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BODY GESTURES = SAFE SPACE VIOLATION: EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
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BODY GESTURES = SAFE SPACE VIOLATION: EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ASSOCIATION
Anonymous
2016-04-05 14:28:19
Post No. 70000486
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>Student accused of violating university 'safe space' by raising her hand
https://archive.is/mUiw5
>Link to policy
https://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/pageassets/representation/studentrepresentation/studentcouncil/Safe-Space-Policy-update-Mar-2015.pdf
>Hightlights
According to the association’s rules, student council meetings should be held in a “safe space environment”, defined as “a space which is welcoming and safe and includes the prohibition of discriminatory language and actions”.
This includes “refraining from hand gestures which denote disagreement”, or “in any other way indicating disagreement with a point or points being made”.
“Disagreements should only be evident through the normal course of debate,” it says.
Ms Wilson said she raised her arms in disagreement after being accused by another speaker of failing to respond to an open letter, despite in fact having made efforts to contact the letter’s authors.
A complaint was made against Ms Wilson, who was then subjected to a vote on whether she should be removed from the room.
Although the vote went in her favour, with 18 people voting to remove her and 33 voting for her to be allowed to remain, she was later threatened with another complaint after shaking her head while someone was speaking.
According to EUSA safe space rules, only gestures that indicate agreement are “permissible”, and then only as long as “these gestures are generally understood and not used in an intimidating manner”.
