We are absolutely blown away by the support we have received in the last 21 hours! Thank you so much to everyone and it has been an emotional rollercoaster reading the reasons people have signed.
With less than 24 hours left, we wanted to share with you other ways you could help us raise awareness:
- Social media: please do share this petition and your comments about what this means to you. Share photos and memories with this hashtag #ProtectUoL and make sure to get tagging! We've included an image you could include in your posts too.
- Instagram: @unioflondon @student_central
- Twitter: @UoLondon @LondonU @UoLondonSC
- An email to one of the members of the Collegiate Council (heads of member institutions) would go a long way to making voices heard. Please see below an email template which we have put together to help you draft it! We have put together a list of contact details too.
Email Template for Individuals to send to their Member Institution Representative on Collegiate Council
Dear [Head of Member Institution / Representative on Collegiate Council]
I am writing to you regarding a proposal due to be discussed at the upcoming July meeting of the University of London Collegiate Council, at which I understand you will represent [Member Institution]. This proposal involves the potential cessation of Student Central Clubs and Societies.
As a student / alumnus/alumna of [Member Institution], I would like to express my concern for this proposal and ask that you seriously consider its implications. Representatives from clubs and societies have written a joint open letter to address this and I wish to lend my support on the matter.
[Insert personal experience here on importance of club/society - if applicable]
I am among many others who have benefitted from [Member Institution]’s connection to UoL and the existence of UoL's Clubs and Societies. I implore you to dismiss this proposal and continue to support the survival of these clubs and societies, many of them decades old and full of tradition.