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Nelson Mandela Anti-Racism Week will occur on campus from 19th – 25th March this year. Nelson Mandela’s legacy, courage, and persistence in combating racism and oppression during apartheid and promoting non-racism, non-sexism, peace, and reconciliation in post-apartheid South Africa, is an inspiration to all who envision an equal society. Building on the success of the inaugural Nelson Mandela Anti-Racism Week 2023, the week of events in 2024 aims to raise awareness, promote belonging and align with Nelson Mandela’s vision. Taking this as a starting point, the programme of events also responds to the current geopolitical landscape and the human rights atrocities that we bear witness to in so many parts of the world today. The events are designed to be deliberative and interactive, facilitating discussion, learning and engagement on a wide range of issues relevant to race, ethnicity, anti-racism, human rights and social justice. The programme of events incorporates student and staff-led activities including seminars, training, workshops, exhibitions and cultural events and activities.

Here is the full Nelson Mandela Anti-Racism Week Event Programme

Find the below schedule of events happening during the Nelson Mandela Anti-Racism Week!

Date	Venue	Event
Tuesday 19^th March 12.00-14.00	Aula Maxima, Quadrangle	Launch of Nelson Mandela Anti-Racism Week With Mr. Zak Moradi, Author of Life Begins in Leitrim: From Kurdistan to Croke Park Panel discussion chaired by Dean of Students, Professor Ciara Meehan Office of the Vice-President for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Register here
Tuesday 19^th March 12.00-16.00	Áras na Mac Léinn	Cultural Appreciation Event With the Student Union and African Caribbean Society
Tuesday 19th March	Documentary Online	Safe Sanctuary: Belonging at University of Galway College of Science and Engineering and the University of Sanctuary created a short 14-minute documentary Watch video here
Tuesday 19^th March 17.15-19.00	ILAS	Health Apartheid in Palestine With Dr Mads Gilbert Palestine Student Society Register here
Wednesday, March 20^th 10.00 – 13.00	Cairnes Building	Co-creating an Understanding of the Terms Inclusion and belonging With Esther Oghomwenrie Osayimwen, Nora Corcoran, Vusi Thabethe and Aidan Harte. Register here
Wednesday, March 20^th 13.00 – 14.00	The Cube, Áras na Mac Léinn	Orchestra Society Concert As part of Nelson Mandela Anti-Racism Week, staff and students are invited to attend a lunchtime concert by the string quartet from the Concert Orchestra Society. Come along and listen to a range of pieces from Handel, Elgar, Haydn, and Purcell.
Wednesday, March 20^th 14.00 – 17.00	South Campus	Where Do We Belong? Using Theatre of the Oppressed (TO), this project aims to spark conversations on 'belonging' in physical spaces to explore diversity and racism. Colorful maps of Galway, Ireland, and the World will be displayed in a South Campus indoor space. Actors will engage students to mark where they feel they 'belong' With Dr. Cormac Forkan, Anne Loftus, Janna Lindstrom, Theatre for Change Galway and University of Galway's Universities of Sanctuary Programme
Thursday, 21^st March 11.00 – 13.00	The Cube, Áras na Mac Léinn	Tight Space – a youth-led workshop exploring the Direct Provision system With Dr Brenda Gallagher & Kathryn Moore – School of Education, University of Galway Natasha Muldoon & Nike Awoyemi - ARD Family Resource Centre Register here
Thursday, 21^st March	University of Galway	Wear Red Day Campaign with the Immigrant Council of Ireland Calling all staff and students to get involved. Further information here
Friday, 22^nd March 11.00 – 12.00	Education Building, D Block (Room: D102)	Belonging & Anti-racism: Together we make a difference With Sean Cameron and Dr. Brenda Gallagher, School of Education, University of Galway, Sinead Conlon - Galway Educate Together and Debbie Thomas - Worldwise Global Schools Register here
Friday, 22^nd March 14.30 – 16.30	The View, Áras na Mac Léinn	Tom Mollineaux - Crossing The Black Atlantic The slave who boxed his way to freedom and is buried in Galway City. With Des Kilbane, Co-Director Register here
Friday, 22^nd March 12.00 – 14.00	Aula Maxima, Quadrangle	Strengthening Relations between University of Galway and South Africa With South African Ambassador in Ireland, Ms. Mabet van Rensburg Register here
Friday, 22^nd March 18.15 – 20.10	Human Biology Building	Irish Centre for Human Rights Annual Distinguished Lecture: Implications of South Africa’s Genocide Case at the International Court of Justice With Ms. Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967 and Ms Maha Abdallah. Palestine Student Society Register here
19^th – 25^th March	Hardiman Library Plaza ILAS	Exhibitions Tom Molineaux was a slave who boxed his way to freedom and achieved international success. Crown Hair & Identity in Traveller Culture explores the subject of hair with Irish Traveller women.
Saturday 23rd March 18:00 - 20:00	The Space, Aras na mac Leinn	Stepping Up: An interactive theatre performance exploring theme of racism Organised by Deirdre Curran and Joan Lally Register here
Sunday, 24^th March 12.00 – 14.00	College Green, Opposite Quadrangle	Holi – Celebration of Colours With the Indian Society

Date

Venue

Event

Tuesday

19^th March

12.00-14.00

Aula Maxima,

Quadrangle

Launch of Nelson Mandela Anti-Racism Week

With Mr. Zak Moradi, Author of Life Begins in Leitrim: From Kurdistan to Croke Park

Panel discussion chaired by Dean of Students, Professor Ciara Meehan

Office of the Vice-President for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Tuesday

19^th March

12.00-16.00

Áras na Mac Léinn

Cultural Appreciation Event

With the Student Union and African Caribbean Society

Tuesday

19th March

Documentary

Online

Safe Sanctuary: Belonging at University of Galway

College of Science and Engineering and the University of Sanctuary created a short 14-minute documentary

Watch video here

Tuesday

19^th March

17.15-19.00

ILAS

Health Apartheid in Palestine

With Dr Mads Gilbert

Palestine Student Society

Wednesday,

March 20^th

10.00 – 13.00

Cairnes Building

Co-creating an Understanding of the Terms Inclusion and belonging

With Esther Oghomwenrie Osayimwen, Nora Corcoran, Vusi Thabethe and Aidan Harte.

Wednesday,

March 20^th

13.00 – 14.00

The Cube, Áras na Mac Léinn

Orchestra Society Concert

As part of Nelson Mandela Anti-Racism Week, staff and students are invited to attend a lunchtime concert by the string quartet from the Concert Orchestra Society. Come along and listen to a range of pieces from Handel, Elgar, Haydn, and Purcell.

Wednesday,

March 20^th

14.00 – 17.00

South Campus

Where Do We Belong?

Using Theatre of the Oppressed (TO), this project aims to spark conversations on 'belonging' in physical spaces to explore diversity and racism. Colorful maps of Galway, Ireland, and the World will be displayed in a South Campus indoor space. Actors will engage students to mark where they feel they 'belong'

With Dr. Cormac Forkan, Anne Loftus, Janna Lindstrom, Theatre for Change Galway and
University of Galway's Universities of Sanctuary Programme

Thursday,

21^st March

11.00 – 13.00

The Cube, Áras na Mac Léinn

Tight Space – a youth-led workshop exploring the Direct Provision system

With Dr Brenda Gallagher & Kathryn Moore – School of Education, University of Galway Natasha Muldoon & Nike Awoyemi - ARD Family Resource Centre

Thursday,

21^st March

University of Galway

Wear Red Day Campaign with the Immigrant Council of Ireland

Calling all staff and students to get involved.

Further information here

Friday,

22^nd March

11.00 – 12.00

Education Building, D Block (Room: D102)

Belonging & Anti-racism: Together we make a difference

With Sean Cameron and Dr. Brenda Gallagher, School of Education, University of Galway, Sinead Conlon - Galway Educate Together and Debbie Thomas - Worldwise Global Schools

Friday,

22^nd March

14.30 – 16.30

The View, Áras na Mac Léinn

Tom Mollineaux - Crossing The Black Atlantic

The slave who boxed his way to freedom and is buried in Galway City.

With Des Kilbane, Co-Director

Friday,

22^nd March

12.00 – 14.00

Aula Maxima, Quadrangle

Strengthening Relations between University of Galway and South Africa

With South African Ambassador in Ireland, Ms. Mabet van Rensburg

Friday,

22^nd March

18.15 – 20.10

Human Biology Building

Irish Centre for Human Rights Annual Distinguished Lecture: Implications of South Africa’s Genocide Case at the International Court of Justice

With Ms. Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territory occupied since 1967 and Ms Maha Abdallah.

Palestine Student Society

19^th – 25^th March

Hardiman Library Plaza

ILAS

Exhibitions

Tom Molineaux was a slave who boxed his way to freedom and achieved international success.

Crown Hair & Identity in Traveller Culture explores the subject of hair with Irish Traveller women.

Saturday

23rd March

18:00 - 20:00

The Space, Aras na mac Leinn

Stepping Up: An interactive theatre performance exploring theme of racism