Freshers' Week Solidarity: How to Find Your Palestine Society (and What to Wear to the Fair)
Freshers' week: a thousand societies, one overwhelmed you. If Palestine solidarity is part of who you are — or something you want to learn more about — here's your guide to finding your people in week one.
Finding the Society
Nearly every UK university has a Palestine society, Friends of Palestine group, or equivalent — look for the flag, the keffiyehs, and usually the best bake sale at the fair. Can't find them at the stall? Search your students' union website and Instagram; most societies are more active online than on paper.
What Palestine Societies Actually Do
Forget any stereotype of societies as talking shops. A typical year includes teach-ins with visiting speakers, Palestinian film screenings, cultural nights with dabke and tatreez workshops, fundraising for medical aid charities, coach trips to national demonstrations, and campaigns on university investment policies. It's community, education and action in one membership — usually for a few pounds a year.
What to Wear to the Fair
Freshers' fairs are where you're seen by everyone you'll spend three years with. A solidarity tee or embroidered crewneck does two jobs at once: it helps society members spot you (expect to be waved over), and it signals your values to potential friends before a single conversation. Our watermelon and Handala designs are perennial campus favourites precisely because they invite questions rather than shouting answers.
First-Year Solidarity Etiquette
Listen first — many societies are led by Palestinian students for whom this is life, not politics. Show up consistently rather than intensely. And when the society runs its first fundraiser of the year, a stall of solidarity apparel always outsells everything except the baklava.
Society Bulk Orders
Running a society? Contact us about kitting out your committee or stocking your fundraising stall — solidarity apparel sells itself at campus events, and every piece funds humanitarian aid before it even reaches your stall.
FAQ
How do I find my university's Palestine society? Check the freshers' fair, your students' union society directory, and Instagram — most UK universities have an active group.
Do I need to be Palestinian or Muslim to join? Not at all — Palestine societies welcome all students who support human rights, and diverse membership is the norm.
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