Community voices, Honouring our communities, Grey Matters, panel with audience Q&A, Unseen unheard Film Screening.

Event Date

21 - 22 October 2026

Time

2pm - 6pm

Location

Soundstage, Studio 2 and Screening Room (PG217)

Poole Gateway Building, Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus

Description

DAY 1

BU Black History Month 2026: Honouring Our Communities

Summary: An afternoon of talks, conversation and celebration at Bournemouth University, including Grey Matters sessions and a panel discussion with audience Q&A.

2:30: Keynote: Honouring Our Communities by Dr Carly Stewart, Pro-Vice-Chancellor & Dean, Faculty of Health, Environment and Medical Sciences, Bournemouth University

2:50: Keynote: Efe Ohwofasa, Lead Trustee, DorsetREC, Honouring Our Communities: Celebrating Our Contributions and Our Future, Community Voices: short contributions from Dorset VCSE and community partners.

3:20: BU Staff & Student Showcase: research, projects, allyship, collaboration and community impact

3:50: Honouring Our Communities Recognition: Community Champions, students, academics, professional services, allies and collaborators

4:10: Refreshments & Networking

4:30: Grey Matters Film Screening: a film exploring invisible conditions, real lives (Popcorn and Drinks provided)

5:15: Grey Matters Panel Discussion & Audience Q&A: exploring Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), patient experiences, family resilience and health inequalities

5:55: Closing Reflections

African Delicacy to complement.

The Grey Matters Film:

Credit to the team: Naylah Ahmed, Martin Sharp, Graham Majin, Gary Hayton, Annie East.

DAY 2

Unseen Unheard: Film, Conversation and Change

Summary: A film screening and panel discussion on the untold breast cancer stories of Black women, delivered with Dorset Race Equality Council, University Hospitals Dorset and the Wessex Cancer Alliance.

Programme:

3:00 Keynote: Rupert Ogwuazor, Nigerian Community leader in Dorset

3:15 Keith Withers, Digital Communications Lead, Wessex Cancer Alliance

3:45 Emma Leatherbarrow, Inequality and Involvement Strategic Lead, Wessex Cancer Alliance

4:00 Light refreshments and community voice

4:10 Unseen Unheard film screening (Popcorn and Drinks provided)

5:30 Panel discussion and audience Q&A, facilitated by Liz Smith (UHD)

6:10 Closing remarks and networking

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EXHIBITION DETAILS

- Showcase open 2:00 – 6:00 pm.

- Set-up from 1:00 pm sharp.

- Banners are welcome and there are no space limits.

- The venue provides tables, chairs, power sockets, Wi-Fi and screens.

- Bring leaflets, display boards, pull-up banners, films and anything that tells your story.

For further information on this event please contact eejime@bournemouth.ac.uk

How to get to BU:

Talbot campus is easily accessed via public transport and has bike storage points. Please see travel info (https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/about/contact-us/directions-maps/directions-our-talbot-campus)

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