BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2021

Your opportunity to educate, celebrate and empower with Black History Month at ARU London.

What's going on this month?

Black History Month 2020

The Leadership Election - Voting: 2nd April 9am - 8th April noon; Make sure you cast your vote in The Leadership Election!; East India | ARU London | London Diversity

Republic - April Job Support Club: Get Career-Ready!: 2nd April 11am - 3pm; The Common Room; Monthly sessions led by Maria Barden to assist job-seeking students. Topics include LinkedIn optimisation, interview pitches, and personalised career guidance.; East India | ARU London | Daytime Events

The Leadership Election - Results: 9th April 2pm - 3pm; Online; Find out the winners of The Leadership Election; East India | ARU London | London Diversity

Republic - Muslimahs of Academia – Eid Al-Fitr Lunch: 13th April noon - 2pm; Import Boardroom, Republic; Muslimahs of Academia are excited to host an Eid Al-Fitr lunch for our Muslimah academic community!; East India | ARU London | London Diversity | Daytime Events

Earth Month Recycling Challenge: Test Your Eco-Knowledge!: 29th April 9am - 5pm; The Common Room; Celebrate Earth Month with a fun and interactive Recycling Challenge! Join Recorra’s Recycling Quiz and put your sustainability knowledge to the test.; East India | ARU London | Daytime Events | Sustainability Collective

Republic - May Job Support Club: Get Career-Ready!: 6th May 11am - 3pm; The Common Room; Monthly sessions led by Maria Barden to assist job-seeking students. Topics include LinkedIn optimisation, interview pitches, and personalised career guidance.; East India | ARU London | Daytime Events

Republic - DIY Spring Garden Planters: Get Creative with Nature!: 21st May 11am - 22nd May 3pm; The Common Room; Welcome the spring season with a fun and creative DIY garden planter workshop! Decorate your own terracotta pot with paints and designs, then plant herbs or flowers to take home.; East India | ARU London | Daytime Events

Crafternoons: tie-dye tote bags🎨🌈: 21st May 1pm - 2pm; SU Space, Floor 3, Import Building, East India; Get creative at Crafternoons!; East India | ARU London | Multi-Day Events | SU Events

Republic Talent Show: Celebrate Student Talent!: 29th May 4pm - 8pm; The Common Room; Get ready for a night of entertainment, creativity, and community spirit at the Republic Talent Show! This exciting event will showcase the incredible talents of students, from music and dance to spoken word and more.; East India | ARU London | Night-time Events

Summer Student Marketplace: 11th June 1pm - 2pm; SU Space, Floor 3, Import Building, East India; Join us for a vibrant and inspiring celebration of ARUL student businesses!; East India | ARU London | Daytime Events | SU Events

Crafternoons: Creative Canvas 🎨🖌️: 19th June 1pm - 2pm; SU Space, Floor 3, Import Building, East India; Unwind and get crafty at Crafternoons!; East India | ARU London | Daytime Events | Multi-Day Events | SU Events

Crafternoons: Wooden Coaster Painting🎨🌲: 15th July 1pm - 2pm; SU Space, Floor 3, Import Building, East India; Express yourself at Crafternoons!; East India | ARU London | Daytime Events | Multi-Day Events | SU Events

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Recommended books, podcasts, films and more.

We have put together a bank of different things you can watch, listen to and read to find out more. Click here to have a browse!

Ways to support Black Lives Matter

We have put together some ways that you can help support the movement and your Black family members, friends and colleagues.

Write to your MP- if you want to see change being made within your local government and the policies it passes, write to your MP to express how you feel or what you want to see change.
Support the Coalition for Racial Equality and Rights (CRER)- you can suport CRER by reading and sharing its work. CRER is a strategic anti-racist organisation based in Scotland, whose policy and research work highlights the evidence of the racial inequalities faced by minority ethnic people.
Start and continue having open and honest conversations- if you feel like you don’t know enough, or that you want to support your friends and family around you, speak to those closest to you to open up conversation and to carry it on about the topic of racism and Black history.
Educate yourself- in order to have proactice and open conversations, you have to dedicate time and show some initative in wanting to educate yourself rather than relying on others to educate you. Using our resources is a great way to educate yourself on Black history, culture and racism. Educating yourself about these things needs to be something you want to do, so engage with the resources we have suggested or others that you know of.
Check in with your friends, family, colleagues who are Black- a lot of the events that have happened recently stir up a lot of trauma for those in the Black community. It means a lot to be kind to someone, and to reach out and see how they are doing.
Sign Petitions- change.org and GoFundMe have many petitions you can sign in order to support the BLM movement and to make change to the injustices happening in the UK and across the world.
Donate to charities and organisations supporting the movement- there are many charities and organisations which are working towards social justice and equality, to deconstruct institutional and systematic racism, but also to raise awareness and support families you have been directly affected by racism and BLM.

Extra Resources

Below are some extra resources if you want to find out more about how you can celebrate and learn about Black History Month.

https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk

https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/article/section/news-views/black-history-month-resource-pack/

https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/communities/communities-london-how-were-improving-equality/black-asian-and-minority-0