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Introducing GUACS and reaching conclusions about Black History Month.
Covid-19, global #blacklivesmatter protests and rising economic inequality. If this year has highlighted anything to us, it is the importance of Black History Month. To move forward for a better tomorrow, we must look both at the past to see how we got here and to look at the present to understand what “here” is.
The First Black ______
The government and the opposition need to think about their people, if they actually went out and saw the conditions in which their people are living, it might actually mean that they would pause and think again about the importance of peace. - Valerie Amos
He Had a Dream.
It is now 57 years after Martin Luther King, Jr., shared his dream with America and the rest of the world. What was an empowering, impassioned speech rocked the nation in many ways, and to this day acts as one of the most famous speeches in the world…the thing about the Civil Rights Movement, the acts of 1964 and 1968 didn’t stop discrimination. Still remaining legal and societal inequalities dominating Black lives, racism still has a firm grip on America and the world in many cases. So what would be the dream today?
Black hair.
…In both cultures, hair is so important. It is your crown. As a child, mine was constantly shoved away in two large plaits to tame the curls, as a teen, it was tucked into a tight bun, the frizziness framing my head…
Know Their Names.
We are constantly told by Twitter and Instagram to “know their names”, to know their stories. But somehow, knowing it all, donating all the time and raising awareness just doesn’t feel like enough. Especially from our position across the Atlantic, it can often feel like how much we shout doesn’t make a difference…
Non-white Travel Influencers You Should Give a Follow
As a white person, I find it VITAL that I follow accounts that tell the story of people of other backgrounds, that show different worldviews to mine! I think this is a general necessity when travelling too. Here is a compilation of some non-white traveller influencers I’ve found interesting AND SUPER DUPER COOL. I think Instagram CAN be a healthy platform if we follow the right accounts!
The Immorality Against Henrietta Lacks
October is black history month, a month for all to look back, look forward, and learn. As a white individual, I have a moral, legal and personal duty to do what I can and use my privilege to educate myself and others to reduce systemic racism, an issue which is still extremely prevalent in 21st-century society.
Talking About The Elephant in the Room: Bridging the gap between Peer Support and Institutional Mental Health Services
Even prior to the coronavirus outbreak, Student Welfare has shone as a focal point of conversations on campus across the four student bodies. University is an inherently stressful experience: the toll of balancing any mix of employment, social lives, academic pressures and moving out of home for the first time was challenging enough even before adding a global pandemic into the mix
Don’t blame the students
After being told it was safe to come, why are students being blamed for returning to university campuses?
OCTOBER HOROSCOPES & a go-to Halloween tune.
Guess who's back, back again, [Kika's] back, tell a friend! Yello, yello, yes your monthly horoscopes are back. No need to cry anymore!! This month the Halloween-themed song I'm suggesting will FO SHO fit your blue-moon-month mood. Get reeeeeady to partaaaaay.
Fact v Fiction
We first started hearing about the dangers of ‘fake news’ in 2016. However, misleading and inaccurate news has been around for far longer than that, along with its effects. Sometimes fake news is kind of funny and absurd, but other times it convinces people that climate change isn’t real or leads them to vote for a politician they don’t actually agree with.
Glasgow Political Experts
If you had to think of universities associated with politicians, it would be Oxford and Cambridge that came to mind - not Glasgow. Yet, if you look at the background of many notable political figures, you will see a common theme - a graduate of the University of Glasgow and a member of the Glasgow University Union during their time at University…
An Artsy Event Guide (Coronavirus Style)
A guide that will get you through this lockdown restriction blues!
Our September Edition Noise is Out Now!
Jam-packed with advice for freshers, creative writing, and current events, Noise is now available online for your enjoyment.
Freshers is Quieter Here
The importance of taking a quiet moment to yourself or with your friends amidst the hustle and bustle of Fresher’s Week.
Introducing: GUFR and Second Hand September
Every week, the UK sends 13 million items of clothing to landfill. Every year, this totals to the same weight as the Empire State building. The fashion industry has become exemplar of the Janus face of modern corporatism: fashion is without a doubt an art, a form of self expression and celebrates the diversity of the human experience, yet is also amongst the world's worst polluters and has systematically exploited its workers that allow us to get our hands on the latest trends.
Children of the Recession
The Iraq War, MP’s expenses scandal and a global financial crash: you would have been forgiven in 2010 for believing that, surely, the new decade in politics would be less eventful. As it turned out, you couldn’t have been more wrong.