LSE Festival 2008

1st UGM of term – Thurs 8th Oct, 1pm, Old Theatre

Aled Dilwyn Fisher (LSE SU General Secretary) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:52:57 +0000

Debate. Banter. A chance to change LSE.

The Union General Meeting (UGM) lets students directly shape the direction of the Students’ Union, and brings LSE students together every Thursday at 1pm in the Old Theatre during term time!

ALL students can attend, propose, speak on and vote for (or against!) policy that shapes the Union’s campaigns and changes LSE.

The FIRST UGM of term is this THURSDAY 8th OCTOBER, 1pm in the Old Theatre. The motions will be:

Let Othman study – free the LSE student trapped in Palestine
Resits – campaign for summer/autumn resits
Rent guarantor scheme – stop students paying six months rent in advance
Futureproof – bringing together environmental campaigns

We will also be electing this term’s Chair, Vice-Chair and Keeper of the UGM!

You can view the motions in full at our Facebook group at http://tinyurl.com/firstugm.

International Film Festival – Correction

katy — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:08:13 +0000

Apologies to all those of you looking forward to a showing of Hotel Rwanda this evening. Due to a pre-organised film showing in the Sheikh Zayed Theatre run by the School we had agreed to join their film showing instead. This message was not effectively communicated to you all so please accept our apologies. We will however look into reorganising this screening for a later date.

Please do join us for the last two screening this week however, they will be, as usual, in the New Theatre, from 6.30pm

LSE SU Dialogue Commission – apply for mediator training

Aled Dilwyn Fisher (LSE SU General Secretary) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:50:44 +0000

The LSESU Dialogue Commission seeks to foster greater understanding and co-operation between students and political, religious and national Students’ Union societies. Dialogues are conducted under a strict confidentiality agreement with mediators from the student body. Subjects ongoing from the past year include Palestine-Israel and Tibet-China. The Commission is eager to hear from students and societies interested in dialogue on other subjects.

If you would like to become a trained and accredited mediator with the Commission, see the application form at http://tinyurl.com/lsesudc. These appointments are only open to second and third year undergraduates, graduate and PhD students. The positions require a substantial time commitment and you will be expected to maintain an unbiased position in dialogues.

If selected, you will be trained and receive a certificate from a professional mediation program. If you require more information about becoming a mediator, contact su.dialogue@lse.ac.uk.

Media Group, RAG and Timeless inductions

Trezza — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:14:33 +0000

This week is a big week if you want to be involved with The Beaver, Pulse Radio, Clare Market Review, RAG or Timeless over the coming year. They are all having their annual induction meetings this week. Go along if you want to be a part of some of the biggest activities on campus! The times, days and rooms are as follows:

Pulse Radio: TODAY (5th October) at 6pm in D302

Clare Market Review: Tuesday 6th October at 6pm in D402

RAG: Tuesday 6th October at 7pm in D402

Timeless: Thursday 8th October at 6pm in D302

The Beaver: Thursday 8th October at 7pm in D302

Just turn up to find out more about all of these activities!

Let’s Get Fruity!

Trezza — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:58:18 +0000

If you don’t like alcohol, or you’ve liked it a bit too much in the last week, then come down to Let’s Get Fruity tonight in the Underground. It’s a non-alcoholic party with some fruity cocktails and a bit of a laugh. Plus, Paul Moran, Van Morrison’s musical director and keyboard player, will be playing for you!!!

Come down from 7pm. It’s only £2!

Change-makers: creating campaigns at LSE – Saturday 10th October, 12-5pm, Clement House

Aled Dilwyn Fisher (LSE SU General Secretary) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:27:20 +0000

“Students and young people don’t campaign to make a difference anymore”, an LSE student’s parent said to me recently. In one sense, they were right – not many young people get engaged by the old style of campaigning our parents are used to, which expects change to come at the end of a long, serious meeting in a pub, or a few marchers holding poorly painted placards outside Downing Street.

But the reality is that lots of young people are making new and innovative campaigns that are inspiring and successful – through creative techniques, the use of old and new media, and organising networks of hundreds or even thousands of people through simple methods that have been shown to work in all sorts of places, from Obama’s Presidential campaign to communities getting together for change all over the world.

Want to learn more about how to make a difference and create successful campaigns for change? Then Change-makers is for you!

Change-makers, from 12-5pm on Saturday 10th October in Clement House (at LSE), will be an afternoon of meeting other students interested in campaigning at LSE and beyond through the Students’ Union, with workshops, skills sessions and planning for the year ahead! We’ll be having a social afterwords and it’s only one afternoon, so why not come along?

It’s open to all LSE students for free. Whether you’ve campaigned before or not, come along and learn more about making a difference at LSE and beyond through the Students’ Union.

Check out the Facebook group at http://tinyurl.com/changelse and please email su.gensec@lse.ac.uk to let us know you’re coming!

AGENDA

12pm, D202: Introduction from Aled Dilwyn Fisher (LSE Students’ Union General Secretary), Wes Streeting (National Union of Students President) and Ryan Slaughter (Trade Union Congress organiser)

1pm, D206: Workshop session 1
‘Communicating and making an impact with campaign’ or ‘Planning campaign tactics and activities’

1.45pm, D209: Workshop session 2
‘Communicating and making an impact with campaign’ or ‘Planning campaign tactics and activities’

2.30pm: LUNCH

3pm, D206/D209/D211: Campaign group planning sessions

4.30pm, D202: Presenting back campaign plans

4.50pm, D202: Closing remarks

5pm: SOCIAL!

This Weekend

katy — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:51:51 +0000

Orientation Festival doesn’t stop for us here at the SU, its a fortnight of activities to take you into the start of the new term.

This is the weekend to party… take advantage of the beginning of term, no assignments, no exams to cram for and a whole weekend of entertainment in the Quad!

CRUSH – Friday 2nd Oct, 9-2am

Advance tickets available at the 3 Tuns with additional tickets on the door.

BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED – Saturday 3rd Oct, 10pm – 3am

Save £1 by buying an advance ticket…. ONLY available from http://tickets.lsefestival.com/home.php. All other tickets on the door. Cheap drinks and great music, its not to be missed!

SHINKY SHONKY SUNDAY SPECIAL – Sun 4th Oct, 9pm – 2am

With special guests, cabaret and the Underground hosted by MIND THE GAP this is set to be a great night! Anyone welcome whether you are gay, straight, bi, transexual, a man, a woman or anyone else you decide to be on the night! Tickets available from http://tickets.lsefestival.com/home.php

AS WITH ALL OUR EVENTS, COME EARLY TO AVOID DISSAPPOINTEMENT!

See you there!

Shami Chakrabati speaking at LSE today

Trezza — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 08:09:56 +0000

Shami Chakrabati, the Director of Liberty and Govenor and Council member of LSE, will be in conversation with Aled Dilwyn Fisher, General Secretary of the LSE Students’ Union, TODAY at 12.45pm in the New Theatre.

This is as part of the LSE Students’ Union Alumni Lecture Series, and is FREE to attend. Seats will be allocated from 12.30pm, so get there on the dot so that you don’t miss out on a place!

The Financial Crisis: Who Done it?

Trezza — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:46:53 +0000

A very special lecture by the man himself, the Director of LSE, Howard Davies!

Next Wednesday 7th October at 1pm in the Old Theatre Howard will be delivering a FREE lecture to ALL NEW STUDENTS on his account of the causes of this particularly turbulent period in the financial system’s history.

You might even get the opportunity to pose him a question…

There are NO TICKETS for this event, so turn up early to avoid disappointment!

Where The Wild Things Are

katy — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:38:28 +0000

Last few advance tickets available behind the Tuns or Quad bars. If you still haven’t got yours there will be tickets available on the door, come early to avoid dissappointment. Doors open 8pm.

Go Wild!