George Square Walking Tour, Glasgow
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Glasgow’s George Square was laid out in 1781 and the statues, erected between 1819 and 1902, are designed to celebrate scientists, writers, military figures, politicians and royals.
Dr. Michael Morris’s walk and talk looks to highlight a more difficult context and to provide a counter-narrative to this cleaned up history. Join him as he uses the statues to reveal a hidden history of Scotland’s complicated involvement in slavery and abolition associated with every one of the statues on display.
This event is part of programming for Black History Month in Scotland 2023.
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This walk takes participants round George Square's statues that reveal a hidden history of Scotland's involvement in slavery and abolition.
The Ethics of Ethnic Diversity
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Ollie Folayan is visiting professor to the School of Science and Engineering, University of Dundee and Head of Process and Safety at Engineering consultancy, Optimus Plus Aberdeen. He is the co - founder of AFBE -UK.
Ollie graduated with a BEng in Chemical Process Engineering with Fuel Technology from the University of Sheffield in 1999 and then earned a Doctorate (PhD) in Fuels and Combustion from University of Leeds in 2002 authoring five international publications in the field of combustion and engineering. To date Ollie has worked on Major CAPEX Front End Engineering Design, Detailed Design and commissioning Projects.
In 2018 Ollie Folayan was accepted into the Fellowship of the Institution of Chemical Engineers.
Ollie has championed successful outreach programmes such as Making Engineering Hot, NextGen (Scotland), Transition and Real Projects and has co-authored three publications on the influence of role models in the transition from academic study to the workplace and on the sustainability of the engineering profession in the UK. Ollie has chaired a number of annual seminars featuring key industry leaders and politicians and is a regular speaker at events on varied engineering topics. Ollie was a member of the All Energy Diversity and Inclusion task group setup in 2019 by Oil and Gas UK
Ollie has been a judge of the Young Woman Engineer of the Year Awards (2020, 2021 & 2022), the Offshore Achievement Awards (2019), the Association for Consultancy and Engineering Awards (2021) and the Oil and Gas UK Awards (2020, 2021)
Ollie was a finalist in the Mentor of the Year Category at OGUK Awards in 2021 and finalist in the Diversity Hero at the Herald Awards in 2021. Ollie was awarded the Diversity and Inclusion Award by the Institution of Chemical Engineering (IChemE) in 2021.
Ollie was awarded an MBE for services to diversity and inclusion in engineering in the King's First New Year Honours' List in 2023
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In this session, Visiting Professor, Ollie Folayan, will describe the Diversity and Inclusion landscape and define the place of race and ethnicity within that landscape. The nature of racism will be described through the lens of history. Folayan will provide a summary of disparities within the engineering sector, and he will provide tips for becoming an ally of Ethnic Diversity. Folayan will also highlight the many ways in which technological innovations have always relied on diversity.
Song of Freedom - The Early History of Black Representation in British Cinema
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Horace Ové’s ground-breaking film Pressure is seen as the key starting point for Black British cinema, yet in many ways it was the culmination of years of development and activism. This illustrated lecture by museum curator and film tutor Matthew Jarron explores the history of Black representation in British cinema in the 50 years leading up to the release of Pressure.
Illustrated talk by film historian Matthew Jarron for Lifelong Learning Dundee.
It wasn’t until 1976 that cinemagoers could see a British feature film made by a Black director. Horace Ové’s ground-breaking film Pressure is seen as the key starting point for Black British cinema, yet in many ways it was the culmination of years of development and activism. This illustrated lecture by museum curator and film tutor Matthew Jarron explores the history of Black representation in British cinema in the 50 years leading up to the release of Pressure.
Matthew Jarron is Curator of the University of Dundee Museums and has taught evening classes in film history for the past 20 years. His recent courses for Lifelong Learning Dundee include Films of East Germany, Re-presenting Silent Cinema and British Cinema of the 1950's.
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It wasn’t until 1976 that cinemagoers could see a British feature film made by a Black director.
Breaking the Chains – a Walking Tour exploring Dundee’s Links to Slavery
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Join Local History librarian Erin Farley and University of Dundee museum curator Matthew Jarron on a guided tour of the city centre. Find out how slavery was central to much of Dundee’s economy and visit sites where previously enslaved people came to speak publicly about their experiences.
Note: The tour starts outside the Tower Building at the University of Dundee and ends outside The McManus: Dundee's Art Gallery & Museum. The route is step-free but involves some uneven surfaces. Please wear appropriate footwear and dress for the weather.
The map has been produced by Leisure & Culture Dundee and University of Dundee Museums in association with Dundee City Council and the Woven Together Dundee project.
For any queries, please email [email protected] or call +44 (0)1382 384310.
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This walking tour accompanies an illustrated map highlighting sites in Dundee associated with transatlantic and American slavery.
Sugar, Slaves and High Society – The Grants of Kilgraston
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The Grant family purchased and renovated Kilgraston estate near Perth with funds derived from enslaved labour in Jamaica.
As one of the Abertay Historical Society's contributions to Black History Month, Richard Blake will give an illustrated talk based on his recently published book Sugar, Slaves and High Society. It tells the story of how the fortunes of the Grants of Kilgraston in Perthshire were interlinked with the rise and subsequent decline of the Caribbean slave economy. The men and women of this family are a wonderfully varied cast of characters who were colourful, idiosyncratic, wayward and talented. As the British Empire extended its dominion, the Grants cemented their position in high society and left their mark on history as they encountered royalty and the White Rajahs of Sarawak.
Providing unique insights into the social, military, sporting and artistic worlds of the time, the book is a Scottish and British story which incorporates class and social advancement. Alongside glamour, adventures, knighthoods and tragedies was the ever-present reality that extravagant lifestyles and successful careers were sustained by enslaved labour in Jamaica, the links of which were hidden in plain sight.
Richard Blake is a descendant of the Grants of Kilgraston. He was born in Edinburgh, brought up in East Lothian and read Law at the University of Edinburgh. He is a Writer to the Signet and practised as a solicitor in Perth for 36 years. As a part-time, mature student, he was awarded an MSc from the University of Dundee in The Origins, History and Contemporary Impact of Globalisation. Following retirement, he and his wife moved to the Scottish Borders where he is President of the Berwickshire Naturalists' Club, the oldest Natural History society in the United Kingdom.
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This illustrated talk by author Richard Blake tells a story of opportunism, wealth, good fortune and tragedies set against the background of slavery.
Diversity Points - Personality Clash vs. Cultural Intolerance: Identifying the fine line
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This session is a call to encourage all staff, students and professionals connected to health and social care, to consistently challenge negative attitudes and behaviour towards unfamiliar cultures and champion cultural tolerance.
Presenter - Christiana C. Ekpete. Christiana is a registered nurse by profession and currently works as a Specialist Lead on Pastoral support, education and induction, for NHS Education for Scotland.
The health and social care workforce is increasing its capacity to support service delivery whilst adding to overall economic growth. This session is a call to encourage all staff, students and professionals connected to health and social care, to consistently challenge negative attitudes and behaviour towards unfamiliar cultures and champion cultural tolerance
The School of Health Sciences Diversity Points seminar series explores topics related to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in health sciences and higher education with staff, students, and practitioners. The seminars are online and open to all.
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The health and social care workforce is increasing its capacity to support service delivery whilst adding to overall economic growth.