To further anti-racism understanding and work, holding a regular group with peers or colleagues may support discussions and learning on race equity. Participants could take it in turns to bring a topic to the group.

Check out the resources we've collated for our own group at SOS-UK (it is not exhaustive!). It forms part of our wider sustainability & intersectionality resource hub.

Colleges and sixth-forms:

Book our free workshop which will support students in choosing a more ethical bank account. Register here.

Students

Become a student ambassador for the campaign and help spread the word to your peers and beyond. Register here.

Our Invest for Change campaign supports students to call on their universities to reform investment practices to change the financial system. We can run introductory workshops, introducing the issues with the current financial system and how students can change this through an Invest for Change campaign on campus. We also offer more detail campaign planning sessions, to kickstart your campaigns! We tailor workshop each workshop to your group, so let us know what you need.

Head to our website to book a workshop via our form at the bottom of the homepage, or get in touch with melanie.kee@sos-uk.org.

Check out our advice on how to get a warm and efficient home

We have information on energy bills, house hunting, heating and energy saving to help you save money and have a warmer home.

Are you aged 10-14? Are you full of exciting ideas to help improve the environment and the community you live in? Join the Green Influencers Scheme to imagine, make, and share your own projects!

As a young person, you’re not just a leader of tomorrow – you can be a leader now. If you have ideas for getting yourself or your friends to connect with nature, we want to help you make those ideas a reality. As an environmental youth social action project this could include elements of volunteering, fundraising, campaigning or supporting your peers, but projects can be anything you like – for example, creating a community garden. You will be at the forefront of making and carrying out your project from start to finish. Our Green Mentors will be here to support you - to help you make connections in your community and to get funding to make it happen.

To get involved, please get in touch with your local Green Mentor:

• If you live in Southampton and surrounding areas, contact Holly.
• If you live in Norwich and surrounding areas, contact Kate.
• If you live elsewhere in England, you can locate your nearest Green Mentor on this map.

In each episode, field-leaders from student liberation movements and academia deconstruct the exclusivity of sustainability activism and education. Episodes cover sexuality, disability, gender, class and race.

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UK universities have over £15 billion that is frequently invested against the interests of students and the world they will graduate into. As part of our Invest for Change campaign, email your University's senior management to ensure their investments are funding environmental and social justice solutions and engaging with investments to change corporate practices.

Use our template to write your email, and see our resources for further support.

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Learn more about the climate crisis

Whether you live in halls of residence, with family, or privately rented accommodation with other students, there are a number of ways you can take action to be sustainable.

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Lots of universities hold investments in companies, known as shares. Anyone who invests in a company, has a say over how the company is run. ‍

We’re calling on universities to use their power as shareholders to actively engage - and vote - at company AGMs.

This year, campaigners are calling for Barclays and HSBC to stop funding fossil fuels at their AGMs. Since the Paris Agreement, Barclays and HSBC, two of Europe's biggest fossil fuel financiers, have funnelled over US $255 billion into to the coal, oil and gas sectors, according to the Banking on Climate Chaos report. See the Barclays and HSBC resolutions.

Call on your university to support the resolutions and take AGM action! 

Use this template email to join our email campaign, or visit our website for more information.