Black History Month 2019
Queen Mary celebrated Black History Month 2019 with a programme of events across our campuses from 1 - 31 October.
The Students' Union also hosted a variety of events throughout the month.
You can see our 2019 programme below:
| Time | Event | Venue | Organizer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 1 October | |||
| 18.00-20.00 | Black Girl Book Club - Meet & Greet | Blomeley 1 | Black Girl Book Club (QMSU) |
| Wednesday 2 October | |||
| 12.00-15.00 | Black-Owned Business Fair | Library Square | BL African & Caribbean Society (BLSA) |
| Thursday 3 October | |||
| 18.33-20.00 | Black History Month Book Club | Blomeley Room 2 | Decolonise QMUL (QMSU) |
| Friday 4 October | |||
| 16.00-19.00 | Young Soul Rebels (1991) film screening, introduced by Dr Rob Waters | Hitchcock cinema, Arts One | School of History |
| 17.30-19.30 | Panel Discussion: Why Black History Month is Important | Blomeley Room 2 | QM African & Caribbean Society (QMSU) |
| 18.00-21.00 | Field day to 1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair | Somerset House (meet outside Mile End Library) | Pan-African Society (QMSU) |
| Wednesday 9 October | |||
| 17.30-19.30 | Self Care Event | Blomeley Room 2 | BL African & Caribbean Society (BLSA) |
| Thursday 10 October | |||
| 13.00-14.00 | A History of Black Freedom: Finding the Jamaican Maroons in the Imperial Archive with Miles Ogborn (registration required) | Peoples Palace, LG01 | School of Geography |
| 13.00-14.00 | Decolonising the University: What does it mean for the study of politics? (registration required) | Laws 1.19 | School of Politics and International Relations |
| Friday 11 October | |||
| 12.30-13.30 | Ugwumpiti - Maurice's Story - A child's experience of the Biafran War screening (registration required) | Arts 1.28 | School of Geography |
| 16.00-19.00 | Burning An Illusion (1981) film screening, introduced by Dr Rob Waters (registration required) | Hitchcock cinema, Arts One | School of History |
| Monday 14 October | |||
| 17.30-20.00 | Open Mic Night | Drapers Lounge | QM African & Caribbean Society (QMSU) |
| Tuesday 15 October | |||
| 18.00-21.00 | Mental Health in the BAME Demographic | Milton Lecture Theatre | BL African & Caribbean Society (BLSA) |
| Wednesday 16 October | |||
| 14.00-15.00 | How striking workers in the Caribbean changed British imperial policy, with Dr. Leslie James (registration required) | Bancroft Road 4.01 | School of History |
| Thursday 17 October | |||
| 18.00-21.00 | Hidden Figures Film Screening | Kennedy Lecture Theatre, Innovation Centre | BL African & Caribbean Society, Black Girl Book Club, Pan-African Society and QM African & Caribbean Society (BLSA/QMSU) |
| 18.30-20.00 | Black Art and Iconography | Blomeley Room 2 | Decolonise QMUL (QMSU) |
| Friday 18 October | |||
| 16.00-19.00 | Playing Away (1986) film screening, introduced by Dr Rob Waters (registration required) | Hitchcock cinema, Arts One | School of History |
| 18.00-21.00 | Black History Month Pub Quiz | The Griff Inn | BL African & Caribbean Society (BLSA) |
| 18.00-02.00 | E1 - Black History Month Edition | Drapers Bar and Kitchen | BL African & Caribbean Society, QM African & Caribbean Society and Pan-African Society (BLSA/QMSU) |
| Tuesday 22 October | |||
| 18.00-20.00 | Black History Month Panel Discussion | Clark Kennedy Lecture Theatre | BL African & Caribbean Society (BLSA) |
| Wednesday 23 October | |||
| 13.00-14.00 | Black Germans under the Nazi regime, with Dr. Joe Cronin (registration required) | Bancroft Road 4.01 | School of History |
| Thursday 24 October | |||
| 18.30-20.30 | Black History in Islam with Mustafa Briggs | Blomely Room 1 and 2 | Decolonise QMUL (QMSU) |
| Friday 25 October | |||
| 10.00-14.30 | Organising for liberation: Past, present, fugitive futures (registration required) | Blomeley 2, QMSU Building | School of Business and Management |
| 18.00-21.00 | CRED annual lecture: George Yancy in conversation with Gail Lewis (registration required) | Arts Two lecture theatre | School of Business and Management |
| 18.00-22.00 | Fashion Show | Drapers Lounge | Pan-African Society (QMSU) |
| Saturday 26 October | |||
| 9.00-17.30 | Building the anti-racist classroom: Organising for liberation (registration required) | Arts Two | School of Business and Management |
| Wednesday 30 October | |||
| 13.00-14.00 | The Caribbean Regiment and Britain's Second World War, with Professor Dan Todman (registration required) | Bancroft 3.20 | School of History |
| 18.00-19.00 | Black Girl Book Club Meeting | Matt Spencer Boardroom | Black Girl Book Club (QMSU) |