Alumni Day of Action 2021
This year’s Alumni Day of Action has been transformed with a month-long programme of events around the theme of social justice.
Open to all staff, students and alumni, the programme of events will take place over the four weeks leading up to the annual meeting of Convocation on Saturday 9 October.
Each week will involve online activities exploring a range of social justice topics, including poverty, welfare and social class; gender and sexuality; health and wellbeing; and race, religion and migration.
Below are some of the events that we think will be of most interest to our Business School staff, students and alumni to sign up to:
Women, Politics and News: 25 years and counting
Tuesday 21 September, 18:30 – 19:30 BST
Join Professor Karen Ross for a live webinar where we will dive deep into how women in politics are represented in the media. From the 1994 Labour leadership elections to the COVID-19 pandemic, Professor Ross will look at the way women are treated by global news organisations and what this means for the fight for equality. This event will be introduced and hosted by Newcastle University’s Dean of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Professor Judith Rankin.
‘I get so emotional baby’: Exploring Consent, Allyship and The Emotional Labour of EDI at NCL
Thursday 23 September, 12:30 – 13:30 BST
Join a round table discussion with members of our Newcastle University community, including staff, students and alumni as they reflect on their lived experiences of equality, diversity and inclusion. Hear from members and allies of the LGBTQI+ community as they share their experiences and research on various topics including consent and the emotional labour of being EDI champions. Learn about allyship and what you can do to become an effective ally.
Newcastle Develop Series: Neurodivergence, inclusion and the workplace
Wednesday 29 September, 18:30 – 19:30 BST
Employers, businesses, and sectors have become increasingly aware that there is a need to be more flexible in their approach to work for their employees. While some of this has arisen due to the pandemic, an equally important role has been played by an enhanced awareness of employees and individuals whose work needs are specialised, and especially for individuals who are neurodivergent.
Historically neurodivergent people have been grouped under the ‘disability’ tag, and while this may once have been useful it is increasingly seen as no longer the case. This event will bring 3 alumni panellists together to discuss their lived experiences in the workplace and their careers, discussing inclusion and exclusion, what (if any) changes need to be made to workplaces to better support neurodivergent individuals, and the use of the term ‘disabilities’, if it’s still acceptable to use, and what impact it has (and may continue to have) on employees and employers.