Black History Month October 2016 A MONTH DEDICATED TO CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY nusu.co.uk/campaigns On the 13th of November, 1967, Newcastle University gave Dr Martin Luther King an honorary degree – the only UK university to do so during his lifetime. Friday 14th Thursday 20th Black Lives Matter UK What is Privilege? 6pm History Room, L1 NUSU 6pm History Room, L1 NUSU Film screening of The Hard Stop, followed by Q and A This interactive workshop takes a look at the idea of with poet and activist Siana Bangura. The Hard Stop “privilege”: who has it, who doesn’t and what does it all (2016) examines the events that led up to and followed mean? the murder of Mark Duggan, whose shooting by police in London in 2011 resulted in rioting across England. Friday 21st Decolonising the Pink Triangle Monday 17th 6pm History Room, L1 NUSU Black Mental Health 6pm History Room, L1 NUSU The QTIPOC experience: a discussion on the experiences of queer, trans, intersex people of colour. Did you know that Afro-Caribbean people in the UK are five times more likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia, Monday 24th 44% more likely to be sectioned under the Mental Health Black British Feminism Act and 29% more likely to be restrained than their white 6pm History Room, L1 NUSU counterparts? The Feminist Society will lead a discussion about the Tuesday 18th contributions of Black women to the Feminist movement Black British Spotlight: Koye and reveal the untold history of Black British Feminism. Adesanya Wednesday 26th 6pm History Room, L1 NUSU BAME Careers event An evening with the founder of the African print streetwear 12pm-4pm Katie Adie Room, L1 NUSU brand MOJO KOJO and Afrobeats label Ijoya, discussing entreupeneurship, the importance of black owned Did you know that Ethnic Minority graduates are between 5 businesses and life in the creative industries. and 15% less likely to be employed than their White British peers 6 months after graduation? Join us for this solution Wednesday 19th based discussion lead by the Careers Service and guest George Padmore Institute Exhibition speakers from the public and private sectors. 11am-2pm The Venue, L-2 NUSU Friday 28th A look into the Black Cultural Archives of the George The Politics of Grime Padmore Institute. 8pm World Headquarters, Curtis Mayfield House, Carliol Square Black History Month Fair We take a look at how Grime harnesses the political power 11am-2pm Outside NUSU of the arts and its relationship with Black British identity. There will be a screening of Jme’s ‘The Police vs Grime With stalls celebrating food, music, art and culture of Afro- Music’ and ‘Heartbreak and Grime’, followed by a panel Caribbean origin. discussion. With special guests tbc, including Caleb Femi, Young People’s Poet Laureate 2016 and Jesse Bernard, music journalist for Complex, Fader, Noisey and Paper Mag NUSU’s BAME Student and more. Satisfaction Report 6pm History Room, L1 NUSU Monday 31st Black History Month Finale Launch of NUSU’s investigation into the experiences of 7pm Outside NUSU Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic students. Come and meet your Racial Equality Officer and hear the findings of the Candlelight Vigil for all victims of police brutality and to NUS Race Matters report, and find out where Newcastle honour those who came before us. stands nationally. Refreshments provided. Find out more at: nusu.co.uk/campaigns.