This is a podcast series by Dr Nathaniel Adam Tobias C------. Episodes 1 and 2 were launched online on Wednesday 22 September at 6pm, with Episode 3 to follow in November. This is part of the Henry Moore Institute's Our Monuments Research Season.

There has been a lot of talk, to put it mildly, about Britain’s statues and slavery. But what about Britain’s statues and anti-slavery? It turns out, that, while statues of slavers are among the statues Britain shows off, statues of anti-slavery activists are, in curious contrast, some of the statues Britain hides. To take us into Black History Month in the UK, this podcast series asks what, exactly, in its anti-slavery statues, Britain is hiding.

More info and links to download the first two podcasts and transcripts here.

A special event as part of this year's Black History Month, hosted by UNISON Manchester.

An afternoon of celebration, history, inspiration, culture, recognition and engagement with performances, speakers, a play and refreshments. All are welcome and you don't have to be a union member to attend.

The event is being held at Manchester Central Library, St Peter's Square on Wednesday 6 October 2021 from 2pm - 5pm. more information and booking here.

I Will Repay is a Church and Reparations webinar series from Churches Together in England examining British engagement with reparations for descendants of enslaved and colonised African peoples. The Racial Justice Advocacy Forum (RJAF) partners with the National Church Leaders Forum (NCLF) and Movement for Justice and Reconciliation (MJR) to facilitate leading Black Christian voices on the various aspects of reparation and its implications for both church and government. It has three core aims:

• To articulate the various Christian positions around reparations
• To equip the church to speak with confidence on reparations
• To help solidify the Christian work around reparations.

These aims are geared towards action-based outcomes that build upon historical and current efforts in Britain, for example, a permanent memorial, a scholarship fund, strategies for church engagement, a service of lament. 

Session 1: ‘I will repay: the Church and Reparations’ will be on Wednesday 6 October 2021 at 7.30pm, will explore the theological rationale with Professor Robert Beckford, Eleasah Louis, Rev. Ronald Nathan and Dionne Gravesande. Six more sessions will follow. More details and how to book can be found here.

'Racial Justice Champions' is a new resource from Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. It is dedicated to the ‘troublemakers’ – those heroic individuals who created the ‘right type of trouble’ in championing racial justice at what was deemed the wrong time for churches and Christian organisations. 

​"This publication is an opportunity to celebrate the invaluable contributions of these often-unsung individuals who spoke about racial justice when it was unfashionable to do so. In hearing their stories, let us be educated and encouraged, but most of all inspired to do likewise." Richard Reddie, CTBI Director of Justice and Inclusion.

A great resourse for Black History Month. More information and download here.