Anti-Racist City Begins Its Online Series Of ‘Uncomfortable Conversations”

Written By Chris Parkes

In the first of Anti-Racist' City’s online series “Uncomfortable Conversations” , we tackled the question “What Is Racism?”. You can watch the webinar on the video link.

We discuss growing up in Oxford and the massive disconnect between the town and gown and the impact of race and class intersecting on our lives and the lives of many townies. 

If you would like to sign up for the next of this long-form series, please get your tickets here:

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/uncomfortable-conversations-oxford-tickets-118597525391

Anti-Racist City would like to acknowledge our first discussion with Kate Attwooll, Zaki El-Salahi and Shaista Aziz, as well as:

  • Community Educators of Oxford city: (mentors 2004-2008)

  • Marsha Jackson - Leys CDI (now: Wolvercote Young People's Club)

  • Dolcie Obhiozele - African Caribbean Youth Project, Oxfordshire County Council

  • Debbie Scrivener - Community Artist, Family Support, & Bereavement specialist

  • Joanne Barrett - Vulnerable pupils attainment, Oxfordshire County Council

  • Pat Green - Biko Books

  • Natty Mark - Biko Books (now: African School)

  • Robert Evans - Area youth worker, Oxfordshire County Council

  • Daphne Sallion-James - Deputy Head, Oxford School

  • Anna Thorne - Donnington Doorstep family centre

  • Jim Barlow - Oxford Learning Communities.

  • Shazad Rana and Khalid Sharif - Sportsbox and ongoing social work on stop and search discrimination and mentoring young people in Oxford through sports

    Silas Gray - Unfortunate Oxfordians podcast exploring how people represent Oxford and their identities when they move elsewhere

  • Aisha Campbell - @turnthepageuk insta and podcast leading the call for revolution in the UK school curriculum to include Black history and the realities of British colonialism and empire and how it affects society today

  • @collectiveconversationz insta and podcast - Oxford’s newest and most diverse zine run by young people and producing some of the best content out there

Chris Parkes

Chris’s diverse skill has taken him from shooting in hailstorms in the UK, to recording the experiences of those affected by conflict in northeast Nigeria. His intimate storytelling makes people the agents of their own stories, and his eye-catching images have helped a wide range of national and international organisations bring their stories to life.

https://www.chrisparkes.photography
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