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students in their union: clubs and societies handbook 2002/3soned, rather than merely sloganising and propagandising• a club or society may cover travel costs to attend a relevant coference• a club or society may not donate money to an external organisation if it receives nothing in return• a club or society may not attend demonstrations to raise public awareness of issues (for example the environmentalsociety may not use union funds to attend a protest against a local by-pass initiative)There can be problems over how you publicise events or ideas. Publicising issues of interest to fellow students oncampus is permissible; exporting ideas off campus less so. It’s not generally allowed to use club money to cover costsof attending demos to raise public awareness of issues.The Attorney General has also recognised that it is desirable to hold meetings, debates and publish information onissues relevant to the club or society. Obtaining information for this purpose is not ultra vires – although once again it alldepends on what is considered reasonable. “Reasonableness” also applies to the amounts of money paid to speakers.88