Lewis Macleod is your full-time Communities Officer, running campaigns on community issues such as housing and transport, building links between AUSA and local community groups, as well as co-ordinating student initiatives on issues around environment and ethics. Lewis chairs the AUSA Communities committee and AUSA Environment and Ethics committee and sits on a range of University committees on issues realting to sustainability and local community isseus.
Each year, sabbatical officers are elected on a platform of what they want to achieve for the year. You can find Lewis' manifesto below:
Housing
Cut the Rent campaign for cheaper accommodation.
Lobby against HMO limits in Aberdeen City
Tackle illegal letting agency fees
Resources and Services
More bike stands
Change 9U bus times to Foresterhill
More student space
Ethical University
Continue to support University staff and fight job cuts
Oppose PREVENT
Campaign for Fossil Fuel Divestment
Local Community & Safety
New volunteering database and more opportunites available
Introduce affordable drug purity testing kits
Schools outreach liberation programme
If you have any questions, or wish to get involved - please get in touch on ausacommunities@abdn.ac.uk or find Lewis on Facebook at www.facebook.org/AusaCommunities, or on Twitter at @ausacommunities