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Black History Month

Each October, around 6,000 events take place across the UK to celebrate Black History Month.

Black History Month's primary focus is on acknowledging the achievements of the black community, as well as providing an opportunity to acknowledge the historical legacy of the slave trade and colonialism across the world.

Last year, LUU celebrated Black History Month by hosting a range of events to commemorate the 200 year abolition of the slave trade. This year Black History Month looks set to be even more exciting as a joint initiative between LUU and the University’s Equality Service.

We’ve got a month packed with events organised by LUU societies which include speakers, film-showings, gigs, exhibitions and theatre which relate to current political issues of racial and cultural oppression and discrimination. Everyone is invited to organise their own event for Black History Month and to participate in all of the activities taking place.

EVENTS. See the full list of events below.

To have your event listed on the Black History Month programme or to publicise on the website please contact Maryam, Equality and Diversity Officer, on email: m.ahmad@luu.leeds.ac.uk.

Events

Date	Event Description	Venue/Time	Hosted by...
Wed 1st	LUU Social Forum meets Black History Month! Mass action for Nigerian Independence Day!	Peanut Gallery 2.00pm	LUU Social Forum
	Polls offically open to nominate a famous black historical figure to have a venue in the University named after them! Email m.ahmad@luu.leeds. ac.uk with your nomination.	Everywhere Wed 1st to Wed 8th	LUU
	BHM mural painting! We're dedicating a wall in the Union building to display symbols of liberation designed by students.	Union building Throughout October Contact Maryam at email: m.ahmad@luu. leeds.ac.uk or come upstairs to the Exec office for more details.	LUU
Thurs 2nd	The Problems of Contemporary Zimbabwe Fay Chung, former Zimbabwean Minister for Education (1988-1993) will talk about the problems facing the country.	Rupert Beckett Lecture Theatre Michael Sadler Building 5.15pm	The Centre for African Studies
Fri 3rd	Throw Parties Not Punches	LUU Welcome Tent 8.00pm Tickets £3.50 (all profits donated to the Peanut Gallery)	Throw Parties Not Punches
Mon 6th	Film-screening 'Live and Become'	TBA	JSoc
Tues 7th	Film-screening and Q&A with Director Of "Jerusalem: Inside Story" Muhammed Alatar. With free popcorn!	Baines Wing, SR 3.06 2.00pm	PSG, LUU
	Economic Enslavement: The IMF and the World Bank. This talk will explore historical and contemporary paths to neo-colonialism and how it affects present day international relations. With Adesoji Adeniyi, a freelance speaker and writer, Chris Johnston from TIDAL.	Michael Sadler, LG19 5.00pm	TIDAL, LUU
Wed 8th	INJUSTICE. A film about the struggle for justice by the families of people who have died in police custody. Followed by Q&A with Janet Alder.	Conference Auditorium 1 6.00pm	LUU
	Polls are now open to vote for a famous black historical figure to have a venue in the University named after them! Email your vote to m.ahmad@luu.leeds. ac.uk or vote at any of the ballot stations on campus.	Everywhere Wed 8th to Fri 31st	LUU, The University Of Leeds
Fri 10th	Afro-Caribbean food will be served in the Refectory today!
Tues 14th	Agenda: LGBT and Race. A debate on issues affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people within black communities today. With Linda Bellos, equalities campaigner, and Simon Hughes, Lib Dem MP.	Worsley Medical Lecture Theatre 7.35pm	LGBT soc with LGBT Assembley.
Thurs 16th	Film-screening: Malcolm X. A biopic of one of the most influential men of all time.	Peanut Gallery, LUU 5.45pm	LUU
	ACS Cultural Day! With an amazing exhibition, stalls, music, food, activities and more.	Riley Smith Hall, LUU 12.00 noon to 6.00pm	ACS, LUU
	International Development and Rebellion: Pan African Voices. Talk by Kofi Mawuli Klu, Chair of the Pan-Afrikan Taskforce for Internationalist Dialogue and other networks.	Roger Stevens, LT 22 2.00pm	School of Geography
Mon 20th	BHM Bookclub! An invitation to crash the Secretariat's bookclub. A discussion of Beloved by Toni Morrisson. Session chaired by Dr Sam Durrant,Senior Lecturer in Commonwealth and Postcolonial Literature.	Email: C.M.Jackson@ adm.leeds.ac.uk for venue details 12.30pm	University Secretariat
Tues 21st	Drumming and Dance Workshop!	Information Point, LUU 12.00 noon to 4.00pm	TUF Productions
	Theatre Under Fire Presents: The Twilight Rainbow. Award-winning theatre group perform their new play at the University of Leeds for one night only! Profits to be donated to charity. See www.luuonline.com/bhm for details.	Stage@Leeds 7.00pm Tickets £5 or £4 with NUS, available from www.leedstickets. com or call tel: 0113 3801 244/ 0793 3568 465	TUF Productions
	Love Music Hate Racism	Stylus, LUU	LMHR
Thurs 23rd	42 Days. An MP panel debate and Q&A on the controversial proposal to detain terror suspects for 42 days without charge.	Conference Auditorium 1, 7.00pm to 9.00pm	Amnesty Soc
Mon 27th	An Experience of Modern-day Slavery: Guantanamo Bay. Talk by former Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg, imprisoned and tortured without recourse as part of the racist neoliberal “war on terror”.	Rupert Beckett LT, Michael Sadler Building 5.00pm	Cage Prisoners, LUU
Tues 28th	Wipeout: The Carnival! Fundraiser with a carnival theme featuring Davine, Magic and Alphadrive, beatboxing, and Slam Poetry with Under da Poetree and more acts to be confirmed. Definitely not to be missed! Profits will be donated to charity.	Riley Smith Hall, LUU, 6.00pm onwards Tickets £3 available from www.leedstickets. com or call tel: 0113 3801 244/ 07510459848	Nubeat Productions, ACS, Breaksoc, LUU Belly Dancers, One Collective, LUU.