Queen's Belfast ACS

The African & Caribbean Society at Queen's University Belfast ~ creating a space for Afro-Caribbean culture to be celebrated | SC: qubafcab

[Queen's Belfast ACS @qubacs]

Our open letter addressed to the Chancellor and Vice Chancellor of Queen's University Belfast in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and resultant global protests.
We will not stand for performative solidarity Queen's University Belfast. Queen's must do better! #BLM✊🏾

[Queen's Belfast ACS @qubacs]

As Black History Month comes to an end, we are very pleased to have the Vice Chancellor accept our request and contribute towards it with this short video.

@qubelfast @QUBSU

#LoveQub

[Queen's University Belfast 🎓 @QUBelfast]

Black History Month starts today. Here's how to get involved.

🔴 Follow @qubacs & join the webinar at 6pm today: https://t.co/jZ6KdwWePs

🔴 Contact @QUBSU's BAME Officer for support: https://t.co/DSTVao3TDk

🔴 Join our @QUBiRise Staff Network: https://t.co/nqvWzJ40Mn

#LoveQUB

[Queen's Belfast ACS @qubacs]

💥Welcome to ACS 2020!!💥 Dont forget to sign up to the society via the link in our bio so you don’t miss out on our upcoming events! Including our Welcome Webinar, Thursday 6-6:30!

We have a lot of exciting events coming up so don’t forget to sign up so you don’t miss them!

[Hamsavani Rajeswaren @Hamsavani_]

Also a quick TW/CW for vile racism in the comments of the @BelfastLive tweet about the article. If anything to me, those comments just proof the huge issue we have in NI on talking about racism- but especially on how quick people are to silence young Black voices.

[Hamsavani Rajeswaren @Hamsavani_]

There is an urgent need for @QUBelfast @QUBVChancellor to meet the demands of our Black students with strong, radical & active commitments to change as opposed to empty words.

Proud to stand with @qubacs in this fight. We MUST dismantle the power structures that oppress us ✊🏾

[Belfast Live @BelfastLive]

Student reps claim it proves the university is vested in a climate of xenophobia https://t.co/BrKD7pVgaQ

[Queen's Belfast ACS @qubacs]

it’s about actively dismantling the power structures that oppress us.

In the words of Angela Davis - “I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept “.

[Queen's Belfast ACS @qubacs]

We want to see radical & real commitments to change and for our demands to be taken seriously by our university & senior management. Solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter isn’t just about recognizing our pain and suffering,

[Queen's Belfast ACS @qubacs]

We have requested that we be included in discussions relating to our demands in the open letter.

We will continue to keep you updated on the resulting correspondence.

Thank you!

[Queen's Belfast ACS @qubacs]

The Vice-Chancellors response to our open letter.

The support we’ve received since we released this open letter has been nothing but encouraging and we are extremely grateful!
(A thread)

[Queen's Belfast ACS @qubacs]

While we are glad that the VC has adopted the standard approach of acknowledging the receiving of our letter, we look forward to seeing Queen’s take tangible actions towards tackling racism on campus.

[Michael Magee @michaelmagee__]

Incredibly powerful open letter from the Afro-Caribbean Society (@qubacs) calling out Queen's University's role in perpetuating structures of racial oppression within the academy, performative solidarity, and the urgent need to decolonise the institution. Solidarity.

[NUS Black Student Campaigners Network @nusBSC]

an amazing open letter from QUB ACS ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾

[Jessica Lawrence @jesslawrenzo]

read this. feel enraged that students at our university have to undergo this treatment and abuse.

we need to be doing so much more to protect Black students at university - performative solidarity will not work.

[Hamsavani Rajeswaren @Hamsavani_]

Our Black students are in pain 💔 You cannot read this letter and not feel the pain, or see the the racist climate within @QUBelfast but also in a wider societal context in NI. I strongly urge our Chancellor @HillaryClinton & @QUBVChancellor to listen to our students & reflect.✊🏾

[Hamsavani Rajeswaren @Hamsavani_]

Our Black students have suffered in silence and are constantly let down by our QUB. Over the past 2 yrs the number of Black students I have had come to me with horrific instances of racism but are unwilling to report it due to the sheer lack of trust they have in QUB is just 🤯

[Hamsavani Rajeswaren @Hamsavani_]

SO proud of @qubacs for calling out the rampant racism in @QUBelfast ✊🏾

Queen’s has avoided actively tackling conversations on race for too long despite so many efforts that have been made, and to follow that with performative solidarity is UNACCEPTABLE 💥🙅🏾‍♀️

[Queen's Belfast ACS @qubacs]

Hey guys!!! The #Digitalgarage from @google #googleuk @goodthingsfoundation is going to be joining QUBACS to deliver a workshop on Building Your Personal Brand Online. #Belfast. Make sure you’re there! Also there would be free pizza available 🍕🍕🍕.

[Queen's Belfast ACS @qubacs]

https://t.co/UJs7wniFDM please register via this link event is free!!!!