Wolfson Institute of Population Health
As part of BHM at Queen Mary, Unit of Psychological Medicine, Wolfson Institute of Population Health are hosting Dr Ron Dodzro to lecture on his doctoral research: "The Life of a Top Boy: a Qualitative Exploration of Young, Black Men and their Stories of Experiencing Violent Activity in the Context of Gang Affiliation and Trauma".
Title: The Life of a Top Boy (Dr Ron Dodzro)
Date: Monday 1st October 2024
Time: 1-3pm
Link to join: https://qmul-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/82132731142
Speaker's biography: Dr Dodzro holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Hertfordshire. He is passionate about challenging inequalities in society that impact people's wellbeing and amplifying the voices of marginalised communities. With Ron’s interest in dissemination, he has researched and written extensively on the experiences of community violence, with features in Forbes, The Voice, The Psychologist, The Clinical Psychology Forum, and various blogs. He has presented at conferences in the UK and internationally, provided workshops to the NHS and HMPPS, participated on podcasts, and has various publications focusing on the experiences of community violence in London. One of his well-known works is a report named ‘The Life of A Top Boy: Community Trauma and Violence’ which amplifies the voices of those with first-hand experience of the community violence that dominates our headlines. It unpicks the psychological impact of community violence through a lens of trauma.
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
There is an I in Community
Date: Thursday 3rd October 2024
Time: 12:00 – 13:00
You can join the session via this link.
To kickstart Black History Month at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, we are hosting Roger Wilson from Black Lives in Music (www.blim.org.uk) who talks about the concept of community.
Roger shares his thoughts on how communities have directly affected his life in music, why we should all revisit the definition of this word, and how this very important concept should be at the forefront of both our individual and collective thinking.
York St John’s University
'Survival Pending Revolution: The Revolutionary Theory of the Black Panther Party'
York St John's 2024/25 Discussing Decolonisation series kicks off on Tuesday 15th October at 6pm with a guest lecture by Dr John Narayan (KCL) on the revolutionary history and theory of the BlackPanther Party. This event also ties in with Black History Month 2024, the theme of which is ‘Reclaiming Narratives’.
Date: Tuesday 15th October 2024
Time: 6pm
For more information and to book, please visit Eventbrite.
This event will be face-to-face on the York St John campus in York and hybrid - please indicate when booking whether you will be attending in person or online.
Speaker biography: John Narayan is a Senior Lecturer in European and International Studies and an anti-racist scholar of globalization and inequality based at Kings College London (KCL). John’s most recent publications have focused on Black Power and the political economy and political theory generated by groups like The Black Panther Party and Black groups based in the UK. His current research centres on anti-racism, abolitionism and IPE, and the political economy of the influential anti-racist scholar Ambalanaver Sivanandan.
Oxford Brookes University
For Black History Month in October 2024, Oxford Brookes are welcoming Trevor Sterling to deliver an open lecture sharing insights from his personal journey and the importance of self-belief irrespective of social challenges.
The lecture will be open to attend in person and online via zoom.
With 40 years’ experience in the legal profession, Trevor is a Senior Partner and Head of Major Trauma at law firm Moore Barlow, and was the first Black Senior Partner to be appointed at a UK top 100 law firm. Trevor is co-founder and Chair of the Major Trauma Group and Chair of the Mary Seacole Trust, a charity which promotes social equality.
Trevor Sterling: Self-belief and aspiring to be the ladder
Date: Wednesday 16 October 2024
Time: 6.00pm
JHB Lecture Theatre, Headington Campus, Oxford and online via zoom.
Register your place at the Black History Month Lecture.