CBAN Christmas Dinner
We look forward to welcoming you to our Christmas Dinner at Cottons in Camden on Thursday 7th December. This will be a good chance for members to meet, reconnect and have some fun!
If you will be joining us, please sign up by booking your ticket on this link. The ticket includes the payment for 2 courses, including service charge; it does not include drinks. We have a limited number of tickets so please book early to avoid disappointment.
No refunds are available but you would be welcome to exchange with another CBAN member if you are unable to attend. If the event is sold out, please contact the CBAN team to get in touch as we may be able to facilitate an exchange with someone on the waiting list.
Location: Cottons Camden, 55 Chalk Farm Rd, Chalk Farm, London NW1 8AN
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email c.blackalumninetwork@gmail.com
CBAN September Networking Drinks
Our September Networking Drinks are fast approaching! Sign up here for your free place to join us on Thursday 28th September at The Happenstance, 10 Paternoster Square, from 18:30.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Black in Carnaby Sip ‘n’ Shop
Drink, shop, network and enjoy yourself! (Drinks included in ticket price - soft drinks also available)
CBAN February Networking Drinks
Please join us for another CBAN networking drinks to catch up with old friends and be introduced to new ones!
Christmas Dinner and Drinks
Join us for our annual Christmas Dinner as we celebrate all our achievements this year and we look forward to 2023.
Further details about the venue, menus etc will be sent out shortly.
Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever - Early Afternoon
We are really looking forward to the next installment of the MCU, and hope you are too.
Once tickets are released, we will send out links for you to book a specific cinema and screening, and we will all meet there shortly before it starts.
Join us after for some informal drinks at a nearby establishment, and plenty of discussion and dissection.
October Drinks Event
A chance for us to get together over drinks and nibbles to meet new people, as well as welcome new members to the Network!
We will send out further details closer to the time.
The Mighty World of Marvel: The Road to Black Panther 2
As the second movie approaches this is a chance to learn what goes on behind the scenes and meet the people from the movie, TV and comic book industry.
Explore the history of Marvel Studios and Black Panther’s comic book origins with producer & director Terry Jervis.
Tony Warner from Black History Walks will reveal the numerous Black Panther film references to real African history and mythology
Tickets are £9.45 and can be booked using the link below: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cinema-comic-con-the-mighty-world-of-marvel-road-to-black-panther-2-pt1-tickets-388048522577?aff=ebdsoporgprofile
Email us to join the WhatsApp group with other CBAN members going.
Visit to the Museum of London and Grime Stories: from the corner to the mainstream
Join us on a group outing to the Museum of London, both to have a general wander round and explore the intricate history of the city, but also to visit the Exhibition: Grime Stories: from the corner to the mainstream.
Currently the booking is for 20 people, so if you are interested in attending, please fill out this quick form, and we can then amend the booking if more people are interested: https://forms.gle/GU4L6LBmCd6J64xh8
Once you’ve signed up, email us to join the WhatsApp group of other CBAN members going.
Black History Month UK 2022 'Big Fat Black History Quiz'
Run by IBHM Heritage International, Test your knowledge on Black British History in four rounds spanning Black music, general knowledge, key moments in UK Black History, and our Sharing Journeys special round.
Admission is FREE, and you can enter as individuals, or in groups up to 5.
Sign up using this link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/launch-event-for-black-history-month-uk-2022big-fat-black-history-quiz-tickets-409073207977?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch
Once you’ve signed up, email us to join the WhatsApp group of other CBAN members going
CBAN Drinks & Website Launch
Cambridge Black Alumni Network members are invited for drinks at 19:00 on 5th July at The Refinery, Regent's Place. This is the first of many get-togethers of this kind to come and a chance for CBAN members to connect and network.
The CBAN Delivery Team will also use the opportunity to launch the new CBAN website which the team has been working on over the last few months. The website will host all the key information about the network, including links to upcoming events.
Christmas Dinner
Join us on Thursday 9th December for our first ever in person event, the Cambridge Black Alumni Christmas Dinner. This is set to be an evening of good food, good company and Christmas cheer. After a meal, there will be a chance to chat more over drinks!
Are we there yet? Has racial equity moved on from taking a knee?..
Over 16 months from the horrific police murder of George Floyd by police officers, where are we. Has the discussion, discourse, and debate gone cold? Have there been any improvements to addressing issues of racial equity for the African diaspora?
We will debate where we are going as a society during the online discussion on Thursday, October 28, 2021. Have efforts in different segments of society been merely performative, or is real change happening?
We want to hear from you and your thoughts and ways the alumni association can be a positive force in this space.
Some framing questions include:
How would you describe your workplace before renewed push and conversation about race and equity?
Has your corporation or government entity provided racial equity training?
Since the push for more significant equity across several aspects of society, have you seen any long-term cultural shifts?
Where do you think we are in terms of moving towards more significant equity across all of humanity?
·Moving from Dialogue to Action- what can we do in our networks and through our Black Alumni Network?
Celebration Event for Black Cambridge Graduates
Last week Thursday 15 July, we held an event to celebrate the graduating black Cambridge students (undergraduates and graduates) and introduced them to the Cambridge Black Alumni Network (CBAN).
Special thanks to David Ziyambi, Chair of the CBAN Advisory Group, for being our guest speaker.
Well done to all the 2021 graduating students, and we look forward to you all participating in the network going forward.
Please join us in celebrating the students and wishing them the very best in their future endeavours.
The Pandemic & Me
A great opportunity to meet other members and reflect on shared and varied experiences throughout the past year.
Alumni Reflections, My Black Cambridge Experience
The University of Cambridge Black Alumni Network is launching on Monday 22nd February at 6pm. The event is for members (*membership is free*) and current black students of the university.
Sign up for your free membership here: https://forms.gle/Mrna6GSyXCRPCfPV6.
If you have any questions, please email c.blackalumninetwork@gmail.com.
We look forward to seeing you there!