Equality: Anti-Racism

Promoting Equality in Education

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Anti-Racist Sub-Committee 2024-26

The EIS Anti-Racist Sub Committee advises the Equality Committee on race equality projects, policies and campaigns.

The EIS Anti-Racist Sub Committee advises the Equality Committee on race equality projects, policies and campaigns. Its membership is drawn from the Equality Committee and also from among the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) members of the union.

The following members will serve as co-opted members during the period 2024-2026: 

  • Sara Akhtar (Scottish Borders)
  • Simone Coetser (Aberdeenshire)
  • Khadija Mohammed (University of the West of Scotland)
  • Janvier Nkurunziza (City of Glasgow College)
  • Nuzhat Uthmani (Glasgow)
 

The members of the Equality Committee who will serve on the Anti-Racist Sub Committee during the 2025-2026 session are:

 

  • Nicola Fisher (Glasgow)
  • Sunita Nayyer (South Lanarkshire)
  • Sharon Iddir (Fife)
  • Henry Kilgour (South Lanarkshire)
  • Damien Donnelly (Glasgow)
  • James McIntyre (East Dunbartonshire)
 

For more information contact Natalie Carroll.

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