Dear all, 

Our campaign to Save the MRes History of Africa and the African Diaspora has entered a new phase since the University of Chichester cemented its decision to axe Professor Hakim Adi and keep the course suspended. Professor Adi's postgraduate students and members of the campaign group, are taking action against the university's treatment of Prof Adi, and its breaking of the Equality Act 2010 and its own institutional code of conduct. 

For this, we are seeking to raise funds to support the students in their efforts, which includes legal action, and we have organised a series of Black History Month events, wherein students will present highlights of their groundbreaking research on a wide range of topics. Please consider supporting us by purchasing tickets for this series. eventbrite and helping to spread the word. 

About this series: 

Wednesday 4th October, 18:00- 19:30

Speakers:

• Tirivashe Jele - "Africanising the Mfecane: The perspective of the Jele (Nguni)"
• Esther Stanford-Xosei -"Maatubuntuman in Ubuntudunia: Our Sankofa Planet Repairs Goal in the UK for Reparations and the Decolonial Re-Making of the World from Below"

Monday 9th October, 18:00 - 19:30

Chair:

• Etienne Joseph

Speakers:

• Danny Thompson - "The Life and Works of Samuel Jules Celestine Edwards- A Black activist in Edwardian Britain"
• Leanard Philip - "What were CLR James’s key contributions to the British Black Power struggle in the United Kingdom during his latter life, 1962-1989"

Monday 16th October, 18:00 - 19:30

Chair:

• David Kwao Fianko

Speakers:

• Emmanuel Amervor - "How did the work of I. T. A. Wallace-Johnson and the West Africa Youth League formed in 1935 influence the decolonisation process and the fight against imperialism from its formation to the Manchester Pan-African Congress in 1945"
• A.S Francis - "All Power to the Sisters - and Power to All!": A History of Britain 1965 Black Women Radicals from 1965-1985"
• Ayodele Jabbaar - "Political Change and Left Parties: The Case of Guyana"

Monday 23rd October, 18:00 - 19:30

Chair:

• Aleja Taddesse

Speakers:

• Claudius Steven - "The evolution of ideas and practices among African-Centred organisations in the UK, 1975-2015"
• Marlene Worrell - "Black Presence in Medieval Britain – Using the Lens of Europe"
• Rey Bowen - "Duse Mohamed Ali’s Pan-African Networks Across the African Diaspora between 1898 to 1931"

Monday 30th October, 18:00 - 19:00

Chair:

• Zainab Abbas

Speaker:

• Professor Hakim Adi

We hope to see many of you in attendance

With our best wishes,

Save the MRes Campaign Team