About the Campaign

The Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) Campaign represents, supports, and advocates for all students of colour at the University of Cambridge.

We bring together anti-racist organising from across the University to campaign for change. We organise events to build communities of care and compassion for BME students, coordinate with JCR/MCR reps and societies to strengthen BME student representation, and campaign on the big issues that matter to BME students - everything ranging from the lack of targeted mental health support for BME students and racist treatment by student-facing staff, to the Prevent Duty and the Collegiate University's continued connections with the arms trade, the fossil fuel lobby, and corporations that profit from the death and destruction of communities of colour across the globe. We aim to nurture communities of care and compassion, where BME students can find solidarity and support, and cultivate political consciousness among our members. We are a place of life, a space for celebration, and a team ready to bring about change. FUSE and FLY are community-building spaces for BME students who also self-identify as LGBT+ and/or women, respectively. Both run private groups where members can build community - message the pages to be added to those. To stay connected with us, check out our LinkTree for links to all our social media pages and updates about events and projects.

Elections

Elections for the BME Officer and BME Campaign committee are held separately, during Lent.

Forums

Forums decide the direction of the BME Campaign. They are a space where all BME students are welcome to attend to raise concerns, hold the elected BME Campaign committee and the Students’ Union’s full-time BME sabbatical officer to account, and get involved in campaigns for change. For BME reps, these will be a great space to share what you’ve been up to and what difficulties you’ve been facing in your college, share skills and advice, and coordinate campaigns with others. Each Forum will consist of a ‘themed’ discussion based on a certain topic and an ‘open’ section - a call for submissions to decide on the agenda of the ‘open’ section will be circulated in advance of each Forum.

meet the committee