Student Voice

Matters

Social Justice is a term that refers to a fair and equitable division of resources, opportunities and privileges in society. The Social Justice club is about educating our members and other people in our community about issues that not only affect us, but also people in our wider area and around the world. Learning about issues that impact the wider community rather than just ones that are personal, enables people to build understanding about different things, and builds empathy in students. People taking part in the social justice club are able to build their personal knowledge and understanding of global and national issues, then are able to use their knowledge to educate others in the community and take part in fundraising efforts.

What originally attracted us to the role was the opportunity to raise awareness about many different issues that we are passionate about, such as education opportunities for women, and wildlife conservation. However, what we realised as we had more conversations with peers is that not many people are aware of issues that don’t directly impact them. We wanted to broaden people’s understanding of the country and world in which we live in and provide a safe space for people to ask questions and learn. Social Justice also enables us to have a real impact through fundraising and other activities, and allows us to contribute and support the causes we believe in.

Our goals for this year are to get as many people involved with Social Justice as we can. As part of this we reached out to Amnesty International and had a meeting with Gavin Choong. We have talked about plans for incursions and information sessions that we are keen to get going and have already collaborated with many people to run a Neurodiversity Awareness week campaign featuring posters, an assembly presentation and a successful bake sale raising money for Irina Autism Services.

Coming up later in the year, we have lots of exciting plans including incursions, stalls, bake sales and other events.