“A good day for me would be to have a couple of hundred bucks aha. Every day, I come here, and I read. I also sometimes do a bit of shopping. I like going to […]
Students sleep rough for charity
Students may spare a few quid for charity every so often, but campaigners have taken their action to a new level by sleeping rough outside the Union. Around twenty students braved the cold on Thursday […]
LUU based charitable societies to hold anual ‘sleepout’
On the 19th of March, Student Action for Refugees (STAR), Homed, and LUU Amnesty International, will hold their annual ‘Sleepout’ outside the Union building. Volunteers will sleep outside the Union building overnight, with a range […]
Students encouraged to help the homeless
LUU are working in conjunction with Leeds Beckett’s Student Union to raise awareness and increase support for the homeless in Leeds. The scheme has introduced food banks across the universities’ student halls of residences as […]
News | Spending one night homeless
Sleeping rough is tough for anyone, but students hit the pavement outside the Union this week to raise awareness of homelessness. The sleepout saw students experiencing how tough it is to live on the streets, […]
The reality of homelessness in Leeds
A quick definition of ‘homeless’ will tell you that it means to be “without a home, and therefore typically living on the streets”. Although the suffix may lead you to believe it is just that, the […]