Nominations Annual General Meeting 2015 Co-Chair (Open) - Uncontested ........................................................................................................... 4 Co-Chair (Woman) - Uncontested ....................................................................................................... 4 National Secretary - Contested .......................................................................................................... 5 Treasurer- Contested ............................................................................................................................. 6 Membership Officer- Contested ......................................................................................................... 7 International Officer - Uncontested ................................................................................................. 8 Trade Union and Affiliates Liaison Officer- Uncontested ......................................................... 8 Press and Communications Officer -Contested ............................................................................ 9 Fundraising and Events Officer - Uncontested .......................................................................... 10 Prides Officer Uncontested ............................................................................................................. 10 Campaigns Co-ordinator Nominations remain open ............................................................... 11 LGBT Candidates Co-ordinator - Uncontested ............................................................................ 11 BAME Officer - Contested................................................................................................................... 11 - Uncontested ..................................................................................... 12 Trans Officer - Contested ................................................................................................................... 12 Wo Uncontested ...................................................................................................... 13 Officer Without Portfolio 1 and 2 (woman only) Nominations remain open.................... 14 Labour Party Conference Delegate - Nominations remain open .......................................... 14 National Policy Forum Delegate Unontested .......................................................................... 14 Auditor (1and 2) - Nominations remain open .............................................................................. 15 Last Updated: 4 November 2015 1/15 POST NOMINATIONS Co-Chair (Open) Ian Dylan Thomas Co-Chair (Woman) Hannah Cohen Cat Stephens National Secretary Matt Day Josie Cartwright Treasurer Vic Langer Andy Goss Membership Officer Chris Wills International Officer Kev Peel Trade Union and Affiliates Officer Mark Kelly Press & Communications Officer Justin Meadows Fundraising & Events Officer Stephen Grainger Astrid Walker Prides Officer Simon Rogers Campaigns Co-ordinator Nominations remain open LGBT Candidates Co-ordinator James Asser Aderonke Apata BAME Officer Jay Asher John Dickinson Lilley Tara Morris Trans Officer Teraina Hird Sarah Kerton Officer Without Portfolio 1 Nominations remain open (woman only) Officer Without Portfolio 2 Nominations remain open (woman only) National Policy Forum Delegate Tom Burke Labour Party Conference Delegate Nominations remain open Auditor (1) and (2) Nominations remain open 2/15 Important notes of the full AGM. join the National Committee if elections for other positions do not achieve gender equality. These roles do not require submission of statements prior to the AGM. The highest two voting candidates will be elected for these roles. Candidates in contested elections will be invited to speak for a maximum of two minutes in a hustings. There will not be an opportunity for questions and answers in the main AGM. All contested elections will be elected on a first past the post basis. In case of a tie a coin will be flipped. As the LGBT Labour National Committee is a large group with more than twenty directly elected members and representatives from each nation and regional group, we do not have space for individuals to job-share for roles. LGBT Labour requests that all nominated candidates do not engage in negative campaigning against other candidates or bring the organisation into disrepute. 3/15 Co-Chair (Open) - Uncontested Ian Dylan Thomas [email protected] @IanDylanThomas Having served on the National Committee as the campaigns co-ordinator during a General highest number of campaign sessions ever for our target key seat LGBT candidates across the country, working alongside regional colleagues. I opened the doors to Unite and Unison to hold telephone banks, worked with Progress on door step campaign days, as well as organising a vast number of LGBT Labour original campaign sessions. This culminated in ian James and a member of LGSM, attended by 40+ people. organiser, I have a lot more to offer as co-chair. From organising visits and events with party stakeholders from all levels of the party to organising elections at every level, and by organising Cardiff Pride to representing the Labour Party abroad, I feel I can take on the task of co- The challenges I see for the next year are to campaign for LGBT+ candidates at crucial elections next year, to widen our membership and work towards supporting new LGBT+ candidates, and push our policy agenda to the Party and the country. As your co-chair, I believe we can build towards this together. Co-Chair (Woman) - Uncontested Hannah Cohen reality it was the celebration of the election of gay men. There remains only 2 Labour openly LBT women in a Parliament or Assembly compared to 19 men. 90% of out perspective parliamentary candidates were men and 88% of identified LGBT councillors are men. I want to work with you as Co-Chair of LGBT labour to change this and this will be my priority if elected. We all know that there are many talented LBT women who could be running for election in their local parties, local and national elections. We need to be doing more to find those women. We need to be listening to our members about what the barriers to us running for election are and so we can break those barriers down equality in labour are truly intersectional. a membership organising that focused on networking and professional development. I have spent most of my life working in equality and diversity often focusing on supporting and developing women. It is this experience that will make me a co-chair who working with all of you can help deliver a much needed change for LBT women in the party. 4/15 I first joined the labour party in 1996 and now work as the Labour organiser for Brent. National Secretary - Contested Cat Stephens [email protected] (no faceboook, no twitter, how retro) Now legal equality is largely achieved, the experience of our community is increasingly fragmented by intersection of LGBT+ identity with other issues e.g., race, migration, economic opportunity, the lives of metropolitan LGBT+ are very different from those of us in rural or small town communities. Labour is under threat from bogus claims the Tories offer meaningful responses to our needs. I want to do all I can to support effective responses from Labour and LGBT Labour so am standing for National Committee. -woman of Irish descent, active within my CLP (Vice-Chair and Ward Labour London & South-East Co-Chair. As National Secretary, I will provide clear, efficient, responsive admin support to National Committee, Regional activists and members and seek to increase diversity in LGBT Labour, particularly inclusion of ciswomen and BAME, by reaching out to Party, broader left and third sector networks to recruit and to publicise promote recruitment in CLPs and TU LGBT groups so our membership reflects the rise in Party membership strengthen LGBT Labou migrants and the shameful transphobia expressed by some LGB support CLP LGBT officers and develop guidance for CLPs about this role facilitate contact between members at a local level develop training for LGBT+ Party members, aiming to increase LGBT+ participation gather and act on input from members about what you want from your National Secretary Matt Day Having campaigned with LGBT Labour for many years I'm keen to work to continue its success. Over the last year I have been LGBT Labour Co-Chair in London and the South East and co-ordinated the General Election campaigning in our key seats. I understand the importance of the role of National Secretary and if elected will seek to build the organisation and planning of the committee, working with the Co-Chairs and other committee members to deliver more for our members. At a challenging time for our party we need to unify and challenge the policies of the current government to secure the freedoms and well being of members of the LGBT community. Labour should be their natural home and through our future work we must ensure that people understand that it is only LGBT Labour that can deliver equality. It is also a challenging time for our organisation and I would strive to work closely with the committee and members to understand the ongoing direction of LGBT Labour, there is a need for us to reach out to members to understand what they want from LGBT Labour and how we can best support them. I would also seek to work to build the engagement and involvement of members; we have a busy year ahead with parliamentary, local and mayoral