THIS YEAR I’VE... • Created an online reporti ng butt on for harassment as part of the We Get It campaign on My Manchester.

• Organised the biggest Reclaim the Night in the country, a march against sexual violence and street harassment.

• Organised a producti on of the Vagina Monologues that raised over £1250 for women’s services.

• Responded to a number of high profi le sexual assaults in Fallowfi eld.

• Lead on developing an Equality and Diversity strategy for the union.

Hi I’m Jess and I’m excited to be re-standing to be your women’s offi cer to carry on the work I’ve started this year to make your campus a welcoming and safe environment.

WE CAN demand safety

• A subsidised hourly night time student shuttle bus, taking you from campus to your door.

• Taking ‘We Get It- zero tolerance to sexual harassment’ campaign into local bars and clubs.

• Conti nue to make Reclaim the Night the biggest march in the country, as fun and accessible as possible.

• Affirmative consent taught on campus and in our community.

Chatti ng about consent on BBC World News

Leading chants at Reclaim the Night

Chalking campus in response to att acks on women students

WE CAN fight the cuts and provide support • Lobbying the university to fund a support worker in Manchester Rape Crisis for students who have experienced rape and sexual assault.

• Set up a support group for survivors of rape and sexual assault.

• Fight the cuts to women’s services in Manchester.

WE CAN... have our voices heard • Speaker events and networking for careers and areas where women are underrepresented.

• Social nights promoting women performers (DJs, musicians, poets, comedians etc).

• Make the producti on of The Vagina Monologues a yearly event.

“Jess is a phenomenal force and this year she has done excepti onal work to combat sexual violence against women students, and address wider harassment and bullying on campus. I believe she has a proven record of delivering results. At all levels of the University and in the community she is advocating and achieving radical change to breakdown sti gmas and address inequaliti es” - Charlie Cook (General Secretary 2014-5)

“Being part of the Vagina Monologues was a journey of empowerment and self-love like no other. Jess worked ti relessly to make the play the success it was, and we couldn’t have done it without her infecti ous energy. She is truly passionate about women’s issues. Working with Jess showed us not only how important it is to empower women but most of all how achievable it is. Which is why we trust no one but Jess Lishak as our Women’s Officer!” - The cast of the Vagina Monologues

Thanks for reading my manifesto! - If you’d like to ask me any questi ons, message my facebook page - ‘VOTE JESS WE CAN #1 for Women’s Officer’, tweet #JESSWECAN or email me at jess@lishak.com.You can vote online 6th-12th March at www.manchesterstudentsunion.com/elections