Anne Gilbert

Until there is a real shift in the balance of power between the students and the administration (including academic bureaucrats) there is no hope of altering this institution so that it can be of greater benefit to more people than it is at present.

It is important that all student officers are willing and able to adopt strong positions in all questions of university and community affairs.

As woman vice president I believe I would be able to play a role in encouraging the executive to pursue such a course.

I see the most needs on campus at the moment as being better creche facilities, student accomodation, and a thorough investigation of the credit system.

Therefore I will work for continued support of the creche to compensate for the inadequate facilities provided by the university at present, and pressure to be brought on university and the government to meet their obligations as regards child care facilities.

I also support the present moves of the Students' Association to provide smaller unit accomodation in Raroa Rd. rather than the building of such places as the planned Trinity College.

The credit system has meant that many people sometimes have a workload which has more than doubled in comparison to previous years.which has decreased the amount of time available for social activities which are also very important. As Woman Vice-President I would have the time to be of assistance to the Education Officer in work of this nature.

The establishment on campus of groups concerned with problems of society, for example, all forms of oppressive discrimination and the establishment of links with groups and organisations off campus such as the trade unions, T.P.A., H.A.R.T., and the C.O.V. is very important so that the Students' Association is able to take a more positive part in the struggles and problems of the community.

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Brigid Mulrennan

Treasurer Auckland Mobilisation Committee 1971.

Treasurer National Publicity Committee 1972

Treasurer Wellington Women's Abortion

Action Committee

Member of University Feminists

I am running with Russell Johnson and Peter Rotherham on a Young Socialists ticket and I give full support to the programme which they outline in their election manifestos.

As Woman Vice President candidate I wish to take a clear stand on the issues that concern women and what I would attempt to implement if elected.

The whole of society discriminates against women, and the University is no exception. The university should be a centre for the struggle against the second class status of women in our society. In line with this V.U.W.S.A. should give full support to —

the Abortion Law Repeal Movement, and in the coming period the national Abortion Teach-in Conference in Wellington in July 7th -8th.

• full and free creche facilities so that women with children can study without difficulty at university. V.U.W.S.A. should participate in the campaign for full and adequate child-care facilities.
• special Women's courses to study the history of women. I support the Students' Association co-operation with such groups as the University Feminists in pressuring the administration to introduce Women's Study courses into the university.

Many students support the above issues, and the Students' Association has motions on its books to support such things as the repeal of the abortion laws. But it is time that there was more than verbal support given to Women's Rights. If elected I would take it as a mandate from the students of this university to immediately attempt to implement this programme.

The time has come for women to take a stand in defense of their divine right to be dictated to by men...we must all use our rights and...Vote

David Cunningham

As the present N.Z.U.S.A. Liaison Officer, I am pleased that this by-election gives students a greater opportunity to indicate whether or not they have confidence in my ability to serve on the Executive.

My experience in Student's Association affairs includes work as student member of the Faculty of Arts(1972), the Teaching Aids Committee (1972), the Union Management Committee (1972-3), and Publications Board (1972-3).

The position of N.Z.U.S.A. Liaison Officer is not one about which detailed statements can be made for it is the duty of an executive officer to carry out policy not to vaguely announce it. I support the present Association policy and am therefore motivated to put it into practice, if this situation were to change I would resign. I do not seek election for status or illusory power but in order to be able to work on Association policy.

Steven Underwood

A 3rd year Law/Commerce student.

The general lack of interest within the university coupled with the ever increasing gap between the main student body and N.Z.U.S.A has prompted me to stand for the position of N.Z.U.S.A. Liaison Officer.

Russell Johnson

There are in reality two slates being presented to students for the vacant posts on the executive. The Mulrennan-Rotheram Johnson slate of the Young Socialists which stands for the end of the factional stupidity and disregard for the minority rights shown by the editors of Salient and backed up by the present executive, and the Gilbert-Leishman-Cunningham slate which stands for its continuance. Now I am sure that this latter group of people will not be acknowledging that they are in fact a slate of 'Trot-baiters' in their policy statements (in fact I wouldn't be surprised if they ran on smiling faces and vague promises to"'better represent all students").

David Cunningham: screamed at Rotherham at this year's A.G.M. that he could understand why people attacked him.

This same "anti-Trot" frenzy has been carried in to N.Z.U.S.A. In fact in 1971 the V.U.W. S.R.C. censured the then N.Z.U.S.A. President, David Cuthbert (now N.Z.U.S.A. travel officer), for red - smearing the Socialist Action League in the antiwar movement. And N.Z.U.S.A. current International Affairs Officer, Alec Shaw, has been involved in stone-throwing expeditions on the residence of some Young Socialists.

As N.Z.U.S.A. Liaison Officer I will actively campaign for an end to this factional stupidity in N.Z.U.S.A. and on the Victoria campus, and for the rights of all student groups to function on campus without fear of disruption and violence.

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Barbara Leishman

As the present Cultural Affairs Officer. I have developed a good knowledge of what what is involved in cultural affairs work on this campus. An M.A. Hons, student in French, I have experience of almost four years of active involvement in a wide variety of cultural clubs. Through my work this year l have further extended my experience.

I have been active also in the administrative aspects of cultural affairs, including the processing of grant applications, and have spent long hours on the more mundane tasks associated with the social and cultural activities, such as the organisation of group meetings, the production of publicity and the horde of other problems that arise.

At present I am occupied with several N.Z.S.A.C. activities, for example, a publications conference, a rock concert, and preparations for this year's Arts Festival. My work has been aided by the good working relations that I have developed during the year with other members of the executive, the Cultural Affairs Committee (of which I am the chairperson), N.Z.S.A.C. and club officers, and I believe that such good relations are essential if the Cultural Affairs Officer is to carry out the job properly. Although I first accepted the position of Cultural Affairs Officer in the innocent belief that I could remain purely cultural and non-political in outlook I have now come to realise that any executive position must also be a political one, and I have come to align myself increasingly with the policies of Hart, the. Student Anti-Imperialist Front, the feminist movement to demonstrate my concern for basic human rights.

I want you to vote to re affirm confidence in my ability to be your Cultural Affairs Officer.

Peter Rotherham

Co-ordinator of the Auckland Mobilisation Committee 1971-2, candidate for the President of Auckland University 1972 and currently Co-ordinator of the Wellington Young Socialists.

The first term of this year has presented us with a number of cases where the rights of groups of students have been trampled on with the direct or indirect support of the clique which currently administers this Students' Association. Likewise, students will have witnessed the blind and destructive factionalism which determines the actions of many members of this 'Establishment' - the hysterical 'trot-baiting', the disruption of meetings, slanderous articles in Salient, and so on. Any students who oppose this clique and attempt to organise opposition to it, face the threat of being slandered, having their meetings disrupted, their posters defaced and torn from notice boards, and perhaps even the threat of physical assault (this has already occured once this year.)

All this is not just wild supposition.

Every one of the examples mentioned above has actually happened at least once this year, and in some cases many more times.

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