2023’s Boy George-less Culture Club Programme
For those of you who don’t know, The Boy George-less Culture Club was born in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests following the murder of George Floyd in May, 2020.
With the spotlight shining brightly on systems of oppression and race relations, we realised we weren’t doing enough to tackle the problems George Floyd became symbolic of. We felt that discussion was vital in growing our community’s learning and unlearning. We accept that we will get things wrong in our journey but are dedicated in moving ourselves as individuals and as an organisation in the right direction of a more compassionate, informed and equitable society - see our EDI statement for more info.
Our 2023 programme can be found below:
January: No session
February: LGBT History Month
Study Materials x2: How Pride in the UK was born - BBC News (video - 11.11 mins)
A (Brief) History of LGBT Rights in the UK (video - 5.20 mins)
Session Date & Time: Tuesday 28th February, 11am - 11.45 am
Support a Charity Suggestion: Stonewall UK
March: International Women’s Day
Study Materials: Lalalaletmeexplain & Laura Bates Author of Everyday Sexism and Men Who Hate Women (podcast – 82 minutes)
Session Date & Time: Tuesday 28th March, 11am - 11.45 am
Support a Charity Suggestion: Women’s Aid | Refuge
April: Stephen Lawrence Day
Study Materials: The Guilty Feminist Emergency Episode - The Casey Review (podcast - 14 minutes)
Session Date & Time: Tuesday 25th April, 11am - 11.45 am
Support a Charity Suggestion: Blueprint For All | Stephen Lawrence Day
May: Foster Care Fortnight
Study Materials: 1Xtra with Richie Brave: Young, black and in care (podcast – 53 minutes)
Session Date & Time: Tuesday 30th May, 11am - 11.45 am
Support a Charity Suggestion: Become Charity | The Care Leavers Association
June: Cancel Culture, Community and Accountability
Study Materials: Exactly with Florence Given: Cancel Culture, Community and Accountability with Seerut Chawla (Podcast – 45 minutes)
Session Date & Time: Tuesday 27th June, 11am - 11.45 am
July: White Fragility
Study Materials: Layla Saad: The Good Ancestor – Robin DiAngelo on White Fragility (Video/podcast – 90 minutes)
Session Date & Time: Tuesday 25th July, 11am - 11.45 am
Support a Charity Suggestion: Runnymede Trust
August: Disability and Dating
Study Materials: Lalalaletmeexplain: Disability and Dating with @ThatSingleMum and @joysworldthepodcast (Podcast - 107 minutes)
Session Date & Time: Tuesday 29th August, 11am - 11.45 am
Support a Charity Suggestion: Scope | Disability Rights UK
September: Suicide Prevention Day
Study Materials: The Parent Footprint: History of a Suicide (podcast – 54 minutes)
Session Date & Time: Tuesday 26th September, 11am - 11.45 am
Support a Charity Suggestion: MIND | YoungMinds
October: Black History Month
Study Materials: 1Xtra with Richie Brave: Being Black, Brown and British (Podcast - 55 minutes)
Session Date & Time: Tuesday 31st October, 11am - 11.45 am
Support a Charity Suggestion: Show Racism the Red Card | Stop Hate UK | Black Minds Matter
November: International Men’s Day
Study Materials: Boys won’t be boys. Boys will be what we teach them to be | Ben Hurst (video – 10.12 minutes)
Session Date & Time: Tuesday 28th November, 11am - 11.45 am
Support a Charity Suggestion: CALM | Movember | Future Men | Beyond Equality
December: International AIDs Day
Study Materials: A Positive Life: From Terrence Higgins to Today – Some Things Stay the Same (podcast – 35 minutes)
Session Date & Time: Tuesday 5th December, 11am - 11.45 am
Support a Charity Suggestion: Terrence Higgins Trust | National AIDs Trust | George House Trust
Note: These are closed sessions available to all staff and foster carer’s in our community. This is to ensure a safe environment to explore difficult themes.
