Campaigns

Transforming students’ ideas into positive change

Our Campaigns

Campaigning is vitally important to make positive changes both here at Anglia Ruskin and in the wider community.

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For a look at our campaigns both past and present, check out our news articles below:

Anglia Ruskin Students' Union

Ending Period Poverty

Wed 04 May 2022

No one should have to live through period poverty, and to eliminate it at ARU, HEMS VP Divya Agarwal made sure that the university provides access to free sanitary products for all!

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Holi 2022

Tue 03 May 2022

Holi is a time of spring; love, and forgiveness. Sobin Sojan, AHSS VP, talks about what Holi is and the amazing colour run celebration he organised at ARU Cambridge.

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LGBTQ+ History Month 2022

Fri 25 Mar 2022

LGBTQ+ History Month is a time to recognise and celebrate queerness in the past and now. During this time I wanted to put on some fun events for students to come together and see that all sexualities and identities are valid and loved at ARU!

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Reclaim the Night 2022

Wed 23 Mar 2022

This year, on March 11th, I attend the Reclaim the Night march, to show that female-identifying and non-binary people had the right to safety when out at night. I wanted to share my experience of the night, and why it is so important we continue to fight for women's rights all across the globe.

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2019-20 Campaigns: ARUaccessible Report

Wed 08 Jul 2020

The full ARUaccessible report with recommendations!

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Mental health support apps

Tue 19 Nov 2019

You VP AHSS brings you some quick and easy apps to support your mental health

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Break the Cycle: Access to mental health services at ARU

Wed 13 Nov 2019

Other universities in the country have already started to make the first step at tackling mental health by using the Big White Wall as well as Slivercloud in conjunction with one another. These include, but are not limited to, University of Liverpool, Keele University, Queen Mary’s University, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Kings College London, University of Aberdeen and The University of Greenwich. A progressive university such as ARU should be amongst these universities listed.

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