Mia Haffety

An open letter from the BME Students’ Officers and seven student societies representing black students at the University of Nottingham has prompted a more detailed response from the Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, regarding the death of George Floyd and the University’s stance on the Black Lives Matter movement. The first...

Today, Sunday 7 June, Nottingham’s Black Lives Matter event is due to take place at the Forest Recreation Ground at 12 noon. Ahead of the protest Nottinghamshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner Paddy Tipping issued the following statement. “Alongside our communities, my colleagues and I are saddened and appalled by...

In a report released on Tuesday 2nd June, Public Health England confirmed death rates to be highest amongst Black and Minority Ethnic groups. According to the Office of National Statistics, Black people were up to four times more likely to die of COVID-19, whilst Asians are about twice as likely...

Educational group, The Black Curriculum, is pushing for the British school syllabus to be changed. Founded in 2019, it advocates for black history to be taught in schools across the UK. Social enterprise, The Black Curriculum, seeks to redress the predominantly Eurocentric perspective of the UK’s national curriculum. It advocates...

Sam Hawkins has been elected as your new Liberation Officer for 2020/21. Impact caught up with Sam to discuss how he’s celebrating his new role and what he is excited for going forward. What are you most looking forward to in your role? Seeing as this is a completely...

Sofia Thomas has been elected as your new Community Officer for 2020/21. Impact caught up with Sofia to discuss how she’s celebrating her new role and what she is excited for going forward. What are you most looking forward to in your role?  I’m really looking forward to making...

Hera Aryubi is running to be UoN’s Students’ Union BME Officer for the 2020/21 academic year. Impact caught up with Hera to ask her a few questions. Why do you want to be the BME Officer? What are your motivations? Being able to pursue my educational ambitions in the...