‘The standard you walk past is the standard you accept…’
Cambridge is the most unequal city in the UK. The poorest 20% of people in our city take home just 2% of the wealth and the difference between rich and poor is one of the greatest. Many local charities are supporting families and children living in poverty; working with the growing number of people who are homeless and living on the streets; and helping those grappling with deprivation and disadvantage.
Join Homerton Changemakers, in collaboration with HUS, MCR and Homerton Science Society, for a workshop with pizza and beer to find out what local charities are doing, deepen your understanding of the issues at stake, and explore how you can help.
The event includes:
- Roundtables with representatives from charities and current student volunteers
- A workshop on skillful service and volunteering, with Changemakers’ Academic Director, Dr Alison Wood
- Networking with charities over Pizza and Beer!
Charities involved:
Andymansclub, Cambridge Refugee Resettlement Campaign, Cambridge Science Centre, Cambridge Students Community Action, Cambridge University Human Rights Law Society (CUHRLS), Embrace, Form the Future, St Johns Centre
If you are working with a charity and would like them to be involved, please email changemakers@homerton.cam.ac.uk
Funding
The Changemakers Working With Charities Fund supports students wishing to volunteer with established charities or projects aimed at achieving public good. You can apply for funds to support a specific project, to cover travel expenses, subsistence, materials or any related direct costs (subject to approval). The fund is annual and will be offered each academic year. For more information, please sign up to this event to learn more!
Thank you to Rupert Baines, Serial Entrepreneur and Investor/Associate Fellow of Homerton College for supporting this initiative.
*This event is supported by Homerton Changemakers Ambassadors, Agnes Purwoko, Andre Pancholi, Jason Si, Katya Dharmamamda, Keyleigh Caffrey, Minnat Allah Mohammed, Tallie Nikitchyuk, in collaboration with HUS, MCR & Homerton Science Society, Presidents - Ben Hinoul & Misha de Fockert
