Durham People of Colour Association - DPOCA

We are glad to announce the incoming DPOCA Exec for the 2023/24 academic year! 💜

Thank you to everyone who applied for positions and if you did not secure one this time around, we are still looking for 2 more exec members for Campaigns Officer and Welfare Officer 2! Elections for these will be done by the incoming exec post-handover, so keep an eye out for more news and details on how to apply! 📝

In the meantime, enjoy your summers ☀️

We have been made aware that there are some issues with the SU website when registering for self-nominations.

Anyone that attempted or did submit a manifesto on the SU portal should send their manifesto again to [email protected] with the email title “DPOCA APPLICATION” followed by role title where they will be forwarded to the SU to be manually submitted.

Meanwhile, our elections have unfortunately been put on hold and we hope that this will be resolved shortly - still we encourage everyone interested to prepare manifestos and continue to ask us questions in the meantime!

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Self nominations are now OPEN for our upcoming DPOCA Exec Elections for the 2023/24 academic year! 📝

If you have any questions at all, feel free to contact the current exec or email [email protected].

Good luck to everyone applying!

Notice: AIDANS AND SOUTH FUNDING SITUATION ❗️

Please read carefully.

For Aidans: we need to pass on names and emails onto the college directly so they can be checked using their eligibility criteria for financial assistance for the ball tickets.

For South: students who meet the college opportunities fund criteria will be reimbursed for their ticket purchases. We will also require the names and emails of those who believe they meet this criteria to be verified with your college.

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Ticket Release instructions and Additional information available now! ✅

There’s not long to go until signup which is via the Durham SU website so have your details and university logins ready! ✨

15.05.23 - 5pm, any questions message us here or email [email protected]

https://www.durhamsu.com/groups/people-of-colour-association-dpoca/events/dpoca-culture-ball

MENU REVEAL: DPOCA Culture Ball
Meat & Veggie menus 🍽️

❗️if you have allergies or specific dietary requirements (vegan etc.) please message us here or on FB or email [email protected] as soon as possible!

Notice: All dishes are prepared with halal ingredients.

Searching for a revision break or need to chill post exam? We’re running a Tea & Talk tonight in the DSU! 5:30-7:30pm ☕️

Eid Mubarak to all our Muslim brothers and sisters and we hope that you have a pleasant Eid al-Fitr 💛

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04.06.23. We are glad to announce our date and venue for this year’s Culture Ball! 📸✨

Also, we are happy to collaborate with the following societies to bring a memorable summer ball!

International Students Association
Durham University Arab and MENA Society
Mixed Society Durham
Durham University Indian Society
Anglo Japanese Society
Durham University Macau Society
Durham Brazilian Society
Durham Desi Society
DU Bangla Society

The ball is open to all students of colour (anyone who identifies as a racial minority ethnic student). Member tickets will apply to the mentioned collaborating societies and DPOCA members, and we also have limited non-member tickets available.

Watch this space for information on ticket release to be published soon!

Looking for some calm activities on the weekend or a break from summatives? We’re gathering numbers for our Lane7 Social for Sunday 5th March 2023 in the Google form below! 🎳

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DPOCA’s lane 7 social We are gathering at lane 7 to interact and spend time with each other in a friendly and fun environment. There will be some joy of win and some sighs of loss for sure.

The DPOCA Culture Ball will be back again this summer and this year we’re looking for a Ball Chair to help create and facilitate the vision…

Application form available below:
Deadline: 13th February @ 11pm

We can’t wait to hear your ideas 🎨

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https://forms.gle/M6cYH7BZnjFbCJga7

With more housing being released today, if you haven’t already, take a look at our most recent post on finding a house during the housing crisis with the info put together by our campaigns officer Imari!
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👩🏻‍🤝‍👨🏾👨🏿‍🤝‍👨🏽👩🏽‍🤝‍👩🏿 The DPOCA Parenting Scheme is BACK! 👩🏻‍🤝‍👨🏾👨🏿‍🤝‍👨🏽👩🏽‍🤝‍👩🏿
We are relaunching the much loved program for 2022/23 for interested first years and potential future parents to sign up and expand your network and help our newest members adjust to life at Durham University.
Any questions? Please DM us!

🎃🎃Looking for a spooky night out? DPOCA have a discount code available for Vice’s Halloween Party in our Facebook AND WhatsApp Groups which applies to the society ticket category 🎃🎃

Vice Halloween Special @WIFFWAFF tickets on Friday 28 Oct | Vice | FIXR Buy tickets to Vice Halloween Special on Friday 28 Oct at Wiff Waff | FIXR

Join our latest group chat for the latest updates, event links, and more! 📲

Missed us last week? Join us for a pizza night meet and greet at the DSU this Saturday! 🍕

Sign up link: https://forms.gle/Mbx2gvZ6Ni2yWhvr5

Our first Fresher’s event of the year: Bar Crawl and Afterparty! 🥂🌃
29th September 2022 @ 7pm
Register for the bar crawl here: https://forms.gle/oif9mzBeP6z5HnaPA

The Afterparty is a ticketed event at Babylon so please make sure if you’re attending to purchase your tickets here: https://fixr.co/event/ignition-290922-tickets-845003238

See you there! 💜

Evening everyone, we have some very exciting news on behalf of Durham University EDI and Durham BAME Network to share: this year’s BHM2022 Keynote speaker is Hakim Adi - Author, Editor, Historian of Africa and the African Diaspora, and Lecturer at the University of Chichester.
Get your tickets by using Eventbrite link below!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/du-black-history-month-keynote-event-2022-tickets-415852936327?utm_source=eventbrite&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=post_publish&utm_content=shortLinkNewEmail


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Want to join our association and know more about us? Come find our stall at this year’s Durham Uni Fresher’s Fair by Durham Students' Union
📍Maiden Castle - Durham University Sports Centre
🗓 Wednesday 28th September 2022
⏰10am-6pm

See you there!

Thank you to everyone who ran for a position, you were all incredible however it's time to announce the winners and your new exec for 2022/23:

President: Keturah Christie
Vice President: Zaynab Rasheed
Secretary: Francesca Gilham
Media & Communication: Stephanie Ormond
Treasurer: Kunj Kapur
Welfare: Hana Takau
Welfare: Bex Islam
College Rep Chair: Nadia Gasser Gamaleldin Hanter
Campaigns Officer: Imari Patel

Thank you all once again for running. Please note that the position of events officer is still open so don't miss out when re-runs come again! Best of luck and look forward to seeing how you take this association to new and exciting levels next year!

👏🏽Congratulations👏🏽to everyone this year for completing your A-levels!

Here’s a quick DPOCA guide for any incoming students of colour: a brief introduction to our association, how to become a member, and how to join our WhatsApp group chats👀! - this is for freshers and returning students of colour!

There’s much to come this year for DPOCA so watch this space… keep an eye out particularly for the DPOCA parent scheme, our Freshers week events and Black History Month lineup - all to be announced soon.

Once again congratulations and we can’t wait to meet you all!
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Link to WhatsApp form: https://forms.gle/3pLvFhQB7iJAYyD67

Thank you to everyone who ran for a position, you were all incredible however it's time to announce the winners and your new exec for 2021/22:

President: Kezia Mbonye
Vice President: Kowand Jamil
Media & Communication: Katrina Fenton
Welfare: Keturah Christie
Welfare: Alex Adams
College Rep Chair: Amara Garasia
Event Manager: Maryum Ahmed
Campaigns Officer: Seyi Omonitan

Thank you all once again for running and positions of Treasurer and Secretary are still open so don't miss out when those are run again! Best of luck and look forward to seeing how you take this association to new and exciting levels next year!

It's that time of the year again, DPOCA elections! We've thoroughly enjoyed leading the Association throughout this year and we hope you've all been inspired into running this year and continuing our legacy. Nominations open tonight at 7pm, info on how to submit your manifestos below, don't hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions! There will be a Zoom AGM for speeches and questions on the 22nd too so look out for further info about that. No previous experience required!

The positions available are:
President
Vice-President
Secretary
Treasurer
Welfare x2
Campaigns Officer
Events Officer
Media and Communications Officer
College Rep Chair

Election Timeline:

15 June, Self-nominations OPEN @ 7pm
22 June, Self-nominations CLOSE @ 11:59pm
23 June, VOTING OPENS @ 12:00pm
25 June, VOTING CLOSES @ 4pm
25 June, RESULTS ANNOUNCED.

How to self-nominate

1. Once the nomination period is open go to www.durhamsu.com and log in to your account by clicking on the “Sign in” button at the top of the screen

2. Once logged in hover over your name at the top of the screen and click on “Account/Profile” button

3. Click on “My Nominations” on the left-hand side of the screen and a list of any elections that you can self-nominate for will appear, complete the information required and submit your application.

How to vote

1. Once the voting period is open log into the DurhamSU website as above, once logged in follow this link https://www.durhamsu.com/evoting_election_votings or click on “Groups>Student Group Resources>Elections>Voting, a list of elections that you can vote in will then appear. Again if the election doesn’t show you may be logged into the website with the wrong account.

Please email [email protected] if you experience any issues.

Good luck everyone and can't wait to see the amazing things you do next year!

I beg of all of you amazing activists get involved and apply for this, this has been years of fighting and you’ll be the next part of radical change in this Uni, do apply please! And please don’t let this get pacified into “apolitical” work of inclusivity rather than moulding it into radical act of liberation and resistance in truly decolonising the pedagogy and the institution from the ground up.
Our SU UG Academic officer Nailah Haque SU and Sam Johnson-Audini before her have done an incredible job in getting this up and running so please don't let this hard work go to waste! Whether it’s setting the wheels in motion or carrying it across the finish, we all have a role to play, your contribution doesn’t always have to be revolutionary.

💼 Decolonising the Curriculum: Student Faculty Internships

Be part of vital anti-racist and decolonial work at Durham University.

Durham SU are working with Durham University on a multi-year project to decolonise the curriculum. We need students who engage critically with their education to work with faculties towards decolonisation. This might look like interviewing academic staff and students, researching other universities to develop ideas, and delivering workshops to other students.

Hours: 5 hours per week (for remainder of 2020-21 academic year)
Pay: £9.50 per hour
Deadline: Friday 4 June 2021

https://careers.dur.ac.uk/leap/jobSearch.html?id=175621&service=Careers+Centre

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Welfare drop in link for tonight 7-8pm 💜

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