Diversity Month 2013 kicks off at UCL
A range of events celebrating diversity and addressing the ongoing challenge faced by a range of groups in the UK and beyond will be taking place around UCL's campus as part of its annual Diversity Month, kicking off on 1 February. The theme of this year's Month is the UCL Grand Challenge of Intercultural Interaction, an institution-wide programme to examine the causes and features of social and cultural diversity. Highlights of Diversity Month 2013 include: Olympic diversity: the new face of Britain? (5 February, 12.30-2pm, Wilkins Haldane Room, UCL): the 2012 Olympics represented Britain as a confident, multi - ethnic country. From the opening ceremony to the laudation of Mo Farah and Jessica Ennis, did the Olympics help build a bridge across the ethnic differences in our society? Or, as the glow of pride fades, can we really say we inspired a generation to think differently about race? This event will be an open forum of experts discussing a range of topics relating to the Olympic legacy, modern London and diversity; Call Me Kuchu (6 Feb, 6pm, Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre, UCL) : a powerful documentary charting the fate, including murder, of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) people in Uganda. The documentary highlights the threat of an impending new law which would make it a crime for parents and teachers not to report gay children and could even introduce the death penalty for certain offences. The film will be followed by a debate led by Harjeet Johal, Deputy Head of Kaleidoscope, a leading British charity campaigning for LGBT rights; When should LGBT people be offered Asylum in the UK?
