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Director

Rita Patel
OBV Chair

Ashok Viswanathan
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Rafiq
ICT Manager

Lester Holloway
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Networking with Black and Asian Barristers

24 Jan 2019 06:01

An opportunity for students to network with Black and Asian barristers from all practise areas, reshaping the image many students have of the Bar. Dame Linda Dobbs, the first ever non-white person to be appointed to the Senior Judiciary of the UK will appear as guest speaker

East Works Careers - Graduate Employment Programme

01 Feb 2019 12:02

If you are recent graduate from a black, Asian or mixed heritage background and live in Newham, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest or Hackney, sign up for 2 days of short interactive workshops to boost your chances of securing your dream job.

British Bengali women at a glance: Voyage from Hajot to Horizon

10 Mar 2019 04:03

As part of Women in Focus Festival to celebrate International Women's Day at Poplar Union , Nari Chetona will bring the success stories, ideas, intellectual interpretation of feminism from South Asian perspective through insightful talks, haunting poetry, colourful dance and captivating music..

Tracing Your Roots: Secrets of the 1817 Slave Registers Uncovered

12 Mar 2019 06:03

Trailblazing author and family historian Paul Crooks captivates his audience with an account of how he traced his African forebears enslaved on a sugar plantation in Jamaica, 200 years ago

400 Years of Black Women Resistance Leaders (lecture)

20 Mar 2019 06:03

This one off lecture presents visual and biographical details of Black women from the UK and around the world who have resisted colonialism and racism. Women do not get the historical credit they deserve;this interactive presentation will give the audience video and documentary evidence of the who, what and why of over 40 female fighters who used any means necessary to fight for equallity