Wed 9th April 2025
9/10 am - 4:30 pm
Norcroft Centre
University of Bradford
The Bradford 12 celebrate with their supporters after winning a legal battle on their right to self-defence. (Tandana Archive)
The Conference
will bring together activists, advocates, organisations, lawyers, researchers, and academics committed to building a better society, one where racial justice is the norm.
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Coordinated by the Race Equality Network, the Ella Baker School of Organising and Inclusive North, the conference will be interactive, educational, and welcoming. It will create a collective opportunity for us all to learn so that we can become more effective champions of equal rights and justice.​​​​
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Purchase conference tickets to join us at the University of Bradford on Wed 9 April 2025.
*Registration opens at 9 am with tea, coffee and ice breakers. Conference sessions begin at 10 am, and close at 4:30 pm.
The Programme
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We are still working on the programme, but are excited about how it is shaping up, the issues we plan to cover include:
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Policing and Criminal justice - what can we do to challenge racism in the system?
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Examples from our leaders: breaking through the concrete ceiling - looking at personal and career journeys.
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Professional development for race organisations - looking at capacity building, funding and recruiting board members.
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Building solidarity through grassroots community organisations - how do we breathe life into the saying ‘an injury to one is an injury to all’?
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Progress in the north? focusing on developments in the North and what needs to happen to effect change
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All Black Lives Matter - exploring intersectionality, and healing divisions within our communities.
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Role of advocacy and campaigning - what works, and what doesn’t?
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Influencing policy - how do we develop and advance policies that work for our communities?
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From the local to the international - how do international events, from BLM to Palestine, impact our communities
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Asylum seekers, refugees and migrants - the racism and injustices in the immigration systems and how they fuel racism
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Defeating narratives of divisions - how do we inoculate our communities from a blame game that sees us all lose?
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Trade Unions and workplace justice - what are trade unions doing (and what more could they do) to advance race equality in the workplace.
Contributions
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There will be space for additional contributions.
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If you'd like to contribute a session, fill in our content form.
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If you want to know more or host an information stall, or have an exhibition at the conference contact us on info@raceequalitynetwork.org.uk.
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Tickets
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Purchase conference tickets just below.
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NB: tickets include lunch and refreshments.
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NB: We will endeavour to make this event as inclusive as we can, if you have any accessibility queries or requests please contact us on: info@raceequalitynetwork.org.uk