Equality: Anti-Racism

Promoting Equality in Education

Anti-Racist-Sub

Anti-Racist Sub-Committee 2026-2028

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 2026-2028: 

  • Sara Akhtar (Scottish Borders)
  • Nelson Chapisa (North East Scotland College)
  • Anita Mackenzie (UHI Perth)
  • Khadija Mohammed (University of the West of Scotland)
  • Nuzhat Uthmani (Glasgow)

The members of the Equality Committee who will serve on the Anti-Racist Sub Committee during the 2026-2027 session are:

  • Nicola Fisher (Glasgow)
  • Farhat Ali (Glasgow)
  • Sharon Iddir (Fife)
  • Yasmin Murray (Renfrewshire)
  • Sunita Nayyer (South Lanarkshire)

For more information please contact Natalie Carroll (ncarroll@eis.org.u

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Continued strike action at GCU to protect jobs and quality education.

No compulsory redundancies at GCU, save the 100!

Join our picket we'll be here until 11!!

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GCU spent around £4,500,000 on land purchases just this year, yet they want to cut 100 jobs at the university.

Is land more important than the staff and the provision of quality education at GCU?

Stop the Cuts. Save the 100🛟

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EIS, TUC and STUC Write to Princess Royal, Scottish and UK Governments over Continuing Disputes at City of Glasgow College

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Join the next EIS BAME network meeting on the 18th of November.

Open to all BAME EIS members, sign up below ⤵️

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