Rayan Zafar, candidate for BAME Rep
This role is focussed on creating change for the BAME community. The BAME Representative (Mile End) collects feedback from BAME students and represents their interests on issues they face as BAME students. The role supports the Vice President Communities, and liases with members of the relevant clubs, societies and student groups. The BAME Officer will also be able to feed into the planning of key campaigns and events such as Black History Month.
What's your favourite moment from being a student here?
Scoring for Bart’s Football.
What's something you've done that you're proud of?
Setting up a charity 5 a side football tournament for QM and Bart’s students, with proceeds going to selected charities. This was organised with covid-19 restrictions and really tested my teamwork, leadership and organisational skills but was great fun.
What is a problem facing students and how do you propose to fix it?
I believe BAME students are under-represented across Bart’s and think next year we could really improve the number of events and awareness across the year. I want to ensure everyone’s voices are heard by doing this, e.g. online anonymous forms and making myself individually readily available. I hope this helps to encourage the sharing of experiences amongst BAME students and others from all backgrounds.
