Wed 20 October 2021 13:00-14:15
Online
This year for Black History Month we’re looking forward to partnering with Unity at abrdn to bring you ‘We can’t change the pasts but we can change the consequences. In conversation with Professor Sir Geoff Palmer’
The session will bring conversation and panel discussion session with Q&A to the Heriot-Watt and abrdn communities and takes place at 1-2.15pm BST 20th October 2021.
The event is an opportunity for these historic Edinburgh institutions to discuss the role that Edinburgh played in the history of the slave trade, the physical reminders of this across the city and how invite discussion around addressing such monuments in the modern day.
Sir Geoff Palmer, Chancellor at Heriot-Watt and renowned scientist and human rights activist is taking part in the event hosted by Mike Tumilty Chief Operating Officer at abrdn and key member of the Unity Network, abrdn’s ethnicity and multiculturalism network. Mike is also a HWU Alumnus, member of The University Court and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. Introductory words will be followed by conversation and an open Q&A session where the panel will be joined by Emily King, Heriot-Watt’s Student Union President.
We will be encouraging participants to get involved and submit questions before and during the session and focusing on a call to action for all to engage in critical thinking about historical acts.
The session is open to all, will include British Sign Language interpretation and be recorded for those who are unable to attend. The interactive part of the session will be via Slido.
Pop the date and the Zoom link in your diaries for 1-2.15pm on Wednesday 20 October!
Zoom Joining Details:
https://zoom.us/j/96738777361?pwd=MkkzelV0L21LaWkzTzJDSG9CUmYyZz09
Meeting ID: 967 3877 7361
Passcode: 765643