This event is taking plac
e in the Bench Apartments AND will be streamed liv
e. This page is for tickets \;to atten
d ONLINE. To book an in person ticket to
attend online \;CLICK HERE. We will not be able to admit an
yone in person with a virtual ticket.\n \n <
p>Join us for a discussion with Master Afua Hirsch
\, author of Decolonising my Body and Brit(ish): O
n Race\, Identity and Belonging\, and His Honour&n
bsp\;Judge Edward Connell\, about the challenges a
nd rewards of autobiographical writing.\n \n <
p> \;\n \n Master Afua Hirsch
\n \n
Afua Hirsch was called to Bar in 2006 and is a
Bencher of Middle Temple. Master Hirsch won the Ro
yal Society of Literature’s Jerwood Prize for non-
fiction in 2016 for her first book – Brit(ish): On
Race\, Identity and Belonging. Afua’s 2023 book\,
Decolonising My Body\, was named the Political Bo
ok of the Year by Waterstones. In 2019 Master Hirs
ch was appointed Wallis Annenberg Chair in Journal
ism and Communication at the University of Souther
n California. Afua has written extensively for new
spapers and other publications and appeared regula
rly on Television and is the co-presenter of the c
hart topping Podcast\, Legacy.
\n \n \;
\n \n His Honour Judge Edward Connell
\n
\n His Honour Judge Edward Connell was called
to the Bar in 1996 and was appointed a Circuit Jud
ge in 2019 and is currently the Resident Judge at
Croydon Crown Court. In his spare time Edward is a
football referee\, campaigns against discriminati
on in sport and sits on London FA disciplinary tri
bunals. Edward hosts a podcast called “Coming Out
the Pod” where he interviews people about their co
ming out stories and co-hosts a referee podcast ca
lled “Red or Yellow”. Edward played a leading role
in establishing the LGBTQ+ Judges Association and
sits on the National Judicial Diversity Committee
. Edward was awarded an honorary Doctorate in Law
for his contribution and dedication to equality an
d diversity in the judicial system.
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DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n \n \n This event is taking place in the
Bench Apartments AND will be streamed live. This p
age is for tickets to attend ONLINE. To book an in
person ticket to attend online CLICK HERE (https:
//www.middletemple.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset
=1&id=42524). We will not be able to admit anyone
in person with a virtual ticket.\n \n \n Join us f
or a discussion with Master Afua Hirsch\, author o
f Decolonising my Body and Brit(ish): On Race\, Id
entity and Belonging\, and His Honour Judge Edward
Connell\, about the challenges and rewards of aut
obiographical writing.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Mas
ter Afua Hirsch\n \n \n \n Afua Hirsch was called
to Bar in 2006 and is a Bencher of Middle Temple.
Master Hirsch won the Royal Society of Literature’
s Jerwood Prize for non-fiction in 2016 for her fi
rst book – Brit(ish): On Race\, Identity and Belon
ging. Afua’s 2023 book\, Decolonising My Body\, wa
s named the Political Book of the Year by Watersto
nes. In 2019 Master Hirsch was appointed Wallis An
nenberg Chair in Journalism and Communication at t
he University of Southern California. Afua has wri
tten extensively for newspapers and other publicat
ions and appeared regularly on Television and is t
he co-presenter of the chart topping Podcast\, Leg
acy.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n His Honour Judge Edwa
rd Connell\n \n \n \n His Honour Judge Edward Conn
ell was called to the Bar in 1996 and was appointe
d a Circuit Judge in 2019 and is currently the Res
ident Judge at Croydon Crown Court. In his spare t
ime Edward is a football referee\, campaigns again
st discrimination in sport and sits on London FA d
isciplinary tribunals. Edward hosts a podcast call
ed “Coming Out the Pod” where he interviews people
about their coming out stories and co-hosts a ref
eree podcast called “Red or Yellow”. Edward played
a leading role in establishing the LGBTQ+ Judges
Association and sits on the National Judicial Dive
rsity Committee. Edward was awarded an honorary Do
ctorate in Law for his contribution and dedication
to equality and diversity in the judicial system.
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CATEGORIES:Domus Function
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20260609T181500
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260609T181500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260609T193000
LOCATION:Online via Zoom (the joining link will be circulat
ed via email\, usually on the day of the event. If
you do not receive this email by 12noon on the da
y of the event (and it is not in your email junk/s
pam)\, contact the Inn asap and before 16:00)\n Un
ited Kingdom\n
URL:https://www.middletemple.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=42525
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