Discussion on grassroots activism

Centre for Research in Race and Rights holds wide-ranging debate on the Black Lives Matter Movement as it relates to Nottingham's community

On June 4, the Centre for Research in Race and Rights (C3R) and the Department of American and Canadian Studies held the second of five dialogues at the New Art Exchange, a series connected to the gallery's Get Up Stand Up exhibition and funded by the British Academy Rising Star Engagement project on Race and Rights (2015-16). Featuring community organiser and Bright Ideas founder/director Lisa Robinson, and C3R research associates Peter Ling and Cecile Wright, the debate covered lessons from civil rights-era grassroots tactics, the relationship between grassroots activism and mainstream party politics today, the history of black protest in Nottingham, the contemporary protest scene in the UK and the transatlantic Black Lives Matter movement. It featured speaker presentations, a music video, group conversations between the 50 attendees and the workshopping of ideas for the future. Take a look at our website for more on this series, including booking links for the dialogues in July/August/September.