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Hi everyone,
Week 5 has now officially started! I hope everyone is doing well.
The minutes from our last committee meeting can be found here: https://www.selwynjcr.org/post/meeting-4-minutes-12-02-23
If you have anything you would like to put in Selwinfo for next Thursday (23/02), please email jcrcommunications@sel.cam.ac.uk by next Thursday afternoon.
The Selwinfo for this week is below.
NOTICES
Hustings — this Sunday at 4pm
OPPORTUNITIES
Sign Up for Free Carbon Literacy Training
SolidariTee Talk in association with the JCR
Writing Residency Opportunity Applications Open
Volunteer at Watersprite Film Festival
EVENTS
Cambridge Shorts — Showcasing Student Short Films
NOTICES
Hustings — this Sunday at 4pm
Hustings will be taking place this Sunday at 4pm in the Chadwick Room. Please come along! OPPORTUNITIES
Sign Up for Free Carbon Literacy Training
The Cambridge Carbon Literacy Project is a free mini-programme open to all students, where you'll attend two online sessions to improve your understanding of carbon's role in the climate crisis. You'll learn about concepts around climate communication, zero carbon solutions for society, and measuring carbon footprints. Simply attend two sessions and take a pledge on climate action to receive a nationally recognised certificate from the Carbon Literacy Trust! The programme is non-selective, so anyone can join the 51,000 people nationwide who've completed the course already.
Learn more about the programme here or ask Jenny at jenny.perratt@cambridgehub.org; and sign up here! Deadline is midday, Friday 17 February.
2. SolidariTee Talk
A discussion/roundtable organised in association with the JCR and featuring Alexa Netty, CEO of SolidariTee, a charity which unites students and young people in support of the rights of forcibly displaced people, and works with local partner NGOs to provide legal aid and mental health support to refugees in Greece. Drinks will be provided, with audience questions and discussion on the topics of refugees and the NGO and legal aid sectors. To indicate your interest, please complete this Google form before next Wednesday: https://forms.gle/G6m5ApJzR3u46eh16 This event will be taking place at the Masters Lodge on Friday 24th February from 5.30-6.30pm.
3. Writing Residency Opportunity Applications Open
Join us for a life-changing writing workshop residency at Rosemary’s House (founded by a Selwyn student) in Greece. With the support of esteemed mentors you’ll hone your craft in the company of just 13 select writers from around the world. Under the supervision of industry-renowned mentors, you’ll be challenged to expand your thinking and refine your craft, while learning what it takes to get a mainstream publishing deal and your work featured in cultural curations as diverse as The New Yorker, The West End, and The BBC. Whether you are working on a novel, memoir, play, musical, collection of poems, screenplay, pilot, or other genre-bending pursuit, this is an opportunity to propel your progress alongside a group of exceptional peers. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and will close on April 1st, 2023. (Apply before March 1st, 2023 to receive priority review and a tuition discount) 2023 Schedule - Click your selected date below to learn more and apply: We believe in multi-genre workshops, so you are welcome to apply to any of the residencies below. May 6-13 Memoirist & Academic Sally Bayley May 14-21 Novelist & Journalist Rebecca Abrams June 4-11 Playwright, Screenwriter, and Actor Ryan Calais Cameron Jun 12-19 Journalist & Essayist Doreen St. Felix September 9-16 Playwright, Screenwriter, and Lyricist Jake Brunger September 17-24 Writer, Poet, & Essayist Jenny Zhang Click Here to Apply Now If you have any questions, please reach out to apply@rosemaryshouse.org. In addition, if you are a student who is passionate about writing, literature, and/or entrepreneurship, please send your CV to Angelica at the same address, as we are currently offering a paid ambassadorship opportunity.
4. Volunteer at Watersprite Film Festival
Calling all students! We've got an amazing opportunity for anyone who'd like to get involved with the upcoming Watersprite Film Festival in early March! Volunteering at Watersprite is not only a great, low-commitment way to meet like-minded people and forge industry connections, but also offers something special to add to a CV for anyone looking for a career in communications or the creative and/or media industries after graduation! Follow this link to apply or to just learn more: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScWgUMsoH0lQzi3pJBLAiDTBKPXyzjSfsfbpbDki2O5UKsu2Q/viewform?fbclid=IwAR0nJVuE6GhX4VAotGl6kap6o7gaXN2DxZFtUvnRBGRkhOq-QyxlrdPkEGg We hope that you can find a role that interests you and that as many of you apply as possible! EVENTS
Cambridge Shorts — Showcasing Student Short Films
Cambridge Shorts is a biannual event, run since 2016, that showcases the best of student short films. This year's Shorts will take place on Tuesday the 21st of February 2023 at 8:30 p.m. in the Palmerston Room in St John's College. All information about the event can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/CUFilmAssociationAnd tickets can be purchased here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cambridge-shorts-tickets-541254706397?fbclid=IwAR1dN7uienSjzk4kzzlr7GDzCvhXp_FDhj5WiZsjIbZ-JTl8eSEvnnNRbMI The event will screen eight student short films, and they will be conducting Q&As with their directors afterwards, all topped off with free popcorn! JCR love, Katy (she/her) Selwyn JCR Communications Officer 2023