Race Relations

The university is a very white and middle class one. I don't think there's any racism at all (well as little as you could ever have) in the Uni institutions and the Union and I've never come across any on campus apart from the odd BNP supporter you get everywhere.

West Yorkshire is probably a more racist place than average in the UK but nothing to worry about.

Reply 3

zebidee

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And there seems to be lots of people flyer-ing and protesting against the BNP on campus

Reply 4

zebidee

And there seems to be lots of people flyer-ing and protesting against the BNP on campus

Yup, we certainly do :biggrin:

Temprary President of the Unite Against Fascism Society here :wink:

Reply 5

redandgreen

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your going to get a risk of some kind of racism/prejudism anywhere you go whatever your ethnicity/religion is

Reply 6

Megalomaniac _Student

OP

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I agree, but the risk is higher in certain areas than others. Fact.

Reply 7

LeedsGrad

Hmmm....

Mixed race here myself, yet never ever encountered any form of racism in leeds if i'm honest.

This place is very multicultural, but more than that, you'll find the students here are generally very open minded - and they basically RUN leeds!

The Students union here play a very active part in society in Leeds and they do a great job on Race Relations. The certain issues relating to Race in Leeds that you may have heard of are so far out where your lifes going to revolve, most people here dont even know about it.

It may also help to know that the Students at the university are so pro-culturalism, that it is often them who step forward first when any form of discrimination or prejudice occurs, such as the issue at the moment with Dr Frank Ellis (http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/DrEllis)

Hope that helps mate

A.J

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LeedsGrad

Hmmm....

Mixed race here myself, yet never ever encountered any form of racism in leeds if i'm honest.

This place is very multicultural, but more than that, you'll find the students here are generally very open minded - and they basically RUN leeds!

The Students union here play a very active part in society in Leeds and they do a great job on Race Relations. The certain issues relating to Race in Leeds that you may have heard of are so far out where your lifes going to revolve, most people here dont even know about it.

It may also help to know that the Students at the university are so pro-culturalism, that it is often them who step forward first when any form of discrimination or prejudice occurs, such as the issue at the moment with Dr Frank Ellis (http://www.ipetitions.com/campaigns/DrEllis)

Hope that helps mate

A.J

Will they also be stepping forward to denounce anti-semitism and homophobia?

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=199996

Reply 9

WAMS

LUU also has a very strong Interfaith Forum: http://www.luuonline.com/interfaith

As well has a whole host of religious and cultural societies. http://www.luuonline.com/societies/list

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WAMS

LUU also has a very strong Interfaith Forum: http://www.luuonline.com/interfaith

As well has a whole host of religious and cultural societies. http://www.luuonline.com/societies/list

The question is whether or not LUU will cease to affliate itself with anti-semitic, homophobic fascists in respect of its efforts to promote tolerance and diversity.

Reply 11

WAMS

Vienna

In the meantime, to claim that such views can be ignored because there is a Jewish and LGBT society, is like the BNP claiming "some of my best friends are black".

This is not what I said.

If you have any concerns, then like I said speak to one of the exec officers or bring it up at a Union Council meeting.

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If you have any concerns, then like I said speak to one of the exec officers or bring it up at a Union Council meeting.

I'm awaiting a response. You haven't an opinion?

Reply 13

WAMS

Vienna

So why give me the links?

I'm awaiting a response. You haven't an opinion?

I wasn't giving *you* the links, the links are teher so people can see what's on offer. I wasn't giving the links as an answer to your argument. You have added 2 and 2 and came up with 5.

You obviously have a problem with the way the union is doing things, and I suggest you do something about it! None of the union exec or union councillors are going to hear about it here.

I will be the first to admit that I don't know all of the facts and therefore can't give a totally informed opinon. I don't use these boards to argue or debate, I use them to advise people about university.

Reply 14

WAMS

I wasn't giving *you* the links, the links are teher so people can see what's on offer. I wasn't giving the links as an answer to your argument. You have added 2 and 2 and came up with 5.

That's fair enough.

Reply 15

Vienna isn't at Leeds and probably has never visited our campus and is therefore in no position to make any comments. This is shown by the comments she has made being false.

Reply 16

Person

Vienna isn't at Leeds and probably has never visited our campus and is therefore in no position to make any comments.

That'll be the democracy in action, right?

Do you still claim that Jewish settlers are a 'cancer' that need to be 'cut out'? http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showpost.php?p=2498142&postcount=132

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