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POPULAR student night ‘Flux’ hosted a charity gig in a bid to raise awareness of the exploitation of workers worldwide. The first gig of its kind to take place at Flux, the live music event championed local talent by welcoming five local acts to the stage. The event was arranged by The People and Planet Society in collaboration with the Students’ Union which took place as part of ‘Badidas Week’ - a campaign which calls for the fair treatment of Adidas employees abroad. Throughout the week events were organised to raise funds and awareness and ask students to join a cause which demands the ethical treatment of workers everywhere. The Monday before saw students across campus sign a petition, postcards and letters which vocalised the concerns of The People and Planet Society. The following Thursday ran events in which speakers from People and Planet and Labour behind the Label spoke out against exploitation of workers abroad. One of whom relayed the appreciation of workers at the PT Kizone factory in Indonesia towards students in the UK for
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making so much noise about this issue. The five acts, SpecialJ, Beth Angharad, PrayNTell,The Singletons and Expendable performed under the slogan ‘Kids in school, Not Sweatshops’ to a growing audience. The proceeds from the night were donated to People and Planet to aid the development of their campaign. Vice president of the Live Music Society and Drummer of Expendable said:“It was great to see live music back in Divas. The collaboration with People and Planet worked really well. “We got to share audiences, raise money and widen exposure for a really good cause. The evening was a real triumph, and hopefully one that we can replicate in the near future!“ The proceeds collected from the £3 entry fee equalled an impressive £240 which afforded members of the People and Planet Society to travel to the Adidas outlet in Bridgend in order to picket the factory. Student’s Union Ethics Officer Rob Abrams said: “ We did this so that we can apply pressure on Adidas, in the sense that where ever they have a presence, we will be there to raise our concerns.” “So many more students have been made aware and now Adidas, who operate mostly as a branding initiative, are having pressure put on them by students across the UK for what they
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WOMEN’S officer Becki Warrillow has commissioned a series of maps to help students get the most out of their local area. The first to be released is a map of Uplands. “As part of one of my manifesto points I said I would deliver maps of main student areas around Swansea which highlight where key points are for student safety and general knowledge; some of these points are taxi ranks, free cash
points and phone booths,” she said. “The Uplands map is the first of five maps, these will cover; Uplands, Brynmill, Sketty, Hendrefoelan and Killay. They will also be uploaded to the website for easier access if you are on the move. “For more information read my blog post: www.swansea-union.co.uk/union/officers/beckiwarrillow.”
New Welsh teaching facility unveiled by S4C celebrity by Rahul Vashisht
waterfrontci@swansea-union.co.uk SWANSEA University Honorary Fellow, Lowri Morgan has opened a new teaching facility on campus, in a ceremony held by the university’s branch of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. The intrepid S4C presenter from Gowerton is famous for completing extreme endurance challenges and she gave a talk inspiring students by drawing on her own experience and talking about how best to achieve ambitions and face some of life’s biggest challenges. The new facility, a multipurpose teaching room, will be a useful resource for students and enable them to participate in both seminars and lectures in various establishments due to the latest e-learning technologies. The Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol is a national body which plays a key role in planning, supporting and developing Welsh medium education and scholarship at universities in Wales. Professor Iwan Davies, Swansea University’s Pro Vice Chancellor said: ‘ The new learning space will substantially boost the Welsh language provision at Swansea University and is a worthwhile investment for the future. “I look forward to seeing staff and students share ideas and discuss the potential of working across academic disciplines during the forum.” Dr Ioan Matthews, Chief Executive of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol concluded: “By working with institutions, the Coleg has already established learning spaces which include the latest video conferencing equipment to enable co-operative
CELEBRITY: S4C Presenter, Lowri Morgan, opened the new facility. teaching provision through the medium of Welsh within six universities across Wales. We are thrilled to launch this learning space in the college’s branch at Swansea University and are confident that the investment will boost the opportunities available to study through the medium of Welsh at Swansea University.’”