Category: Anti-Racism
The latest anti-racism articles
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Anti-racism & digital learning
Within the digital learning profession there is interest in ‘race & tech’ generally, topics such as AI and racial bias for example, and in tackling structural racism in our own sector. Two years ago members of the UK HE digital learning community formed a community of practice around anti-racism which…
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Recording of Changemakers Talk
A recording of June’s Changemakers Talk: Decolonising the Curriculum London x Kent is now available. The public panel discussion was hosted by London College of Communication on Thursday 23 June 2022. In this event, LCC Changemakers Cassia Clarke and Rachel Roland Martins and managers Lucy Panesar and Amita Nijhawan are…
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Challenging Times – Global Pandemic, Black Lives Matter and Climate and Ecological Emergency.
Wednesday 20th October 2021 – 1-2pm online via zoom. A conversation with: Artist, illustrator and activist Jacob V Yoyce Arts administrator and curandera Teresa Cisneros Curator, writer and producer Nichol Keene Exploring murals, zines, podcasts and more, they will together discuss making urgent work inside and outside of galleries and…
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Working with students towards racial and climate justice
An update on the LCC Changemakers and Climate Advocates and how they are working with staff to embed racial and climate justice into the curriculum. London College of Communication has a long history of working in partnership with students, as Peer Assisted Learning facilitators and Peer Mentors, and since April 2020…
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Recruiting the next LCC Changemakers
LCC are now recruiting the next generation of Changemakers to work from September through to June 2022. Find out more below. Since April 2020, LCC have employed current students and recent graduates to work in partnership with staff to codevelop decolonised, anti-racist curricula and teaching practices. In this time, our…
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Changemaking through 2020-21
Since the last Changemakers update, our student and graduate Changemakers have been busy codeveloping curricula and promoting awareness of inclusive, anti-racist and decolonial practices across LCC and beyond. Scroll down for more details… In the past academic year, despite the many unexpected setbacks of the pandemic, LCC’s Changemakers have contributed…
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Safety and Freedom Reading Group
Find details here of LCC’s Safety and Freedom Reading Group facilitated by Lucy Panesar (LCC Progression and Attainment Project Manager) and Pratap Rughani (LCC Associate Dean of Research and Professor of Documentary Practices). What does the group explore? Academics are tasked with creating intellectually stimulating environments, whilst also ensuring the…
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Changemakers update
LCC’s new Student Changemakers were introduced on here back in April and since then they’ve completed initial training and started working with staff to decolonise curricula across our undergraduate and postgraduate courses. In May, Design School Changemakers worked with year 1 students, course librarians and lecturers to critically review and…
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Furthering Anti-Racism, asynchronously.
Over the past few weeks, a significant number of colleagues have engaged with live events taking place as part of LCC’s Anti-Racism Staff Development programme and have become members of the LCC Anti-Racism Teams site. Over the summer, colleagues can keep developing understanding and practice of anti-racism via a range of online resources and asynchronous activities. In the Teams site you can find recordings and slides from most of the live events that…
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Book Now: Anti-Racism Staff Development Activities
Throughout July, colleagues at LCC can develop their knowledge and skills in anti-racist practices through a range of synchronous and asynchronous activities happening as part of the expanded staff development month. As part of LCC’s ongoing efforts to create an equitable and inclusive experience for all of its community, a…
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