Students and staff contribute to promoting equality and diversity in Philosophy in a range of ways. Here are some specific opportunities:

• Serve on the Philosophy Equality and Welfare Committee.

EWC meets once per term to discuss projects, share information, formulate policies, and raise awareness of issues relevant to equality, diversity and well-being. It oversees Athena Swan work on gender equality in Philosophy. The committee has UG and PG members, and we seek to have a range of student perspectives represented.

Contact the Chair, Eileen John (Eileen.John@warwick.ac.uk).

• Join the Warwick Philosophy Black Voices Network.

BVN is a student-founded and student-run organisation for black students and alumni of Warwick Philosophy. BVN sponsors a wide range of events – academic, community-building, consciousness-raising, careers advice events – and works to promote all aspects of black students’ experiences at Warwick.

Contact Jude Folorunso (Jude.Folorunso@warwick.ac.uk) and Hannah Chinyemba (Hannah.Chinyemba@warwick.ac.uk) for information on BVN.

• Join the Warwick chapter of Minorities and Philosophy.

MAP is an international organisation whose ‘mission is to address structural injustices in academic philosophy and to remove barriers that impede participation in academic philosophy for members of marginalized groups.’ At Warwick, MAP organises many different kinds of events: e.g., film series, faculty-led discussion sessions, reading groups, socials, and visiting speakers.

Contact Sebastian Leyton Blanco (Sebastian.Leyton-Blanco@warwick.ac.uk) and Aline Rickli (Aline.Rickli@warwick.ac.uk) for info on joining MAP .

Student membership and leadership in BVN, MAP and EWC are crucial to the vitality and effectiveness of these groups. If you are interested, please get in touch!