Check here for details of the past events hosted by the BME Staff Network including video recordings.
In the fourth part of the BME Staff Network’s ‘How Much Do Black Lives Matter’ series, we were joined by panellists Professor Gus John, Marie Charles and Malcolm Cumberbatch in an interactive discussion on the growing debate around the complexities and challenges of ‘allyship’ in the shadow of the increased Read more…
From BAME to BIPOC! In this third event of the ‘How Much Do Black Lives Matter’ series, we were joined by Professor John Gus who shared his views on the historical and current use of language and terminology to describe people ‘othered’ on account of race or ethnicity.
In this second part of the webinar series hosted by the BME Staff Network, Annette Hay was joined by two very eminent speakers: Professor Gus John (Coventry University, UK) and Former Vice President, Ben Reese (Duke University, USA).
Following the killing of George Floyd in May 2020 and the circulation of the video that captured this moment, mass ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests were organised to condemn and challenge police brutality and racism across the world. The BME Staff Network organised a meeting to discuss the effects of this Read more…