Nottingham Global Roots Festival to team up with The University of Nottingham with their first ‘Diversity festival’!
It’s been a great opportunity for our festival committee to partner with a prestigious university in our city, The university of Nottingham, to support them with their first ever virtual diversity festival, which is due to take place online from Monday 8th to Friday 19 March 2021.
Nottingham Global Roots Festival has been able to provide musical performances for the festival, featuring a rich selection of some of our city’s finest global music artists here - Jerub, Ava, IAMSTARZ, Muha and Iryna Muha.
The festival also celebrates International Women’s Day and signposts to events and activities from LGBT+ history month.
From the festival’s website:
“The festival focuses on ‘embracing and celebrating difference’ with more than 20 complementary keynote and local virtual events open to staff, students and alumni. These are available through our diversity festival hub.
Highlights include:
An interview with Gilles Peterson, broadcaster, DJ and record collector who hosts a weekly Saturday afternoon show on BBC Radio 6.
Nadia Whittome MP, Dr Supriya Garikipati and Moss Mitson join a panel discussion focusing on period inequality and debunking stigma and myths around menstruation.
Baroness Young of Hornsey OBE (Chancellor) and Professor Shearer West CBE (Vice-Chancellor) reflect on their own experiences of challenging conversations and discuss how self-reflection helps to acquire new awareness.
Dr Li Shean Toh and Dr Tracey Warren share their research into the impact of Covid-19 on minority groups and explore the potential implications for university strategy and policy.
Obianuju Amamgbo, Work Coach, Department for Work and Pensions, provides practical advice on the support available for our staff and students who are also carers.
Visit their website for more details on how to take part in workshops and talks. Click here to go straight to the festival hub.
Celebrating Diversity - Free. online.
