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

Rep Elections - Nominations Open: 16th September 9am - 4th October 2pm; Stand to be a Class Rep or Course Champion; Elections | Farringdon | East India | ARU London | Volunteering

Republic Welcome Fair: 2nd October 11am - 3rd October 2pm; Republic Quad, By the Lake; Come along and join us at the Republic Welcome Fairs; East India | ARU London | Daytime Events

Rep Elections - Nominations Close: 4th October 1:30pm - 2pm; Stand to be a Class Rep or Course Champion; Elections | Farringdon | East India | ARU London | Volunteering

Rep Elections - Voting Opens: 7th October 9am - 11th October 2pm; Have your voices heard and vote in the Rep Elections!; Elections | Farringdon | East India | ARU London | Volunteering

Black History Month - Student Marketplace: 9th October 1pm - 2pm; East India, Outside Room 306; Come join us and check out some of our ARUL students' businesses; East India | ARU London | Daytime Events

Republic - Ping Pong Showdown: 9th October 1pm - 2pm; East India Campus; A fun and competitive ping pong tournament for all skill levels.; East India | ARU London | Daytime Events

Explore London Walking Tour: 11th October 1pm - 2pm; East India Campus; Discover the hidden gems of London on this guided walking tour.; East India | ARU London | Daytime Events

Rep Elections - Voting Closes: 11th October 1:30pm - 2pm; Have your voices heard and vote in the Rep Elections!; Elections | Farringdon | East India | ARU London | Volunteering

Black History Month - Movie Over Lunch: 14th October 1pm - 2pm; East India, 3rd Floor, Rooms 11 & 12; Come along and join us for a movie over lunch!; East India | ARU London | Daytime Events

Visa & Immigration Drop-in Sessions: 15th October 1pm - 17th October 2pm; East India Campus; Get expert advice and support on visa and immigration matters.; East India | ARU London | Daytime Events

Professional Bootcamp Week: 22nd October 1pm - 24th October 2pm; East India Campus; Featuring professional headshots, CV reviews, and a guide to dressing for success.; East India | ARU London | Daytime Events

Costume Party: 22nd October 5pm - 7pm; East India, 3rd Floor, Rooms 11 & 12; Come along & join us for a fun party!; East India | ARU London | Night-time Events | Evening

ARUL SU Awards 2024: 23rd October 1pm - 2pm; East India, Outside Room 306; Join us as we celebrate your successes at our annual awards ceremony!; East India | ARU London | Daytime Events

Black History Month - Student Marketplace: 24th October 1pm - 2pm; East India, Outside Room 306; Come join us and check out some of our ARUL students' businesses; East India | ARU London | Daytime Events

Diwali: 24th October 1pm - 2pm; East India, Outside Room 306; Come along and celebrate Diwali; East India | ARU London | Daytime Events

Black History Month - Speaker Panel: 31st October 1pm - 2pm; East India, 3rd Floor, Rooms 11 & 12; Come along and join as as we welcome a guest speaker panel!; East India | ARU London | Daytime 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