Robert Johannson
He/him | 22 | Global Political Economy @ UoM | Leftist | 🍉
Hi! I'm Robbie Johannson and I'm running to be your next UMSU President. I want to bring my values and experience as an activist to UMSU in order to build a students' union that's democratic and de-bureaucratized, and that not only zealously, but militantly advocates for the rights of students with a gloves-off approach to administration.
My Campaign
Democratic Reform
• End the ban on slates and cut excess bureaucracyTransparency & Accountability
• Strengthen student participation in student government
• Ban closed session board meetings
• Publish all UMSU communications with university administration
• Publish all UMSU financial records and auditsHumility in Leadership
• Set Executive incomes to Manitoba's median income ($35k)Make UMSU Activist
• Advocate for fairer tuition rates for international students
• Adopt the ACLA definition of Anti-Palestinian Racism
• Adopt and endorse B.D.S. (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions)
• Organize a petition to demand that administration lower tuition rates
My Qualifications
Co-founder - Students Supporting UMFA (2021)
• Picketed alongside faculty
• Helped plan ways to pressure administration to end the strikeDirector of Advocacy - Students for Justice in Palestine (2024-2025)
• Advocated for Palestinian liberation directly to administration
• Collaborated with Faculty 4 Palestine to create a divestment petition
• Attended multiple pro-Palestine ralliesPresident - Global Political Economy Students Association (2024)
• Planned social, educational, and fundraising events for studentsExecutive Council Member - Solidarity Winnipeg (2020)
• Planned meetings and agendas to promote political educationPreviously involved in anti-war protests and other political education events.