In partnership with the College, we provided a range of events
throughout October to educate people about how
intersectionality can affect minority groups. This included
running our World Mental Health Day Quiz, with a focus on its
Stigma and how how it may impact BAME communities. We
also promoted the EDI teams Microaggressions webinar where
panel members discussed their own experiences of
microaggressions and the importance of understanding what
they mean.
Our Christmas Connections campaign was designed to reduce
loneliness and isolation within our local community during the
festive period by linking students up with elderly residents.
Students were invited to submit postcard designs, poems and
messages which were then sent on to residents of Burlington
Care Home. Students and Staff also raised £520 to buy the
residents Christmas gifts with the remaining balance donated
to AgeUK. We also published our"12 Days of Wellbeing article"
with tips to keep spirits high, supporting students on how to
look after their own wellbeing during what was going to be a
very different festive period.
In February, CitySA celebrated LGBT+ History month. We
launched the beginning of our LGBTQ+ themed nights
"Express yourself". These are monthly social nights that are
open to all students to participate in activities, meet new
people and have fun. On our website we hosted a page with a
quiz that celebrated LGBTQ+ victories throughout the years
and also featured a pledge to end the stigma of HIV within
Scotland.
Diversity & Wellbeing
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Black History Month
Christmas Connections
LGBT History Month
78
Attendees at MicroAgressions
Panel
54
Engaged with World
Mental Health Quiz
£520
Raised for Burlington
Care Home Gifts
95
New LGBTQ Society
Members in Feb