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Forthcoming Events

Tue 21st October

Lunchtime Lecture: The Windrush Generation's contribution to nursing: 3pm - 4pm; Leonard Deacon Lecture Theatre, Medical School and online; Professor Jonathan Reinarz's lunchtime lecture explores the vital contributions of the Windrush generation to nursing in the UK. Discover the stories, challenges, and lasting impact of Caribbean nurses who helped shape the NHS.

Film Screening: Daughters of the Dust: 8pm - 10pm; Carroll Room (G15), Muirhead Tower; With an introduction from Dr Alaina Schempp, our film screening of Daughters of the Dust (1991), directed by Julie Dash, tells the story of three generations of Gullah women living on the Sea Islands in South Carolina.

Wed 22nd October

Continental Connections: UoB x Africa: 1pm - 4:30pm; Grand Central Room, Staff House; Hear from staff and students highlighting our global engagement within Africa as part of Black History Month - stay as little or as long as you like!

Film Screening: Moonlight: 8:30pm - 10pm; Carroll Room (G15), Muirhead Tower; This Black History Month, the Race Equality Network and B:Film are showing films aligned with 'Standing firm in power and pride'. The Oscar-winning Moonlight explores the life of Chiron, a young Black man growing up in Miami.

Wed 29th October

Film Screening: Rye Lane: 9pm - 11pm; Lecture Theatre 4 (EG12), Medical School; Directed by Raine Allen-Miller, this romantic comedy follows two twenty-somethings navigating break ups in South London. Playful, funny and with breakout performances from Vivian Oprah and David Johnson, this is a real feel good watch!

Hope and Change: revisiting Barack Obama's historic presidency: 9:30pm - midnight; The Exchange, Centenary Square; Join leading academics for a 'town hall' event discussing the historic presidency of Barack Obama, and the links between his message of hope and change and the city of Birmingham.

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