Thursday 17th October: Coffee morning, L532 @11 am ’till 12
The Equality Society hosted its first coffee morning. We’d a great discussion with lots of ideas for events over the year with one ready to go next week.
This event will be held on 21st October, same week-day and time. Feel free to join us at anytime within that time and if a lot of people feel that maybe another morning would facilitate attendance then let me know before the end of Reading Week so that it’s a ‘fixture’ that students can attend as and when they’re free.
**First event of the Equality Society to be next week: ‘Claiming our Future’ School of Social Justice Local Discussion**
Tuesday evening Equality Society meetings (2) 6pm-7pm ( meet outside L532) and 7.30-8.15 (L532)
This session is to try and have a time to meet for those who cannot attend the coffee mornings- it’s in two sessions to facilitate as many as possible. The initial purpose is to gather ideas for events this year as happened yesterday. As above, if you let me know options that would suit you, a decision can be arrived atas to when would be the best time to have this session as a ‘fixture’.
The purpose of all these meetings is to gather as many ideas and ensure everyone has a chance to contribute and be involved with planning the activities of the sociey for the coming year. A summary of points discussed and ideas from all three/four meetings held before Reading Week will be written up and sent around – as a sort of combined minutes- and feed back on these would be very welcome.
Membership
There will be sign up sheets to become a member of the Equality Society at the meetings. I will also have the sheet available to sign-up to in class. There is a sub of €2 and if you didn’t have it to give me when you signed up this week, any time next week is fine.
‘Claiming our Future’ School of Social Justice Local Discussion: Thurs. 21st October @ 12.30-2pm L532
Niamh McCrea and Dee Blakety made enquiries about if the Equality Society/ School of Social Justice could host a local event in preparation for the ‘Claiming our Future’ conference to be held on Sat. 30th October (Details emailed last week by Kathleen Lynch) and the society is delighted to be able to say that we can.
The organisors of the conference are encouraging these local discussions to deepen the engagement with the issues to be discussed at the conference on the 30th to ensure that the conference isn’t just a one off event but is part of building a movement. As an example See website http://www.claimingourfuture.ie/ Posts: NUI Maynooth Meeting
So come along, bring your lunch, your views and a copy of the document- tea and coffee will be provided.
Augusta McDermott
UCD Equality Society, Auditor
