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Research project to examine men’s unwanted sexual experiences
New school resource to uncover secret Black History of Brighton
unwanted sexual experiences, focusing initially on London and the south east.
) University of Brighton is running a research project spotlighting the area of men’s unwanted sexual experiences (MUSE), led by Dr Carl BonnerThompson and Dr Kirsty McGregor. MUSE is speaking to men who have had
) A local community group is creating downloadable school resources for Key Stages 1, 2 ,3 and a short film aimed at secondary school children focusing on the story of the Three Kings of Botswana and their visit to Brighton and Sussex in 1895.
The MUSE study aims to explore the reasons why men might not seek support, and the barriers men face when they do try to access support (both formal and informal) with regard to unwanted sexual experiences. The Brighton team is using a blend of interviews and arts-based workshops.
Brighton & Hove Black History has been commissioned by the University of Sussex to produce the resources – a short educational film and schools resources, which will be launched at an online event in September 2021.
D More info: www.museprojectbrighton. wordpress.com
THT launches new campaign celebrating those living with HIV
) Terrence Higgins Trust (THT), the HIV and sexual health charity, has launched a new campaign, Life Really Changed, which sees 13 people who have faced the challenges of living with HIV talking about how they have overcome prejudice and discrimination in their relationships, employment and health. The models are now everything from pilots to parents to priests, and their HIV diagnoses, while difficult at first, has not limited them in their ambitions and achievements. Ian Green, chief executive of THT, said: “The biggest problem facing the community of people living with HIV in the UK is societal stigma surrounding the virus. For many people, their views of HIV
Brighton & Hove Black History is a Brighton community group whose aim is to challenge racism and prejudice by raising awareness of the multicultural history in Sussex and the UK, established in 2002. A largely untold story from Brighton’s diverse past, the three kings of Bechuanaland (now called Botswana) came to the UK to urge the British government to stop Cape Colony Prime Minister Cecil Rhodes and his company, the British South Africa Company, from taking ownership of their country. Rhodes, a documented racist and brutal employer, wanted to build a railway across Bechuanaland linking the Cape to Cairo and to giving all the land 20 miles either side of the railway line to white farmers. The kings took control of the situation and commissioned a local Brighton man, Charles Willoughby, to organise a tour of Britain for them.
are stuck in the 1980s and 90s. We want people to know HIV has changed. HIV is no longer anything to be feared and the stigma associated with HIV is something that, through this campaign, we need to shatter.”
They visited Brighton and Sussex as part of their visit to the UK, including visits to Elm Grove Primary School, Brighton Museum and Union Church on Ship Street. The aim of the project is to combat racism in schools by providing high quality resources for teaching black history and histories of the Empire with a thrilling local angle for schools in Brighton & Hove and Sussex.
Through the Life Really Changed campaign, the organisation hopes to publicise that a HIV diagnosis, while not easy, isn’t something that has to limit people from living a full, healthy, and successful life. As well as its new campaign, THT aims to raise awareness of the fact that if you have HIV and are on effective treatment, you cannot pass on the virus.
These resources will help schools teach citizenship, history and other parts of the curriculum, as well give local students a rooted connection to Brighton’s history of multicultural diversity during Black History Month. The project team includes lead historian Suchi Chatterjee, historian Bert Williams MBE, education specialist Gabrielle Rowles and project manager Amy Zamarripa Solis. It is commissioned by University of Sussex and funded by Economic and Social Research Council. The project builds on a previous AHRC-funded research project, Making African Connections from Sussex and Kent Museums, with University of Sussex and Brighton Museum.
D To hear the stories from the campaign, visit: www.tht.org.uk/our-work/lifereally-changed
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Suchi Chatterjee, lead historian at Brighton & Hove Black History, said: “I am so proud to be part of this amazing research. It proves what my friend Bert Williams MBE has been saying for years, that Brighton’s diverse history runs deep and long. The Three Kings visit to Brighton in 1895 is just one of many secret histories that we are uncovering in Sussex where people of the diaspora are making their presence felt after so many years hidden away.” D For more information, visit: www.black-history.org.uk/projects/threeafrican-kings-visit-brighton-in-1895-online-black-history-resource-forschools/
