University of Chester

University of Chester Diversity Festival 2015 2nd – 13th March 2015

“Equality Through The Ages”

Across Various University of Chester Campuses and Locations

1 Date Time Event details To book Saturday 28th February 7.30pm The Cathedrals’ Group Choirs’ Festival Tickets available from Chester Cathedral Box Office (01244) Falling just before the festival but definitely worth including in 500959 the programme! The choirs will be singing Haydn’s ‘Maria Theresa Mass’ and Zadok the Priest, as well as individual choral pieces. Monday 2nd March 11:30am – 1.00pm Launch event: The Changing Face of British Equality with Oona https://www.eventbrite.co.uk King, Baroness of Bow /e/2015-festival-launch- keynote-speaker-oona-king- Oona King is a member of the House of Lords, Diversity Executive baroness-bow-tickets- at Channel 4 and was previously Senior Policy Advisor to the Prime 8069787953 Minister on Equalities and Diversity at 10 Downing Street. She is also a broadcaster, writer and political campaigner and was the More information is here elected MP for Bethnal Green & Bow from 1997-2005 and became Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Minister for e- Commerce, and then PPS to the Secretary of State for Trade & Industry.

At our 10th Annual Diversity Festival, taking place during the University of Chester’s 175th Year Anniversary, Baroness King will talk about her equality work and how matters of equality have 2 really changed in Britain during her time working in this field. Tuesday 3rd March 9.30am-11.30am Return to Work Focus Group https://www.eventbrite.co.uk Have you recently returned to work after a period of maternity, /e/return-to-work-focus- paternity or adoption leave? Did you receive the support you group-tickets-15153502534 needed on your return, either from your department or from your workplace in general? Did you get great support that you can share with us? Open to everyone, not just staff at the University!

The University has recently been awarded the Equality Challenge Unit’s Gender Equality Mark and a comprehensive action pan has been developed as a result. One of the actions in the plan is to develop a detailed and consistent package of support for those returning from period of family leave. Come and share your experiences to help formulate what this package of support will look like. Tuesday 3rd March 12noon – 2.00pm Disabled Staff Group No need to book, just turn up! Members of the University’s very active Disabled Staff Group will be available in Binks Foyer to promote the work of the group and provide guidance to staff on disability matters.

Tuesday 3rd March 2.45pm – 4.15pm CBBC Documentary Screening: My Life: My Name is Leo along https://www.eventbrite.co.uk with Director/Producer Phil Niland, Nine Lives Media /e/cbbc-documentary- screening-my-life-my-name-is- 3 'I just want people to finally see me the way I see myself,' pleads leo-tickets-14651692607 irresistibly honest Leo, the transgender 13-year-old whose story you can see at this screening of the CBBC documentary. Born Lily, Leo has lived as a boy since he was five and officially changed his name at the age of 11. In moving video diary sequences, the charismatic teen talks about his supportive family but also the bullying he's encountered, particularly at primary school, from people who could not accept his decision to live as a boy. We are honoured to have Director/Producer Phil Niland from Nine Lives Media available to answer questions after the screening. Tuesday 3rd March 8.30pm Cabaret with Abnormally Funny People https://www.eventbrite.co.uk Abnormally Funny People is a group of gifted stand-up comedians /e/comedy-night-with- strutting their funny stuff. All but one of them is disabled. They abnormally-funny-people- are all very, very, very funny people. With famous names and tickets-15268920753 faces you WILL recognise this is an evening of fun not to be missed. With all proceeds for this going to charity, get your tickets NOW! (A donation of £3 on the door is encouraged)

Over 18s only! Booking is essential! Wednesday 4th March 9.30am – 2.30pm/ National Association of Disabled Staff Networks Conference https://www.eventbrite.co.uk 4.00pm* This event is open to anyone who is a member of a Disabled Staff /e/nadsn-conference-tickets- Network in Higher or Further Education and to staff working in HE 15005523926 or FE with an interest in disability matters. More information is available 4 The event will comprise keynotes addresses from Dr Luke here and here Beardon, Sheffield Hallam University who will discuss ‘Exploding the Myths and Presenting a Positive Perspective of Autism’; Dr Nicola Martin of London South Bank University who will disseminate her research findings on Disabled People in Higher Education Leadership and Dr Karisa Krcmar and Tina Horsman from Loughborough University who will speak about the mindfulness programme they developed to support students with SpLD and how the learning from this study can easily be applied to staff and Chris Brill, ECU, who will deliver a consultative session on how the barriers to employing disabled people can be removed.

*The conference finishes at 2.30 and is followed by a meeting of the NADSN steering group until 4pm. Wednesday, 4th March 2.00pm – 3.00pm 'Creative Writing as an Exploration of the Desire to Belong'. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk A creative writing 'workshop', where Dr Ian Seed, Lecturer in /e/creative-writing-as-an- Creative Writing Programme Leader, BA Creative Writing, English exploration-of-the-desire-to- Department will coach participants into writing poetry/memoir/ belong-a-workshop-tickets- fiction on the theme of the desire to belong. Open to anyone with 14652047669 an interest in creative writing. Wednesday, 4th March 5.30pm Fairtrade Fortnight Chapel service No need to book! Megan Raybould, Christian Aid Intern, will be coming to Chapel to talk about Fairtrade coffee and her experiences in Ethiopia. Thursday 5th March 12.00noon – 1.00pm Delivering impact in relation to HIV testing amongst gay men https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e 5 Prof Paul Flowers (Glasgow Caledonian University is Professor of /psychology-research-seminar- Sexual Health Psychology and will be presenting on his research professor-paul-flowers-tickets- on Gay Men's Sexual Health. 14990637400

Thursday 5th March 10.00am – 3.00pm Violence against Women http://portal.britsoc.co.uk/pu The Violence Against Women (VAW) group will host a seminar blic/event/eventBooking.aspx day with key speakers on violence against women, including a ?id=EVT10415 focus on LGBT relationships. This will also include sessions on Forced Marriages. A session not to be missed, this event is open There is a charge for this event to anyone who works, studies, or has an interest in this area. - £5 for BSA members and £10 for non-members Programme:

09.15-09.50 Registration 09.50-10.00 Welcome from Dr June Keeling, Dr Olivia Smith, Dr Louise Livesey (Co convenors of VAW group) 10-10.30 Andrea Ingram: Disclosure experiences of asylum-seeking women 10.30-11.00 Watch this space – another fascinating session to be confirmed 11-12 Dr Aisha K. Gill: Forced Marriage 12.00-12.30 Kaya: Survivor of Forced Marriage 12.30-13.30 Lunch and networking 13.30-14.30 Domestic violence and abuse in lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender relationships: power and difference at the intersections. Dr Rebecca Barnes and Prof Catherine Donovan 6 14.30-15.00 Supporting survivors of domestic violence in the travelling community 15.00-15.30 Round Table Discussion 15.30-15.45 Concluding comments and evaluation

This event has been made possible with the financial support of the British Sociological Association Violence Against Women study group and the voluntary assistance of its members. The BSA exists to promote Sociology.

Thursday 5th March 10.00am – 3.00pm Women’s Housing Action Group (WHAG) provides Domestic Drop in sessions – no need to Abuse Services across Cheshire West and Chester. Their services book encompass supportive accommodation to include refuge and dispersed housing, resettlement, community support and recovery programmes. To complement the above event, WHAG will be available to offer domestic abuse drop in sessions at the University for anyone wishing to seek support, options and guidance around abuse and violence. Friday 6th March 9.30am – 2.30pm Inspirational Women’s Conference https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e A conference celebrating all that is truly inspirational! With a /inspirational-women- range of excellent speakers covering a range of exciting topics, conference-tickets- this is an event open to all female staff, students and visitors who 14695551791 want to feel inspired, progress their careers and network with some fellow inspirational women. See here for more 7 information. Friday 6th March 12noon-1.00pm Sylvia Lancaster OBE https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/ Following the horrific murder of Sophie Lancaster, her family e/sylvia-lancaster-obe-tickets- wanted to ensure a lasting legacy to their beautiful, bright 15154377150 creative daughter and so The Sophie Lancaster Foundation was established and it became a registered charity in 2009. Her mother, Sylvia Lancaster OBE, joins us during Diversity Festival 2015.

Due to the very nature of this event, please expect content which some may find upsetting. Saturday 7th March 1.00pm – 5.00pm International Women’s Day – Women’s Aid event https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/ Local charity Chester Women’s Aid is working in partnership with e/international-womens-day- the University of Chester to bring national Stalking & Harassment womens-aid-event-tickets- expert Laura Richards to Chester. 15154624891

Laura is a criminal behavioural analyst and CEO and founder of Although admission to this Paladin, the UK’s first National Stalking Advocacy Service. Paladin event is free a donation to supports and advises high risk victims of stalking and was set up Chester Women’s Aid on the following the highly successful Stalking Law Reform Campaign. door would be appreciated. Laura also co-founded the first National Stalking Helpline in 2010 and launched and co-ordinated the UKs first National Stalking Awareness Week in 2011.

8 Laura previously worked in intelligence and serious crime for over a decade at New Scotland Yard and was responsible for setting up the first Homicide Prevention Unit in the UK, Laura was the head of the Violent Crime Intelligence and Analysis Unit in the Metropolitan Police Service

Laura is co-author of the ‘Policing Domestic Violence’ book, which is part of the Practical Policing Guide series published by Oxford University Press.

Laura was responsible for developing the Domestic Abuse, Stalking and Honour based Violence (DASH 2009) Risk Identification, Assessment and Management Model on behalf of ACPO and in partnership with CAADA. Saturday 7th March 1.00pm – 5.00pm Women’s Housing Action Group (WHAG) provides Domestic Drop in sessions – no need to Abuse Services across Cheshire West and Chester. Their services book encompass supportive accommodation to include refuge and dispersed housing, resettlement, community support and recovery programmes. To complement the above event, WHAG will be available to offer domestic abuse drop in sessions at the University for anyone wishing to seek support, options and guidance around abuse and violence. Monday 9th March 12noon -2.00pm LGBT and Multiple Identities To book please go to: LGBT Youth North West is a regional organisation that seeks to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk 9 support lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans young people in the /e/lgbt-and-multiple- North West of England through services for young people, the identities-tickets- coordination of a professional network for LGBT services youth 15179044932 workers and training and consultancy. This interactive workshop is open to anyone with an interest in this topic or who works, or aspires to work in the field of Youth Work. Monday 9th March 2.00pm – 3.00pm Cheshire Young Carers To book please go to: Kieran Hatton MBA, Lead of the Education Support Programme of https://www.eventbrite.co.uk the Young Carers Network joins us to talk about the work of /e/cheshire-young-carers- Cheshire Young Carers (CYC). tickets-15155853566

CYC has been providing high quality support for young carers since 1997. In the last five years CYC has supported over 550 young carers and families, developing a range of innovative services to better meet individual needs.

They consult with young carers and their families and listen to what they need, which makes them more focussed and specialist in the support they provide.

As a result of this, CYC’s track record for producing positive evidence based outcomes for young carers is excellent. Tuesday 10th March 9.00am – 1.30pm Making Professor https://www.eventbrite.co.uk A half day conference on ‘how to make Professor’. This session is /e/making-professor-tickets- 10 aimed at female academic staff wishing to progress in their 14695690205 academic career, regardless of the stage they are currently at.

This event will comprise keynote addresses from Professor Sarah Andrew, the University of Chester’s first female Professor, Professor Elizabeth Mason-Whitehead, Professor of Health and Social Care and Professor Neville Ford. There will also be an interactive group work session encouraging participants to plan their career path with the support of peers at the workshop. More information is available here. Tuesday 10th March 12.30pm-1.30pm Cheshire Hunger: Understanding Emergency Food Provision in https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e West Cheshire /cheshire-hunger- One of the most visible symptoms of gross inequality in the UK, understanding-emergency- Foodbanks continue to hit the headlines. This short talk by Alec food-provision-in-west- Spencer, Development Officer at West Cheshire Foodbank cheshire-tickets-15156081247 explores the findings of a new collaborative research project into emergency food provision in Chester, Ellesmere Port and Neston, focusing on the primary reasons catalysing the crises local people are facing. This event will appeal to a broad audience including staff, students and visitors. It may be of particular interest to those reading subjects such as public health, sociology, criminology, politics, journalism, international development studies or human geography. Although this talk will focus on the research 11 undertaken, there will be an opportunity to speak afterwards about ways to get involved with the work of West Cheshire Foodbank for those interested.

For more information please visit www.westcheshire.foodbank.org.uk Join the conversation about #cheshirehunger on Facebook & Twitter. Tuesday 10th March 2.30pm-4.00pm Lez be honest https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e This event is hosted by Jonathan Harper Students’ Union /lez-be-honest-tickets- President, LGBT+ Society & Chester Pride. LGBT+ issues have 15156214646 changed significantly over the past decades; this session will outline how people now view the perception of LGBT+. Contents include networking and Q&A session on LGBT+ subjects including coming out stories from current students and public figures in the LGBT+ community, a showing of our own ‘It Gets Better’ video & much more! Tuesday 10th March 7:30pm Chester Theological Society (a partnership between the Admission at the door: £3.00 University of Chester and Chester Cathedral) present: (Students: £1.00)

“For the Honour of God and for the Reform of our Realm”: Magna Carta, Church and State, 1215-2015 The Revd Robin Griffiths - Master of Temple Church

12 King John sealed Magna Carta ‘from reverence for God and for the salvation of our soul and those of all our ancestors and heirs, for the honour of God and the exaltation of Holy Church and the reform of our realm’. His advisors included two archbishops, seven bishops and the Master of the Temple. The Charter challenges today’s faith communities to examine the part they might play in the development of a liberal democracy. The landscape has changed beyond recognition, from the universality of the ‘English Church’ in 1215 to the religious diversity and multi-culturalism of the 21st century; but ‘the honour of God and reform of the realm’ are still close to the heart of every religious community.

Robin Griffith-Jones has been ‘the Reverend and Valiant Master of the Temple’ at the Temple Church since 1999. The Temple was King John’s London headquarters and the setting for vital negotiations, 1214-5. He is also Senior Lecturer in Theology at King’s College London. Writings on the New Testament and early Christianity include The Four Witnesses (2000), The Gospel according to Paul (2004) and Mary Magdalene (2008). Fostering the Temple’s natural interest in law and religion resulted in Islam and English Law: Rights, Responsibilities and the Place of Sharia (editor & co-author, 2013) and Magna Carta, Religion and the Rule of Law (co-editor & co-author, 2014). Wednesday 11th March Daytime and evening events Women in Science Contact Angela Lupton on 13 Renowned space scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock is the BBC’s [email protected] or call new face of space presenting The Sky at Night, BBC Two’s Do We 01244 512194 Really Need The Moon? and Do We Really Need Satellites?, as well as regular appearances on BBC One’s The One Show. She visits the University of Chester as part of a range of exciting events celebrating Women in Science. See the daytime programme of events here and the evening programme here. Wednesday 11th March 11.30am – 1.00pm Holocaust Educational Trust https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e The Holocaust Educational Trust was established in 1988, with the /holocaust-educational-trust- aim of educating people from every background about the tickets-15268967894 Holocaust and the important lessons to be learned for today. The Trust works in schools, universities and in the community to raise Because of our guest speaker, it awareness and understanding of the Holocaust, providing teacher is essential that attendees training, an outreach programme for schools, teaching aids and arrive on time - no latecomers resource material. One of their earliest achievements was ensuring will be admitted. that the Holocaust formed part of the National Curriculum for History. They continue to play a leading role in training teachers on how best to teach the Holocaust and we are pleased that they will be forming part of this year’s festival programme.

Introduced by Dr Ian Seed, of the University’s English Department, we are privileged to host this event and welcome speaker Eva Clarke who was born in the Mauthausen concentration camp in Austria on 29th April 1945. Eva and her mother were the only 14 survivors from their immediate family, 15 members of whom were killed in Auschwitz. Read her full biography here. Wednesday 11th March 1.00pm – 5.00pm 19th Century Legal Perspectives: Inequality and Prejudice? Please email [email protected] for more This event will comprise a range of speakers and papers, followed information and visit by an engaging discussion session for all attendees to participate http://www.chester.ac.uk/node in. Topics include /25835 to book.

Inequality and Prejudice: the case of Wales - Richard W Ireland ( M.A.Oxon, Ll.M. London), Senior Lecturer in the Department of Law and Criminology at Aberystwyth University. Richard is one of the founding Committee Members of The Welsh Legal History Society as well as being a Committee member of the Centre for Welsh Legal Affairs.

The Irish in 19 century Chester and poor law inequalities - Dr Lorie Charlesworth, Reader in Law and History at Liverpool John Moores University. Lorie is the Editor-in-Chief of the Liverpool Law Review and amongst many additional responsibilities is a director of SOLON which promotes interdisciplinary studies in Law, Crime and History.

Worthy or Worthless: Changing Attitudes to the Poor - Dr Matt Garrett, Deputy Head of Law at the University of Chester and 15 Hayley Whitaker, Lecturer at the University of Chester). Matt has a Doctorate and Mphil in Legal History and an undergraduate law degree, all secured during his time at Aberystwyth. Hayley has a MA in Military History and was called to the Bar of England and Wales by the Honourable Society of Gray’s Inn in 2010. Wednesday 11th March 2.00pm – 4.00pm Stigma: Mental Health and Learning Disabilities. Exploring the https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e role of the media. /stigma-mental-health-and- This interactive workshop will cover the historical context of this learning-disabilities-exploring- topic and discuss the way in which the media affects perceptions of the-role-of-the-media-tickets- both mental health and learning disabilities. Facilitated by: Matt 15156589768 Bowen, a Senior Lecturer in Health and Social Care who has published and researched the representation of mental health and the media; Dr Andy Lovell, Reader in Mental Health and Learning Disability and Sara Bell, Senior Lecturer in Mental Health and Learning Disability.

Wednesday 11th March 2.00pm – 4.00pm Diversity Essentials Please book via email In a diverse and open society, it’s easy to worry about saying the [email protected] and wrong thing. This session will help you differentiate between the students can book via myths around diversity matters and genuine areas that you should http://www.chester.ac.uk/eyetr be aware of. It will enable you to begin or progress your career aining feeling confident that you are aware of all the key issues and are able to treat everyone with respect. This is an introductory session aimed at those with limited knowledge in the area of equality and 16 diversity. Wednesday 11th March 6.00pm – 7.30pm (A-)typical language acquisition: Science matters https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e We all have a vested interest in the education of our children and /a-typical-language-acquisition- hardly a year goes by without new government policies seeking science-matters-tickets- to improve the education system. New large-scale studies and 14695664127 meta-analyses are commissioned to find an evidence base for new and effective ways to support pupils who are in danger of falling behind. This talk explores research on language planning and processing in children and the impact it may have on policy and practice in schools. Dr Frank Herrmann reports on his research on speech motor planning in children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) and phonological awareness skills in children with Cochlea Implants (CI). Dr Blanca Schaefer showcases how a newly developed multilingual receptive vocabulary app may help teachers and speech and language and therapists (SLTs) to screen mono- and bilingual children’s receptive vocabulary skills for potential delays in the acquisition of their language(s). In their concluding discussion with the audience, the presenters would like to argue that a one-size-does-not-quite-fit-all approach is not conducive to support children and call for a more individual, timely and long-term support from professional SLTs following initial large-scale screenings.

17 About the speakers Dr Frank Herrmann is an acoustic phonetician with a strong research focus on speech-motor learning and psycholinguistics. He is a lecturer in English Language/Linguistics at the Department of English (University of Chester). Dr Blanca Schaefer is a trained Speech and Language Therapist whose research focus is on mono- and bilingual language acquisition in general and phonological awareness and dyslexia in particular. She is a visiting lecturer at the Department of English (University of Chester) and honorary research fellow at the Department of Human Communication Sciences (University of Sheffield). Wednesday 11th March 7.00pm – 9.00pm 175th Anniversary Choir https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e A choir performance featuring the 175 anniversary choir and the /a-gospel-performance-tickets- BA Popular Music Performance Choir. If you would like to take part, 15157223664 the choir rehearses in Small Hall every Thursday 4.30-6. Contact Kaya Herstad [email protected] for more information. Thursday 12th March 9.30am – 10.30am DSA changes https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e Heather Blundell, Disability Services Manager, will give an overview /dsa-changes-tickets- of the proposed Disabled Student Allowance changes for 2015/16 15272320923 and 2016/17 and the University's response. This session is aimed at both staff and students who need information on the changes. Thursday 12th March 10.30am – 12noon Reasonable Adjustment Placement Plan - Reasonable https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e Adjustments in the Placement Setting /reasonable-adjustment- 18 This session, delivered by Pamela Moss, Academic Skills Tutor, and placement-plan-reasonable- aimed at all staff and students who have placement will focus on adjustments-in-the-placement- the pilot project 2014/15 that is running on this topic. This session setting-tickets-15272358034 is the perfect opportunity to look at and comment on the new process that includes placement plans as well as staff and student guidance. Thursday 12th March 11.30am-1.00pm 'Diversity and Performance in the Jewish Archive' https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e ‘Performing the Jewish Archive' is a new major international /diversity-and-performance-in- research project, funded by the AHRC, and led by Dr. Stephen Muir the-jewish-archive-tickets- of the School of Music, University of Leeds. It brings recently 15157315940 rediscovered musical, theatrical and literary works by Jewish artists back to the attention of scholars and the public, and to stimulate the creation of new works. A multidisciplinary team of researchers is focussing on the years 1880-1950 – an intense period of Jewish displacement – to explore the role of art in such upheaval. The three and a half year project, which was officially launched in January, involves a large number of high-profile partners in the UK and abroad, exploring archives, delivering community and educational projects, and hosting international conferences and symposia, as well as mounting five performance festivals in the UK, the USA, the Czech Republic, South Africa, and Australia. In this panel presentation, Dr. Stephen Muir will be joined by Chester University Visiting Professor, Dr. David Fligg, Dr. Helen Finch (Leeds University) and Dr. Lisa Peschel (York University). They 19 will discuss links between Jewish ethnic and artistic identity in South Africa and pre-war Europe. Open to everyone, this is a session not to be missed! Thursday 12th March 12noon – 1.00pm Improving Gender Equality in the Workplace https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e Niel Gillard is a doctoral candidate at the University of Chester. He /improving-gender-equality-in- is researching the experiences of men and women in the legal the-workplace-tickets- profession in the UK in light of legislation aimed at promoting 15157468396 family-friendly policies in the workplace. Niel will provide a legal update and consider how the new flexible working and shared parental leave and pay provisions introduced by the Children and Families Act 2014 could benefit working parents and organisations in the UK. Niel will also ask attendees to complete a short questionnaire at the end of the presentation which will form part of his doctoral thesis which will hopefully inform future research and legislation in this area. Thursday 12th March 1.00pm – 2.00pm Beginners Tai Chi https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e Infinite Tai Chi (meaning universal energy) is a sequence of gentle /beginners-tai-chi-lunchtime- flowing physical movements, where the mind becomes still and tickets-15531657606 connected to the body through the breath and Chi. The experience gained from this stillness of being, calms the mind, soothes the emotions and strengthens and heals the body. This leaves a feeling of happiness, contentment and a gentle experience of peace. The practice brings harmony to your awareness of the perfect balance 20 of nature and life. It balances aspects of yin (gentleness) and Yang (strength) within all aspects of your being.

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Come along for a lunch time introduction in Small Hall! Donations to Age UK would be welcome on the day as they are kindly supplying their Tai Chi instructor Graeme. For more information see his website at http://www.taichishen.co.uk/ Thursday 12th March 1.00pm – 3.00pm Gypsy, Roma and Traveller young people, families and https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e communities /gypsy-roma-and-traveller- Dan Allen is a social work academic and practitioner. He has young-people-families-and- background in social work research and practice with Roma, Gypsy communities-tickets- and Traveller children, families and communities in the United 15176529408 Kingdom and Europe. Dan’s research around this topic is on-going, and he frequently presents his work at local, national and international conferences to create effective dialogue between those who receive services and those who deliver them. By attempting to link the fundamental concerns of social work practice with theory development and wider contextual challenges, Dan continually seeks to improve service provision and advance the knowledge, values and skills which inform social work practices and traditions with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people.

21 This practical workshop is aimed primarily at Social Work students but is open to Social Work agencies, health and legal practitioners and anyone else who may deal with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller young people, families and communities in their practice, will be a fascinating insight into the culture from an excellent speaker. Friday 13th March 12noon – 2pm Disabled Staff Group No need to book, just turn up! Members of the University’s very active Disabled Staff Group will be available in Binks Foyer to promote the work of the group and provide guidance to staff on disability matters. Friday 13th March 12noon – 2.00pm Edward Lord OBE – Football’s discrimination breaches – how the https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e FA should respond. /edward-lord-obe-footballs- Edward Lord is a sports administrator, politician, non-executive discrimination-breaches-how- director, and equality campaigner. He is chairman of the Group the-fa-should-respond-tickets- Board of the Amateur Swimming Association, England’s national 15157662978 governing body for swimming, diving, water polo and synchronised swimming. He was a member of the Football Association’s Inclusion Advisory Board from December 2013 to September 2014 and chairs the London FA’s Inclusion Advisory Group and is on the chairmen’s panel for specialist anti-discrimination disciplinary commissions for other county FAs.

Edward, who was nominated for Campaigner of the Year and Hero of the Year for the stand he took over the Scudamore affair, has publicly expressed grave reservations about the governing body’s 22 response to a spate of discrimination scandals that have engulfed English football. He feels the public and the rest of the sport industry are getting fed up with football’s inability to tackle discrimination in the game. While most other governing bodies have really embraced the need for change, to make their sports more inclusive, he feels it seems football is lagging behind.

This event is a unique opportunity to get insight into the workings of the FA and hear Edward’s views on the action the FA must take when participants so flagrantly breach their rules against discrimination.

Friday 13th March 2.15pm-3.45pm Bisexuality untangled https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e This session is a broad look at the fundamentals of bisexuality in /bisexuality-untangled-tickets- the UK, discussing how to engage with bisexual audiences/clients 15157725164 and avoid bisexual erasure. This event is delivered by:

Marcus Morgan, a trainer specialising exclusively on bisexual engagement and inclusion and adviser to Stonewall and the Government Equalities Office on their engagement of bisexual people; Jen Yockney, a bi activist, editor at Bi Community News, and behind Bi Bloggers, which brings together people writing about bi life in the UK and BiPhoria, the UK's longest-running bi group and Jacq Applebee, author and performance poet. 23 This event brings together three very high profile people in one place for an entertaining and enlightening discussion around bisexuality and inclusion. Friday 13th March 12.30-4.30pm Across the boards…Equality Through the Ages: Postgraduate No need to book, just turn up! Research Poster Presentation The Graduate School are running an internal competition culminating with poster presentations and a judging and awards ceremony on Friday 13th March. Postgraduate research students, from across all disciplines and faculties, have been invited to submit posters on any aspect of their work relating to the festival’s theme of ‘Equality Through the Ages’. Poster presentations will examine issues and topics relating to notions of equality from a variety of social, cultural, political and religious perspectives. Delegates are cordially invited to join students and staff at this event. Friday 13th March 4.00pm – 6.00pm Challenging Homophobia https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e LGBT Youth North West is a regional organisation that seeks to /challenging-homophobia- support lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans young people in the North tickets-15157742215 West of England through services for young people, the coordination of a professional network for LGBT services youth workers and training and consultancy. This interactive workshop is open to anyone with an interest in this topic or who works, or aspires to work in the field of Youth Work or wants more 24 information on how to Challenge Homophobia. Friday 13th March 8.00pm – 9.30pm Finale event! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e With a performance from the highly acclaimed Manchester Lesbian /festival-finale-tickets- and Gay Chorus, featuring Kate O’Donnell; a slot from performance 15421042754 poet Jacq Applebee and a magician, this event will be a great start to any evening!

9-27th March Art Exhibition: Slippage: The Unstable Nature of Difference

All Diversity Festival events are open to all members of the public, all staff and all students.

All events are free but booking is essential.

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