I’m Sophie and I’m running to be your next Vice President Welfare and Community.

I’m actively involved with the Union:

• Media School Representative (SRC), representing students academically
• Student Voice Frontrunner, working on campaigns and democracy
• Work part time for Activities, offering societies and sports clubs support
• Drinkaware Club Crew, offering support to students on nights out

If elected I would:

Mental Health:

• Ensure that at least one staff member in every department was Mental Health First Aid trained
• Lobby for easier access to mental health services on campus
• Seek partnerships with local mental health services and charities in Leicester

Housing:

• Host a housing fair on campus for students to have easier access to lettings agents and landlords
• Run a ‘find your flatmate’ event for students struggling to find places to live

Student Safety:

• Work with the Mandala Project on consent workshops and provide Bystander Intervention Training to tackle sexual harassment
• Create a Safe Taxi Scheme – students can use their student cards to get a taxi home and buy these back from Reception the following day
• Train more students to be part of the Drinkaware Club Crew to ensure students are safe in the DSU Venue
• Lobby the university to create an anonymous forum for reporting hate crime on campus – we can’t just ignore it, it happens at DMU.

Sexual Health:

• Create a ‘SHAG’ (Sexual Health and Guidance) Week campaign to raise awareness of the importance of sexual health  services on campus such as the SHH clinic (drop-in service where students can access contraception)

I promise to work collaboratively with the other Officers on events such as: Black History Month, LGBTQ+ History Month, International Womens’ Day and Disability Awareness Day

I’m an approachable individual who is here to listen and support YOU.

Vote me your #1 VP Welfare and Community.

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