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About this event
We are delighted to invite you to the launch of Leeds Trinity University’s Race Institute and fifth Race, Equity and Social Justice conference. The Race Institute emerged from our innovative race equity work which enabled Leeds Trinity University to become the first University in Yorkshire to achieve the Race Equality Charter award and the need to keep race and anti-racism on the national agenda to enable sustained transformational change.
We know that racism manifests itself in many ways from tokenistic statements of solidarity, poor leadership to health disparities, inequitable educational outcomes, and digital inequalities. This conference will raise and address some of the contemporary issues challenging those working in the fields of health, education and digital industries. This conference aims to show how connecting health, education and digital industries can make the difference we seek. This insightful conference promises to encourage discussion, debate and dialogue and will challenge racism in all its forms.
When?
Wednesday 22 May 2024, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Where?
Leeds Trinity University's Main Campus in Horsforth, LS18 5HD. Parking on campus is very limited and cannot be guaranteed so please use public transport where possible to attend this conference.
What's happening?
A mixture of keynote talks, workshops and a panel discussion. The timetable is as follows:
| Time | What's happening? | Speakers |
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| 8:30 – 9:25am | Guest arrival and registration | |
| 9:30 – 9:40am | Opening and welcome | Directors of the Race Institute, Leeds Trinity Students' Union and Leeds Trinity University Executive |
| 9:40 – 9:45am | Spoken word performance | Mica Sefia (Artist) |
| 9:45 – 10:00am | Born in Bradford: Research that changes a city | John Wright (Director/Chief Investigator Bradford Institute for Health Research and Born in Bradford) |
| 10:00 – 10:15am | Empowering Muslim Women? The intersectionality of race, gender and religion in schools | Heidi Safia Mirza (Emeritus Professor of Equality Studies in Education at UCL Institute of Education) |
| 10:15 – 10:30am | Racial inequalities in health: Tackling the causes of the causes | Habib Naqvi (Chief Executive, NHS Race and Health Observatory) |
| 10:30 – 10:50am | Refreshment break | |
| 10:50 – 11:25am | Q&A Panel: Connecting Education and Health Equity in the Digital Age | Chaired by Nadira Mirza with Heidi Safia Mirza, Habib Naqvi and Kathryn Loftus |
| 11:25am – 12:10pm | Panel Discussion: Insights into the challenges of embedding anti-racist practices in Higher Education | Chaired by Sabbiyah Pervez with Charles Egbu, Louise Banahene, Sharon Watson, Gurnam Singh and Rachel C. Boyle |
| 12:10 – 1:00pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00 – 1:20pm | Cultural performance | Punjabi Roots |
| 1:20 – 1:45pm | Keynote Speaker: The power and impact of collaborative anti-racist networks | Rachel C. Boyle (Dean of Education, Leeds Beckett University) |
| 1:45 – 2:45pm |
Choice of workshop – Please see below for the workshop options
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| 2:45 – 3:05pm | Refreshment break | |
| 3:05 – 3:25pm | Launch of the Race Institute | Nadira Mirza and Shames Maskeen (Directors of The Race Institute) |
| 3:25 – 4:15pm | Student Panel: What does the future hold? with Dixon Academies Trust and Leeds Trinity University | Chaired by Funmilola Stewart (Associate Principal – Anti Racism Research and Development) |
| 4:15pm – 4:20pm | Word recitation | Curly Haris (Poet) |
| 4:20 – 4:30pm | Closing remarks | Directors of the Race Institute and Leeds Trinity University Executive |
| 4:30pm onwards | Networking |
Workshops
Choice of workshops: Opportunities to discuss information and insights in education, health and AI (Attendees will be contacted seperately with further information by email when registration has closed).
- Positive action....in action with Tinashe Verhaeghe (Senior Advisor Equality Charters, Advance HE)
- Collaborating for Culturally Aware Access and Outreach Activity with Helen Sykes (Head of Go Higher West Yorkshire)
- Moving Beyond Good Intentions: Driving Race Equity in Healthcare and Education with Lauren Russell (Programme Manager, EDEPI) and Luke Rosser (Managing Director of CPR Business Management Consultancy)
- Power of community research with Shahid Islam (Senior Research Fellow, ActEarly Collaboratory)
- The Co-operative's approach and journey towards becoming an anti-racist organisation with Naveed Hussain (National Inclusion and Belonging Manager, Co-Op)
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Racial Justice: Challenges and Opportunities with Gurnam Singh (Associate Professor of Sociology (Hon), University of Warwick)
- Elevating student voice: how do we acknowledge the lived experience of global majority students in Higher Education? with Ricardo Barker (Associate Professor, Leeds Trinity University) and Naziya O'Reilly (Senior Lecturer, Leeds Trinity University)
Who should attend?
This event is relevant to everyone and is aimed at anyone who is interested in anti-racism, race, equity and social justice. Those studying and working in education, health and the community will find this conference of particular interest. This conference is an opportunity to gain greater understanding and awareness of anti-racism and an opportunity to make a difference.
How to book
This event is now fully booked. To find out more and join the waitlist, visit our Eventbrite page.
Further Information
If you have any queries regarding this event, please contact Shames Maskeen, Lecturer in Developmental Psychology.