After the huge succcess of last years’ event, we’ve decided to do it all again! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW
The event is an all-to-rare opportunity for women of colour to come together in Scotland in a space that is build with them and for them. The purpose is to build skills around sharing your expertise with media through newspaper article writing, TV or radio interviews, as well as learning about public speaking and inflencing policy spaces. We want to see more women of colour having a stake in the commentar, story-building and decision-making in Scotland
The event this year will include workshops and well as informal networking space to build sisterhood. There will be lunch and afternoon mocktails.
We are DELIGHTED to also annouce our keynotes speakers:
Fatima Manji: Fatima Manji is a journalist and former presenter for Channel 4 news, she regularly covers national and international stories and became Britain’s first hijab wearing TV newsreader in 2016. Fatima has won a number of awards for her journalism and in 2015 she was a finalist for the Royal Television Society’s Young Journalist of the Year. She was also named media personality of the year at the Asian Media Awards. She is the author of Hidden Heritage: Rediscovering Britain’s Relationship with the Orient, a timely book providing a new perspective on British history, empire, national identity, and migration.
Jean Johanssan: Jean Johansson is a TV presenter and broadcast journalist from Glasgow, born in Kenya. She has become a household name due to her roles presenting Channel 4’s A Place In The Sun and the BBC’s Animal Park. She is also a regular report for the BBC’s The One Show and a columnist for Sunday Mail. In 2022, Jean presented the BBC documentary, Disclosure: The Truth About Scotland and Racism. Whilst studying Broadcast Journalism, Jean presented the STV weather bulletins and also appeared on Celebrity MasterChef in 2018.
Spaces are limited, so get your tickets quick!