1823 Podcast

This 1823 Podcast episode, presented on behalf of LJMU’s Diversity and Inclusion Team, continues the conversation on this year’s Black History Month theme of ‘Reclaiming Narratives.’ Hosted by the BBC's Jermaine Foster, it features Kim Johnson MP, Liverpool's first Black MP, Councillor Rahima Farah, the first Muslim councillor in Liverpool, and Dominique Walker, Senior Lecturer at LJMU and Chair of the Anthony Walker Foundation.

The final Roscoe Lecture of LJMU’s Bicentenary year was met with a rousing standing ovation at St George’s Hall. Author, poet and academic Malik Al Nasir delivered his lecture The Truth That Lies Behind Roscoe to a packed audience in November. He shared his research into Liverpool’s history in the slave trade and links to the MP, writer and scholar William Roscoe, after whom these lectures are named.   Roscoe was an abolitionist committed to ending slavery but Malik explored how financiers behind his institutions were themselves slave traders.

As part of Black History Month, this episode looks at Liverpool’s untold history.  Brought together by LJMU’s Diversity and Inclusion team, our guests have a fascinating and challenging conversation about the untold history of the city, our university and wider society. They share their own personal stories and reflect on the experiences of Black communities in Liverpool. The episode is hosted by Professor Joe Yates, LJMU’s Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Place and Partnerships, and he is joined by: Laurence Westgaph, Liverpool Black History Research Group Lead Facilitator and Historian in Residence at National Museums Liverpool Dr Amina Elmi, Granby Somali Women’s Group Dr Scott Foster, PhD Programme Leader at Liverpool John Moores University

As part of its commitment to climate action, Liverpool John Moores University hosted a workshop looking at 'People, Politics and the Planet in Crisis'. The event brought together experts from across the world to discuss how climate change is shaping politics and the consequences for political systems in theory and practice. In this episode, the organiser of the event, Dr Matt Hill, discusses the aims of the work with Chris Scott and we hear from some of the speakers.

In October 2023, Professor the Lord Alton of Liverpool delivered a special Bicentenary Roscoe Lecture, entitled Roscoe Reflections. The founder of the Roscoe Lecture series, Lord Alton tells a rapt audience at Liverpool’s St George’s Hall how he came to develop the series and some of his highlights.