Equality, diversity & inclusion

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Calendar 2025

OCA Student Association

Nov 123 min read

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Calendar 2025

We want your help in putting together an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion calendar for 2025.

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Julia Biggs

Oct 234 min read

Black History Month 2024

October is Black History Month. This year’s theme is Reclaiming Narratives,

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Julia Biggs

Mar 62 min read

International Women's Day

March is Women’s History Month in the UK and Friday 8th is International Women’s Day, which this year takes as its theme ‘Inspire Inclusion'

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Julia Biggs

Feb 76 min read

LGBT+ History Month

LGBT+ History Month takes place every February across the UK.

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OCA Student Association

Jan 191 min read

ED & I Calendar 2024

We are now pleased to launch our 2024 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion calendar.

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Equity Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Calendar 2024 - Send us your work

OCA Student Association

Oct 13, 20233 min read

Equity Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Calendar 2024 - Send us your work

About Did you know that International Pronouns Day is the third Wednesday of October each year or that December 3rd is the International...

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Emma Clements

Oct 11, 20236 min read

Student Stories - Emma Clements, BA Hons Illustration.

My name is Emma and I live in Sheffield, UK with my Husband, two children and little black cat. I have been deaf since I was three years...

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joannemulvihill-al

May 19, 20233 min read

Unquiet Minds

Last weekend OCA students joined tutor Diana Ali for a study event in Nottingham covering a whopping 16,995 steps. Unquiet Minds is a...

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Respect, Gender, Speak! Celebrating Equality & Diversity for all! Let’s ‘Swop’! Your Art For Mine!

Tricia Burton

May 12, 20232 min read

Respect, Gender, Speak! Celebrating Equality & Diversity for all! Let’s ‘Swop’! Your Art For Mine!

I was reminded through a fellow student’s work that handcrafted items can embody all that is diverse and uniquely beautiful, representing...

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In Conversation With: Christopher Samuel

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May 5, 20231 min read

In Conversation With: Christopher Samuel

In January we were joined by Christopher Samuel for an Artist Talk & Q&A. Christopher is a multi-disciplinary artist whose practice is...

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In conversation with: 2B or not 2B Collective

joannemulvihill-al

Apr 5, 20238 min read

In conversation with: 2B or not 2B Collective

Over the last couple of years we've teamed up with 2B or not 2B collective to allow OCA students to join their online life drawing...

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joannemulvihill-al

Jan 23, 20231 min read

OCA Student Charter 22/23

The Open College of the Arts (OCA) Student Charter was developed as a partnership statement between OCA and our students, through...

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OCA Student Association Values & Principles

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Nov 4, 20221 min read

OCA Student Association Values & Principles

Watch the video below or download the written transcript beneath: We would welcome your contributions around values & principles either...

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Open call - Paint yourself into the picture

OCA Student Association

Oct 14, 20221 min read

Open call - Paint yourself into the picture

Please note this post refers to suicide & suicide prevention. OCA alumna Laura Mohapi has been developing a project, We The Human, A...

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joannemulvihill-al

Aug 11, 20224 min read

Looking back on 21/22

At the beginning of the academic year 21/22 the Student Association (SA) made a commitment to bring our values to our event programme,...

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Catch up with the new issue of Edge zine

allan513287

Mar 9, 20221 min read

Catch up with the new issue of Edge zine

https://www.edge-zine.com/issues The theme for this edition is Identity and it features work from across a wide variety of artistic...

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Milly Lozinski

Jan 13, 20223 min read

Presenting: The OCASA 2022 EDI Calendar

I am so pleased to finally be able to present to you the OCASA 2022 EDI Calendar! Thank you to all the students who submitted a piece for...

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OCASA collaborative project: Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Calendar 2022

Milly Lozinski

Dec 3, 20213 min read

OCASA collaborative project: Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Calendar 2022

About Did you know that International Pronouns Day is the third Wednesday of October each year or that December 3rd is the International...

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OCASA launch a new programme of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion workshops with Dr. Ope Lori

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Nov 17, 20213 min read

OCASA launch a new programme of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion workshops with Dr. Ope Lori

OCA Student Association are launching a programme of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion training workshops delivered together with Dr. Ope...

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Fight Discrimination with the NUS Liberation Campaign

Milly Lozinski

Sep 23, 20212 min read

Fight Discrimination with the NUS Liberation Campaign

Like most student-led associations, OCASA has membership with the National Union of Students in the UK. The way we operate is slightly...

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