‘MENTORING BLACK BRITAIN’ – ACS talk time

Event Name:‘MENTORING BLACK BRITAIN’ – ACS talk time
Start Date:25/02/2012
End Date:25/02/2012
Time:13.00 to 17.00
Organiser:ACS Project & LSE ACS
Contact Person:n/a
Location:
London School of Economics

New Academic Building

54 Lincoln’s Inn Fields

WC2A 3LJ

About The Event

Get excited for the return of ACS talk time. Back for its 3^rd instalment, this spring’s ACS talk time deals with an issue pertinent in the black community: the role and impact of mentoring.

A recent article we wrote for the Guardian talks about the need for diverse role models to act as mentors to black youths both on and off campus. Talk time will delve deeper into this issue by asking the tough questions like – “Do we really need to be prodded and praised to achieve? Is mentoring a waste of resources or an effective tool is combating underachievement? Can mentoring only be effective when the mentor is of the same background? Is mentoring a convenience, allowing us shy away from dealing with the deep-rooted causes? Would mentoring have helped prevent last summer’s London Riots?”

We will also be exploring ideas around who should be mentoring whom with ou
r informed expert panellists The spring ACS talk time promises to be both informative and entertaining.

ACS talk time will also address the legacy of African Caribbean Societies and discuss how ACS can be more relevant to their members and Alumni.

Learn from experts and fellow students; share your knowledge; and connect with some of the most influential black people in the UK including Members of parliament. Attend ACS talk time.

Click here to register, please visit: Admission to this event is FREE.

ABOUT ACS talk time

ACS talk time brings together ACS members from different campuses to a forum to share their views and opinions on topical issues affecting the black community at university and beyond, identifying ways to resolve these issues.

Participants don’t only get to learn from our informed panellists, the forum is a great opportunity to meet other like-minded students and make new exciting contacts from other universities.

DISCUSSION FORMAT

The forum has two panel sessions. The first panel is made up of leading thinkers (experts). The panellist will get 5-7 minutes to put their arguments across, before the platform is opened for discussion. The second panel will be made up of ACS leaders.

Each panel session will be led by a moderator who will regulate the direction of the discussion to ensure it is focused and delivers a clear result.

EXPERT PANEL^*