Goalkeeping giant who now works with troubled youngsters addresses local government conference
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Get social, get growing
A few tips to make your Grovember posts perfect
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“Fix the Glitch Report”
A new update by Glitch UK on how Social Media can protect freedom of speech and tackle the appalling abuse on their platforms.
ConclusionThe bottom line is that social media companies need to take greater responsibility for the activities that occur o…Read more…
“Today is the day Labour must renew its determination to end online violence against women and girls”
(post from Labourlist on Saturday by my ward Councillor Seyi Akiwowo)Earlier this year I received a wave of hateful online abuse and harassment after a video of me speaking at the European Parliament went viral. On one hand, the online world is merely …Read more…
How to… picture this
It’s great to have photographs to use in your campaigning work. But how can you make the best impression with your pictures?
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UNISON takes the ‘route of shame’ in defence of workers’ rights
The union marks Human Rights Day by targeting countries that are the ‘worst’ abusers of trade union rights
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Stop the Trade Union Bill – Stop the Tories causing industrial mayhem
The Government will on Monday (14 September 2015) publish a Parliamentary bill that will attack trade unions ability to defend and representative their members.
This is probably one of the most pointless and even spiteful pieces of anti-trade union l…Read more…
Dare To Dream: Shape the future of London
On Tuesday evening I went to the launch of #Daretodream in South London with fellow Newham Cllr Rokhsana Fiaz OBE. This was an amazing networking event for young people on how to shape the future of London. The theme was that politics matters to …Read more…
Don’t let social media cost you your job
Posting ill-judged comments about your company or colleagues online could easily cost you your job – whether it’s during work hours or not. Here’s some advice on how to stay on happy terms with your…Read more…
Councillor report to West Ham Ward: February 2015
This is my written report as a Newham Councillor to West Ham ward Labour Party branch which meets every month. The ward thought to save time they would prefer written reports from Cllrs of which they could then ask questions.
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