Thank you for your interest in joining Anti Racist Cumbria as an ARCtivist and helping us to make Cumbria the UK’s first actively anti-racist county!
Our volunteers are called ARCtivists to reflect the active nature of volunteering for Anti Racist Cumbria. There are a number of ways you can get involved as an ARCtivist, both in person and remotely ranging from helping out at events and writing articles for our social media to lending a hand with admin and getting involved in community conversations. Without our ARCtivists we would not be the organisation we have become today. We cannot do this work without you!
We want to ensure volunteering experiences with us are valuable, that they work for our ARCtivists and are helpful to meeting our aim of dismantling racism, here in our county and beyond.
Before you sign up, it’s important for us both to understand from the start what to expect from each other and what we are committing to.
ARC’S commitments to you
- A supportive community of like-minded people
- An induction and ongoing opportunities for anti-racist learning
- Regulation and embodiment resources, in person events and healing spaces to support you in this challenging work
- A variety of social events throughout the year
- Regular impact insight – know your work is making a difference!
- Free T-shirt or hoodie for volunteering
- Discount on our merchandise and books
- We are happy to provide references for employers
Your commitments to us
- Be in alignment with our aims and values
- Familiarise yourself with and follow our guidelines and policies
- Commit to your continued anti-racist self-education.
- Attend at least 2 of our General Meetings each year (in person or online)
- Work towards a target of 16 hours volunteering per year
- Be actively anti-racist e.g. talk about our work and your ARCtivism with friends/family/colleagues, have courageous conversations, lobby your local MP/Cllrs etc
If you’re still interested in getting involved – fantastic! Complete the form below and you’ll receive an email containing more information and dates for our upcoming ARCtivist Induction Sessions.
CLICK HERE to submit a new members form
**If you’ve already signed up previously, upon completing the form you will have seen an info message which included booking links for new volunteer drop in sessions and the general meetings.
If you’ve missed it, or you’re not sure what to do, please contact us on hello@antiracistcumbria.org.**
