Events
RECKONING WITH HISTORY: A CRITICAL DISCUSSION ON THE REPARATIONS DEBATE
Join us for an afternoon invitation-only discussion addressing the increasing calls for Britain to pay reparations for its historical involvement in slavery and colonialism.
THE END OF RACE POLITICS WITH COLEMAN HUGHES
A candid dialogue with Coleman Hughes exploring colourblindness as the path to transcend race politics..
Disagreeing Well in an Online World
Join us on UCL’s Bloomsbury campus for this interactive panel event discussing the topic: Disagreeing Well in an Online World.
Race, Identity Politics and the New Conformity
The accusation ‘that’s racist’ has become one of the most powerful silencing tools in recent years, yet we have never been so confused about what racism is.
American Fiction + discussion
A great literary satire starring Jeffrey Wright as an author rallying against narrow ideas of Black representation.
The Culture Wars: An American Import?
In recent years, and especially since the murder of George Floyd in 2020, American discourse seems to increasingly drive global conversations and shape political alignments. How relevant are American arguments to the British context? And do we lose anything locally - in politics, culture, and society - when we import American themes?
Join Persuasion and the Equiano Project for a conversation on the value and limits of the American cultural frame outside the US.
Featuring panellists Tomiwa Owolade, James Bloodworth and Sonia Sodha, and moderated by Inaya Folarin Iman.
Contemporary Anti-Semitism in the UK
Anti-Semitism is on the rise in the United Kingdom. Figures recorded by the Community Support Trust report a 531% increase in antisemitic incidents during the period since October 7 this year when compared to the same period in 2022. While many might attribute this increase to the current war in the Middle East following the terrorist massacre committed by Hamas, the upward trend has been evident for some time. What lies behind this alarming trend?
On November 14, 2023, Equiano Project director Inaya Folarin Iman spoke at a town hall-style debate in Doha, Qatar, a collaboration among Doha Debates, Lusail Museum and VCUarts Qatar. This conversation will investigate the evolution of Western perceptions, the potential for redemption in Orientalist art and its role in shaping cultural understanding. Find out more here.
Equiano Project director Inaya Folarin Iman will be interviewing the writer and critic Tomiwa Owolade about his new book This is Not America: Why Black Lives in Britain Matter for Intelligence Squared on TUESDAY AUGUST 1 2023, 1PM BST. Podcast available soon.
Decolonising the Arts
Discussion from the series Cultural Tensions featuring Inaya Folarin Iman and Piotr Juszkiewicz. Find out more here. Full discussion recording here.
Where will (and should) the future of the centre-left lie?
Join Persuasion and The Equiano Project as we discuss these themes, reflecting on the main challenges facing centre-left ideas—and how to should respond to them.
We will be joined by the writer, broadcaster and co-founder of Stonewall Simon Fanshawe OBE and researcher and writer Dr Rakib Ehsan.
Date and time: Monday 3 July 6:30-8pm
Location: The Sekforde, 34 Sekforde St., London EC1R 0HA (Ballroom)
Watch and listen to Equiano project's Zara Qureshi as she gives a talk on an Introduction to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion for The Counterweight Conference on September 23rd 2022, 6pm BST. cw.heysummit.com
BALANCE: Anna Berry in conversation with Inaya Folarin Iman
Thursday, 24 February 2022
19:00 - 20:00
Jerwood Space, 171 Union Street, London, SE1 0LN
Anna Berry discusses her sculptural installation A Fall from Grace.
A Fall from Grace is a sculptural installation which uses geometric language and repetitive processes to explore contemporary identity politics, proposing that ideas that can be a force for good can also become tyrannical when balance is lost. LISTEN HERE.