Action For Refugees

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Description

The Action for Refugees Student Society is about students from all backgrounds working together to build a more understanding and welcoming society through running campaigns for policy change, educating people about asylum and refugee protection, volunteering, and fundraising.

The Society works in association with Student Action for Refugees (STAR) which is a national organisation made up of 50 universities and colleges across 33 towns and cities in the UK.

 

The Society welcomes ideas from everybody in the group, so you have the opportunity to work on things that are important to you. Whether this is refugee inclusion, education, policy, and so on, there are many campaigns that the Society can be involved with such as Families Together, Safe Routes Save Lives, Lift the Ban, and the Equal Access campaign.

 

Other activities that the Society hope to get involved with includes: writing letters to MPs, volunteering for local organisations or participating in fundraising activities. Ultimately, taking part in the Action for Refugees Student Society allows you to make friends with like-minded people and be involved with an important cause.

 

Keep in touch: 

Twitter @UoW_STAR

Instagram @uow.star 

Email actionforrefugeeswinch@gmail.com

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/uow.star/ 

Terms and conditions

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MEMBERSHIP T&Cs

Where an activity group (sports team/society/representational network) has a competitive element or other external factors that affect the number of participants, your membership may be subject to criteria other than joining the group via this website. If this results in your membership not being able to be accepted, you will be informed (with any relevant details) and your membership will be refunded.

Membership will not normally be refunded if you cease being a student, if you voluntarily end your membership, or if you are subject to disciplinary action that removes your membership status.

CODE OF CONDUCT

By joining this activity group you are confirming your compliance with Student Union policies and bye-laws, particularly as it pertains to conduct, personal safety and acceptable behaviour.

Initiations: At no point should you feel pressured to drink and get involved in what others are doing, for example to join in with drinking games or ‘challenges’, if you don’t want to. If you are part of an activity group it is completely your choice whether or not you attend a social event. Activity groups are prohibited from carrying out initiation ceremonies, or any initiation-type behaviour, either on or off campus. If you ever feel pressured to take part in social activities as part of an activity group, we would strongly encourage you to report it to us here: https://www.winchesterstudents.co.uk/report It is our upmost priority that you feel safe engaging in Union activity, and there is support available for you if you have experienced or witnessed anything that made you feel uncomfortable or concerned you.

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