“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!
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!
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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!
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!
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!
