Benjamin Zephaniah Celebration Event

The Race Equality Network are coordinating a day of celebration across the University in memory of Benjamin Zephaniah.

The Race Equality Network are working with colleagues across the University to deliver a day of celebration in memory of Benjamin Zephaniah. 

As part of the day, there will be an afternoon event featuring a range of speakers talking about him and his work, the impact of Benjamin on the city of Birmingham, personal stories about him, and poems and spoken word. As a fierce campaigner for social justice, education and the arts, Benjamin was an inspirational figure in Birmingham, and we would like to celebrate him appropriately. 

This event is just part of a celebration day, which will include the unveiling of a plaque for him in the Green Heart, his poems across digital screens, his music being played in social spaces on campus, and Old Joe being illuminated up in the evening. 

If you would like to attend this event, please register to attend.