Last updated: 16th February 2007
The policy document documents the JCR’s affiliations to external organisations, as well as the JCR’s stance on various issues.
This document should be accurate as of the above date. If a change to the policy document is passed, the change takes effect immediately, even if this document is not updated to reflect it.
Affiliations
- This JCR is affiliated to OUSU
Policies
Fairtrade
This JCR believes that:
- Global trade justice, involving decent wages, stable commercial relationships, workers? freedom from violence and intimidation and respect for the local environment everywhere would be a good thing.
- The Fairtrade system of certification (as propagated by the Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International) and similarly rigorous alternatives are a positive step toward this.
- Wherever reasonably possible, the JCR should purchase fairly traded products, rather than non-fairly traded alternatives.
Socially Responsible Investment
The JCR supports OUSU’s Socially Responsible Investment Campaign (SRI). It believes that the college should be open about its investment policy and portfolio. The JCR therefore calls for full transparency, and institutionalisation of rights to transparency in order to ensure accountability in the future.
Asylum
This JCR gives its full support to Azim Ansari and allows the carrying of the Corpus JCR banner at any supporting rallies for his concern.
Make Poverty History
This JCR supports the “Make Poverty History” campaign.
Female Admissions
- This JCR would like to see female representation on all college bodies.
- This JCR supports the college’s policy of having one woman interviewer present in every interview.
- This JCR believes college access work is good, but should take into account the current situation (as of MT05)
Representation within college
This JCR believes that:
- Representatives of the JCR should be able to bring motions to Governing Body
- The JCR’s representatives on Governing Body should have voting rights
- JCR representatives should not be excluded from any part of any Governing Body meeting, without extremely good and clearly defined reasons
Regionally Adjusted Student Loans
This JCR supports the OUSU campaign for a regionally adjusted loan for Oxford-based students.
Biomedical Research Facility
This JCR supports the construction of the Biomedical Research Facility at Oxford University and believes that the college and university should actively and openly support the same.
Top-up Fees
The following policy on top-up fees was passed in a referendum on 16th November 2006, at which time the cap on top-up fees was £3000.
This JCR opposes any increase of the current cap on top-up fees.
Presidential Engagement
This JCR believes that the JCR President can, will and should get engaged during their term of office.