Conversations on Europe: Black Lives Matter: The Movement in Europe

Activity Type: 
Panel Discussion
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Presenter: 
various
Date: 
Tuesday, November 15, 2016 - 12:00 to 13:30
Event Status: 
As Scheduled
Location: 
4217 Posvar Hall
Contact Person: 
Kate Bowersox
Contact Email: 
kal68@pitt.edu

In Europe, the Black Lives Matter movement in the U.S. has struck a chord with some. Issues of procedural inequalities and police violence have been made more public in Black Lives Matter marches in cities throughout Europe. How does the movement in Europe differ from its American inspiration? How do issues of ethnicity and religion inform understandings of race in Europe? And what has been the response of authorities? Join our panel of experts for an in-depth exploration of this timely topic. Audience participation is encouraged. To join remotely, contact kal68@pitt.edu.

Moderated by:
Waverly Duck, Assoc. Professor, Sociology
Panelists:
Felix Germain, Assistant Professor, Africana Studies, University of Pittsburgh
Toyin Agbetu, Community Educator, UK
Kehinde Andrews, Associate Professor, Birmingham City University

UCIS Unit: 
European Studies Center
European Union Center of Excellence
Non-University Sponsors: 
Center for European Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill
European Union Center at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Jean Monnet Center of Excellence at Florida International University
World Regions: 
Europe
European Union
Western Europe