REAL TALK: Progression & Remuneration: Deans in Conversation

Event 2: Progression & Remuneration.

GEMS in collaboration with Shades of Noir present ‘Real Talk’, a series of poignant and purposeful conversations surrounding equity towards equality, focusing on the present anti-racist social justice initiatives, strategies and opportunities within the University of the Arts London (UAL) moving into 2020.

GEMS celebrates its 21st birthday and as such this event is for the engagement of GEMS' 200+ strong membership.

We request all ticket holders are GEMS members.

These events are the first of their kind, situated in a formal and transparent space for critical engagement between GEMS membership and UAL leadership. This series of conversations seek to build on UAL’s ambitions towards social justice, including redefining practices of consultation with this community as another step towards better race relations and a deeper understanding towards change.

Event 2: Thursday 23rd April 2020 - Progression & Remuneration: Deans in Conversation.

This panel will centre the conversation of ‘remuneration’ for staff and students of colour.

This event creates a space for senior UAL staff to identify shared interests and priorities as well as to address the current programmes and policies in place to support the progression of minority groups at all levels. Additionally, we will share and present college-by-college strategic approaches to support the change needed in institutional culture, for equity towards equality within each college for the staffing body.

Group for the Equality of Minority Staff (GEMS) was set up to promote the personal development and create a network of Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff throughout the University of the Arts London (UAL). With its membership made-up of a third of BAME staff across the institution, this makes the community group the largest and longest-standing staff network at UAL. Its members are supported in being heard and instigating equality of opportunity, promotion and access, and the group politically, critically and actively continue to contribute to the discussion and monitoring the progress of UAL's published objectives, including policy surrounding UAL’s equality and diversity strategy.

This series of events are supported by Deputy Vice-Chancellor Simon Ofield-Kerr and Dean of Students Mark Crawley.

Catering provided by The Dutchie