For those of you who don’t know, The Boy George-less Culture Club was born in the wake of the Black Lives Matter protests following the murder of George Floyd in May, 2020.

With the spotlight shining brightly on systems of oppression and race relations, we realised we weren’t doing enough to tackle the problems George Floyd became symbolic of. We felt that discussion was vital in growing our community’s learning and unlearning. We accept that we will get things wrong in our journey but are dedicated in moving ourselves as individuals and as an organisation in the right direction of a more compassionate, informed and equitable society - see our EDI statement for more info.

Our 2023 programme can be found below:

January: No session

February: LGBT History Month

Study Materials x2: How Pride in the UK was born - BBC News (video - 11.11 mins)

A (Brief) History of LGBT Rights in the UK (video - 5.20 mins)

Session Date & Time: Tuesday 28th February, 11am - 11.45 am

Support a Charity Suggestion: Stonewall UK

March: International Women’s Day

Study Materials: Lalalaletmeexplain & Laura Bates Author of Everyday Sexism and Men Who Hate Women (podcast – 82 minutes)

Session Date & Time: Tuesday 28th March, 11am - 11.45 am

Support a Charity Suggestion: Women’s Aid | Refuge

April: Stephen Lawrence Day

Study Materials: The Guilty Feminist Emergency Episode - The Casey Review (podcast - 14 minutes)

Session Date & Time: Tuesday 25th April, 11am - 11.45 am

Support a Charity Suggestion: Blueprint For All | Stephen Lawrence Day

May: Foster Care Fortnight

Study Materials: 1Xtra with Richie Brave: Young, black and in care (podcast – 53 minutes)

Session Date & Time: Tuesday 30th May, 11am - 11.45 am

Support a Charity Suggestion: Become Charity | The Care Leavers Association

June: Cancel Culture, Community and Accountability

Study Materials: Exactly with Florence Given: Cancel Culture, Community and Accountability with Seerut Chawla (Podcast – 45 minutes)

Session Date & Time: Tuesday 27th June, 11am - 11.45 am

July: White Fragility

Study Materials: Layla Saad: The Good Ancestor – Robin DiAngelo on White Fragility (Video/podcast – 90 minutes)

Session Date & Time: Tuesday 25th July, 11am - 11.45 am

Support a Charity Suggestion: Runnymede Trust

August: Disability and Dating

Study Materials: Lalalaletmeexplain: Disability and Dating with @ThatSingleMum and @joysworldthepodcast (Podcast - 107 minutes)

Session Date & Time: Tuesday 29th August, 11am - 11.45 am

Support a Charity Suggestion: Scope | Disability Rights UK

September: Suicide Prevention Day

Study Materials: The Parent Footprint: History of a Suicide (podcast – 54 minutes)

Session Date & Time: Tuesday 26th September, 11am - 11.45 am

Support a Charity Suggestion: MIND | YoungMinds

October: Black History Month

Study Materials: 1Xtra with Richie Brave: Being Black, Brown and British (Podcast - 55 minutes)

Session Date & Time: Tuesday 31st October, 11am - 11.45 am

Support a Charity Suggestion: Show Racism the Red Card | Stop Hate UK | Black Minds Matter

November: International Men’s Day

Study Materials: Boys won’t be boys. Boys will be what we teach them to be | Ben Hurst (video – 10.12 minutes)

Session Date & Time: Tuesday 28th November, 11am - 11.45 am

Support a Charity Suggestion: CALM | Movember | Future Men | Beyond Equality

December: International AIDs Day

Study Materials: A Positive Life: From Terrence Higgins to Today – Some Things Stay the Same (podcast – 35 minutes)

Session Date & Time: Tuesday 5th December, 11am - 11.45 am

Support a Charity Suggestion: Terrence Higgins Trust | National AIDs Trust | George House Trust

Note: These are closed sessions available to all staff and foster carer’s in our community. This is to ensure a safe environment to explore difficult themes.