Merry Bridgemas from everyone on the blog team!💚🎄This week as always has a wide range of events whether you want to attend a discussion on post-colonialism and gender, or learn about racial discrimination in the UK justice system. To get into the Bridgemas spirit and raise money for the Yemen crisis appeal there is even a quiz hosted by the Oxfam Society where you and your friends can test your Christmas knowledge!🎅🎁All event times are correct at the time of publishing but make sure to check closer to the time in case of any changes, and please get in touch if there are any events next week that you think would be of interest.
Thursday 26th November – Subaltern and Decolonial Citizenships Network
Time: 17:00 – 19:00
Hosted by: CRASSH
About the event: This is the fourth seminar of a series taking place every other Thursday during term time. This week Professor Robbie Shilliam will be speaking on how the events of 2020 have intensified a set of existing shifts in governance, and how some of humanity might live in the global architecture of racism in the future. Register for this event here https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-new-global-apartheid-tickets-127420274471
Thursday 26th November – COVID-19 and Hunger: Where do we go from here?
Time: 18:00
Hosted by: Cambridge University International Development Society – CUiD
About the event: This panel discussion will be talking about how the current pandemic has shaped food security, and how food systems can be strengthened for the future. Professor Tim Benton, who has worked with UK Governments and the G20, will be speaking on the panel. To attend visit the event’s Facebook page.
Thursday 26th November – Black Lives Matter: Racial Inequality in the UK Justice System Panel Discussion
Time: 18:00
Hosted by: Cambridge University Human Rights Law Society
About the event: Join this panel event for a discussion on the UK criminal justice system and its long history of institutional racism and police brutality. To access the event sign up here https://forms.gle/PQD1a1LdMqTJXTBH9
Thursday 26th November – Expertise in policymaking, with an eye on the COVID-19 pandemic
Time: 18:00-19:00
Hosted by: The Wilberforce Society, Cambridge
About the event: Dr Mark Fabian is a welfare economist at the University of Cambridge. He will be giving a talk on the role and perception of expertise in policymaking in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic. There is no need to register for this event, just follow this Zoom link at the time of the event https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81848716787?pwd=MzFnWmtDVXMwMjV6WmFrSUN2b05HQT09
Friday 27th November – OxCam Bridgemas pub quiz
Time: 19:00 – 22:00
Hosted by: Oxfam Society
About the event: Take a break from your studies with a fun Christmas-themed quiz, while also raising money for Oxfam’s Yemen crisis appeal. To attend simply get a team of four friends from your household and buy a ticket from the event’s Facebook page to enter.
Monday 30th November – Post-Colonialism and Gender: A Complicated Relationship
Time: 18:00
Hosted by: Cambridge University International Development Society – CUiD
About the event: This event will outline what women’s role was in post-colonialism, and whether we still see the practices colonialism brought in the 21st Century. Kathleen Sheldon will be joining the discussion, a writer and currently a senior editor on the Oxford research Encyclopedia in African History. Visit the Facebook page for more information on attending this event.