Saluting Our Sisters
Thu 26 Oct, 12:00-14:00
This event is hosted by the Women@Reading Network in collaboration with the BAME & Allies Network. Join us for this special session which is dedicated to phenomenal Black women and aligned to the 2023 Black History Month theme: Saluting our Sisters.
We’ll be learning from their expertise and celebrating their accomplishments as innovators and real-life changemakers.
Special Guest Speakers:
- Cecily Mwaniki, Founder of Utulivu Women
- Constance Urma Gooding (Nee Mayers), Golders Club
- Jacqueline Mukono, Founder of Projects Salama - Domestic Abuse
- Shirley Anstis, Author And Founder Of Berkshire Black Business
- Symiah Barnett, Co-Founder of UNTOLD & Researcher in STEM
- Tutu Melaku, Owner & Founder of Tutu’s Ethiopian Table
- Zainab Koroma, Co-Founder of Reading Refugee
Event hosts & organisers:
- Robert Van De Noort, University of Reading Vice-Chancellor and Champion for Race Equality
- Elizabeth McCrum. University of Reading Pro Vice-Chancellor and Champion for Sex Equality
- Alice Mpofu-Coles, Community Research Associate (Refugee Champion)
- Aleiah Potter, BAME+ Allies Network Co-Chair
- Rachel Thorns, Women@Reading Network Co-Chair
All welcome. Free to attend.
Light refreshments provided.
Limited places available, booking essential: register here today.
