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*********** Apologies for cross-postings *********** We are pleased to announce a seminar on Black Africans in Britain and Ireland to take place in London on Friday 25 September. Black Africans are an increasingly important group in terms of their numbers, their growth rate (now one of the fastest growing groups), and their migration experience (the group includes substantial numbers who have come to the UK as forced migrants). The 2001 Census enumerated some 480,000 Black Africans in the UK, with around 80% in London (where their numbers are predicted to increase by 50% over the period 2001-2021). The evidence base indicates that many of these communities encounter significant language difficulties on settling in the UK, substantial poverty, and financial and other stresses related to their frequent location in dislocated, transnational families. The focus of this seminar will be on the diversity of Black Africans’ experience of integration. There will be presentations by: • Jill Rutter (Refugee and Migrant Justice and IPPR) • ‘Citizenship, Belonging and Intergenerational Relations in African Migration’ - Joanne Cook (The University of Stirling, Management School) • ‘Mobilizing the African Diasporic Community in Ireland’ - Theophilus Ejorh • ‘Black Africans in England: Integration or segregation’ - Lavinia Mitton and Peter Aspinall (University of Kent) The seminar will be of interest not only to academics and researchers, but also to service managers and providers. The seminar is free and lunch will be provided. It will take place at the London School of Economics, London 12:00- 3:45. If you would like to come please contact Lavinia Mitton ([log in to unmask]) as places are limited.