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Not only is it Student Engagement Week, but it's also the final week of #BlackHistoryMonthUK 
, so here's a selection of fabulous and informative cultural events that might we'd highly recommend checking out!
, so here's a selection of fabulous and informative cultural events that might we'd highly recommend checking out!
There's a couple of fantastic photography exhibitions!
One organised by Tower Hamlets ( https://bit.ly/3kqptAG ) and then this excellent exhibition titled “Windrush: Portrait of a Generation” ( https://bit.ly/3dW0rqA )
One organised by Tower Hamlets ( https://bit.ly/3kqptAG ) and then this excellent exhibition titled “Windrush: Portrait of a Generation” ( https://bit.ly/3dW0rqA )
There's online exhibitions!
“Her Story”: https://bit.ly/37JjfrZ
"The Sounds of Croydon: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor to Stormzy”: https://bit.ly/3jrLQ7v
“Her Story”: https://bit.ly/37JjfrZ
"The Sounds of Croydon: Samuel Coleridge-Taylor to Stormzy”: https://bit.ly/3jrLQ7v
Film Festivals!
An LGBTQ+ Spanish Short film festival from the Cervantes Institute: https://bit.ly/37ElnBz
And then the London Short Film Festival: https://bit.ly/31HyH4h
An LGBTQ+ Spanish Short film festival from the Cervantes Institute: https://bit.ly/37ElnBz
And then the London Short Film Festival: https://bit.ly/31HyH4h
An excellent video lecture, “Black and Brilliant”, from Professor Gary Younge: https://bit.ly/2TpOQqt :
Then here's some awesome events running over the next few days:
On Tuesday 27th you could:
1) check out this talk exploring Black British Civil Rights history and the links to the South Bank and Southwark: https://bit.ly/2Tq0BNB
On Tuesday 27th you could:
1) check out this talk exploring Black British Civil Rights history and the links to the South Bank and Southwark: https://bit.ly/2Tq0BNB
2) learn about 'Charles-Heddle: An Afro-Scottish Trader and the Abolition of the Slave Trade in Sierra Leone': https://bit.ly/3ov69of
3) attend this workshop 'Black Presence Explored': https://bit.ly/3kv2epl
3) attend this workshop 'Black Presence Explored': https://bit.ly/3kv2epl
On Wednesday 28th you could:
1) go to this talk and networking event about BAME Leadership in Local Government: https://bit.ly/2TrqIUs
2) listen to the The London Sinfonietta plays music from established and emerging black composers: https://bbc.in/2TqdKpT
1) go to this talk and networking event about BAME Leadership in Local Government: https://bit.ly/2TrqIUs
2) listen to the The London Sinfonietta plays music from established and emerging black composers: https://bbc.in/2TqdKpT
On Thursday 29th you could:
1) learn about the life, legacy and music of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: https://bit.ly/3kv6ncx
2) hear the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain perform “Mighty River” by composer Errollyn Wallen: https://bbc.in/2Hu4Q8G
1) learn about the life, legacy and music of Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: https://bit.ly/3kv6ncx
2) hear the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain perform “Mighty River” by composer Errollyn Wallen: https://bbc.in/2Hu4Q8G
On Saturday 31st you could:
1) listen to 'Echo in the Bones' - New Jazz Music created especially for #BlackHistoryMonth2020: https://bit.ly/2HAq4BF
1) listen to 'Echo in the Bones' - New Jazz Music created especially for #BlackHistoryMonth2020: https://bit.ly/2HAq4BF
It's vital that we all listen and learn in #BlackHistoryMonthUK , but it's also vital that we keep listening and learning. So, #WestminsterHumanities, check out these events and keep an eye on your Blackboard Course site for more.
, but it's also vital that we keep listening and learning. So, #WestminsterHumanities, check out these events and keep an eye on your Blackboard Course site for more.
