We’re live at the Students’ Union, covering this year’s unofficial hustings run by: Fossil Free University of Manchester, Free Education MCR, UoM Living Wage Campaign, The Riveters – UMSU Women’s Rights Collective, and Save Our NHS Manchester.
We will be starting with the Activities and Development Officer candidates at 5pm, followed by Campaigns and Citizenship Officer candidates at 5:30pm, Community Officer candidates at 6pm, Diversity Officer at 6:30pm, Education Officer at 7pm, General Secretary at 7:30pm, Wellbeing at 8pm, and finally Women’s Officers candidates will be at 8.30pm.
Liveblogging this event this evening are Marcus Johns, and Charlie Spargo.
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