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BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2018 www.brookes.ac.uk/ blackhistorymonth
Welcome
from Professor Anne-Marie Kilday
PRO VICE-CHANCELLOR (STUDENT & STAFF EXPERIENCE)
CHAIR OF BROOKES RACE EQUALITY ACTION GROUP
I am delighted to invite all members of
Oxford Brookes and the wider local
community to join us in celebrating
Black History Month 2018. We aim to
raise awareness across the University
and beyond of the past, present and
future contribution of Black communities
to our social, economic, political,
cultural and intellectual life in the UK.
Brookes’ programme for Black History Month goes “Beyond a Month...” to link with
our wider race equality agenda, connect with the development of our Black and
Minority Ethnic (BME) Staff Network, and give increased positive profile and visibility
to the experience of our BME staff and students.
Black History Month especially promotes knowledge and awareness across all
communities of the experience and contribution of Black people of African and African
Caribbean heritage to British and global society. Join us as we look back at the history
as well as looking forward to the future in creating a society that works for all.
This guide lists events which will be happening here at Oxford Brookes University
and across the city, and includes a range of information and links to other
resources. We hope you find this useful and welcome future contributions and ideas
for developing our work for Black History Month: Beyond a Month...
Calendar of events
October 2018
2 4 5
BHM Drop in BHM Drop in The Windrush Years: Next Generation
Harcourt Hill Headington Exhibition running from Saturday 6 October 2018
Campus Campus to Saturday 12 January 2019
8 9 10 11
BHM Drop in Rev Dr Black History Month Ideas Cafe: What is
Wheatley Robert Bates: Lunchtime session ‘white fragility’?
Campus Prejudice Swindon Campus
OBU Documentary
in the Harry
Self-Care Workshop Club: Being Blacker
Potter novels
16 17 20
Lunchtime Staff Afua Hirsch: BRIT (ish)... Where are you Commemoration and
Showcase really from? Controversy: Memory
Professor Rebecca Surender: Learning and Politics since 1918
Dr Kehinde
Andrews and sharing what works for progressing
and embedding race equality
23 24 25 29
Cecilia Anim CBE: My Dr Victoria Dr Olivette Otele Dr David Ellis:
journey from Ghana to Showunmi: and Dr Miranda Welcome
RCN President Facilitated Kaufmann: Telling Home:
Professor Ann discussion Their Stories – Narratives of
Phoenix: University Celebrating Black Arrival from
of Oxford/BME Staff History Month the Windrush
Network Black History generation
Month Lecture
31 Jay Bernard: ‘Surge’ – Performing and evolving a text in flux
Throughout October: Dreams and Legacies exhibition and space to think The Lab
(next to the Glass Tank and Abercrombie Cafe) Abercrombie Building, Headington Campus
• OBU open lectures and performance • OBU Talks, workshops and discussions
• Events around Oxford
Welcome Black
from Sobia Afridi History
BROOKES BRIDGES
MANAGER
CHAIR OF THE BROOKES
Month
BLACK AND MINORITY
ETHNIC STAFF NETWORK
in the UK
Akyaaba Addai Sebo is widely regarded
I would like to add my welcome as Chair
as the instigator of Black History Month
of the Black and Minority Ethnic (BME)
in the UK. Addai worked with Ken
Staff Network. It is a privilege to have
Livingstone at the Greater London
this role. This is an opportunity for staff
Council (GLC) as coordinator of Special
to come together and support each
Projects. The first UK event was held
other. We discuss ideas of what we
on 1 October 1987, when the GLC
would like to see at Brookes for BME
hosted Dr Maulana Karenga from the
staff and this group has helped to shape
US to mark the contributions of Black
the Black History Month programme
people throughout history. Addai
that is coming up. If you wish to get
began thinking about celebrations of
involved please do come along.
Black history, and drew up a plan to
The BME Staff Network aims to be a recognise the contributions of African,
safe and inclusive space for all self- Asian, Caribbean and Arab people to
defining BME staff, to support autonomy the economic, cultural and political life
and enhance visibility and voice for in London and the UK. Since 1987 was
BME staff in the university community. also part of African Jubilee Year, other
The group meets regularly and shares boroughs began to formally institute a
information with members, organises Black History Month in the UK.
events and activities, promotes career
The placing of Black History Month
progression and supports engagement
in October at the beginning of a new
with university policy development.
academic year can instil pride and
For more information and details of next identity into young Black learners. The
meetings contact: month is also significant within the
Sobia Afridi safridi@brookes.ac.uk or African cultural calendar because the
Beverly Sesay bsesay@brookes.ac.uk autumn equinox in Africa coincides
4 | Black History Month 2018 calendar
Black History Month is a celebration of
the magnificence of cultural diversity
and the enriching value in peaceful
co-existence. To the African mind, to
achieve harmony both the black and
white keys of the organ must be in tune.”
www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/
article/section/30th-anniversary/black-
history-month-discussion-paper-3
with the harvest period, and is a time The significance of 2018 as the 70th
of plenty. October is also a period of anniversary of the arrival of the Windrush
tolerance and reconciliation in African in Tilbury Docks provides context for
culture. Black history is therefore a many events this year and brings home
reconnection with the African source, awareness of the experiences of the
hence the Black History Month symbol Windrush generation in the UK at the
of Sankofa – learning from the past – present time. 2018 is also the 70th
with the benefit of hindsight. anniversary of the founding of the NHS
and the 50th anniversary of the 1968
Sankofa is an Adinkra symbol used by Race Relations Act.
the Akan people of Ghana, the symbol
illustrates a mythical bird, which holds The Black History Month national
an egg representing the future in its website hosts extensive resources,
beak. The bird moves forwards while commentary and listings of events
looking backwards to the past. taking place across the country.
www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk
A discussion paper from Akyaaba
Addai-Sebo on the occasion in Local community information is
2017 of the 30th anniversary of the available through the African and
establishment of Black History Month African Caribbean Kultural Heritage
(UK) is hosted on the national Black Initiative (ACKHI) http://ackhi.org
History Month website.
The Windrush Years: Next Generation
“Black History Month seeks to extend Community Exhibition runs from
the boundaries of freedom and justice Saturday 6 October 2018 to 12 January
in the history of Black presence and 2019 in the Museum of Oxford, Oxford
experience in this our United Kingdom. Town Hall, St Aldates, Oxford, OX1 1BX.
calendar 5
Brit (ish)...
Where are you really from?
AFUA HIRSCH
‘Brit(ish)’ is about a search for identity.
It is about the everyday racism that
plagues British society. It is about our
awkward, troubled relationship with our
history. It is about why liberal attempts
to be ‘colour-blind’ have caused more
problems than they have solved. It is
about why we continue to avoid talking
about race.
Afua’s personal and provocative
investigation explores a very British
crisis of identity. We are a nation in
denial about our past and our present.
We believe we are the nation of
abolition, but forget we are the nation
of slavery. We are convinced that
fairness is one of our values, but that
immigration is one of our problems.
DATE Wednesday 17 October 2018 TICKETS
TIME 6pm
FREE
VENUE John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre
Headington Campus
6 | Open Lectures and Performance Events calendar
Afua Hirsch is a writer and broadcaster. Brit(ish) is her first book and was awarded a RSL Jerwood Prize for Non-Fiction. calendar Talks, workshops and discussions | 7
My journey from Ghana
to RCN President
CECILIA ANIM CBE
PRESIDENT OF ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING
Cecilia shares her experiences as the Cecilia originally trained as a midwife
first BME President of the Royal College in Ghana, where she worked before
of Nursing; her inspiration throughout moving to the UK and qualifying as
her four decades in the NHS; and the a nurse in 1977. Cecilia works as a
challenges and opportunities facing a clinical nurse specialist in sexual and
new generation of nursing staff. reproductive health at the Margaret
Pyke Centre in London and specialises
Dr Cecilia Akrisie Anim is the President in family planning and aspects of
of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). women’s health with a particular interest
The RCN is the voice of nursing across in menopause and public health issues.
the UK and the largest professional
union of nursing staff in the world. Cecilia’s awards include CBE in
2016, Honorary Doctorates from the
Cecilia was elected as President in 2015 Universities of Bradford (2016) and
and re-elected in 2017, after serving Nottingham (2017), UN African Women
two terms as Deputy President (2010 - of Excellence Award 2015, long service
2014). Prior to this Cecilia was an RCN award for over 30 years’ commitment to
Steward for 19 years and a Health and the NHS.
Safety representative for 17 years. She
is the first BME president of the RCN.
DATE Tuesday 23 October 2018 TICKETS
TIME 6pm
FREE
VENUE John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre
Headington Campus
8 | Open Lectures and Performance Events calendar
www.nursingtimes.net/anim-elected-as-royal-college-of-nursings-first-black- president-/5076505.article calendar Talks, workshops and discussions | 9
‘Surge’
Performing and evolving a text in flux
JAY BERNARD
‘Surge’ is an award-winning multimedia
project dealing with the 1981 New
Cross ‘massacre’, a fire at a birthday
party in south London which killed
thirteen young black people.
Inspiration for the piece, initially called
‘Surge: Side A’, came from Jay’s
residency at the George Padmore
Institute, a research centre in London
for black history, and they continue to
develop the work.
“(S)tartling and fresh and unique...
a moving and powerful struggle for
validation in the Black British community,
and the poet’s own clarification of
identity” – Judges of the 2017 Ted
Hughes Prize for New Work in Poetry.
DATE Wednesday 31 October 2018 TICKETS
TIME 6pm
FREE
VENUE John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre
Headington Campus
10 | Open Lectures and Performance Events calendarJay Bernard is from London and works as a writer and film programmer at BFI Flare (London’s LGBTQ+ film festival). ‘Surge: Side A’ was produced by Speaking Volumes and performed at the Roundhouse as part of The Last Word Festival 2017 for which Jay won the 2017 Ted Hughes Prize. calendar Talks, workshops and discussions | 11
Drop in
Information and conversation on
Black History Month activities
HARCOURT HILL CAMPUS Lunchtime open session
DATE Tuesday 2 October 2018 for Black History Month
TIME 10.30 to 11.30am
VENUE Westminster Square SWINDON CAMPUS
Refreshments available
HEADINGTON CAMPUS DATE Wednesday 10 October 2018
DATE Thursday 4 October 2018 TIME 12 noon to 2pm
TIME 11am to 12 noon
A celebration of the contribution of
VENUE Abercrombie Lab space
black and minority ethnic communities
(next to Glass Tank and Cafe)
to the NHS and the historical and
ongoing health of the UK.
WHEATLEY CAMPUS All welcome to drop in!
DATE Monday 8 October 2018
TIME 12 noon to 1pm Contact: Carol Hall
VENUE Wheatley Refectory/Hub chall@brookes.ac.uk
12 | Talks, workshops and discussions calendarThroughout October
Dreams and Legacies exhibition
and space to think
Picture
POSITIVE: CHAIRS AND
LADDERS GAME
by Hannah Wilmshurst
The Lab (next to the Glass Tank and
Abercrombie Cafe) Abercrombie Building
Headington Campus
A space to meet and view the Oxford Brookes Poetry Centre’s poetry and
photography exhibition “Dreams and Legacies” and the video “Our Take On It”,
featuring student responses to Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech.
www.brookes.ac.uk/poetry-centre/projects/black-history-month
Our Take on it:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dG3rqegPPF0&feature=youtu.be&t=20s
calendar Talks, workshops and discussions | 13Prejudice in the Harry Potter novels
Lunchtime discussion session
REV DR ROBERT BATES, CHAPLAIN, HARCOURT HILL
This event is open to everyone – all are welcome
Contact Robert Bates: rgbates@brookes.ac.uk
DATE Tuesday 9 October 2018
TIME 12.40 to 1.10pm
VENUE Chapel, Harcourt Hill Campus
Self-Care Workshop
Keeping well at University
Managing your wellbeing; how to deal with the
challenges and stresses of life.
This interactive workshop, facilitated by the Black
Women’s Forum UK, will provide an opportunity to
think about your work/life balance, discover resources
around the University and gather helpful tips of self-
care strategies.
Lunch will be provided • Open to all
Contact Beverly Sesay for more information:
bsesay@brookes.ac.uk
DATE Wednesday 10 October 2018 TICKETS
TIME 12 noon to 1pm
VENUE Union Gallery, Headington Campus FREE
14 | Talks, workshops and discussions calendarIdeas Cafe
What is ‘white fragility’?
All voices and views are welcome.
Rev Kate Harford: kate.harford@brookes.ac.uk
No need to book
www.brookes.ac.uk/students/wellbeing/
chaplaincy/whats-on/ideas-caf%C3%A9/
DATE Thursday 11 October 2018
TIME 5 to 6.30pm
VENUE Multifaith Chaplaincy, Buckley Building Headington Campus
OBU Documentary Club:
Being Blacker
Being Blacker offers a particular understanding
of both the challenges and triumphs of family and
community togetherness, as well as a unique insight
into being black in Britain in 2018.
The film tells the story of renowned reggae record shop
owner and music producer Blacker Dread, his extended
family, friends and the wider Brixton community.
DATE Thursday 11 October 2018 TICKETS
TIME 7 to 9pm
VENUE John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre FREE
Headington Campus
calendar Talks, workshops and discussions | 15Brookes Union
Events
Rum and Reggae: Award-Winning Scratchylus
Brookes Union invite you to step into the story and
experience this immersive Windrush Anniversary
Performance.
www.brookesunion.org.uk/events/black-history-
month-windrush-anniversary-performance-award-
winning-artist-scratchylus
DATE Monday 15 October 2018
TIME 5pm - 8pm
VENUE Union Square, John Henry Brookes Building,
Headington Campus
Guest Speaker: Dr Kehinde Andrews
Brookes Union is visited by one of Britain’s most highly
acclaimed Black educators, touring with his new
book, Back to Black: Retelling Black Radicalism for
the 21st Century.
www.brookesunion.org.uk/events/black-history-
month-dr-kehinde-andrews
DATE Tuesday 16 October 2018
TIME 4pm - 5.30pm
VENUE Union Square, John Henry Brookes Building,
Headington Campus
16 | Talks, workshops and discussions calendarAnti-Slavery Day - Addressing Current Challenges
in the Public and Private Sectors
Oxford Brookes Business School in conjunction with
Oxford Brookes Students’ Union is delighted to invite
you to a special open event on International Anti-
Slavery Day. This multi-sector and multi-stakeholder
event will address current challenges faced and
initiatives undertaken by public, private and third-
sector organisations.
DATE Thursday 18 October TICKETS
TIME 2pm - 8.30pm
VENUE Union Square, John Henry Brookes Building, FREE
Headington Campus
Film Screening: Hidden Figures (2016)
Join Brookes Union and the Oxford Brookes
Feminist Society for a free screening of Hidden
Figures – the popcorn is on us.
Hidden Figures tells the incredible untold story of
Katherine Jonson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan
(Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae)
– brilliant African-American women working at NASA
who served as the brains behind the launch into orbit of astronaut John Glenn, a
stunning achievement that turned around the Space Race.
www.brookesunion.org.uk/events/black-history-month-hidden-figures-ft-
feminist-society
DATE Friday 19 October
TIME 6.30pm - 9pm
VENUE Union Square, John Henry Brookes Building,
Headington Campus
calendar Talks, workshops and discussions | 17Lunchtime Staff
Showcase
Come along and learn about projects, research, initiatives and community and
voluntary activity of Brookes staff.
Lunch will be provided
Organiser: BME Staff Network
Contact Beverly Sesay: bsesay@brookes.ac.uk
or Jane Butcher jane.butcher@brookes.ac.uk
DATE Tuesday 16 October 2018 TICKETS
TIME 12 noon to 2pm
FREE
VENUE Green Room and Music Room,
Headington Hill Hall, Headington Campus
18 | Talks, workshops and discussions calendarLunchtime roundtable
conversation
Learning and sharing what works for
progressing and embedding race equality
PROFESSOR REBECCA SURENDER
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD ADVOCATE FOR DIVERSITY & PRO
VICE-CHANCELLOR
Professor Surender led the University of Oxford
Self Assessment Team for their successful award
under the Advance HE Race Equality Charter (REC).
Rebecca meets with the Oxford Brookes Race Equality
Action Group, BME Staff Network and other Brookes
colleagues engaged on the Race Equality agenda.
The session will enable discussion of lessons learned
from the Race Equality Charter process, sharing ideas
for what works on engagement, positive action and
ensuring ownership and delivery of actions and initiatives.
Attendance by invitation of Professor Anne-Marie Kilday,
PVC for the Student and Staff Experience and Chair of
Oxford Brookes Race Equality Steering Group.
www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/people/gtc-fellowship/
gb-fellows/276-rebecca-surender.html
DATE Wednesday 17 October 2018
TIME 12 noon to 2pm
VENUE JHB 403, Headington Campus
calendar Talks, workshops and discussions | 19Welcome Home
Narratives of Arrival from the Windrush
generation
DR DAVID ELLIS
INTERIM PVC DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND
SOCIAL SCIENCES
The session will explore the sentiments ER Braithwaite that represented the
and experiences of Caribbean migrants migrant experience in fictional form for
popularly known as the Windrush a largely white British readership. In
generation. It will describe the reactions the second part of the session Dave
they encountered from Britain’s white will look at narratives that deal explicitly
population and their own troubled with the black experience in Oxford
sense of belonging to a nation that they drawing upon autobiographical work by
had not previously encountered in its Mervyn Morris and Caryl Phillips and
physical reality. (hopefully) more modern day accounts
under current collection. Central to
Dave Ellis will begin by outlining some the session will be the question of
of the historical drivers that lead to ‘home’ and belonging as it has been
postwar migrations and draw upon narrated by the writers of the Windrush
some of the now seminal novels generation and those who have come
from writers such as Sam Selvon, after them.
George Lamming, AG Bennett and
DATE Monday 29 October 2018 TICKETS
TIME 6 to 7pm
FREE
VENUE John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre
Headington Campus
20 | Talks, workshops and discussions calendarAlongside his faculty role Dave writes and teaches on contemporary fiction and theory and on the growth of black British writing from the 1950s to the present day. He is also concerned with issues of widening participation and inclusive curriculum design. calendar Talks, workshops and discussions | 21
Events around Oxford
University of Oxford/ BME Staff Network
Black History Month Lecture
PROFESSOR ANN PHOENIX
INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, UCL, LONDON
Professor Phoenix will be speaking on:
Destabilising identities at home: Racialisation
and Intersectionality in a Brexit-Windrush
landscape.
Ann Phoenix is Professor of Psychosocial
Studies at the Institute of Education, University
College London. Her research interests include
motherhood, social identities, young people,
racialisation and gender.
www.admin.ox.ac.uk/eop/race/bhm/
On Wednesday 24 October 2018 there will also be a facilitated discussion following
the University of Oxford Black History Month Lecture with Dr Victoria Showunmi
from Maynooth/IOE.
Contact the University of Oxford BME Staff Network: bubbladmin@eng.ox.ac.uk
DATE Tuesday 23 October 2018
TIME 5.30pm
VENUE Pichette Auditorium, Pembroke College,
Pembroke Square, OX1 1DW
22 | Events around Oxford calendarOxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation
Trust celebrates Black History Month
Talks, quiz and a bring-and-
share meal.
Mary Seacole: Her life and
achievements
TREVOR STERLING
Image provided by National CHAIR OF THE MARY SEACOLE TRUST
Library of Jamaica
Inclusive Leadership
in the NHS
WENDY IRWIN
HEAD OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY, RCN
For more information email Thomas.Snipe@ouh.nhs.uk
DATE Friday 12 October 2018
TIME 4pm
VENUE Tingewick Hall, John Radcliffe Hospital
calendar Events around Oxford | 23Telling Their Stories:
Celebrating Black History Month
DR OLIVETTE OTELE AND DR MIRANDA KAUFMANN
Dr Olivette Otele and Dr Miranda Kaufmann explore
the historical presence and absence of Black
individuals and communities in the UK. The speakers
will focus on Black History in the UK from the
Elizabethan period onwards.
Telling Their Stories:
All History
Celebrating Black welcome Month
Telling Their Stories:
Celebrating Black History Month
Dr Olivette Otele and Dr
Miranda Kaufmann explore
the historical presence and Dr Olivette
Contact:Otele and Dr
university.church@ox.ac.uk
absence of Black individuals
and communities in the UK. Miranda Kaufmann explore
Thursday 25th October
19:30
Old Library
the historical presence and
Tickets free through Eventbrite
+44(0)1865 279 111
universitychurch@ox.ac.uk
www.universitychurch.ox.ac.uk
absence of Black individuals
and communities in the UK.
Thursday 25th October
19:30
DATE
Old Library Thursday 25 October 2018 TICKETS
Tickets free through Eventbrite
TIME 7.30pm +44(0)1865 279 111
universitychurch@ox.ac.uk FREE
VENUE Old Library, University Church, High Street
www.universitychurch.ox.ac.uk
Oxford (Entrance via Radcliffe Square)
Eucharist for Black History Month
REV SHEMIL MATHEW
DATE Sunday 28 October 2018
TIME 10.30am
VENUE University Church of St Mary the Virgin
High Street, Oxford, OX1 4BJ
24 | Events around Oxford calendarThe Windrush Years: Next Generation
Visit our Caribbean living room exhibition and find out
about the experiences of the Windrush with the voices
of local people, costumes from BKLUWO and artwork
inspired by lived experiences.
www.oxford.gov.uk/events/event/503/the_
windrush_years_next_generation
DATE Saturday 6 October 2018 to 12 January 2019
TIME Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm
VENUE Museum of Oxford, Town Hall, St Aldates
Oxford, OX1 1BX
Monarchies and Modernities in Africa:
The Legacies of Haile Selassie in the
Popular Imagination
DATE Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 October 2018
VENUE Oxford Institute of Anthropology Lecture Room,
53 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 6PF
calendar Events around Oxford | 25Commemoration and Controversy: Memory and Politics since 1918 A day of talks and discussion at Oxford University’s Department for Continuing Education. PROFESSOR TOM BUCHANAN, DR MYFANWY LLOYD, DR SIMUKAI CHIGUDU, DR CHERYL HUDSON, DR MICHELE BARRATT Cost £67 with refreshments Lunch available Concessions available DATE Friday 20 October 2018 TIME 10am to 5pm VENUE Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JA British Asian Histories DR YASMIN KHAN, DR OLIVIA ROBINSON, DR DAVID HOLLAND, DR SUMITA MUKHERJEE Cost £67 with refreshments Lunch available Concessions available DATE Saturday 3 November 2018 TIME 10am to 5pm VENUE Rewley House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JA 26 | Events around Oxford calendar
Groups and initiatives at Oxford Brookes BROOKES STUDENT AFRICAN CARIBBEAN SOCIETY The ACS promotes African and Caribbean culture through a variety of events during the academic year. In doing so, the ACS creates a community founded on the love and appreciation of the culture for their members. This society prides itself on enriching the lives of students by creating an environment where students feel valued, included and well-represented. The society provides both social and academic opportunities for networking, growth and visibility for students at Oxford Brookes University. www.brookesunion.org.uk/groups/african-caribbean-5521 BROOKES BME STAFF NETWORK The network aims to be a safe and inclusive space for all self-defining BME staff, to support autonomy and enhance visibility and voice for BME staff in the University community. The group meets quarterly and shares regular information with members, organises events and activities, promotes career progression and supports engagement with University policy development. Contact: info-bmestaff@brookes.ac.uk www.brookes.ac.uk/staff/human-resources/equality-diversity-and-inclusion/ equality-networks/bme-staff-network/ calendar Groups and initiatives at Oxford Brookes | 27
BAME STAFF ACTION GROUP AND DIVERSIFYING THE CURRICULUM The BME/BAME staff action group is led by teaching and professional services staff and collaborates with Brookes students in a wide range of activities associated with Diversifying the Curriculum. The group welcome contributions from staff and students to highlight how people at Brookes are responding to the call to diversify the curriculum. The work of the group includes the new Upstream Newsletter. A special issue 4 is being published featuring student voices and perspectives responding to the question: “What does BHM mean to you?” Contact Mariama Sheriff msheriff@brookes.ac.uk https://sites.google.com/brookes.ac.uk/diversifying-the-curriculum/staff- action-group https://sites.google.com/brookes.ac.uk/diversifying-the-curriculum/ newsletter 28 | Groups and initiatives at Oxford Brookes calendar
Local and national organisations
and resources
NATIONAL BLACK BLACK CULTURAL
HISTORY MONTH ARCHIVES
WEBSITE Black Cultural Archives is the national
www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/ heritage centre dedicated to collecting,
preserving and celebrating the histories
of African and Caribbean people in
ACKHI OXFORDSHIRE Britain.
AFRIKAN HISTORY
https://blackculturalarchives.org/
SEASON/BEYOND
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
See African and African Caribbean
UK BLACK PRIDE
Kultural Heritage Initiative website for UK Black Pride promotes unity and
information on events and community co-operation among all Black people
activity across Oxfordshire. of African, Asian, Caribbean, Middle
Eastern and Latin American descent, as
http://ackhi.org/
well as their friends and families, who
identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or
OXFORD CITY COUNCIL Transgender.
Video interviews with members www.ukblackpride.org.uk/team/
of Oxford’s African and African-
Caribbean community, who discuss
their experiences of living in Oxford,
OPERATION BLACK
the importance of Black History Month, VOTE
and what needs to happen to improve Operation Black Vote exists to ensure
community cohesion across the city. we have greater racial justice and
equality throughout the UK.
www.oxford.gov.uk/info/20035/
events/1224/black_history_month www.obv.org.uk/
calendar Organisations and resources | 29HIGHER EDUCATION RACE ACTION GROUP (HERAG)
The Higher Education Race Action Group (HERAG) is supported by the Advance
HE (formerly Equality Challenge Unit) and is made up of equality and diversity
professionals, academics, students and other individuals interested in advancing
race equality in higher education.
Link to information and resources from HERAG Think Tanks.
www.ecu.ac.uk/higher-education-race-action-group-herag/
Links to research, news and insights
WINDRUSH 70TH ANNIVERSARY
They duly and loyally responded to the NHS@70
“mother country”, many having served You Called and We Came: Remembering
in the allied forces during that war. Nurses of the Windrush Generation –
Herman Ouseley article: windrushday. article by Professor Laura Serrant.
org.uk/2018/06/22/windrush-70 www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/
article/section/windrush-day-2018/
WINDRUSH 70TH called-came-remembering-nurses-
ANNIVERSARY EDITION windrush-generation
OF NATIONAL WINDRUSH
MAGAZINE BLACK NURSES, THE WOMEN
windrushday.org.uk/2018/06/22/ WHO SAVED THE NHS
70th-anniversary-edition-of-our- (BBC DOCUMENTARY - 2016)
windrush-magazine
www.youtube.com/
watch?v=sr8Ul6FTZzw
THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY
OF THE WINDRUSH
NATIONAL BLACK HISTORY
windrushday.org.uk/2018/06/22/the- MONTH WEBSITE
forgotten-history-of-the-windrush
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