Temper and Brown, the independent bar and cultural hub in the Jewellery Quarter, will host Flag Week, a dedicated programme exploring identity, belonging and inclusion in modern Birmingham.
Running from Monday 1 December to Thursday 4 December, the week will feature talks, visual displays and community conversations focused on how Brummies express who they are in a rapidly changing city.
The series will conclude with a major roundtable discussion on Thursday 4 December at 7.30pm, bringing together voices from across Birmingham’s political and community landscape:
Matt Roscoe, Deputy Chair of the Reform Party in Sutton Coldfield
David Barker, Labour councillor for Kings Heath
Kate Knowles, Editor of The Dispatch
Shuranjeet Singh, community leader and mental health advocate from Handsworth
Keshia Hamilton, community organiser
Together, the panel will explore what it means to be a Brummie in 2025. Topics will include:
The rise of political and cultural flags across the city
The presence and meaning of Palestinian flags in local communities
How Birmingham continues to navigate identity in a segregated landscape
Whether we can hold multiple identities at once
How political, cultural and personal identities shape our sense of belonging
Flag Week invites Birmingham residents to reflect on how identity is displayed, challenged and celebrated in public spaces. The roundtable aims to create an open, respectful space for dialogue at a time when conversations around identity have become more visible and more contested.
“I’m worried about Birmingham’s future. We’ve become a segregated city, sleepwalking into communities living apart while telling ourselves we’re celebrating diversity. Flag Week is about facing that truth, bringing people back together, and finding an inclusive Birmingham identity that recognises and unites us all.”
Owner of Temper and Brown, Roifield Brown
The event is free of charge and open to all. Doors open at 7.30pm, with the discussion running until 9pm.
