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What is 'Let's Talk Â鶹ËÞÉáµçÊÓ¾ç Race and Racism'?

'Let's Talk Â鶹ËÞÉáµçÊÓ¾ç Race and Racism' is a College initiative intended to inspire new dialogues about race and racism, to learn from those dialogues, and create stronger communities in College, in the University, and beyond. 

Here you'll find links and information about talks, podcasts, and other College activity all intended to drive positive change and greater understanding of race and racism.    

A statement of our commitment

To lay out the purpose, intent and scope of 'Let's Talk Â鶹ËÞÉáµçÊÓ¾ç Race and Racism', we created a statement of commitment for the College.

Read our statement in full

We, the Fellows, students and staff of Â鶹ËÞÉáµçÊÓ¾çCollege Cambridge, pride ourselves on the diversity of our membership. Â鶹ËÞÉáµçÊÓ¾çCollege is racially, ethnically, religiously and culturally diverse and we are fully committed to being fully and measurably inclusive. We are committed to addressing and combatting all forms of racism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, unlawful discrimination and abuse, including that based on ethno-religious identity.

We recognise the ongoing prejudices and challenges that are faced by Black, Asian and all racialized Minority ethnic members of our college. We also recognise the legacies of colonialism that have created the interpersonal and structural racism that continues to exist throughout academia and society at large. 

As a first step, we launched an initiative entitled ‘Let’s Talk about Race and Racism’ in 2020. We have now established an Interdisciplinary Research Hub to support research into Race Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage (REACH).  Through these instruments, and others, we explore positive actions that we, as a College, can take, and we hold regular meetings and events that open up dialogue about race and racism at local, national and international levels. 

 

Events

Date	Event/Speaker	Topic
24 Jan	Asian Film Day screening
2 Feb	Dr Peter McMurrary	Toward a Black Ecomusicology, 1853? Listening to Enslavement with Solomon Northrup
7 Feb	Asian Film Day screening
9 Feb	Dr Aminul Hoque MBE	A Very British History: British-Bangladeshis
21 Feb	Asian Film Day screening
23 Feb	Dr Sascha Auerbach
2 Mar	Dr Hannah Elias
7 Mar	Asian Film Day screening
10 Mar	Professor Jane Rhodes Professor Lynn Hudson
5 May	Dr Nicola Rollock	The Rules of Racial Standing: Race and Racism in the Era of the Public Lynching of George Floyd

"Shade in Cambridge" Podcast

Inspired by this initiative, three Â鶹ËÞÉáµçÊÓ¾çstudents, Annoa, Raquel and Megan, created a podcast, . In a seven-part series, they interview guests about their experiences of race and racism, and share stories, perspectives and ideas.

You can read more and listen to the episodes on . 

Race Equality in the University 

You can find out more about race equality at Cambridge on .