The Diversity Festival’s Race for Equality fights against microaggressions event, organised by the University of Chester, is scheduled to take place on 1 March 2021.
Adrian Clarke, one of the UK education sector’s leading diversity champions, will be the main key note speaker on the topic. In collaboration with The Race Equality Challenge Group, Clarke will speak about the importance of understanding what micro-aggressions are, how to spot them and deal with them. He will also discuss the important and linked subject of White privilege.
Clarke has a wealth of experience in the education sector. As a teacher and department head, he is currently leading strategy on race and education at his school; and helping to reshape the curriculum and increase staff awareness of the importance of race and identity. He has also devised a programme to address the needs of staff through unconscious bias and anti-racism training in light of the Black Lives Matter campaign.
EDUCATION & RACE MATTERS
Clarke recently co-created a series of debates on Education and Race at Jesus College, Oxford University, alongside BBC broadcaster Samira Ahmed and other leading Oxford University academics. Clarke has qualifications from Oxford University’s Plater College, Durham University, Sussex University and London Metropolitan University, alongside his 16-year teaching career. During his time at Oxford, his keen interest in politics led him to work for the Labour Party Black Sections campaign as a research assistant. The organisation was instrumental in helping elect the first four Black and Asian MPs: Bernie Grant, Paul Boateng, Keith Vaz and Diane Abbott.
Although this event will be of particular interest to staff and students in the field of education, it is not education-specific and therefore open to all. It’s a must-attend event for “anyone who wants to be consciously anti-racist and understand more about these critically important topic”, said the organiser. Click here for more information about the event.
Check out Clarke’s guest column on the role of education in stamping out racism in society, here.
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