UNISON’s Black History Month Awards event to return for second year

After the success of the inaugural Black History Month Awards event in Sheffield last year, UNISON can confirm the event will be held for a second time later this year. UNISON Sheffield Teaching Hospital hosted the 2023 event, which featured poets, dancers and musicians, as well as a dinner for guests – and was attended […]

First UNISON Black History Month Awards event a huge success

After 11 months of planning, the inaugural UNISON Yorkshire and Humberside Black History Month Awards event was held in Sheffield on Friday (13 October). The event was hosted by UNISON Sheffield Teaching Hospitals branch, after branch secretary John Campbell came up with the idea of recognising some of the inspirational, motivational and dedicated people and […]

Black History Month

For UNISON, Black History Month is a time to acknowledge and celebrate achievements of Black people throughout history. Black History and Black British History in particular, is often marginalised. So Black History Month is a key time to acknowledge achievements and provide an opportunity to discuss wider issues affecting the Black community. Black History Month […]

UNISON Black History Month Awards Dinner in Sheffield

To mark Black History Month, UNISON Sheffield Teaching Hospitals branch has organised a regional awards night to recognise individuals and organisations across Yorkshire and Humberside. A total of eight categories will be recognised at the dinner, and the focus is around being inspirational role models for others. As well as the awards ceremony, there will […]