Location: University of Sheffield

Event Information: Participating students will enjoy a day interacting with current students and academics through a range of activities developed to stimulate discussion and explore themes related to race and slavery in modern Britain.

The day will start with a workshop on the Model Minority Myth delivered by Dhyasa Morgan, BAME Students’ Union Officer and end with a film screening of two short videos which look at the history of racism and explore themes of racism, immigration, the abolition of slavery and anti-racism resistance followed by a Q&A panel with academics involved in this research.

This event is suitable for: Year 12 and Year 13

How to book a place: You can book a place by registering via this link. Sign-ups will receive a full itinerary including exact address.

RO Travel Scheme: If you are a Cohort 13 student and would like to access the RO Travel Scheme for support with your travel costs to attend this event please contact Damon Ghasemi at the University of Sheffield via email: rosheffield@sheffield.ac.uk

Recording your attendance on the RO student hub: Please email rosheffield@sheffield.ac.uk with your full name, RO ID number and the name and date/time of the event you attended.

Please note that uploading attendance to the RO student hub after the event is a manual process so can take some time – please do not worry about this.