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Windrush Ambassador Update
Windrush Ambassador update Hi what an experience…8 weeks in.. Raising Awareness re The Windrush Schemes Several Windrush Online Events later Multiple Radio interviews here in the South West and Nationally… After news of the scheduled deportation..which came at us left field.. All Windrush Ambassadors ( 41 ) urgently United together. We devised and sent a joint letter to the Home Office making 3 recommendations. The outcome… The Home Office came straight back to us. They accepted the letter and points made including the recommendations… 3 days later, 37 out of the 50 passengers scheduled to be deported were removed from […]
Legends and Pioneers Windrush Ambassador Good Vibes Radio
Legends and Pioneers Windrush Special” The Good Vibes LIVE radio’s “Musical Journey- Legends and Pioneers Windrush Special” featuring yours truly – will be broadcast from 6pm-8pm (Thursday 24th December 2020) Tune in here To listen please visit www.goodvibeslive.net
Appointed Windrush Ambassador Carole Johnson
Windrush Ambassador Delighted to have been appointed by the Home Office as Ambassador for the Windrush Compensation Scheme! This will be a short term role effective for the next 8 weeks!!! So I would greatly appreciate your help to get the information out so that we can help support as many impacted by the Windrush Scandal as possible!!! As Ambassador I will be promoting the Windrush Scheme and the Windrush Compensation Scheme to communities most likely to be affected by this issue which will include: people of Caribbean, Indian, Pakistani, Ghanaian, Bangladeshi and Nigerian origin. These schemes have been put […]
Shereen Daniels, the OBV alumna taking the HR world by storm
Meet Shereen Daniels, the OBV alumna taking the HR world by storm Submitted 19 Oct 2020 3:26pm in Article The growing attention placed on racial inequalities has led many companies to actively seek out ways to positively promote diversity and inclusion. While this may be obvious to you and me, implementing these procedures has in many cases been slow and inefficient. This would understandably be a point of frustration for many, but OBV alumna Shereen Daniels is leading the way in offering solutions, all while building a large following of her own. Shereen’s career in HR has been long, spanning […]
Congratulations!!! NO1 in the UK 2020
Congratulations are in order! Very proud to be part of this administration… Bristol is becoming well known as a City of great ” firsts”… Blood sweat and tears sometimes but we are making a difference! Well done Marvin. Marvin Rees named UK politician of the year (Bristol24/7) Marvin Rees has been named politician of the year in the BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2020. Bristol’s mayor won the award for the politician “who has done the most to advance the cause of the green economy in the past year”. Rees’ success was not the only accolade for Bristol, with The Wave winning […]
Deputy Lord Mayor Bristol Girl Guiding
Looking forward to speaking with Girl guides tonight and hearing about their think resilient badge! Well done ladies resilience is a great and very important skill in these times of constant change. Can you do it…yes you can!
Meet Cllr Afzal Shah Cabinet Member for Climate, Ecology and Sustainable Growth
Cllr Afzal Shah takes up new leading role Councillor Afzal Shah has joined Bristol City Council’s Cabinet, with Mayor Marvin Rees also announcing changes to responsibility for some of the city’s highest profile portfolios. Cllr Shah, the Labour member for Easton, takes up a new role as Member for Climate, Ecology and Sustainable Growth, joining his nine other colleagues and leading the council’s response to the climate and ecological emergencies. Recognising the relationship of social and environmental justice, Cllr Shah’s portfolio will include being a specific lead for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals overseeing markets, high streets, retail centres, and […]
Meet Denis Lindsay Credit Union
An interview with Denis Lindsay It’s another chance to get to know our Board of Directors. Today, we’re pleased to welcome Denis Lindsay as one of our newer Board Members, who joined in December 2019. Denis, who says that his home is like living in an episode of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”, has been living in Bristol for over 26 years ago with his wife, two children and a nephew who has been living with them for over 10 years. His nephew is the “Will” character, even though his son would like to believe that he is Will. With […]
Special Gift Renewal Choir Bristol St Georges 2019
♦♦ enewal Choir Special Gift - St George's Bristol renewal choir special gift from www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk This uplifting and immersive event showcases the choir's infectious joy and exuberance, and its programme draws poignantly on the Christmas message of love, joy and peace. Music is sometimes affectionately called 'the gift that keeps on giving'.