
DDU’s Take On News This Week
Alka Sehgal Cuthbert picks three of this week’s news items and provides a critical DDU view. Macron, Islamism and Principles ...
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Open letter to UCU members and conference delegates
We are members of the University and College Union (UCU). Some of us have been active in organising in branches, ...
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Why It’s Important to Teach the Civil Rights Movement Today
The lessons of the Civil Rights Movement in America reach beyond its time and place. With Black History Month ongoing ...
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Critical/Cynical Facts/Theories
A new book on ‘social justice scholarship’ Who wants social justice? Or, to ask a simpler question, who wishes to ...
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Black History Month at Don’t Divide Us
Black History Month (BHM) is an educational initiative whose aim is to celebrate the contributions of black people in history ...
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Implicit Bias FAQ
Carrie Clark and Alka Sehgal-Cuthbert dissect "Implicit Bias Testing". The concept of implicit bias, which in current public discussion means ...
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FAQs: What is Implicit Bias and Why Do I Need to Know About It?
Introduction The concept of implicit bias, which in current public discussion means white bias, is at the heart of almost ...
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Critical Race Theory: helpful or harmful?
"What really frightens and dismays us is not external events themselves but the way in which we think about them" ...
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A New (Third) letter to a Vice Chancellor from a Don’t Divide Us supporter
Over on our Universities, you can follow a link to our third letter to a Vice Chancellor To be told ...
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Model Letter for Academics
Dear fellow academics In the wake of the horrifying and brutal killing of George Floyd, many in the UK expressed ...
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Model Letter For Teachers
Introduction Since launching the Don’t Divide Us statement, we have been flooded with responses welcoming the initiative. This is very ...
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Letter to a Vice-Chancellor by a DDU member no.2
Dear Vice Chancellor BLM Commitment Plan: whose stalking horse? I write to express my concern about the university’s Statement on ...
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Letter to a Vice-Chancellor by a DDU member No.1
Dear Pro-Vice Chancellor, I’m writing this letter in response to the email you sent out to all students and staff ...
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Model Letter For Parents
As schools reopen, many parents will be delighted to see their children going off to meet, socialise and learn. Some ...
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Letter to a Vice-Chancellor by a DDU member No.3
Dear Vice Chancellor, Naturally I wholehearted agree with the general aim of non-discrimination and of treating everybody with fairness, dignity, ...
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Channel 4 – ‘The School That Tried To End Racism’
Last weekend, I watched both episodes of a Channel 4 documentary called The School That Tried To End Racism which ...
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