Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
This event is recommended for visitors over the age of 18. The discussion will include mentions of slavery, racism and exploitation.
Join us for a panel discussion about how milk transformed tea, coffee and chocolate into three of the most widely consumed products in the world.
We’ll talk about how the addition of milk changed the way Britain used these colonial commodities and the ways common themes of empire became entangled in their histories.
We’ll also talk about how the choices we make when shopping, eating and drinking can affect not only our health, but how we respond to the colonial legacies of global trade and food production.
Speakers will include Halima Begum, CEO of the Runnymede Trust, a leading UK civil rights and equalities think tank, and Jonathan Morris, one of the world’s leading coffee historians. The discussion will be facilitated by Jenny Williams, Founding Director of Take the Space, a creative production hub for Black and multi-ethnic talent.
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This event is recommended for visitors over the age of 18. The discussion will include mentions of slavery, racism and exploitation.
Join us for a panel discussion about how milk transformed tea, coffee and chocolate into three of the most widely consumed products in the world.
We’ll talk about how the addition of milk changed the way Britain used these colonial commodities and the ways common themes of empire became entangled in their histories.
We’ll also talk about how the choices we make when shopping, eating and drinking can affect not only our health, but how we respond to the colonial legacies of global trade and food production.
Speakers will include Halima Begum, CEO of the Runnymede Trust, a leading UK civil rights and equalities think tank, and Jonathan Morris, one of the world’s leading coffee historians. The discussion will be facilitated by Jenny Williams, Founding Director of Take the Space, a creative production hub for Black and multi-ethnic talent.
Please find us on Facebook: facebook.com/wellcomecollection
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/explorewellcome
See us on Instagram: instagram.com/wellcomecollection
