Have you ever experienced racism at Cambridge but felt like it’s not worth reporting?
Have you ever felt that if you did, nothing would be done about it?
We know that many Cambridge students are affected by racism and don’t come forward to report it. There are many reasons as to why this may be from not knowing if appropriate action will be taken, to not feeling like it’s ‘worth it’. Whatever the reason, Cambridge SU wants to do something about this.
What are we doing?
Our BME Advisor is currently conducting important research into why this is happening. The first stage of this research involves understanding student insight through the ‘ Reporting Racism survey’ and/or interviews. The second stage involves meeting with stakeholders across the University.
Why is this survey important?
- The more responses we have, the harder it is for student concerns to be overlooked
- More data means your Sabbatical Officer team can take strong evidence of experiences of racially margainilised students to relevant University committees.
- Making meaningful changes to the wider system, such as reporting processes, availability and quality of anti-racism training for staff and students, and improving diversity among staff, can’t be done without your voice
We know that change can be slow here at Cambridge, but we don’t want this to stop us from raising issues that deeply impact a wide range of students.
What can you do?
- Share your voice by taking the survey, all participants will be in with a chance of winning a £50 Cambridge gift card.
- Share our Instagram post onto your Story or feed to encourage others to have their say too.
- If you want to be part of an interview, you can email jana.nemer@cambridgesu.co.uk or register your interest at the end of the survey (participants will receive a £10 voucher of their choice)