Halifax JCRC are launching a campaign to try to improve the body image of its members, and to raise awareness of eating disorders.
It ties in with Eating Disorder Awareness Week, which runs from Monday 24th February to Sunday 2nd March.
The campaign has three main parts, including the International campaign ‘Operation Beautiful’ to both campuses, which will consist of the welfare team distributing positive letters around the University. In addition there will be a ‘Love your Body’ wall in JJ’s, where students can anonymously write what they love and hate about their body. The Welfare Rep of Halifax, Jessica Smith, commented that “this will encourage them to talk about it and show that body image affects everyone”.
They will also be recreating the Dove Real Beauty Sketches, where members of the college will describe themselves to an artist, who will then draw them. This, according to Smith, “could reveal how potentially damaging poor self image can be for people of any gender.”
A positive body image is incredibly important for student’s mental health and well-being.”
Yet another amazing welfare campaign, Halifax. Let’s see how quickly other colleges copy this one, this time.
Just because we used your ideas in Refreshers week….