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!

 
Anglia Ruskin Students' Union
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.

 
Anglia Ruskin Students' Union
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!

 
Anglia Ruskin Students' Union
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.

 
Anglia Ruskin Students' Union
2019-20 Campaigns: ARUaccessible Report

Wed 08 Jul 2020

ARUaccessible logo with three accessibility icons and the ARU Students' Union logo above it

The full ARUaccessible report with recommendations!

 
Anglia Ruskin Students' Union
Mental health support apps

Tue 19 Nov 2019

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

 
Anglia Ruskin Students' Union
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.

 
Anglia Ruskin Students' Union
2019-20 Campaigns: The Rent Report

Fri 25 Oct 2019

Read all about the rent report! Fraser has been analysing the results of the Rent Survey, which was launched last year.

 
Anglia Ruskin Students' Union
RaiseTheBarARU

Fri 11 Oct 2019

Your VP AHSS Amanda Campbell-White has an update on the #RaiseTheBarARU campaign to get an SU bar on the Cambridge Campus. Read all about it!

 
Extinction Rebellion
Planetary Massacre: An Appeal to Anglia Ruskin University

Wed 27 Mar 2019

www.angliastudent.com/climatepetition

 
Get Heard
2018-19 Campaigns: 'Hello, my pronouns are...' (Michael Turner and Niamh Cubitt)

Fri 01 Feb 2019

Your Cambridge LGBT+ and Trans reps are giving out free pronoun badges - find out why!

 
Anglia Ruskin Students' Union
Matt Hayes: A New Campaign on Drug Testing

Tue 29 Jan 2019

We are living in a transitional time for the conversation around drugs.

 
Get Heard
2018-19 Campaigns: Carers Awareness (Mary Copsey)

Mon 28 Jan 2019

Mary Copsey is working to support student carers at ARU!

 
Get Heard
2018-19 Campaigns: Peer Mentoring (Fraser Luther-Yarwood)

Fri 07 Dec 2018

Your VP, Fraser Luther-Yarwood, is working on a peer mentoring scheme with the university!

 
Get Heard
2018-19 Campaigns: Managing Stress (Amanda Campbell White)

Fri 07 Dec 2018

Your VP Amanda Campbell White is working to help alleviate student stress levels!

 
Get Heard
2018-19 Campaigns: Body Positivity (Amanda Campbell White)

Wed 05 Dec 2018

Your VP Amanda Campbell White is promoting messages of body positivity and providing events on campus to celebrate all bodies!

 
Get Heard
2018-19 Campaigns: Access Denied (Matt Hayes)

Tue 04 Dec 2018

Your VP Matt Hayes wants to expand access to FSE spaces across ARU!

 
Get Heard
2018-19 Campaigns: Best Night In (Amanda Campbell White and Matt Hayes)

Tue 04 Dec 2018

Your VP for AHSS, Amanda Campbell White, and your VP for FSE, Matt Hayes, are aiming to provide alcohol-free events for a more inclusive campus!

 
Get Heard
2018-19 Campaigns: #LoveSocieties (Fraser Luther-Yarwood)

Wed 21 Nov 2018

Fraser is working on continuing #LoveSocieties to support societies across all campuses!

 
Get Heard
Ongoing Campaigns: Let's Be Honest

Fri 16 Nov 2018

For the past few years, your officers have been working on improving student mental health at ARU!

 
Anglia Ruskin Students' Union
The Rent Campaign

Tue 13 Nov 2018

Laura Douds speaks about why the elected officers are running the Rent Campaign and shares her housing story. Find out more.

 
 
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