorise up to £3k financial support underwriting a third Campus Voices for Palestine tour in 2005-26 academic year.

Affiliate to British Campaign for Universities in Palestine (BRICUP), University Workers for Palestine.

Support and publicise the work of the Emergency Committee for Universities in Gaza and the Right to Education Campaign within UCU.

Members of the branch resolved at the ordinary general meeting 11 March 2025 to submit this motion from the branch to UCU Congress 2025. The text here is subject to approval of the minutes of that meeting. The motion was proposed by Tom Haines-Doran, moved by Tom Haines-Doran and seconded by Natalie Kopytko.