Class Act Society

Introducing the Class Act Society: The Society is for all students who have faced (or are facing) any kind of social, educational, cultural or economic disadvantage.

We represent, support and advocate for all students who have faced any kind of social, educational, cultural or economic disadvantage. This includes lots of different things, from identifying as working class, low income to state comprehensive educated or first generation. It also includes student carers, care leavers, estranged students, and those with unstable accommodation or experience of homelessness.
The Society is very much a continuation of widening participation work, as although there’s a lot of work going into getting students from these backgrounds to apply to Cambridge, there is little support for them specifically once they are here. We firmly believe that access should not end at Admissions.
If you feel like Class Act is a space for you, then it is! You’ll never be asked to explain, or prove, why you belong, and there is no hierarchy of criteria.

But what does Class Act actually do?

We organise events to build communities for Class Act students, coordinate with J/MCR Officers and societies and campaign on issues that matter to our members. This is all organised through Forums, which happen at least twice a term. Forums are spaces for Class Act students to get together, share grievances, express solidarity, and use all of this to fuel the work and policy of the Campaign.

Class Act also exists as a network for students with similar experiences to support each other and discuss issues of class, educational background and socio-economic privilege which can often feel taboo in the rest of Cambridge. We aim to build communities of care and compassion, where Class Act students can find solidarity and support. Part of this is recognising intersectionality and we wholly welcome those who identify as BME, LGBT+, women and marginalised genders as well as disabled and international students.