The Qatar World Cup should bring shame on the world. Supporting it means complicity in bribery, corruption, the deaths of thousands of migrant workers and the abhorrent views and treatment of the LGBTQ+ community. No self-respecting organisation should support this, and especially not when simultaneously and hypocritically trying to support Transgender Awareness Month. 

SUSU should put out a statement formally condemning the World Cup being held in Qatar and should immediately suspend showing any World Cup games. Perhaps SUSU could use some of those World Cup slots to instead run events to educate students and staff on the human rights issues in Qatar, and maybe even donate profits from games that you’ve already shown to a LGBTQ+ charity. 

Otherwise, if SUSU decides they want to be complicit in Qatar holding the World Cup, they should formally change their values as an organisation to reflect this. In particular, “Stand Strong”, “Join Together” and “Take Responsibility” should formally be changed to “Accept Bribery”, “Kill Migrants”, “Hate Gays”. 

Those are two very clear options for SUSU to take, either one entirely justifiable (albeit one is moral and inclusive - as per SUSU’s current values). It is impossible for any organisation to credibly pick parts of both options here. Have some guts, pick a stance, and stick with it, otherwise you are not fit for purpose as an organisation. Pick wisely.