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Glasgow Women’s library is hosting an online conversation with the musician, activist and academic Diljeet Bhachu. 

Dr Diljeet Kaur Bhachu is a musician, educator, researcher and activist based in Glasgow. Diljeet’s current work portfolio includes teaching at several institutions, and conducting research on behalf of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Music Studies network. She is also a Fellow in Music Education and Participation at the Royal Northern College of Music, focussing on inclusive pedagogy, and development and evaluation in the RNCM’s widening access work

Diljeet is an activist with the Musicians’ Union (MU) and University and Colleges Union (UCU). She is currently the vice chair of the STUC Black Worker’s Committee, and has recently begun her first term as a member of the MU’s Executive Committee. In 2017 she co-founded the Scottish-Asian Creative Artists’ Network (ScrAN), to address the issues specific to Scottish-Asians working in the creative industries in Scotland, and is a co-organiser of the Decolonising the Musical University conference that took place virtually in July 2020. Diljeet has recently been appointed to Hal Leonard’s new EDI Advisory Group.

In addition to the above, Diljeet is one half of flutes/taiko/electronics duo Velma. She also improvises and writes for her own solo project with flutes and electronics and is currently writing her debut album. 

Tickets and further details: womenslibrary.org.uk