October marks Black History Month and the theme for 2023 is "Saluting Our Sisters".
Throughout the month, a host of events and activities will be taking place across King's, to amplify the voices of Black women and celebrate the race equality initiatives happening across the college and to inspire tangible progress for race equality.
Events taking place across the university this month include:
NMES Black History Month 2023 - Taking Ctrl: From Potential to Power
Wednesday 4 October, 13.00-14.00, online
Join NMES for an online event in celebration of Black History Month. Get ready to be inspired and explore how individuals can harness their potential to create real change and empower their communities.
Dr. Anne-Marie Imafidon will draw on her portfolio career across industry, academia and entrepreneurship to shed light on the power every one of us has to change the status quo, impact positive change for ourselves and our communities, future-proof ourselves and build a better tomorrow, no matter where we are in our own careers.
Stolen Tools
Thursday 5 October, 18.00-21.00, Guy's Campus, Great Maze Pond Henriette Raphael London SE1 1UL
The official Launch event for the Anti-Racist Journal, allowing everyone from any background to get together and learn about Stolen Tools.
"Amplified voices: saluting sisterhood" - Black History Month 2023 at King's Business School
Wednesday 18 October, 18.00-21.00, Bush House
In honour of Black History Month, the National Black Women's Network and King's Business School are collaborating for an event: "Amplified Voices: Saluting Sisterhood."
This is a tribute to the milestones black women have achieved, an exploration of the battles fought along the way, and a celebration of the generations uplifted by trail-blazing black women.
Decolonising Computer Science
Thursday 19 October, 11.00-14.00, River Room, Strand Campus
This in-person event at the River Room on the Strand Campus will explore the critical topic of decolonising computer science. The event will begin with King's History Professor Richard Drayton providing some background on decolonisation.
Then, PhD Student in Responsible AI, Mackenzie Jorgensen, will interview Professor Drayton about the implications of decolonisation for the computer science field and computer science researchers before a Q&A from the audience. Lastly, informal discussions will follow over lunch.
Diversifying the Maths Curriculum
Friday 20 October 12.30-14.00, River Room, Strand Campus and online
A lunch talk by Dr Claudia Garetto on the topic of diversifying and decolonising the curriculum.
This event is organised for Black Mathematician Month by the Department of Mathematics Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Departmental Committee. All King's staff and students with an interest in mathematics are welcome to attend. This is a hybrid event - attendees are requested to sign up for either the in-person or online ticket when registering.
