Celebrating Black History Month

Black History Month gives the opportunity to share, celebrate and understand the impact of Black heritage and culture.

This October, there are plenty of ways to mark the month. Here’s a round up of just some of the events that are on in the SU, on campus and across the city:

The African & Caribbean Student Society

Open to all, the African & Caribbean society helps to develop cultural and racial awareness in an educational, lively and entertaining environment through cultural and social events.

The Society aims to provide a safe space to meet amazing people, socialise, taste good food, and party!

They have some great stuff planned for the next month including a nigeran language workshop, a movie night and a braiding workshop – keep an eye on their socials.

Black History Month at Queen’s

Queen’s has a range of events, lectures, workshops and exhibitions taking place throughout the month of October. Below’s just some of them and you can see the full programme of events at Queen’s here.

Black History Month Poster Exhibit

Mon 7 – Fri 25 Oct
SU Foyer

This year’s theme of Black History Month is ‘Reclaiming Narratives’, which marks a significant shift towards recognising and correcting the narratives of Black history and culture.

Come along to the SU Foyer from Mon 7 – Fri 25 October, where we will have on display an exhibit of official Black History Month UK posters which pay tribute to the extraordinary contributions of Black individuals across various fields.

Iarsmaí: Film Screening and Q&A

Thurs 3 Oct, 2pm – 4pm
Ulster Museum

Iarsmaí is a feature documentary produced by Dearcán Media, with the title coming from the Irish word meaning remainder, remnant or survivor.

The documentary examines the types of World Culture collections in Irish and British museums, including at the Ulster Museum. It explores how and why these collections were assembled, decolonisation work being delivered plus the future of these collections. Importantly it sets out how museums deal with difficult histories and the legacy of colonialism, especially in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests.

Following the screening, there’ll be a Q&A with a member of the production team, and Hannah Crowdy, Head of Curatorial at National Museums NI, chaired by Takura Makoni.

Find out more here.

In Our Shoes: Bridging Policing & Local Communities and Panel Discussion

Sat 12 Oct, 3.45pm – 5.15pm
Queen’s Film Theatre

As part of Hate Crime Awareness Week 2024, this event aims to promote understanding of and the combat of hate crimes by way of a series of short films and spoken word.

One of these short film includes ‘Mimi’s film’ which tells her story, from coming from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Northern Ireland as an asylum seeker and the journey she embarked on, to the present day where she has set up her own organisation, Bomoko NI, supporting asylum-seeking and refugee women in Northern Ireland to claim their human rights and improve their lives.

A panel discussion will follow with participants involved, the PSNI, Voicing the Void and community members.

Find out more and book here.