Each ‘How to be an Ally’ event will focus on a specific theme and feature panel discussions led by Loughborough staff, students and alumni. They will consider questions such as, ‘What does good allyship look like?’, ‘How can I be an ally for others?’, and ‘How would I like others to show allyship to me?’.
The initiative has been created as part of the team’s ambitions to bring together different community groups to explore what it means to be an ally to one another and to follow a more intersectional approach. Additionally, it hopes to align to the University’s EDI Strategy and goals associated with the Race Equality Charter and Athena Swan.
Launching on 1 February 2024, the first topic will be ‘How to be an Ally… For people who wear the hijab’. Taking place on World Hijab Day – celebrated by millions of Muslim women from across the world with an aim to dismantle bigotry, discrimination and prejudice – the event will address themes centred around race, religion and gender, whilst exploring the religious and spiritual relevance of the hijab and what it means to those who wear it.
The event will be held from 1pm-2pm in Room EHB 104 (Edward Herbert Building) and is open for all to attend, including members of the public. Book your place now.
Future sessions of the event series include:
- How to be an ally... For people experiencing the menopause
- How to be an ally... For people of colour in the LGBT+ community
- How to be an ally... For people with South Asian Heritage
- How to be an ally... For people with a hidden disability
- How to be an ally... For Black colleagues in professional, technical, and operational roles
If you have any queries, please email edi@lboro.ac.uk.