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Dr Suhraiya Jivraj

DecoloniseUoK Collective with Kent Uni Afro-Diasporic Legal Network  discuss: Being a Black Student: Reasonings &amp; Teachings

During 2018/19 The DecoloniseUoK Collective researched students' of colour experiences of race inequalities in education. They launched their <a href="https://decoloniseukc.org/manifesto" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Manifesto </a>of recommendations in March 2019, shared '<a href="https://research.kent.ac.uk/sergj/decolonise-uok-stories-of-unbelonging-with-lowkey/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Stories of (Un)Belonging</a>' with four other university student groups at their event with rapper and educator <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lowkeyonline/?hl=en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Lowkey</a> in March 2020. They are now celebrating the launch of their book: Towards Decolonising the University: A Kaleidoscope for Empowered Action (Counterpress, 2020). They will be joined by current students from the Afro-Diasporic Legal Network (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/adln_kent/?hl=en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ADLN</a>), a collective of Black Law Students for a discussion panel entitled:Being a Black Student: Reasonings &amp; Teachings. "Reasoning (Origin: Rastafari) noun : an exchange of thoughts, feelings and emotions on communal issues. Teaching (Origin: Students) noun : learning from one's experience"The discussion panel will be chaired by Professor Heidi Safia Mirza (Emeritus Professor in Equalities Studies, UCL Institute of Education and Professorial Research Fellow in Race, Faith and Culture at Goldsmiths, University of London and author of several best-selling books including, ‘Black British Feminism’ and ‘Young Female and Black’, which was voted in the top 40 most influential educational studies in Britain.) The event will be followed by a <a href="https://www.instagram.com/adln_kent/?hl=en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">live Instagram event</a> (@adln_kent).Check out the <a href="https://medium.com/@afrodiasporiclegalnetwork/bme-societies-submit-a-statement-of-solidarity-demands-to-the-university-of-kent-a353c351e9df" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ADLN Statement of Solidarity &amp; Demands. </a>Details of the event online link will be emailed to you in advance.The DecoloniseUoK Collective book is now available to download on a pay-what-you-can basis here : https://counterpress.org.uk/publications/towards-decolonising-the-university/

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