Modelling peace
Sculpture of weapons
It’s maybe too much of a generalisation to say that all students love making weapons out of plasticine, but most do, don’t they? more >>
Fairtrade stall
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Can you believe there are still coffees, teas and chocolate snacks that aren’t fairly traded? That there are still products which people are exploited to produce? No, neither can we. |
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Hold a rubber duck race
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"Rubber duckie, I’m awfully fond of you!" Ah – Sesame Street's great, isn't it? And now we can all unleash our love of ducks by staging duck races to raise loads of money for charity. |
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Sponsored mufty day
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Remember those carefree days when you could lose a whole playtime seeing how much grass you could stuff down your jumper? |
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Reflect on the beauty of our planet
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It may have dawned on you recently that the weather has been getting less predictable. Gone are the days when you could depend on Michael Fish's psychic knowledge that next Tuesday it will rain between 10 and 11, be very windy until 4 and then snow for a ... |
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Explore conflict and peace
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Cowboys v Indians? Cops v robbers? Girls v boys? Or how about real kids with real guns v real kids with real guns? |
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Reflect on the conflict in Israel/Occupied Palestinian Territories
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Are you the type who keeps their keys on a simple hoop? Maybe you have a stuffed animal holding one lonely yale, or perhaps a heavy duty chain à la 50 cent. |
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Highlight stigma on campus
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AIDS is killing people so effectively that it's lowered the national average life expectancy in many developing countries. Consider that for a moment. It would take thousands of people to die young to have a bearing on a national statistic like that? |
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HIV Speed Dating.
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Consider if you will the concept of speed dating. A load of single people turn up in a room and spend 3 minutes talking to each other in a series of lightning 'dates'. |
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Raise money with a sponsored event
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Some adages are rubbish (who wants a bird in the hand when you can leave it in the bush where it won't poo on you?) but there's one that's a guide to live by – the old 'uns are the best. |
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Every May thousands of people fundraise for Christian Aid
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A stroll on a pleasant evening, meeting your neighbours, glancing into their hallways, and proving yourself to be 'that lovely young man/lady at number 24' is always fun. |
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Plant a tree
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Help Christian Aid week to grow by holding a simple tree-planting event. |
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Sponsored walk to uni for a week
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Walking to uni for a week probably doesn't pose much of a challenge if you live a pen’s throw from your classrooms in a comfy hall of residence. |
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Transform your toilet and charge for its use
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Have fun with a bit of toilet humour: take the ‘transforming toilets challenge’ and raise money for Christian Aid week. |
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