This year we have a wide range of events and activities taking place during Black History Month. Read below to see what you can enjoy!
Any event with a ✍️ next to it denotes that you will be REQUIRED TO SIGN UP via an Eventbrite link. The link will be posted below the event. These are on a first come first serve basis.
Any event with a ✍️ next to it denotes that you will be REQUIRED TO SIGN UP via an Eventbrite link. The link will be posted below the event. These are on a first come first serve basis.
Friday 8th October 2021 | 10am-4pm | Atrium, Newman
ARTEFACTS SHOWCASE
In the Atrium we will be showcasing a range of Artefacts from different periods of time. Here you can find historical artefacts of Aboriginal or African heritage.
Tuesday 19th October 2021 | 1pm-3pm | DA115, Newman
'OUT OF MANY, ONE PEOPLE': MIXED-RACE, HISTORY, AND THE BLACK ATLANTIC✍️
In Britain today there are over two million people that identify as Mixed-Race (Adekoya, 2021). Previously as an SU sabbatical officer (2019-2020), Tré found himself in talks with Mixed-Race students of African descent, finding many chose to identify as either Mixed-Race, Biracial, or Multiracial embracing all their heritage. So, here we might ask why news media frequently avoided naming both Barack Obama and Kamala Harris as Multiracial, Mixed-Race, or Biracial? Further, to the reasons why there was backlash to Megan Markle choosing to identify as such (Markle, 2015).
Observing discourses to Black Lives Matter last summer, it could be argued this new “anti-racist” Britain struggled to include Multiracial people into conversations about racism. Recently coming into the knowledge of his own Mixed-Race heritage, Tré has an emotional investment in this history. In this lecture, Tré will give an overview of some of these histories. Now in 2021, it troubles him to often find Black history discussed via “ethnic absolutism” (Gilroy, 1993: 2). As questions are being asked about Black history in curricula, where does this leave people now, whose family stories may not all solely originate from either ‘Blackness’ in the African continent and / or the Caribbean?
To attend this guest lecture, please sign up here.
Tuesday 26th October 2021 | 7pm-9pm | Zoom
RACE AND FEAR (FREE)✍️
This is an open space for students and staff to discuss the barriers people face surrounding race and fear. This will include sharing positive tips for the overcoming stigma, and empowering each other. This event will be taking place on zoom, 7pm-9pm, to allow those who are not able to get to campus to participate.
To attend this talk, sign up here.
Thursday 28th October | 2pm-4pm | CH116, Newman
RACE AND FEAR (FREE)✍️
This is an open space for students and staff to discuss the barriers people face surrounding race and fear. This will include sharing positive tips for the overcoming stigma, and empowering each other. This event will be taking place on campus, 2pm-4pm.
To attend this talk, sign up here.
ARTEFACTS SHOWCASE
In the Atrium we will be showcasing a range of Artefacts from different periods of time. Here you can find historical artefacts of Aboriginal or African heritage.
Tuesday 19th October 2021 | 1pm-3pm | DA115, Newman
'OUT OF MANY, ONE PEOPLE': MIXED-RACE, HISTORY, AND THE BLACK ATLANTIC✍️
In Britain today there are over two million people that identify as Mixed-Race (Adekoya, 2021). Previously as an SU sabbatical officer (2019-2020), Tré found himself in talks with Mixed-Race students of African descent, finding many chose to identify as either Mixed-Race, Biracial, or Multiracial embracing all their heritage. So, here we might ask why news media frequently avoided naming both Barack Obama and Kamala Harris as Multiracial, Mixed-Race, or Biracial? Further, to the reasons why there was backlash to Megan Markle choosing to identify as such (Markle, 2015).
Observing discourses to Black Lives Matter last summer, it could be argued this new “anti-racist” Britain struggled to include Multiracial people into conversations about racism. Recently coming into the knowledge of his own Mixed-Race heritage, Tré has an emotional investment in this history. In this lecture, Tré will give an overview of some of these histories. Now in 2021, it troubles him to often find Black history discussed via “ethnic absolutism” (Gilroy, 1993: 2). As questions are being asked about Black history in curricula, where does this leave people now, whose family stories may not all solely originate from either ‘Blackness’ in the African continent and / or the Caribbean?
To attend this guest lecture, please sign up here.
Tuesday 26th October 2021 | 7pm-9pm | Zoom
RACE AND FEAR (FREE)✍️
This is an open space for students and staff to discuss the barriers people face surrounding race and fear. This will include sharing positive tips for the overcoming stigma, and empowering each other. This event will be taking place on zoom, 7pm-9pm, to allow those who are not able to get to campus to participate.
To attend this talk, sign up here.
Thursday 28th October | 2pm-4pm | CH116, Newman
RACE AND FEAR (FREE)✍️
This is an open space for students and staff to discuss the barriers people face surrounding race and fear. This will include sharing positive tips for the overcoming stigma, and empowering each other. This event will be taking place on campus, 2pm-4pm.
To attend this talk, sign up here.
