Student Action

Student Action is how students make change happen at BU.

 

What action have BU Students already taken?
Environmenstrual Collective

Aims:

1. Promote sustainable periods

2. Break down taboos surrounding periods

3. Fight against period poverty

Wins:

A. Set-up and maintained menstruation stations across BU campuses

B. Lobbied SUBU's commercial services to stock student cost-friendly period products

C. Ran events focused on breaking taboos

D. Created a Facebook group to discuss period and sustainable products

Say My Name

Aims:

1. To tackle the issue of name mispronunciation and deadnaming which causes students to interact less

2. To tackle the use of incorrect pronouns

Wins:

A. Students could state their phonetic spelling and pronouns on Brightspace for other students and academic staff to see

B. Students could state their pronouns on the SUBU website

C. Many BU and SUBU staff and students signing the Say My Name pledge and using the campaign email signature to show their public support

 

Liberation Networks

The Liberation Networks exist to promote the voices and make a real difference to the lives of underrepresented students. Find out more about the Liberation Networks and how to get involved here. 

 

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