#BGBOOKCLUBPRESENTS: A SEAT AT THE TABLE WITH MUNROE BERGDORF
Secret Location
London, UK
England
51.5073509
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Description
Black Girls Book Club is very proud to announce that in keeping with our personal mission to ensure that in 2018 we continue to live our very best lives, we are launching an exciting new series of events.
Following on from our popular #blackgirlsaremagic brunch, the BGBC parties, ‘Conversations with...’ and the Dope Discussions series - we have decided to host a number of small intimate dinners.
Affectionately called ‘A Seat at the Table’, this event will be an opportunity for us to invite a special guest of honour that we feel has inspired and helped us as we explore our Black womanhood as millennials in the city.
The guest may be someone that you all know or someone that we feel we should introduce you to. The purpose of this event is not only to highlight the achievements of our guest but also to show our adoration to the Black women who have made a difference to our lives, whether it be in the arts, media, literary or the corporate world.
With that being said we are excited to announce that we will be joined by mo and activist Munroe Bergdorf for our next instalment of #BGBCaseatatthetable
Munroe Bergdorf
Model & Activist
“She’s a powerful and unstoppable force
and the world should take notice.” Teen Vogue, April 2018
Familiar
for her refreshingly honest insight into ‘white privilege’, diversity and the
LGBT+ community, Munroe Bergdorf has proven herself as the brave and bold voice
which our society needs. An icon in an age of increasing social awareness,
Bergdorf uses her sizeable profile (with over 100,000 followers across Twitter
and Instagram combined) to advocate for a fairer world and to empower
individuals to fight for positive change.
Munroe
was the first transgender model to be selected to take part in a national
beauty campaign, a project that would promote diversity and inclusiveness. But
when her views on systemic racism were sold to the press and became an
international news story, the brand decided to end their partnership.
Munroe
continued to push further forward in her activism and modelling career and
since she has spoken at several key panels on diversity and race including
those at Oxford, Cambridge and Princeton Universities. She has also fronted
campaigns for Illamasqua and Missguided and closed shows at New York and London
Fashion Weeks as well as being been featured in numerous global publications
including U.S. Vogue and The Sunday Times Style.
Munroe
regularly appears on national and international television news to comment on
race, diversity, gender and LGBTQ+ topics and writes for publications including
Grazia, i-D, them.us, Paper Magazine, The Evening Standard, and The Guardian.
Soon
after scooping up ‘Changemaker of the Year’ at the 2018 Cosmopolitan Awards,
Munroe’s first film ‘What Makes A Woman’ premiered on UK Network Channel 4 in
May 2018. In the hour-long documentary, Munroe examines the changing world
of gender and identity in today’s society, as she becomes both author and
subject. source divingbellgroup.com
We will be gifting you a copy of Janet Mock’s Re-defining Realnesss - Munroe’s Book Club choice
Black Girls Book Club are committed to ensuring that Black women in the UK and the beyond are consistently given the opportunity to come together in luxury settings surrounded by dope women, good food and an abundance of #blackgirlmagic. BGBC is not a networking event; it’s a lifestyle.
Bearing this in mind, your ticket for A Seat at the Table entitles you to:
Two course meal
Glass of prosecco
Goody Bag
A copy of Janet Mock’s Re-defining Realness - Munroe’s choice
please note we have non-book tickets available for those of you who already have a copy
There is no theme for this event - just come ready to join in the sisterhood and have a fabulous evening.
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Start:
2018-10-22T19:00:00+01:00
End:
2018-10-22T22:00:00+01:00
Category
Food & Drink
Tickets
General Admission **no book**
42.59
GBP
10
General Admission with a copy of Munroe’s chosen book
47.79
GBP
12
