Wanna be a councillor?

HQ is looking for members to serve on NUJ committees like the ethics council and a variety of industrial councils.

For example, take the freelance council - the branch could nominate any member for the South seat, a black member for the black seat and a disabled member for the disabled seat.

* Newspapers and agencies - equality, black members, national newspapers and news agencies

* Magazine and book council - equality, black members and disabled members

* Freelance industrial council - South, black members and disabled members constituencies.

* PR and information - London/South East and disabled members

* Ethics - members sought from Book and Magazine sectors.

* New Media - Black members and disabled members

* Broadcasting - Agencies, black members and disabled members

I'm a bit hazy on how the councils operate, never having served on one. Maybe our chair Jemima can enlighten us on the new media council's operations?

If you're interested in standing please let us know at nujbrighton@gmail.com. You can be nominated at the May meeting, as closing date is May 31. If there's more than one nominee for a seat then you need to supply a ballot statement, as there will be a vote.