Diversity Festival 2011

The Diversity Festival 2011 was held at The University of Northampton Monday 14 - Saturday 19 March 2011 with a range of activities and events taking place.

The week was opened by a display of Chinese Lion Dance and continued through the week with lectures on a range of equality and diversity themes as well as more interactive events. Also during the week the Library Foyer at Park Campus was home to a number of exhibitions and stalls.

Events that took place:

Chinese Lion Dance
Outreach with local groups - Career in HE?
European Islam or Islamic Europe?
Global Language Cafe and Exhibition
International Cake Sale and Book Swap
Chaplaincy Open Lecture
Desserts of the World
Palestine: The New Apartheid?
Music and Songs from around the world
DIScover HE
Lecture: The International War Crimes

Other activities included:

Fair Trade stall
Diversity in Volunteering Exhibition
Time to Change - the Stigma of Mental Health
Audio and visual display on Black History in Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire Domestic Abuse Forum
Pro Evolution Soccer Tournament

The details of the complete festival programme and leaflet can be found in the download section.

Diversity Festival 2011 programme and leaflet

Photos from the events

Pictures from events that took place are now available to view.

Give your feedback

If you have attended events or participated in activities during Diversity Week 2011 and would like to provide feedback please do so via the evaluation form found in the download section.

Diversity Festival 2011 evaluation form

For further information please email diversity@northampton.ac.uk.

'How Fair is Britain?' conference

Also, 'How Fair is Britain?', a conference reflecting equality over the last 12 years took place on Saturday 19 March 2011. More details can be found on the conference pages.