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

ARUL Welcome Back: 13th January 9am - 16th January 3pm; East India, 3rd Floor, Import Building; Whether you are a new student or a returning student! Come along!; East India | ARU London | London Diversity | Daytime Events | London Advice | Multi-Day Events

Republic - Step into Your Best Year Yet: A 2025 Vision & Planning Workshop: 21st January noon - 3pm; The Common Room; Looking to start 2025 with clarity, purpose, and motivation? Join us for Step into Your Best Year Yet, a drop-in vision and planning workshop designed to help you reflect on 2024, set meaningful goals, and create an actionable plan for the year ahead; East India | ARU London | Daytime Events

Republic - Welcome Fair: 4th February 11:30am - 5th February 2:30pm; The Common Room & Import Building Atrium; Get ready for an unforgettable introduction to life on campus and in London! This vibrant event is packed with opportunities to settle in, explore, and connect with your fellow students.; East India | ARU London | Daytime Events

Republic - Creative Crafty Workshop Valentine Day Edition: 12th February noon - 13th February 3pm; The Common Room; Looking for a heartfelt and creative way to celebrate Valentine’s Day? Join us for a relaxing Pressed Flower Card Workshop, where you’ll design beautiful, handmade cards using delicate pressed flowers and leaves. Whether for a partner, friend, family; East India | ARU London | Daytime Events

Republic - Ping Pong Tournament: 19th February noon - 2pm; The Common Room; This is a high-stakes single elimination competition where only one champion will emerge victorious 🏆. This action-packed event features 16 contenders in a series of head-to-head matches, where each round intensifies as competitors vie for the ultim; East India | ARU London | Daytime Events

Republic - Get Ready for the Career Fair!: 26th February 11am - 27th February 3pm; The Common Room; Are you ready to elevate your career? Join us for Get Ready for the Career Fair!, an exciting event designed to equip you with the skills and confidence you need to stand out in today’s competitive job market! 🚀; East India | ARU London | Daytime Events

Republic - Creative Crafty Workshop Series: Learn the Art of Macramé: 12th March 12:30pm - 2:30pm; The Common Room; Looking to explore your creative side and try something new? Join us for a relaxing Macramé Workshop, where you’ll learn the art of knotting to create beautiful, handmade designs. Whether you’re crafting for yourself, a gift, or simply to unwind, thi; East India | ARU London | Daytime Events

Republic - Games Festival: 18th March 9am - 20th March 5pm; The Common Room; Looking for a fun and engaging way to unwind and connect with others? Join us for the Republic Games Festival, a vibrant celebration of community and play! Whether you’re a seasoned board game enthusiast or just looking for a relaxed afternoon, there; East India | ARU London | Daytime Events

Republic - The Mixer - Live Music & Open Mic: 27th March 4pm - 8pm; The Common Room, Export Building; Get ready for an unforgettable evening at The Mixer: Live Music, a vibrant celebration of sound, creativity, and community. Whether you’re a music lover, a performer, or just looking for a fun night out, this event has something for everyone!; East India | ARU London | Night-time 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