November meeting - Christmas party decided

Minutes

1 John Stephen, David Blackman, Philomene Ellis Williams, David Mepham, Daniel Collins and Linda Kennedy elected as new members

2 Correspondence - copies of Black Journalist and Searchlight were circulated.

3 Justice for Colombia was asking for donations - meeting decided to send £25.

4 There were no nominations put forward for consideration as delegates for the TUC Young Members' Conference in April.

5 Treasurer's report - Adrian Colley said we had about £1,470 in the bank.

6 Secretary's report - Adrian Colley said the Xmas party would be at the Cricketers Arms, Brighton in the upstairs room which was being provided at no cost to the union. A debate was then held about how much to spend on food and drink. Meeting decided not to have food and to underwrite £250 worth of free drinks on the night. It also backed inviting students from the Brighton Tech (or whatever it's called) journalism course via James Morrison and Gordon Scott.

7 Meeting backed renewal of affiliation to Trade Union Friends of Searchlight at cost of £50.

8 Members agreed to donate £25 to Manchester branch backed campaign to stop Pakistani journalist Mansoor Hassan being deported to Parkistan. Donation sent to fighting fund. Petition circulated.