Event overview
To what extent does university prepare us for meeting social challenges?
Goldsmiths’ Development and Alumni Office is excited to host a panel discussion with alumni Dr Chinelo L. Njaka and Nadia Hafedh, facilitated by lecturer Dr Feyzi Ismail, on social change beyond the university.
We will explore how studying at Goldsmiths does (or doesn’t) shape the activism of our alumni.
Our speakers will be sharing their experiences of graduating from Goldsmiths and going on to advocate for social change in multifaceted ways, from grassroots organising with marginalised communities to cultural and creative work around issues of global conflict.
We hope to have a lively and generative discussion that will tease out some of the tensions – productive and otherwise – between academia and activism, theory and practice.
This event is open to Goldsmiths alumni, students, staff and non-Goldsmiths guests.
About the speakers
Nadia Hafedh (she/her) is an organiser working on Yemen, peacebuilding, education and race. Nadia facilitates a South Yemeni women’s forum to increase women’s political activism for South Yemen through delivering training and workshops, as well as developing campaigns. She also volunteered with housing rights groups throughout the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, completing a related research paper on the racialised violence of gentrification. Nadia completed an MA in Postcolonial Culture and Global Policy at Goldsmiths in 2020.
Dr Chinelo L. Njaka (she/her) is the Founder/Director of grassroots organisation Peckham Rights! and an independent social researcher. Dr Njaka is also a United Nations Fellow for People of African Descent. Her research examines racialisation processes across different national, institutional and organisational contexts, with a focus on the African Diaspora in Europe and human rights. Dr Njaka studied MA Culture, Globalisation and the City at Goldsmiths from 2004-2005.
About the facilitator
Dr Feyzi Ismail is Lecturer in Global Policy and Activism and Co-convenor of MA Postcolonial Culture and Global Policy.
This is an online event held on Zoom. Your confirmation email will have joining instructions.
The recording of the event and discussion will take place. The footage may be used in promotional materials (such as print publications, posters, e-newsletters, websites, social media and Goldsmiths’ website) that can be viewed throughout the world. They may be kept permanently once published and be kept as an archive of university life.
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Dates & times
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18 Aug 2021 | 5:30pm - 6:15pm |
Accessibility
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