CN: violence
SU statement
As a students' union we are here to support all our members affected by ongoing violence in Israel and Palestine. There is no way to express the depth of suffering and trauma which many of us, our friends, and our families are experiencing in response to this appalling violence.
Members of our team will continue to liaise with student groups and national organisations as a matter of urgency, including the Cambridge University Jewish Society and the Cambridge University Palestine Solidarity Society to ensure we are continually supporting all affected students in the best way possible.
In hope of peace and an end to violence,
Cambridge SU Sabbatical Officers 23/24
We urge anyone seeking advice, welfare support, or community solidarity to reach out to any of the following services, including to report hate incidents
– College pastoral team and welfare tutors
– University Racial Harassment Advisor within the Harassment and Violence Support Service (HVSS).
– The independent, free and impartial Student Advice Service
– Cambridge University Jewish Society: http://www.cujs.org/
– Union of Jewish Students dedicated welfare line: 02074243288
– Community Security Trust hotline for reporting antisemitic incidents: 0800 032 3263 / https://cst.org.uk/report-incident (always call 999 in an emergency)
– Cambridge University Palestine Solidarity Society: palestine@cusu.cam.ac.uk
– Cambridge University Islamic Society, https://isoc.co.uk/
– Cambridge Central Mosque, 01223 654020; cambridgecentralmosque.org
– TellMAMA, for reporting incidents of anti-Muslim hatred: tellmamauk.org, 0800 456 1226
For anyone experiencing distress or worried about their studies at this time, the University Counselling Service also remains open, and any student can book an appointment here.
Update
Cambridge SU apologises that not all of the organisations mentioned in the above statement were consulted prior to the statement being published. We will make every effort in the future to ensure statements are accurate before publication.