It's here.

So Black History Month has arrived. After all the anticipation it is finally here...

First thing's first, tune in to Xpression.fm on Wednesday at 6pm to hear the interview with the committee (I repeat, 6pm on tomorrow, Xpressionfm, 87.7).

To follow on from that. . .

BARONESS FLOELLA BENJAMIN, OBE TALK
As you may already be aware, we're hosting a talk from Baroness Floella Benjamin, Chancellor of Exeter University, tomorrow (5th October 2013) in the Alumni Auditorium. The talk starts at 2pm prompt and the doors open at 1:30pm. The Baroness provides an informal talk and network detailing her successes and challenges as a woman of power.

Motivating & inspiring for all! Not to be missed!

DEBATE
In addition to celebrating Black History Month, we are holding an interactive debate and the topic of the debate will be "Can discrimination ever be positive?" In order to pull this off we need four volunteers who would be willing to begin the debate for both sides. Basically, we need 2 people to represent both sides of the debate and lead the discussion with opening arguments. This is your chance to express your opinions and we encourage you to bring your friends along or anyone who has an interest in debating as well.

The 4 spaces will be allocated on a first come first serve basis so the first 4 people who reply to this email expressing an interest in getting one of the spots will get them. Also please specify which side you would like to represent in your email. This event would be held on the 11th October 2013. More details coming soon...

CULTURAL SHOCK

We are also proud to present the CULTURAL SHOCK on the 18th October 2013! This is the day to show off your traditional attires and diverse cultures! :) Let's show how culturally diverse Devon can be! The event will be featuring students and societies from the university with dance acts, spoken word and so much more :)

This is something for you to get involved in if you want! We are trying to display all types of culture that Exeter has to offer. Please reply to this email for further details or if you want to get involved :)

As you can always expect, there will be delicious food on the night :)


For more information on this, check the Facebook event page
https://www.facebook.com/events/494571807293024/?context=create


Dara Omoyele

Vice President

Just a few days away. . .

Black History Month is FAAAAAAAAAST approaching guys and whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat! Have we got a lot in store for you!

To kick the month of celebration off we've got a talk from the University of Exeter's very own Chancellor: Baroness Floella Benjamin. A woman of Caribbean origin and a master of her trades, Floella's talk is most definitely not anything anyone should even think of skipping out on! To find out more about the Chancellor click HERE.

Following that, there's an explosion of colours, diversity and culture, yes, you've guessed it, a Culture Show - but we're calling it a Culture Shock. There will be performances from a variety of societies including the International Society, Islamic and Latin American amongst others. They're bringing flavour through dance, song, vocals, poetry - who knows what else they'll have planned? But it doesn't end there! A debate surrounding the topic of 'positive discrimination' - if you've got anything to say on the matter, you'd better be there!

Last but not least, to close the month, we're ending with a party! Well, a concert with performances from Wiley, Mutya Bueno, Neptizzle and bigtime DJ: Tim Westwood! WHAT?! Sorry, what was that you said? You'll be there? Of course you will...I know I will!

WATCH THIS SPACE for more details or visit ExeterACS on fb and twitter (@ExeterACS

EACS x

Ain't nobody Fresher...

So Clique Mondays, a new, ONE MONTH student party...and guess what, we're going to be there. Why? Cause it's the hottest event to date in Exeter, and ACS is going to make it hotter!

We're hosting our party on the top floor of the Timepiece Club, we've got cheaper tickets, and a better deal - tickets with ACS are only £4 instead of the original £5! With that money you'll get a special wristband that differs from the mediocre £5 ones. These will give you access to ALL areas of the club (upstairs, downstairs, inside,out - you get the picture) as well as a QUEUE JUMP pass and discounted drinks...!

HOW ON EARTH COULD YOU REFUSE THIS?!  It's Freshers, time to 'live it up' for a week before those of us who are not in our first year are hit with the grit! So, join us in adding spice to this fresh event, be there. (There is no 'or be square' option, the only option is to be there!)

Contact us for tickets or see the event page HERE..
You don't want to miss this!

EACS x

Opportunities!

This year we're launching some new programmes for you! We're setting up a Housing and Representatives

scheme. We're looking for volunteers for these schemes! The experience will be a good addition to a 'Life Experiences' list to not to mention how great it will look on a CV. Take a look below to find out more or click the 'Opportunities' link. If you are interested in any of the listed, please don't hesitate to contact us either on our facebook page or any of the other contact options on the 'Contact Us' page.

HOUSING SCHEME:

The housing scheme is a new system by this year’s ACS set up to encourage healthy competition.
By dividing the society up into competitive teams, we aim to promote the family and communal branch of the society.

It will include activities ranging from social events in a relaxed environment to cookouts and even sports.
The competition will be launched during Black History Month with a debate on Positive Discrimination and will be concluded at the end of the year with a sporting day.
Any suggestion for events are welcome and we look forward to an enjoyable year ahead.

REPRESENTATIVES:

After carrying out surveys, we have gathered that not all ACS members are totally involved in the ACS as they don’t really know what is going on. And the ACS definitely loves seeing lots of people from each year at its events!

This is why the ACS committee has opened up positions for a representative for each year! This aims to maximise participation within every year in university. The Representatives will be responsible for ensuring that everyone is included in all ACS activities in which they wish to take part, by communicating information to the different years by various means.

It would be great to see a lot of you volunteer for this new role & it would definitely help you build your CV! Don't forget, we're also looking for:
- Mentors,
- Writers,
- Volunteers for events,
- Sub Committee members,

EACS x

FRESHERS is back with a vengeance!

What time is it? What time is it? Yep, it's that time of year where all the Exeter Freshers hit up the clubs, join societies and sports clubs (okay almost), but for most people, it's time to commence packing for moving out or back to University. We're kicking the year off with a barbeque, tasty, fun and open - open to everyone and all students from all backgrounds. Come along and celebrate the start of the academic year 2013-2014 with EACS! We're looking forward to seeing you there, with music, food, drinks, dancing and awesome people, where can you go wrong?! Did I mention we're awesome? Yes? Okay, great!

Hope to see you there, click HERE for more information and to RSVP.

EACS x

Tune for June!

Browsing on a followers tumblr, I stumbled upon Younikk's 'Come a Little Closer'. After a conversation friend, it has been decided that we're going to have an artist of the month/song of the month! So for June - since this was the inspiration, we have 'Come a Little Closer' - we love it! So will you! Well, to be fair, only you can decide whether you like something or not, so press play, right now and be the judge! Keep a lookout for our favourite tracks right now!

Happy Listening,

EACS
x


Click here to purchase this 'Come a Little Closer' on ITunes!!




Something About Younikk by Younikk

Segregation, a Right for White?

The Segregation Series:

   "Recently The Gordon Parks Foundation discovered over 70 unpublished photographs by Parks at the bottom of an old storage box wrapped in paper and marked as “Segregation Series.” These never before series of images not only give us a glimpse into the everyday life of African Americans during the 50′s but are also in full color, something that is uncommon for photographs from that era.

Today...some fascinating photos from the 1950’s. I love the colors in the pictures. I think we think of that time in black and white but of course the real world was in color." (Take a look below - talk about CRAY-ZY!)

Imagine living in a world where 'Blacks' did everything in a separate place to 'Whites'. Imagine stopping for food - you're hungry, famished, no wait - you're starving and you get told to leave a restaurant because the 'don't serve 'Blacks'. Or queuing beneath a 'Coloured Only' sign. Talk about dystopian, and strange, degrading and real. 

It's no alien topic, segregation. It existed and thankfully the segregation Law was abolished, I believe, in 1964, or something close to that time. What does segregation tell you? What does it say, preach and dictate? Inequality. It's such a contradiction to suggest that a person has 'equal rights' when they are being forced to use a separate exit to you, a separate playground and a separate toilet. Is it just me or does every human being, lower, middle or upper class, Black, White or Coloured digest their food and have to excrete it in the same way? I think so!

As far as I'm aware, anyone who thinks that separating the human race is a good thing is completely out of their minds. What good can come with not being exposed to different types of people? It's how we learn. I couldn't imagine being forced to operate with one type of of person. How on earth do you grow?

Through something as simply as these photos (see below), we can see that people were pushing for change back then. Merely photographing the situations seen below is pushing a boundary and questioning the socalled norms of society. How normal is segregation today? Change is inevitable, if there's anything I've learned, it is that. So, carry on pushing for change. Change what isn't right in your life. Morality and conscience are things that are supposedly innate and tell us when something's fishy or not right. You're slacking? Not working to the best of your ability? Falling out with friends and family? If something's wrong in your life, correct it. It's cliché, yeah, but life really is too short. You many never wake up again after tomorrow. 

Yours,

EACS 
x

Photos courtesy of blackhistoryeveryday.tumblr.com