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Social Media Activism: Doing Virtually Any Good?

Posted on 3rd October 201531st August 2016 by The Gryphon Web Editor

Last year’s Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS Association, ‘#blacklivesmatter’ for solidarity with those suffering in America, and ‘No Make-Up Selfies’ for Cancer Research UK. These are all examples of social media trending phenomenon which we […]

Students sleep rough for charity

Posted on 23rd March 2015 by The Gryphon Web Editor

Students may spare a few quid for charity every so often, but campaigners have taken their action to a new level by sleeping rough outside the Union. Around twenty students braved the cold on Thursday […]

LUU based charitable societies to hold anual ‘sleepout’

Posted on 13th March 2015 by The Gryphon Web Editor

On the 19th of March, Student Action for Refugees (STAR), Homed, and LUU Amnesty International, will hold their annual ‘Sleepout’ outside the Union building. Volunteers will sleep outside the Union building overnight, with a range […]

News | Spending one night homeless

Posted on 17th March 201414th December 2016 by The Gryphon Web Editor

Sleeping rough is tough for anyone, but students hit the pavement outside the Union this week to raise awareness of homelessness. The sleepout saw students experiencing how tough it is to live on the streets, […]

Features | Students show support for struggling refugees

Posted on 9th March 2014 by The Gryphon Web Editor

The UK government, this year, refused to raise asylum support rates, meaning they have not been changed since 2011 and leaving many refugees unable to provide for themselves and their families. To tackle this, University […]

Students to sleep outside for STAR

Posted on 1st March 2013 by The Gryphon Web Editor

Students are spending a night sleeping outside the Union to raise awareness of homeless asylum seekers. The sponsored ‘sleep out’, organised by Amnesty International and Student Action for Refugees (STAR) are raising money for Positive […]

One Community: life as a refugee in Leeds

Posted on 2nd November 2012 by The Gryphon Web Editor

There are around 15.2 million refugees around the world and an estimated 195, 000 in the UK. Alarmingly, 80 per cent of refugees are hosted by developing countries. In the UK, an adult refugee receives […]

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