Bournemouth University
October highlights Black History Month which celebrates the contribution black people have made to UK society.
BU, in collaboration with a host of other local organisations, has created a programme of events for staff, students and the wider community to enjoy, taking place both on and off campus.
The events will conclude in a talk given by Baroness Lawrence about the Race Relations Act, 50 years on, on Thursday 29 October.
Baroness Lawrence of Clarendon OBE is an anti-racism campaigner and Labour peer. Last year she was named the most powerful woman in the country in a list drawn up for BBC Woman’s Hour.
An advocate for justice, Baroness Lawrence has been effective in the change of laws in the UK. She will provide a personal perspective on her experiences, whilst reflecting on changes to UK Relations legislation over the last 50 years, focusing on the arrival of the Windrush and changes to several Race Relations Acts throughout the years.
For full information, and to book your place, please head Eventbrite.
Other events will be taking place off-campus for Black History Month, including:
- Black History Month Soiree
- Old Skool Reggae Night
- She Called Me Mother
- Let’s Kick Racism out of Football
- Thomas Foxwell Buxton Society
For full details and to book onto any of these events, please go to Eventbrite.
Venue details
KG01, Kimmeridge House
Talbot Campus
Bournemouth University
BH12 5BB
UK