The University of Southampton’s Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage (REACH) Staff Network is pleased to invite staff and students to a talk during Black History Month by Chief Superintendent Raj Kohli, Hampshire Constabulary’s Head of Prevention, Vulnerability and Partnership Commands.
This virtual event will be streamed live on Microsoft Teams on Thursday 6 October 2022 from 12:30 to 13:30.
To register for this event please click here.
Black History Month will begin on Saturday 1 October and end on Monday 31 October. The theme this year is “Time for Change: Action Not Words”. This year’s Black History Month is not just a month to celebrate achievements and contributions of Black people in the UK, but also, as Catherine Ross, Editor of B:M2022 notes “a time for continued action to tackle racism, reclaim Black history, and ensure Black history is represented and celebrated all year round.”
At the event, “The World according to Raj in terms of Diversity and Inclusion”, Raj will share his thoughts on positive action, positive discrimination, unconscious bias, institutional racism, and provide ideas on how to understand and address those challenges.
Raj Kohli joined the Metropolitan Police Service in 1992. In 1999 he was promoted to Inspector and, in 2001, moved to the Borough of Brent as the Detective Inspector in charge of pro-active operations, before moving into the investigation of major crimes.
Following this he has been Chief Inspector and operational lead for policing in South Brent, worked in the central policy unit, Superintendent in Camden and headed up the policing of events in 16 boroughs of London during the Olympic Games.
In 2015 Raj became Chief Superintendent and Borough Commander for Hounslow and then BCU (Basic Command Units) Commander for Camden and Islington from 2019 – 2021 before moving to Hampshire Constabulary in September 2021 where he heads Partnerships, Vulnerability and Protection and is delivering the constabulary’s response to Male Violence Against Women and Girls.
He was a finalist in the 2009 Asian Woman Magazine Award for services to the community and won the British Indian Award 2014 in the Best in Civil Services & Armed Forces category. He is the highest-ranking turbaned Sikh officer in the UK and is regularly invited to speak about diversity and equality to both police and non-police organisations throughout the UK.
For more information or to become a UoS REACH Staff Network member or ally please email [email protected] or visit the Network’s SharePoint site.
Some upcoming events and useful resources:
- Safe Listening Spaces – Lets Talk About Race (sharepoint.com)
- John Hansard Gallery | What’s on (jhg.art)
- Business Disability Forum
