Archive for January, 2012

Happy New Year / Welcome Back / Happy Term 2 Week 1!!!

This is our weekly email for Week 1 of Term 2. We send out an email to our members every week so if you would like to be on our mailing list you can find out how to join the society here.


This week…

News

The Glitterball!

The Glitterball!

Saturday 4th of February. Put the date in your diary because it’s the night of the Glitterball, the biggest night on the Warwick Pride Calendar.
This year’s Glitterball will be at The Holiday Inn in Kenilworth, a three course sit down dinner with entertainments including a DJ, Dancefloor, Jazz Band, demos and ‘lessons’ from Warwick Salsa. The theme this year is Mardi Gras, so dress to impress with masks if you want to follow tradition and decorations in the traditional green, purple and gold.

Tickets are only £27.50 and available from here!
n.b. there are limited tickets and they’re selling like hotcakes, so buy yours now to avoid disappointment!

Other important mentions this term:

National Student Pride (Tour) Week 7 – Sign ups will start week 2, more details will follow in next week’s email.

The AGM (Annual General Meeting) Week 8 – All Exec positions other than International and PG&M Reps will become availiable for Society members to run for, also motions for policy and more can be passed. If you’re interested in Democracy, The Society, its future or running it then you should attend! More information will be given nearer the time!

Other, less specific things that are going to be happening this term are some fantastic campaigns which are being planned by Jack & Rosa et al, Some great events and trips afar that our Ents officers, George and Amy have up their sleeves and finally, February is LGBT History Month and there will be some wonderful events happening to celebrate that.

Socials

Monday: Coffee Social
Location: The Terrace Bar Time: 4-7 pm
Come along this Monday afternoon for the perfect welcome back and catch up after Christmas!
 

 

Tuesday: Trans* Social
Location: — Time: Afternoon/Evening
Please refer to the Trans* section of the Forums for more details, or alternatively email trans@warwickpride.org.
 

 

Wednesday: Culture and Campaigns
Location: H3.58 Time: 3-5 pm
This Week’s Culture and Campaigns will be based around an on-campus poster campaign.
 

 

Thursday: International Social
Location: The Terrace Bar Time: 5-7 pm
This Thursday, James will be running a social based towards International Students in the terrace bar, feel free to join him for a chat, a drink and (if you have any) to bring up any issues.
 

 

Friday: Brunch!
Location: Cafe Library Time: 11am – 12
Lucy will be hosting the first breakfast morning this term, join her in the library cafe for a lovely catch up and chat
 

 

Saturday: Nightingales
Location: Meet at Arts Centre Bus Stop Time: 8pm – Late
George will be collecting people from theArts Centre Bus stop and leaving at 8pm, don’t be late!From there we’ll be heading by bus and train into Birmingham for a night out to celebrate being back and student loans going in!It’s going to be an amazing night so don’t miss out!
 

 

The next Exec meeting will be Friday at 7:30pm in H0.05 (to be confirmed).

 

Happy New Year and Welcome Back!
Love and Kisses,
The Pride Exec

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All socials are open to all members, however some may be intended towards certain member groups, please show due care and thoughtful consideration before attending these socials. If in doubt, please feel free to contact the relevant rep.