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Jesus College Oxford, Oxford University Public Policy Unit and Oxford African Caribbean and African Cultural Heritage Initiative invites you to the OXFORD SYMPOSIUM on the AUGUST 2011 RIOTS: CONTEXT AND RESPONSES Join our speakers to discuss: The social and political contexts behind the riots; why did it happen in some areas and not others? The nature of the Black political community in Britain and creating spaces of solidarity; The role and character of gangs in the Black community; The key issues around Black masculinity, families and interpersonal gender relations; How contemporary educational policies are impacting on Black youth; The contributions intellectuals/activists can make to improving the conditions of life for Black Britons. Speakers: Prof. Gus John (Education consultant), Dr Carl Hylton (Leeds Bi-centenary Transformation Project & co-author, ‘Black Families in Britain as the site of struggle'), Dr Patricia Daley (Oxford University), Dr Kathryn Nwajiaku-Dahou (Oxford University), Esther Stanford QC, Martin Glynn (Birmingham City University) & Nigel Carter Friday, 14 October: 1.30-6.30 pm. Lecture Theatre, Jesus College Ship Street Centre, Ship St. Oxford OX1 3DW All welcome to attend email: [log in to unmask] or Junie James (ACKHI) email: [log in to unmask] circulated by: Dr Patricia Daley University Lecturer in Human Geography, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QY, UK. Telephone: +44 (0)1865 285070/275993 Website: http://www.geog.ox.ac.uk/staff/pdaley.html