Events

One year on from the Look How Far We’ve Come: Getting Racism Back On The Agenda? Conference, BTWSC and African Histories Revisited (AHR) return to the Abbey Centre in Westminster, for a special three-in-one event consisting of:
a) 'Is Jesus White?' presentation highlighting religion & identity
b) 'Look How Far We've Come Community Talk' screening & post-screening discussion highlighting racism, and other political & societal issues
c) and the release of the 'Look How Far We've Come: Commentaries On British Society And Racism?' DVD highlighting history & racism

The event, which will feature special guests drawn from the diverse Look... project contributors*, also marks the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Race Relations Act. There will also be limited stalls available.

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Is Jesus White?' is a short post-Easter audio-visual presentation on Christian iconography by history consultant Kwaku, which puts Jesus and Christianity into a historical context that links to the present. It covers religion, art, identity and impact of the usual portrayal of “whiteness” against the seldom portrayal of the “other" or "blackness” within Christian iconography.

This Look... Community Talk event will consist of the first screening of the final edit of part 1 of the 'Look How Far We've Come: Commentaries On British Society And Racism?' DVD, followed by a facilitated discussion on racism, and other political and societal issues. Special guests will include some of the contributors to the Look... DVD and Race/Racism Primer. This launch commemorates the 50th anniversary of the 1965 Race Relations Act, which Look... contributors such as Paul Stephenson, Tony Benn, Lord Anthony Lester, Dame Jocelyn Barrow and Clarence Thompson, helped bring it about.

Following the official launch of the 'Look How Far We've Come: Commentaries On British Society And Racism?' DVD, copies will be available for purchase priced £10, or £8 for collection if pre-purchased via this booking page. It consists of the contributors* giving their take on how far Britain has come in dealing with racism and racial equality issues, which is broken into two parts, plus bonus items highlighting how racism intersected with a diverse range of the contributors' experiences.