2023 Events
Jerkpit Caribbean Pop-Up!
Date: Monday 2 October – Friday 6 October, 9am to 5pm daily
Location: Lakeside Theatre Café
Get ready for a culinary adventure that will transport your taste buds to the vibrant Caribbean!
Find out more about the Jerkpit Pop-Up on the Lakeside Theatre webpage.
Thriving Socially at University Workshop
Date: Wednesday 4 October
Location: Lakeside Theatre Studio
Join Shomi Williams, Psychological Therapist and founder of inclusive health education African and Caribbean groups platform, Lafiya Healthas she delivers this exciting workshop which aims to help you thrive socially in a new environment. University of Essex students only.
Find out more the workshop for University of Essex students on the Lakeside Theatre webpage.
Fatherhood
Date: Friday 6 October, 7.30pm
Location: Lakeside Theatre
Being a father in the 21st century is complicated. Being the father of a young son of mixed South Indian, Turkish and Austrian heritage, even more so. Three very different stories of being and having a dad are brought together with humour and sensitivity, through physical theatre and multilingual text. Centred around everyday, relatable experiences, this original new work explores fatherhood across generations from the 1960s to the present day.
Oedipus Electronica
Date: Thursday 12 October, 7pm
Location: Lakeside Theatre
Oedipus Electronica is a modern-day, gig-theatre take on Sophocles’ Oedipus Rex. It is a gripping gut-punch of a show, blending drama, dance and music. It is both entirely original and true to the tragedy of its ancient antecedent.
Find out more about Oedipus Electronica on the Lakeside Theatre webpage.
BAME Staff Forum: Black History Month Event 'Empowering the BAME Community through celebrating influential women'.
Date: Tuesday 17 October, from 12.30pm
Location: The Hexagon
BAME Staff Forum: Black History Month Event with guest speakers Professor Dame Elizabeth Nneka Anionwu OM DBE FRCN and University of Essex Alumna Maxine Obeng.
Dame Elizabeth will be 'in conversation' virtually with Health and Social Care students. Maxine Obeng will tell us about her career journey and strategies for students and staff.
There will be an opportunity to ask questions and light refreshments will be served.
Visit our Eventbrite page to find out more about the event and to register your place.
Access to Academic Careers for Black Researchers
Date: Wednesday 18 October 2023, 2pm-4pm
Location: Colchester campus, NTC 1.04 or zoom.
This event will feature some of our wonderful academic staff who have excelled in their respective academic fields. They will share their personal journeys, challenges overcome, and provide valuable advice on navigating the academic landscape. There
Students will need to register via email: brh@essex.ac.uk
Telling Your Own Story
Date: Wednesday 18 October, 5.30pm
Location: Lakeside Theatre
Join Nigerian-British performer, writer and educator, Tania Nwachukwu, for an intimate skills training workshop on telling your own story confidently.
Part of the Lakeside Theatre’s Black History Month “Celebrating the Sisterhood” programme, this workshop is free to University of Essex students.
Find out more about the workshop on the Lakeside Theatre webpage.
Law student to theatre-maker alumni workshop
Date: Thursday 19 October, 2pm
Location: Lakeside Theatre Studio
Join Ophelia, a University of Essex law graduate who dared to chase her dreams in the world of acting, for this workshop in the Lakeside Theatre Studio. This workshop is free for University of Essex students.
Find out more about Ophelia and how to book your place on the Lakeside Theatre webpage.
Black Students Mixer
Date: Thursday 19 October, 6pm-8pm
Location: The Atrium
The Black Students Network Presents their first community mixer of the year. Join Colchester’s black student community in celebrating your culture and heritage. Meet new people, make new friends, play games, and have some fun. Soft drinks and snacks will be provided.
Find out more on the Students' Union what's on page.
You are African first before anything
Date: Thursday 19 October, 7pm
Location: Lakeside Theatre
University of Essex Law graduate-cum-successful theatre company operator, Ophelia Charlesworth, brings her much anticipated show to the Lakeside Theatre and is followed by a 15 minute Q&A session.
Find out more about the show on the Lakeside Theatre webpage.
His Story Her Story Their Story My Stories Your Stories Our Stories
Date: Friday 20 October, 1.00pm-2.15pm
Location: Online
Join the Centre for Trauma Asylum and Refugees (CTAR) and Refugee Care students within the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies for an online discussion on telling our stories within Black History Month. Hosted by Dr Zibiah Alfred Loakthar.
For Zoom links, please email z.loakthar@essex.ac.uk. Find out more about our Centre for Trauma Asylum and Refugees (CTAR) on their webpage.
Cine 10 - The Little Mermaid
Date: Monday 23 October, 7pm-9pm
Location: Cine 10 (Student only event)
It's Black History Month, and we're celebrating Black Women! So what better way than to head to Cine10 for a FREE SCREENING of The NEW Little Mermaid!
Find out more on the Students' Union what's on page.
The Black Researchers’ Hub Social
Date: Tuesday 24 October, 12pm-2pm
Location: Lakeside Theatre Studio, Colchester Campus.
Come and celebrate Black History Month and the launch of the Black Researchers’ Hub. Meet your fellow students and get to know more about the Hub and what is to come for this new academic year. Refreshments will be provided.
Follow this Microsoft form link to register attendance.
Raymond Antrobus - Poetry Reading
Date: Tuesday 24 October, 6pm-7pm
Location: Art Exchange
We are excited to be joined by poet Raymond Antrobus who will read us his amazing poetry.
Raymond Antrobus is a British poet and writer who was born in Hackney, London, to a Jamaican father and a British mother. He is author of ‘Shapes and Disfigurements’ (2012), ‘To Sweeten Bitter’ (2017), ‘The Perseverance’ (2018) and ‘All the Names Given’ (2021).
Raymond Antrobus’ reading will be followed by a Drinks Reception.
Black History Month Quiz
Date: Tuesday 24 October, 7.30pm-9.00pm
Location: Top Bar
Join Us in Top Bar for this years Black History Month Quiz. Hosted by Your VP Welfare - Nifemi.
Find out more on the Students' Union what's on page.
Centre for Public History Black History Month Seminar 2023
Date: Wednesday 25 October, 5pm
Location: Essex Business School EBS1.1 and via Zoom
Professor Amilcar A. Pereira (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro): 'The Brazilian Black Movement and Education Struggles: Between History and Contemporary Challenges'.
Black History Month: Discussion Night
Date: Thursday 26 October, 6pm-8pm
Location: STEM 3.1
Join the Black Students Political Society and Essex End Everyday Racism Project in an open discussion.
Find out more on the Students' Union what's on page.
Black History Month: Blind Date with a Book
Date: Monday 30 October, 1pm-2pm
Location: Albert Sloman Library, Ground Floor
Join the Library Services team for a pop-up Blind Date with a Book stall for Black History Month in the Albert Sloman Library! With a limited number of titles to give away, all suggested by students and staff at Essex, this is a free Blind Date with a Book pop-up stall, so arrive early! We’ll be packing the stall away when the books run out!
ECDP is supporting events and activities taking place across the county of Essex for Black History Month. There are a number of events taking place across Essex, organised by their friends and collaborators.