Business Students Celebrated International Women’s Day on 05.03.14

Challenged to explore gender equality, 3 groups of Business Students were tasked to put together a conference that championed local women and their business achievements.

Throughout the day our visitors and students were treated to a list of motivational speeches from:

Kerry Bofiglio Bains – MD Appointments Personnel and Governor for NULC
Hannah Ault – PR and Marketing Manager for Emma Bridgewater Pottery
Susan Foreman – Dean for the Faculty of Business and Law at Staffordshire University
Fred Bramham – Business Consultant and Lecturer

Theresa Kirkham Blair – Equality & Diversity Advisor and Alison Morgan – Unison Representative.

To support our International Women's Day celebration, our local group of Soroptomists set up a stall in our reception to share information about their organisation.  They spoke with students about the work they undertake to give women a voice locally and globally, through awareness raising, advocacy and action.

 

On Valentine’s Day our students and staff shared the love and supported our Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Trans community in the Food Hall.

They gathered to add their comments to our LGBT Chat Group's Banner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is what our students said...

Be yourself!

We’re all different in a good way.

Everyone is equal, support LGBTQ!

Some people are gay, deal with it!

Woooo equality!

No one deserves to be judged.  Everyone has their own rights!

Love is love no matter what sexual orientation.

One love!

We were treated to live music! Thank you to the Art Department and it's talented musicians ...

 

and as a gift to all, we gave away wristbands, fluffy bugs and love heart sweets to serve as a reminder of this fun event.

 

 

Special thanks go to our visitor and resident LGBT specialist Zoe Holdcroft of Stoke and Staffordshire Partnership NHS trust and Galaxy (LGBT Support project).  As well as our LGBT chat group and our Student Union for making the arrangements for this worthwhile event.

 

If you would like to find out more about any issues affecting the LGBT community, contact theresa.kirkhamblair@nulc.ac.uk or visit Learner Services on the second floor.

Chinese New Year 2014

 

Poster designed by Music Students Daniel Allen and Mathew Quinn

International Human Rights Day at NULC

On Tuesday 17^th December 2013 Students celebrated International Human Rights Day at NULC.

 

Student Richard Steventon, a keen supporter of Wise Up Action http://wiseupaction.info/ , Nathanael Smallman, Ingrid Schwartz and the college’s Equality & Diversity Advisor Theresa Kirkham Blair set up a stall in our Food Hall to share information about International Human Rights day with students.  They spoke about the need for all to be outspoken, to celebrate democracy and to challenge issues as they happen across the world so that we can change the lives of those struggling to a lead a life free from oppression. 

Students and staff signed Amnesty International’s online petition to pressure the American government to re-examine their imprisonment of Chelsea Manning, charged with leaking materials and information via WikiLeaks about crimes of war.   

Becky Evans signing Amnesty International’s Petition. 

 

NULC Staff members show their support.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ingrid Schwartz Music Student performed a piece she hopes to enter into Amnesty International’s Young Songwriters Competition, we wish you the very best of luck, well done and thank you!