Idea: Women's defence

 
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  • Created on: 03 Oct 2008
  • Idea status: Underway
  • Town: Loughborough, Leicestershire
 

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What it's all about

I am setting up an hour long self-defence class available to new female students at the university focusing on freshers. We aim to repeat the class to allow for as many students to take part as possible. It has come to my attention, with a number of messages on safety from the Students Union concerning particular occurrences which took place during the last few academic years that the self-defence of students in Loughborough is paramount.

What's needed to make it a reality

I will be recruiting a small team of students from the local community so I will need help with training these students into running a successful event.

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  • Avatar zw!tch 11:14, 06 October 2008 Because you are a student at Loughborough University you can access up to £750 to turn your idea into a reality. Loughborough University is one of 12 Universities who are taking part in the scheme where you can access funding, training and support from your Junction49 staff member (Darren) to help you get your project up and running. He'll be in touch with you soon to start helping you develop your project.

    Check out: http://www.junction49.co.uk/university/62/loughborough_students_union
  • Avatar BECKY CHALCRAFT 23:27, 23 October 2008 i like this idea and would like to be involved (actually learning myself)- but helping with organisation etc too.

    beckychalcraft@hotmail.co.uk is my email if you want me to do anything, im not sure yet how we put these projects into action, but im sure darren will!!

    becky
  • Avatar Sarah Corrigan 16:38, 24 October 2008 Hi Becky,

    This project has already been put into action and I believe planning is currently underway, having accessed the funds necessary to make this idea a reality. It's going to take place in the second week of November and I'm sure Sam would love for you to get involved. If you have any ideas yourself of a project you would like to run, then post your idea up on the website and get in contact with Darren, your VSO, who can help you access funding, support and training.
  • Avatar Sarah Corrigan 16:51, 24 October 2008 Hi Sam,

    Now you've accessed the funding, maybe you could add some actions to your idea (tasks which other volunteers could sign up to, to help you out), and you can start adding to your diary letting everyone know how the planning stages are going.
  • Avatar Sarah Corrigan 11:31, 30 October 2008 Hi Sam,

    Christopher in UWE is planning on running his own self-defence week at the University of the West of England, it might be worth getting in contact to see if there is anyway of helping eachother or offering advice.

    You can see his idea page here: http://www.junction49.co.uk/idea/1838/uwe_self_defence_week/
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