Our next Anti-Racism meeting will be on zoom on Wednesday 12th May at 5:30-7PM. Where we will be discussing the following: a lecture, documentary & podcast please engage with 1 of 3 or all
How racism shapes our health with Professor David Williams. Wednesday May 12th 2.30PM-4.00PM online event by Glasgow Centre for Population and Health on zoom REGISTER HERE https://www.gcph.co.uk/events/213 Agatha Akabera from our group is also a Guest speaker.
Coded Bias on Netflix watch here
This documentary investigates the bias in algorithms after M.I.T. Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini uncovered flaws in facial recognition technology.Brixton Riots Podcast Brixton: Flames on the Frontline by Big Narstie intro video here
For grime MC Big Narstie, Brixton is his hometown. But 40 years ago, it was a very different place - with a series of injustices culminating in the historic Brixton riots of 1981. Known locally as the 'uprising,' the protests had a huge impact on Britain, changing views on identity, racism and policing across the UK. In the new podcast, Brixton: Flames on the Frontline, Big Narstie explores the series of events that led to the uprising and how its legacy still affects Britain today. Listen to episode 1 of 6 [The Fuse is Lit] here
From June onwards we will have 1 in person meeting on our terrace and 1 zoom session per month. We will be discussing the book, Do Not Say We have Nothing by Madeleine Thien early June. Costing £8.36 from Bookshop.org. It will also be available to rent for free from our Anti-Racist Libary.
[Master storyteller Madeleine Thien takes us inside an extended family in China, showing us the lives of two successive generations—those who lived through Mao’s Cultural Revolution and their children, who became the students protesting in Tiananmen Square. At the center of this epic story are two young women, Marie and Ai-Ming. Through their relationship Marie strives to piece together the tale of her fractured family in present-day Vancouver, seeking answers in the fragile layers of their collective story. Her quest will unveil how Kai, her enigmatic father, a talented pianist, and Ai-Ming’s father, the shy and brilliant composer, Sparrow, along with the violin prodigy Zhuli were forced to reimagine their artistic and private selves during China’s political campaigns and how their fates reverberate through the years with lasting consequences.]
Join our Zoom Meeting Time: May 12, 2021 05:30 PM London
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86954182420?pwd=d3pVcjVoYzE2OHlRdlJQaHdvWTd6dz09
Meeting ID: 869 5418 2420
Passcode: 284756
Any questions, thoughts, recommending reading/listening/viewing for our group please email
eo@woodlandscommunity.org.uk
We hope to see you there. Always feel free to come along even if you haven't engaged with our chosen materials as it can still be a great experience to hear people talk about what they've learned.