How have student activists sought to
promote peace and reconciliation? How have they challenged racism? And
what efforts did they launch to support refugees? This event brings
together academics and activists to investigate the lessons of the past
and the challenges of the present.
The workshop will take place at Macadam House, the London office of the National Union of Students (NUS). It is based on a project involving the NUS and researchers from
University College London (UCL) and Northumbria University. At the
event, there will be contributions from student campaigners and NUS
representatives who will share their experiences, while the historians
Jodi Burkett, Georgina Brewis, and Daniel Laqua will
speak about past examples of student activism.
The workshop will take place on Friday 24 November, from 12:00 noon until 4:30 pm. It will begin with a light lunch and the
opportunity to view a pop-up exhibition on students' experiences and
activities after the First World War. The main part of the event will
consist of sessions on peacebuilding, refugee relief, and anti-racism.
Each session will comprise short presentations and a discussion with the
audience. Together, we will reflect on the obstacles that campaigners
have faced both in the past and present.
The event is free, but for planning purposes, we’d
like everyone to sign up via our Evenbrite site by 21 November. For any questions about the
event, feel free to contact Georgina Brewis (g.brewis@ucl.ac.uk) or Daniel Laqua (daniel.laqua@northumbria.ac.uk).
12h00
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Registration, light lunch and exhibition
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13h00
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Opening
Welcome from the organisers
Student activism today: ‘The NUS and its Work for
Peace, Refugee Aid and Anti-Racism’ (Izzy Lenga, NUS)
Discussion with the workshop participants
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13h45
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Session on Peacebuilding
Historical case study: ‘International student
activism in the era of the two world wars’ (Daniel Laqua, Northumbria
University)
Discussion with the workshop participants about
contemporary implications
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14h25
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Tea and coffee break
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14h40
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Session on Refugee Aid
Historical case study: ‘Student solidarity across
borders: Students in Britain and Refugee Crises, 1933–1973’ (Georgina Brewis,
UCL Institute of Education)
Discussion with workshop participants about contemporary
implications
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15h20
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Tea and coffee break
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15h40
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Session
on Anti-Racism
Historical
case study: ‘Protesting at the poly: Portsmouth student anti-racist
activism in the 1970s and 1980s’ (Jodi Burkett, Portsmouth University)
Discussion
with workshop participants about contemporary implications
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16h20
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Conclusion
(Sarah Lloyd,
University of Hertfordshire; Mark Freeman, UCL Institute of Education)
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