Category: Politics/Social Justice

NDP Western’s aim is to promote progressive values on campus and around London. The club hosts a number of events and talks intended to promote the debate and awareness of political and social issues. Events often have sitting MPPs and professors with a diversity of views in order to facilitate discussion and broaden views. The club maintains close ties to the NDP on both levels of government and provides real-world political experience.

HanVoice is the largest Canadian non-profit organization focused on advancing the North Korean human rights cause by supporting on-the-ground information dissemination and working with leading politicians and policy experts to create change on the international stage. HanVoice aspires for a North Korea where its citizens do not flee their country in search of food and freedom. We are driven to enhance the role Canada and its government plays in bringing human rights and humanitarian assistance to North Korea to enable the change necessary for a free and prosperous country.

Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) is an international student-led organization which advocates that health technologies developed downstream of public funding, many of which are developed in university labs, should be accessible and affordable to all. We focus on global health, promoting affordable access to medications in low and middle income countries, and advocating to increase publicly funded research and development into neglected diseases.

The Western Model United Nations Society strives to foster interest amongst students in the areas of politics, international relations, public speaking, humanitarian efforts, negotiation and diplomacy. Western Model UN is committed to providing structured forums to facilitate constructive discourse through Model UN conferences, skills workshops, debates, and other events. We actively encourage a diversity of viewpoints all within a safe and lively environment.

Smart Solutions Western is a social justice club that seeks to engage members and create opportunities to volunteer throughout the London community. This year, our overarching focus is the alleviation of poverty through discussion and further awareness. Some topics of discussion will be but not limited to, micro-loans, women empowerment, and institutional inequalities. We will not only look at the micro-aspects of poverty but also will evaluate macro-causations, through keynote speakers, documentaries, and practical applications (such as a case competition). We have various opportunities for new member leadership roles and development.

The Association for Learning and Preserving the History of WW2 in Asia (ALPHA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to building knowledge and understanding of WW2 in Asia through education. Our mission is to promote the learning and critical understanding of the history of WWII in Asia and the atrocities of war, to affirm the values of justice, peace and reconciliation from a humanity perspective. The Western Chapter is dedicated to pursuing ALPHA’s mission to secondary and post-secondary students in the London community. ALPHA aims to activate historical memory and dialogue, not to lay blame, but to promote reconciliation, healing, closure and cross-cultural understanding. We achieve this mission through education and advocacy initiatives along four directions: engaging educators and students, empowering youth, supporting research, and connecting with the community.