International Human Rights Day





Students from NULC showed their support for Amnesty International on International Human Rights Day.

On Monday 10 December, Health and Social Care and A Level Sociology students joined Amnesty International speaker Trevor Trueman to hear about the work he has been involved with throughout his career, as a GP and as a volunteer health professional working to support Oromo Refugees in Ethiopia. 

Trevor shared the stories of the refugees he had spoken with during his frequent and lengthy visits to the country, he asked students to understand which of the Articles of the Declaration of Human Rights had been breached.

Trevor also joined students and Soroptomist International (Newcastle & District) in the food hall to share information about the people who are currently a focus of Amnesty International’s Write for Rights Campaign.  Students put pen to paper to urge governments across the world to make changes and bring Human Rights breaches to an end.

Local newspaper the Sentinel supported our event by printing an article on  Tuesday 11 December.

Eid al-Adha Celebrations

Students were invited to join Eid al- Adha celebrations in the Food Hall on the 22 and 23 October. 

Theresa Kirkham Blair NULC’s Equality & Diversity Advisor and Sidrah Farooq, a student at the college, organised the event to raise understanding for the festival and to share food and good wishes, as is customary for the Muslim community at this time of year.

Children in Need 2012

Friday 16th December 2012 - Children in Need

Pudsey Bear (Samuel Jarvis - Learner Liaison Worker) has been out and about round college collecting donations form staff and students. 

Thank you to everyone who has supported the charity by organising fund raising activities, fancy dress and donating.

New Students took part in Wheelchair Basketball on their first day in college.

We decided to ride high on the wave of the London 2012 Paralympics and the good feeling it generated by inviting brand new students to experience Wheelchair basketball, with the help of local group "Stoke Spitfires" and their dedicated volunteers Andy and Alison Flowers.  http://www.gbwba.org.uk/gbwba/index.cfm/the-league/?v=t&TeamId=77269

This celebratory event proved a couple of things for curious onlookers....

Hair & Beauty, Engineering and Sports students were ready and willing to take on the challenge, and in a true show of sportspersonship compete against each other in a sport for which they had no prior experience.  Students were able to put their arm strength to the test, learn about the skills and techniques of the game and the mechanics of the chairs brought along by the club for their use.

Alison told groups of spectating students about the amazing Paralympians, the types of disabilities they overcame to compete at such a high level and the International Paralympic Committee of which she is a member http://www.paralympic.org/.

Andy and Alison have agreed to come back to college and be a part of sports/basketball coaching sessions where we need them, we look forward to seeing them again soon.

If you would like further information regarding this activity contact the college's Equality & Diversity Advisor theresa.kirkhamblair@nulc.ac.uk