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HIGHLIGHTS
OF WEEK ONE
A case will be made
for celebrating and encouraging diversity at work, in the community and
in our personal and family lives. She will describe how organisations
are beginning to respond to the changing aspirations and needs of the
men and women who work with them and will underline the importance of
building diversity into our own lives and our own life-long learning.
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HIGHLIGHTS
OF WEEK TWO
Three distinguished
residents of Bristol will talk about race relations and some of the problems
experienced in Bristol. Paul Stephenson, Regional Director - Wales and
the West for Focus Consultancy, will discuss the role of Bristol University
in the development of race and community relations. Peaches Golding, Regional
Campaign Manager for Race and Opportunity, will ask why some universities
are successful in attracting women and people from ethnic minorities into
higher education, and what components need to be put in place for those
that are not. Finally, Maqsood Zamir, adviser to the Bath Equality Committee
since 1996, will give a highly personalised view of working within organisations
concerned with race relations. 7.00 p.m. Drinks reception
and exhibition about the University of Bristol's recruitment and equal
opportunities policies, its track record and its plans to do better. |
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HIGHLIGHTS
OF WEEK THREE
A review and analysis
of the United Nations World Conference Against Racism held in Durban in
August/September 2001. 7.00 p.m. Drinks reception
and exhibition about the University of Bristol's international dimension.
The work of Wole
Soyinka |
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HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEK FOUR Keith Tippit Wednesday 31 October 1.15 pm Victoria Rooms, Queen's Road. An improvisation on ethnic themes by the internationally renowned jazz pianist. Celebrating Diversity - Beyond Sentiment to Strategy Thursday 1 November 6.00 pm Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building. Queen's Road.
The need for practical policies to promote both excellence and opportunity in a multicultural society will be examined. 7.00 p.m. Drinks reception
after lecture and exhibition about distinguished minority ethnic academics
and alumni from the University of Bristol |
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HIGHLIGHTS OF WEEK FIVE New Noise Wednesday 7 November 1.15 pm Victoria Rooms, Queen's Road. Alastair Stout: Divinium Mysterium; Katherine Norman:Insomnia Launch of Bristol University's new Department for Disability Studies Friday 9 November 4.00pm Recital Room, Victoria Rooms, Queen's Road. Interested members of the public are invited to hear about plans for the new Department, and to discuss their ideas with a panel of experts. Valuing Diversity - the Disability Agenda Friday 9 November 6.00pm Recital Room, Victoria Rooms, Queen's Road.
This lecture will
demonstrate that the voice of the disabled people's civil rights movement
has been paramount in transforming society's view of diversity as it relates
to disability. 7.00 p.m. Drinks reception
and exhibition about University of Bristol's work and plans regarding
equality for disabled people. |
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HIGHLIGHTS
OF WEEK SIX
The reasons for founding
the Sutton Trust, and its aims to provide educational opportunities for
young people from non-privileged backgrounds will be considered, as well
as the various initiatives the Trust is taking to achieve this aim and
how life chances for these young people are being improved. 7.00 p.m. Drinks reception
and exhibition about University of Bristol's widening participation activities
and plans. |
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HIGHLIGHTS
OF WEEK SEVEN
How people value the
places in which they live and view the future: the participative desire
to reconcile the voices of the past with the needs of tomorrow, is militated
against by the planning process. 7.00 p.m. Drinks reception
and exhibition about University of Bristol's continuing education work
and plans. |
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This talk will review
and celebrate the history of the Bristol Veterinary School; over 50 years
of difficult but rewarding commitment to animal health and welfare, through
developments in education, practical skills, scientific understanding
and ethical awareness of our contract with the other animals who share
our planet. 7.00 p.m. Drinks reception
and exhibition about University of Bristol's animal welfare work. |
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The
political, economic and educational factors that lead to universities
in the developed world becoming more engaged with their immediate regions
will be explored. The contribution of universities to regional industrial
innovation, skills and cultural development through leading research and
other activities will be exemplified and the implications for university
management and for local and regional governance discussed. 7.00 p.m. Drinks reception
and exhibition about the University's relationship with the city. |
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Learning to Live
with Sexual Diversity
Most
people are now able to recognise the fact of sexual diversity. We seem
less willing to acknowledge the value of diversity. This lecture will
explore the long, unfinished revolution in sexual attitudes, and the conflicts,
hesitations, and opportunities it offers for the development of new forms
of sexual citizenship. 7.00 p.m. Drinks reception
and exhibition about University of Bristol's gender studies work. |