This
page is for tickets \;to attend ONLINE. To book an in person ticket to attend online&nb
sp\;CLICK HERE. We will not be able to admit anyone in person w
ith a virtual ticket.\n \n Join us for a
discussion with Master Afua Hirsch\, author of Dec
olonising my Body and Brit(ish): On Race\, Identit
y and Belonging\, and His Honour \;Judge Edwar
d Connell\, about the challenges and rewards of au
tobiographical writing.
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\n Master Afua Hirsch
\n \n Afua Hirsch w
as called to Bar in 2006 and is a Bencher of Middl
e Temple. Master Hirsch won the Royal Society of L
iterature’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 Book of the Year b
y Waterstones. In 2019 Master Hirsch was appointed
Wallis Annenberg Chair in Journalism and Communic
ation at the University of Southern California. Af
ua has written extensively for newspapers and othe
r publications and appeared regularly on Televisio
n and is the co-presenter of the chart topping Pod
cast\, Legacy.
\n \n \;
\n \n His
Honour Judge Edward Connell
\n \n His Honou
r Judge Edward Connell was called to the Bar in 19
96 and was appointed a Circuit Judge in 2019 and i
s currently the Resident Judge at Croydon Crown Co
urt. In his spare time Edward is a football refere
e\, campaigns against discrimination in sport and
sits on London FA disciplinary tribunals. Edward h
osts a podcast called “Coming Out the Pod” where h
e interviews people about their coming out stories
and co-hosts a referee podcast called “Red or Yel
low”. Edward played a leading role in establishing
the LGBTQ+ Judges Association and sits on the Nat
ional Judicial Diversity Committee. Edward was awa
rded an honorary Doctorate in Law for his contribu
tion and dedication to equality and diversity in t
he judicial system.
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DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n \n \n This event is taking place in Hall
AND will be streamed live. This page is for ticke
ts to attend ONLINE. To book an in person ticket t
o attend online CLICK HERE (https://www.middletemp
le.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 for a discussion
with Master Afua Hirsch\, author of Decolonising m
y Body and Brit(ish): On Race\, Identity and Belon
ging\, and His Honour Judge Edward Connell\, about
the challenges and rewards of autobiographical wr
iting.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Master Afua Hirsch\
n \n \n \n Afua Hirsch was called to Bar in 2006 a
nd is a Bencher of Middle Temple. Master Hirsch wo
n the Royal Society of Literature’s Jerwood Prize
for non-fiction in 2016 for her first book – Brit(
ish): On Race\, Identity and Belonging. Afua’s 202
3 book\, Decolonising My Body\, was named the Poli
tical Book of the Year by Waterstones. In 2019 Mas
ter Hirsch was appointed Wallis Annenberg Chair in
Journalism and Communication at the University of
Southern California. Afua has written extensively
for newspapers and other publications and appeare
d regularly on Television and is the co-presenter
of the chart topping Podcast\, Legacy.\n \n \n \n
\n \n \n \n His Honour Judge Edward Connell\n \n
\n \n His Honour Judge Edward Connell was called t
o the Bar in 1996 and was appointed a Circuit Judg
e in 2019 and is currently the Resident Judge at C
roydon Crown Court. In his spare time Edward is a
football referee\, campaigns against discriminatio
n in sport and sits on London FA disciplinary trib
unals. Edward hosts a podcast called “Coming Out t
he Pod” where he interviews people about their com
ing out stories and co-hosts a referee podcast cal
led “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 f
or his contribution and dedication to equality and
diversity in the judicial system.\n \n \n \n
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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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