Elsewhere at Warwick – 28/10/16

Warwick Societies collaborate for Black History Month
Warwick Anti-Racism Society hosted its last Black History Month (BHM) event on Wednesday 26 October. The event’s theme was racism in sport and discussed how racial prejudice is still present in sport and athletic competition today. This month Anti-Racism Society worked with Warwick Anti-Sexism, Warwick African Caribbean Society and Warwick Hip Hop Society on BHM. The racism in sport discussion was the last of 13 events to be organised by this collaboration.

Warwick Pride celebrate Asexual Awareness Week
This week Warwick Pride organised several events to celebrate Asexual Awareness Week: the 23 to 29 of October. They hosted a panel entitled “Asexuality 101” on Thursday 27 October which looked at what asexuality is and how it is viewed in the LGBT+ community. To finish the week, the society screened the documentary (A)sexual which looks at what it is like to be asexual.

Annual Zombie Run
Warwick Active held this year’s zombie run on Wednesday 26 October. The event saw runners dressed in zombie attire chase victim participants around campus. Tickets to the event cost £3. The aim of the run was to get from one safe base to the next without getting “infected”. Eventually runners reached the Survivors Camp but could be extradited depending on whether they showed signs of a “zombie infection”.

Money raised for Islamic Relief
Warwick Islamic Society hosted its 2016 Charity Week between the 24 and 29 of October. The aim of the week was to raise money for Islamic Relief; a charity which builds sustainable projects that help children worldwide. The Charity Week events included a henna stall, a charity dinner, campus collections and sumo wrestling on the Piazza. It will conclude with volunteers climbing Mount Snowden.

Warwick Mind Aware advise on how to combat homesickness
Warwick Mind Aware hosted an event to tackle homesickness on Wednesday 26 October. Members attended the afternoon of therapeutic crafting where they decorated boxes. The intention of the boxes was to later fill them with items reminding them of home, most planned to fill them with photos. The society provided the craft items which included comforting quotes about homesickness. There were also leaflets available advising students on how to combat homesickness.