Join us for Diversity Matters Awareness Week 18th – 23rd April! Diversity Matters Awareness Week is a student-staff collaboration event I’m part of, supported by UAL Learning and Teaching Exchange, UAL Diversity Team, GEMS, Shades of Noir and SUARTS. Continue reading
Check out the latest SUARTS newsletter from our Sabbatical Officers; Summer, Bee Scarlett and Ana. Plus some Highlights… and guess who’s featured? Yours truly! Continue reading
It’s been a whirl-wind rollercoaster of a term (what’s changed?)! There have been many highs, and lows as a student and SUARTS LCC Officer. At times I feel I’ve taken on more than I can chew, but when I see the final outcome, the difference it’s making in not just my student life, but other … Continue reading
On Thursday 19th March, Arts Attack members (University of the Arts London activism group) organised an emergency meeting at London College of Communication to discuss the news that University of the Arts London (UAL) management intend to cut close to 800 Foundation courses across UAL by September 2015. Unable to attend this meeting as I was hosting … Continue reading
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“We won’t create equality overnight… but the amount of time, resource and representation this role will allow, will make a huge contribution” – Shelly Asquith SUARTS Presidents, Shelly Asquith, shares a personal account of why she believes we should “get ride of President” to create a “new role” – A…
Here’s the National Student demo though my eyes (or rather, lens… Getting the hang of filming and editing!) Continue reading
Dear White People is a film set in an American university campus and address some of the stereotypes black people face within a dominant white environment… So yesterday I had my own little “dear white people” moment when a white friend thought using “Black Power” on a UAL African Caribbean Society (UALACS) event poster is … Continue reading
JK Rowling talks about the F word to Harvard graduates – Failure! The F word has been a constant tease to me throughout my academic study, particularly these past few month that I would have graduated over the summer – had I not failed! That’s partly the reason why I’ve been quite on this blog for … Continue reading
Earlier this year, Naima Fowlis started a petition to have Jay (Jamie) Appleyard removed from Experience Officer post at the University of Leicester Students’ Union. The reason? Donning a “blackface”, for “theatrical” purpose Jay Appleyard reasoned. Naima Fowlis urged in her petition; “By keeping Jay Appleyard in this post we are telling, not only the … Continue reading
University of the Arts London African Caribbean Society (UAL ACS) held a hugely successful event last to honour Ghana’s Independence. Held in London College of Communication’s Darkroom Bar on thursday 20th March. The atmosphere was nothing short of jovial, perhaps it being the end of term played a part. Continue reading
the Educationally Frustrated student 