“If I had the opportunity again, I would definitely get involved with Body Gossip because it is a fabulous, life-affirming campaign!”

Bristol

Cardiff

Reading

Southampton

UEA

“I found it weirdly reassuring to know that I wasn’t the only one, even at my university, to not be 100% happy about how they looked.”

Claire, Bristol 

"We combined the launch of our event with the SRSH "Like a tree, my body is..." campaign, where we took to the streets on our campus and got a load of students thinking and talking about their bodies by using post-it notes. These were great to read, and we liked these so much that we began the production with our actors reading out some of our favourites. We also got a great selection of stories at Bristol: positive, negative, powerful, witty and thought-provoking. At the production, we got people writing mini body stories on mirrors stuck to the wall, drawing over pictures we took of them (and realising that what seems like good body proportions don't necessarily look that great!) and finished off the night with a performance by a student singing group. The BGoT team, actors and audience all got involved and really took something away from the experience!"

Nush, UEA

"We had 11 student writers from around the university sending in their thoughts and feelings on body image. These ranged from poems, to monologues and stories ( and even a creative writing dissertation on steroid abuse!). The performance had a team of dedicated actors, helpers and a compeer and was performed in our drama studio as a one off performance. Audiences from UEA and from outside of the uni came to see it and we had fantastic support from everybody! Overall we raised £160 for the group!"

How to get involved

If you are interested in organising a Body Gossip event, or merely want to find out more information, then please do not hesitate to get in contact by e-mailing c.gatherer@btinternet.com.
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