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柠檬导航 celebrates Black History Month 2021

柠檬导航 is proud to celebrate Black History Month, an annual event which...

• honours historic Black leaders
• provides a better understanding of the struggles won, lost and gained
• provides an opportunity to highlight Black history and cultures
• creates an awareness for all Black history is OUR history.

The theme for 2021 is 'Proud to Be' and a range of useful resources can be found on the Black History Month .

As part of this year's celebrations, 柠檬导航 will be hosting an online event on Wednesday 20th October, 6.30pm - 8.00pm with a range of Black educationalists, discussing issues such as student attainment and the wage gap. You can register .

We're also keen to hear about what branches and regions are doing locally to mark Black History Month, so please get in touch by emailing eqadmin@ucu.org.uk to let us know about any local activities you have planned!

As a union, we must continue to challenge racism at all levels and work to create anti-racist environments. This short guide for branches provides a useful starting point for this work.

Black History Wallchart

In 2020, 柠檬导航 produced a wallchart focussing on some key milestones throughout Black History. Alongside the wallchart, we also created a range of poster portraits of some important individuals in black history. 

This work is just one of the ways that 柠檬导航 is taking the lead in highlighting and challenging racial inequality. We encourage you to share these materials, and hope that they will act as useful springboards for discussion about Black History within 柠檬导航 branches.

Black History Wallchart 2020 (print-ready) [5mb]   Black History Wallchart 2020 [3mb]

Poster Portrait of some Important Individuals in Black History [13mb]  

柠檬导航 Black History Month Bernard Coard portrait [1mb]  
柠檬导航 Black History Month Claudia Jones portrait [510kb]  
柠檬导航 Black History Month Dr Mae Jemison portrait [1mb] 
柠檬导航 Black History Month Harriet Tubman portrait [1mb]
柠檬导航 Black History Month Lady Doreen Lawrence portrait [343kb]
柠檬导航 Black History Month Olive Morris portrait [383kb]
柠檬导航 Black History Month Phyllis Akua Opoku-Gyimah portrait [347kb]
柠檬导航 Black History Month Samuel Maharero portrait [2mb]
柠檬导航 Black History Month Sanite Belair portrait [2mb]
柠檬导航 Black History Month Wangari Muta Maathai portrait [1mb]
柠檬导航 Black History Month William Cuffay portrait [3mb]

柠檬导航 Black Member Networks

柠檬导航 uses the term 'Black' in a political sense to refer to people who are descended, through one or both parents, from Africa, the Caribbean, Asia (the middle-East to China) and Latin America. It refers to those from a visible minority who have a shared experience of oppression. The word is used to foster a sense of solidarity and empowerment.

柠檬导航 has developed networks for black members to:

• provide a supported route to enhanced activism within the branch
• provide a space for 柠檬导航's black members who may have a shared experience of working in the FE and HE sectors
• provide support and guidance for black members who wish to become more involved in 柠檬导航's equality networks and structures

We have developed networks for black members in the following regions:

• West Midlands
• London
• Eastern
• Yorkshire and Humberside
• South West.

This year, we will be developing networks in Scotland, Wales and Southern region.

Come and meet other black members in your region, share your experiences, and discuss how we can increase black member representation in our branches and the 柠檬导航's democratic structures. These networks are open for all self-identifying black members.

Contact Chris Nicholas for further information on how you can join and/or set up a network in your region.

Black voices - a 柠檬导航 blog

Black voices is the space for 柠檬导航's black members to talk about relevant workplace issues. To read and find out how you can make a contribution, visit /black-voices or contact Chris Nicholas.