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SUMMARY:BAME and Technology: building digital confidence through community and space
DESCRIPTION:A reflection on the importance of the feelings of belonging and confidence in learning new digital skills; the need to ensure a safe space for learning and the power of language to encourage or disconnect. \nYou can register your attendance for this session here.​
URL:https://decolonisingdmu.our.dmu.ac.uk/event/bame-and-technology-building-digital-confidence-through-community-and-space/
LOCATION:Kimberlin Library\, Mill Lane\, Leicester\, LE2 7DR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Library
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200226T100000
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SUMMARY:Community of Practice: Staff Work Stream Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Please book using the Eventbrite link
URL:https://decolonisingdmu.our.dmu.ac.uk/event/community-of-practice-staff-work-stream-meeting/
LOCATION:Edith Murphy 1.28\, De Montfort University\, Gateway House\, Leicester\, England\, LE1 9BH\, United Kingdom
ORGANIZER;CN="Decolonising DMU Staff":MAILTO:melanie.crofts@dmu.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200218T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200218T120000
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SUMMARY:Community of Practice: Library and Learning Services Work Stream Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Please book using the below link.
URL:https://decolonisingdmu.our.dmu.ac.uk/event/community-of-practice-library-and-learning-services-work-stream-meeting/
LOCATION:Kimberlin Library 0.07b\, Kimberlin Library 0.07b\, Leicester\, England\, LE1 9BH\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200213T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200213T123000
DTSTAMP:20260422T174422
CREATED:20200113T094432Z
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SUMMARY:Decolonising DMU Community of Practice: ‘Unapologetically BAME’ student event feedback
DESCRIPTION:This meeting will be an opportunity for the Decolonising DMU Frontrunner to provide feedback to staff from the student run event which was held on 2 December and to discuss student engagement in Decolonising DMU. Please book using the Eventbrite link.
URL:https://decolonisingdmu.our.dmu.ac.uk/event/decolonising-dmu-community-of-practice-unapologetically-bame-student-event-feedback/
ORGANIZER;CN="Decolonising DMU Staff":MAILTO:melanie.crofts@dmu.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200212T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200212T140000
DTSTAMP:20260422T174422
CREATED:20200114T110702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200114T110702Z
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SUMMARY:Decolonising DMU Workshops for Professional Services Staff
DESCRIPTION:These workshops aim to explore what Decolonising DMU means in your own working contexts. For example\, what could decolonising mean for marketing and recruitment activities or security staff or #DMUGlobal staff?  How can you make your practices more inclusive? You will have an opportunity to discuss the meaning of ‘decolonising’ as well as to consider practical examples of what Decolonising DMU might look like in your own areas of professional practice. \nThere is an additional workshop in May so that staff have time to reflect on their ideas and can bring these to discuss in the follow-up workshop session. \nPLEASE SIGN UP FOR THE WORKSHOPS VIA THE MYDEVELOPMENT TAB \n 
URL:https://decolonisingdmu.our.dmu.ac.uk/event/decolonising-dmu-workshops-for-professional-services-staff/
ORGANIZER;CN="Decolonising DMU Staff":MAILTO:melanie.crofts@dmu.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200211T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200211T130000
DTSTAMP:20260422T174422
CREATED:20200211T090838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200211T090838Z
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SUMMARY:Decolonising DMU Kimberlin Sessions: Read to debate
DESCRIPTION:The Decolonising DMU ‘Read to debate‘ series follows on from the Freedom to Achieve sessions. It offers staff and students the opportunity to engage with selected research or opinion pieces around decolonising higher education\, and to meet to discuss the material. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease read the following items for discussion prior to the meeting: \n\nSchucan Bird\, K. and Pitman\, L. (2019)\, How diverse is your reading list? Exploring issues of representation and decolonisation in the UK. Higher Education journal.\nCrilly\, J. (2019)\, Decolonising the library: a theoretical exploration. Spark: UAL teaching and learning journal\, 4(1).\n\nCome along ready to share your thoughts\, responses and experiences. \nSome things you may wish to consider: \n\nWhat are the key concepts/issues of the article and how do they relate to my teaching or professional practice?\nHow do they impact on the student’s learning\, experience and attainment? Can I change this impact?\nWhat do they mean within the context of Decolonising DMU?
URL:https://decolonisingdmu.our.dmu.ac.uk/event/decolonising-dmu-kimberlin-sessions-read-to-debate/
LOCATION:Kimberlin Library 00.11\, Mill Lane\, Leicester\, LE2 7DR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Library
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200203T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200203T130000
DTSTAMP:20260422T174422
CREATED:20200110T132408Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200110T132646Z
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SUMMARY:Pride and Prejudice in the Archives: Issues with representation and access
DESCRIPTION:A behind-the-scenes look at how GLAM (Galleries\, Libraries\, Archives and Museums) professionals manage problematic collections and the work needed to challenge elitist and oppressive frameworks within the archive in terms of BAME representation. \nYou can register your attendance for this session here.
URL:https://decolonisingdmu.our.dmu.ac.uk/event/pride-and-prejudice-in-the-archives-issues-with-representation-and-access/
LOCATION:Kimberlin Library\, Mill Lane\, Leicester\, LE2 7DR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Library
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200130T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200130T133000
DTSTAMP:20260422T174422
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SUMMARY:Decolonising DMU Community of Practice: Outline of work streams; Mission and Vision
DESCRIPTION:The aim of this meeting will be to outline the action plans for each of the Decolonising DMU work streams (Institutional\, Staff\, Student and Library) so that staff get a better sense of the work which is planned. Staff will be able to align themselves to one or more of the work streams and future Community of Practice meetings will also be aligned to the work streams. Please register using the Eventbrite link.
URL:https://decolonisingdmu.our.dmu.ac.uk/event/decolonising-dmu-community-of-practice-outline-of-work-streams-mission-and-vision/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200123T110000
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SUMMARY:Decolonising DMU Workshops for Academic Staff
DESCRIPTION:These workshops aim to get you thinking about what Decolonising DMU means in your own working contexts. For examples\, what could decolonising the curriculum mean to you?  How can you make your learning and teaching more inclusive? You will have an opportunity to discuss the meaning of ‘decolonising’ as well as to consider practical examples of what Decolonising DMU might look like in your own areas of professional practice. \nThere will be an additional workshop in May so that staff have time to reflect on their ideas and can bring these with them to discuss in the follow-up workshop session. \nPLEASE BOOK VIA THE MYDEVELOPMENT TAB
URL:https://decolonisingdmu.our.dmu.ac.uk/event/decolonising-dmu-workshops-for-academic-staff/
ORGANIZER;CN="Decolonising DMU Staff":MAILTO:melanie.crofts@dmu.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200113T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200113T193000
DTSTAMP:20260422T174422
CREATED:20200110T134705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200110T135220Z
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SUMMARY:Unapologetically BAME: Meet the team!
DESCRIPTION:The Decolonising DMU team is working on making DMU an Anti-racist university. Following on from our last unapologeticallyBAME event\, this meeting is a great opportunity to meet the team\, share your experiences of racism on campus to a people who have a mandate for change. Come along\, meet the team and have your say. Bring questions and ideas! \nRemember Free pizza and chicken wings will be provided!
URL:https://decolonisingdmu.our.dmu.ac.uk/event/unapologetically-bame-meet-the-team/
LOCATION:The Gallery\, Vijay Patel Building\, Leicester\, Leicestershire\, LE2 7BJ
CATEGORIES:Students
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200113T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200113T153000
DTSTAMP:20260422T174422
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SUMMARY:Decolonising DMU Community of Practice: Definition
DESCRIPTION:The aim of this meeting will be to start the conversation\, which was promised at the launch event in November\, about what the definition of Decolonising DMU means and what\, if anything\, needs refining. You can access the definition here: https://decolonisingdmu.our.dmu.ac.uk/about/
URL:https://decolonisingdmu.our.dmu.ac.uk/event/decolonising-dmu-community-of-practice-definition/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200113T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200113T130000
DTSTAMP:20260422T174422
CREATED:20200110T132215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200110T132215Z
UID:2339-1578916800-1578920400@decolonisingdmu.our.dmu.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Narnia Must Fall: people of colour in children’s literature
DESCRIPTION:The lack of BME characters and authors in children’s literature has been recently highlighted by research from the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education and from Book Trust. This noted lack raises questions such as: \n\nHow does this lack of BME characters and authors in children’s literature affect children?\nWhat can we do about it?\nWhat support can BME writers access?\nWhat barriers still need to be removed?\n\nThis workshop\, led by Royal Literary Fund Fellow Leila Rasheed\, will include highlights from a report on Megaphone: an Arts Council England funded project to support BME children’s authors\, which she ran until 2016 and consider the above questions and more. \nYou can register your attendance for this session here.​
URL:https://decolonisingdmu.our.dmu.ac.uk/event/narnia-must-fall-people-of-colour-in-childrens-literature/
LOCATION:Kimberlin Library 00.11\, Mill Lane\, Leicester\, LE2 7DR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Library
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