BAATN Gathering
Reading Group
Discussions on text, film, podcasts and/or other media, relevant to the theme of race
Bi-monthly ⋅ Online
FORTHCOMING READING GROUP
Saturday 10th May 2025, 2.00pm – 4.30pm
Project 2025
Project 2025 was launched in April 2023 by the Heritage Foundation as a comprehensive policy and personnel blueprint for a potential conservative U.S. presidential administration. In January 2025, when Trump entered office, although he stated “I know nothing about Project 2025”, his administration has mirrored its proposals. All in all, Project 2025 represents a strategic effort to institutionalise far-right policies, with Trump’s second term serving as a vehicle for its implementation. Although the UK has not officially “taken on” the U.S.-based Project 2025, certain policies have aligned with UK priorities, particularly in the context of the UK-US “special relationship” and shared geopolitical interests. Now, a few major UK corporations, e.g. Bank of England, BT, Ocado and Deloitte UK have shown limited but notable backtracking on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, influenced by project 2025.
We have listed below a few suggestions for reading. Please read what you can:
> Black Americans Sound the Alarm on Project 2025
> What Project 2025 Means for Black Communities
> Project 2025 Exposed: The shocking plot to erase diversity in America
> Are Companies ‘Quiet Quitting’ DEI Initiatives?
> Companies rolling back on DEI initiatives
Outline
BAATN Midlands will hold a bi-monthly Reading Group focusing on a particular piece of writing (fiction/non-fiction), film, podcasts and/or other media, relevant to the theme of race.
In the Reading Group we will discuss the background of the author(s), the socio-political contexts, the thoughts, feelings and experiences when engaging with the material and consider how the themes generated through reading and discussion are relevant to theory and practice.
This Reading Group has been created for the practitioners amongst us that enjoy to read, but find little space and time to immerse themselves in the experiences of reading.
Facilitators
Edieneh Spence | Vedia Maharaj | Ian Thompson | Jill Morgan
Gathering Statement of Purpose
Read the Statement of Purpose for all our gatherings.
Venue
Online meeting via Zoom.
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Time
2:00pm – 4:30pm
Dates
Saturday 19th October 2024
Saturday 14th December 2024
Saturday 25th January 2025: My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem
Saturday 22nd March 2025: The Shamima Begum Story (2023) by Joshua Baker, BBC
Saturday 10th May 2025: Project 2025
Saturday 12th July 2025
Cost
Free to Psychological Therapist Members and Student Therapist Members, £10 for Non-members.
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Booking Conditions
- Bookings can be made any time up until 15 minutes before the event.
- Only the next two upcoming dates will be open for registration at any one time.
- If you have difficulty booking, email the events administrator
- If an event is full, email the events administrator to go on the waiting list. If a place becomes available before 5 pm on the day before the event, priority will be given to those at the top of the waiting list.
Full payment will need to be made to guarantee a place.