Podcasts about Operation Black Vote

This episode is POWER-PACKED with a compelling range of voices about WHY Black British voters are saying they will Not give Labour their vote on the 4th July Polling day for the General Election. You'll hear from a range of Black British voters, and a former aspiring Labour parliamentary candidate who was blocked from standing in 2019 for apparently being ‘far left') – all of whom are disgusted with the few weeks' events. Also I went on the road to a Black Voter registration event and spoke to a co-founder of Operation Black Vote, and the chairman of the Windrush National Organisation.Black British voters usually vote Labour in their droves, right? Well NOT for this Election it might seem. How does TTWP know that? Because the treatment of Diane Abbott has caused many to turn their back on the party. Leading Black authors, celebrities and influencers wrote a letter to the party calling her treatment 'disgraceful'). The impact of the way Sir Keir Starmer and the party on Black voters' allegiances has warranted little or no investigation by many mainstream news outlets.  So we decided to do the work for them. HUGE THANKS TO ALL THE VOTERS WHO SENT IN VOICE NOTES WHICH ARE INCLUDED IN THIS EPISODETTWP POD APPRECIATES YOU! FURTHER READINGOperation Black Vote: https://www.obv.org.uk/Black Equity Organisation : https://blackequityorg.com/Windrush National Organisation:  https://windrushnationalorganisation.com/Bishop Des Jadoo: https://www.desjaddoo.org.uk/Open letter to Labour signed by 100 Black : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/may/30/leading-black-figures-criticise-labour-diane-abbott   Maurice McLeod's November 2022 comment piece in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/nov/01/blocked-standing-labour-mp-party-candidates-left Who is Al Carns, Labour candidate for Birmingham Selly Oak constituency: https://www.forces.net/politics/former-royal-marines-colonel-quits-military-stand-labour-candidate-general-election  ELECTORAL COMMISSION DATA ON ETHNIC MINORITY VOTE in 2019 GENERAL ELECTIONhttps://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/ge2019-how-did-demographics-affect-the-result/ DIANE ABBOTThttps://twitter.com/HackneyAbbott FAIZA SHAHEENhttps://twitter.com/faizashaheen REGISTER TO VOTEhttps://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote Do your research on all the party manifestos which are being released soon https://www.conservatives.com/https://labour.org.uk/https://www.libdems.org.uk/https://greenparty.org.uk/https://workerspartybritain.org/ https://www.reformparty.uk/https://www.trueandfairparty.uk/ LOWER INCOME VOTE:https://www.turn2us.org.uk/about-us/news-and-media/latest-news/who-do-the-working-classes-vote-for Lower income votershttps://www.johnsmithcentre.com/research/briefing-low-income-voters-the-2019-general-election-and-the-future-of-british-politics/

Is democracy slipping away from us? How protected are we by our constitution? And do governments have the power to swiftly change this? In June, in front of a live audience, Armando and Anoosh were joined by Simon Woolley, founder and director of Operation Black Vote and Principal of Homerton College, Cambridge, and Graham Smith, CEO of the anti-monarchy campaign group Republic. This episode was recorded shortly after the first data regarding voter ID impact in elections, and also after the arrest of Graham Smith at a pre-arranged Coronation protest. Listen to all previous episodes of Westminster Reimagined here: https://podfollow.com/westminster-reimagined-with-armando-iannucci-the-new-statesman Download the app:iOS: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/new-statesman-magazine/id610498525Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.progressivemediagroup.newstatesman&hl=en_GB&gl=US Subscribe to the New Statesman WhatsApp channel:https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9latS0wajogms2z02c Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is democracy slipping away from us? How protected are we by our constitution? And do governments have the power to swiftly change this? In June, in front of a live audience, Armando and Anoosh were joined by Simon Woolley, founder and director of Operation Black Vote and Principal of Homerton College, Cambridge, and Graham Smith, CEO of the anti-monarchy campaign group Republic.This episode was recorded shortly after the first data regarding voter ID impact in elections, and also after the arrest of Graham Smith at a pre-arranged Coronation protest.Listen to all previous episodes of Westminster Reimagined here: https://podfollow.com/westminster-reimagined-with-armando-iannucci-the-new-statesmanDownload the app:iOS: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/new-statesman-magazine/id610498525Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.progressivemediagroup.newstatesman&hl=en_GB&gl=USSubscribe to the New Statesman WhatsApp channel:https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va9latS0wajogms2z02c Sign up to our daily politics email: https://morningcall.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Simon Woolley, Lord Woolley of Woodford, is principal of Homerton College at Cambridge University. He is the first black man to head an Oxbridge college. He is a co-founder of Operation Black Vote, which campaigns for greater inclusivity in politics, and became a crossbench peer in 2019. Simon spent his early years in an orphanage in Leicester before being fostered and then adopted by a white couple who also adopted his brother Mick. He left school at 16 to work as a car mechanic and then moved to London where he embarked on a successful career in sales. In 1988 he completed a one year access course which provided the pathway to university and a degree in English and Spanish. In 1996 Simon was one of the co-founders of Operation Black Vote, a non-partisan organisation which encourages voter registration and community engagement, aiming to give a voice to all sections of society. He was awarded a knighthood for services to race equality in 2019 and took up his current role as principal of Homerton College in 2021. DISC ONE: I Want You Back - The Jackson 5 DISC TWO: Green Green Grass of Home - Tom Jones DISC THREE: Manhattan - Ella Fitzgerald DISC FOUR: Titanium (Morten Future Rave Mix) - David Guetta (feat Sia) DISC FIVE: Hagamos Lo Que Diga El Corazón - Grupo Niche DISC SIX: Dreamland – Composed and performed by Alexis Ffrench and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by James Morgan DISC SEVEN: Cowboy bebop tank! - Niyari DISC EIGHT: For Once in My Life - Stevie Wonder BOOK CHOICE: Football in Sun and Shadow by Eduardo Galeano LUXURY ITEM: A razor blade CASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: For Once in My Life - Stevie Wonder Presenter Lauren Laverne Producer Paula McGinley

Ahead of the coronation of King Charles III, Niall Paterson has visited parts of Britain - including Edinburgh, York, Birmingham and Cornwall - to gauge the resilience of the Royal Family's popularity. On the Sky News Daily, Niall speaks to people in communities along his journey, plus SNP MP Tommy Sheppard, Operation Black Vote's founding director Lord Simon Woolley, Kehinde Andrews, who co-chairs the Black Studies Association, and the CEO of political organisation Republic, Graham Smith. Annie Joyce – senior podcast producer Stephanie Degroote – documentary producer Philly Beaumont – editor

Veterans In Politics- Season 7, Episode 1- Councillor Bayo Alaba- The Parachute Regiment veteran on his work in the community, race, family values as well as his service as a local councillor.Cllr Bayo Alaba is a former member of the Parachute Regiment.  Fiercely proud of his Nigerian roots, he does not want to be simply known as just a 'black voice' but for his many other talents too.  He's a marketeer, community activist, father, soldier and now a councillor.Bayo speaks passionately and from the heart.  He recollects his Nigerian London working class roots and how this has shaped him to be the man he is today.  He's an inspiration.Bayo is a Labour Councillor for Redbridge, former Parachute Regiment soldier, self-made businessman, school governor, youth mentor, charity trustee and one of the pioneers of east London's (Shoreditch and Dalston) creative and night-time economy. Husband and father to three children.In September 2021, he decided that he had had enough of underrepresentation at local level and misrepresentation at the national level. On 5th May 2022, he was part of a historic achievement as one of three black Redbridge labour councillors - the first ever elected to office within the Labour group.Support the show✅Support The Show Help Us Grow! Help us reach more veterans by donating the cost of a cup of coffee today...

Lord Michael John Hastings, Lord Hastings of Scarisbrick CBE is currently the Professor of Leadership at the Stephen R. Covey Leadership Centre at Huntsman Business School, USA & sits on the Concordia Leadership Council. He served as Chancellor of Regent's University London from October 2016 to October 2021. He has been appointed as the current Chair of the SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) Board of Trustees and is an NED at Saxton Bampfylde. Lord Simon Andrew Woolley, Baron Woolley of Woodford, is a political and equalities activist. He is the founder and director of Operation Black Vote and Trustee of the charity Police Now. Woolley has been a crossbench member of the House of Lords since October 2019, and has been Principal of Homerton College, Cambridge since October 2021. He was chair of the Government of the United Kingdom Race Disparity Unit Advisory Group until July 2020. Lord Hastings and Lord Woolley talk to Ben Lindsay, CEO/Founder of Power the Fight on a politician's perspective on violence affecting young people. PowerTALKs are Short powerful interviews from leading youth violence experts, spreading new ideas and sharing best practice For more information on the work our charity Power The Fight does and to discover how you can help Empower Communities To End Youth Violence please visit www.powerthefight.org.uk If you enjoyed this free content please considering donating to Power the Fight - https://www.powerthefight.org.uk/donate/ #PowerTalk - Be Empowered To Impact #PowerTheFight @PowerTheFightUk www.powerthefight.org.uk

On the latest edition of WHF Podcast Equality Series, we hosted Lord Simon Woolley, Director, Operation Black Vote. In this episode we spoke about political literacy, how to improve BAME representation and the need to build forward better following the COVID-19 pandemic. 

On the Sky News Daily podcast with Dermot Murnaghan, our US correspondent Sally Lockwood reflects on the events which led to Derek Chauvin – a white former police officer - being convicted of murdering a black man. Plus, Lord Simon Woolley – founding director of campaign group Operation Black Vote – looks at the potential impact of the verdict on tackling racial inequality globally.Daily podcast team:Podcast producer - Annie JoycePodcast producer - Nicola EyersPodcast producer - Lauren PinkneyInterviews producer - Tatiana AldersonArchive - Simon WindsorArchive - Rob FellowesArchive - Nelly StefanovaMusic - Steven Wheeler

At the end of last month, we saw the release of the Race and Ethnic disparities report, it was controversial and many called into question its integrity. Today we dissect it.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today and get one month free at: thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes.Guests:-Dr Mohammad S. Razai, Clinician and academic fellow at St. George's University of London.-Simon Woolley, Baron Woolley of Woodford and director of Operation Black Vote.-Kehinde Andrews, Author of The New Age of Empire.Host: Manveen Rana.Clips used: The Evening Standard, ITV News, BBC News, ITV Good Morning Britain, Channel 4 News. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The prime minister’s senior adviser on ethnic minorities, Samuel Kasumu, will be stepping down in May. He had previously handed in his resignation in February, before retracting it. His announcement comes after the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities review said the UK was not deliberately rigged against ethnic minorities'. Downing Street has rejected suggestions his departure was linked to the findings. Lord Woolley, Simon Woolley, founder of Operation Black Vote and newly elected principal of Homerton College, Cambridge, told Today programme’s Mishal Husain why he felt “anger, despair and above all sadness” over the report’s conclusions.

There is a 30% shortfall in ethnic minority representation amongst Members of Parliament in the UK. In this episode we discuss breaking the mould with local Labour Councillor, Janet Campbell. The UK Parliament report ‘Ethnic diversity in politics and public life Research Briefing' (2020), can be found here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn01156/‘Operation Black Vote' information was taken from: https://www.obv.org.uk Please note the following corrections to this episode: Janet is the Cabinet Member for families, health and social care in Croydon (not the ‘Cabinet Minister'). The story concerning an individual losing their job is not related to Croydon Council. 

Political parties ran a diverse set of candidates in two federal GTA byelections. Callers debate whether it should matter, with Velma Morgan, Chair of Operation Black Vote; and Shalini Konanur, the Colour of Poverty-Colour of Change Steering Committee.

In this special episode, we look at the state of racial inequality in Britain. Lord Simon Woolley, founder of Operation Black Vote and advisory chair of the government's Race Disparity Unit, tells Bloomberg Westminster's Roger Hearing and Sebastian Salek what he thinks will come of the protests. But first, Bloomberg senior executive editor David Merritt joins to talk about the economy's record slump under lockdown, and a Brexit u-turn.

This is a quick turn-around episode as a response to what’s going on worldwide with the riots and protest that we’re set off by the murder of #GeorgeFloyd and so many other innocent black people whose names we don’t know. As black people, we feel that its important to recognise this moment and share some perspective on how to use this global momentum that we now have regarding race relations. We also want to highlight the connection between Racism & mental health and explain how it affects us. And we hope to empower our listeners to take action in a way that makes sense for you with your wellbeing as the first priority. Our special guest in this episode is Karim Perrineau, the Founder & Director of New Beings. New Beings is a civic & social organisation with a mission to empower, educate and inspire. New Beings create and deliver bespoke development workshops on diversity, equality and inclusion. Please do share this episode with your loved ones or anybody that you know that might need to hear this conversation. ______________________________ Get in touch with Karim & New Beings Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/new_beings/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewBeingsUK/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/new_beings?lang=en Organisations that Karim mentioned: Operation Black Vote - https://www.obv.org.uk/ Black Lives Matter - https://blacklivesmatter.com/ Stand Up To Racism - https://www.standuptoracism.org.uk/ Black, African, Asian Therapy Network- https://www.baatn.org.uk/ ______________________________ Get in touch with us on IG @eriwellbeing. Thank you for listening, if you enjoy this podcast then please share the episode with a friend, share it on social media with #eriwellbeing and please give us a review on your platform of choice. Be well

In this week's episode, we are joined by the remarkable Lord Simon Woolley. We discuss his journey from community activism to the House of Lords and the way in which BAME communities are disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch the full interview on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzAeVqFSsJU Operation Black Vote: https://www.obv.org.uk Credit Host, Writer & Producer: Bryan Knight Twitter: @BryanKnight_ Facebook: Tell A Friend Twitter: @TellAFriendPod Instagram: @TellAFriendPod [Theme Music Credit - Tha Silent Partner]

Die heutige Folge beinhaltet ein "Willkomen" , "Oops, solange wollten wir gar nicht weg bleiben" und zugleich ein "Seid gespannt wie es weiter geht"...  Was waren unsere Highlights vom letzten Jahr und was wünschen wir uns für 2020? Damit meinen wir Geschichten und Aktionen aus der Schwarzen und afrodiasporischen Community, die uns wichtig sind und uns weiterhin inspirieren ein dekolonisierendes Denken und Verhalten an den Tag zu legen. Ganz nebenbei sind bei diesem kurzen Plausch weitere Ideen enstanden, die aufjedenfall eine Folge wert sind. Zum Schluss teasern wir dann ein Thema an, welches schon in den Startlöchern steht! Hört rein!  P.S. Jackline wurde diesmal telefonisch zugeschaltet. Wir bemühen uns in Zukunft um bessere Qualität Wir reden u.a. auch über: Neue Deutsche Organisationen (https://neuedeutsche.org) Simon Woolley, Operation Black Vote , Advisory Chair of the Government of the United Kingdom Race Disparity Unit (https://www.obv.org.uk/about-us . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Woolley,_Baron_Woolley_of_Woodford)

This week we chat with Velma from Operation Black Vote Canada (OBVC). We chat about some great projects that they're working on, like the 1834 fellowship, but we also talk more broadly about what diverse decision making looks like and how we can all be allies. We get two calls to action: 1. provide access and 2. at whatever decision making table you're at, take an internal audit. Look around the table and ask yourself if it looks like Canada. If it doesn't, find people that can fill the gaps.

Journalist Hugh Muir travels with Sir Simon Woolley, head of Operation Black Vote, to Buckingham Palace, where he is to receive his knighthood from HM The Queen. It’s a journey that lays bare the dilemma, the joy, the soul-searching and the agony of being honoured for services to the British Empire, for anyone whose family history is one of oppression, slavery or violence as a consequence of the Empire. When Sir Simon heard he had been selected for a knighthood, he felt elation - then anxiety. The offer needed thought. It said much about his lifetime’s work as a political and anti-racist activist, but accepting it could ultimately say much about him and his standing within the community – and not in a good way. Could he take the honour and risk tainting himself with the association between the British honours system and the British Empire? If he took the honour, would the good he might do with it be outweighed by the disapproval it might engender? Sir Simon did some research. He concluded his knighthood was distanced from association with Empire as the title dates back to medieval times. With that comfort, he accepted and was named in the Queen’s Birthday Honour’s List in June. But why should he, or any minority who might qualify for an honour, be forced to agonise in that way? Why should they be placed in the invidious position of having to weigh up the pros and cons of Britain’s most official form of recognition for fear others will think less of them and they might even think less of themselves? The programme includes the views of Benjamin Zephaniah, journalist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, TV producer Samir Shah, Peaches Golding Lord Lieutenant of Bristol, Novara Media senior editor Ash Sarkar, former MP Tony Wright, and broadcaster Dotun Adebayo. Produced by Shelley Williams A Cast Iron Radio production for BBC Radio 4

Hear from Michelle Obama as we talk politics with new collective: TV presenter Scarlette Douglas and supermodel Eunice Olumide MBE alongside 5 Live journalist Jessie Aru-Phillips. It's an episode of firsts! Meet 12-year-old Kofi, the youngest person at Hackney youth parliament alongside 23-year-old Tele Lawal, the first black female councillor in Havering, Andrea Enisuoh – Kofi's mum and one of the first black woman on the national executive of the National Union of Students, Sareda Dirir, the first BAME woman on Salford city council and Charlotte Palmer, who stood for the first time as a councillor in her local elections. A welcome return to podcast kids 10-year-old Enaya and 12-year-old Raquelmi, who give us their take on politics. We hear from Operation Black Vote founder, Simon Woolley on their ground-breaking survey after figures gathered by the group suggest 1 in 3 ‘single tier' local councils in England have zero or one black, Asian or minority ethnic councillor. But who do you think are the UK Obamas? Who are your leading politicians? Let us know on social media using #siscollective

Hello! Unfortunately, Geoff can’t be here this week so Ed’s got a special guest international guest to help him on the intro... In the episode we’re talking about a gaping democratic deficit in British politics: there are still too few black and minority ethnic MPs and councillors, and huge disparities in voter registration. We hear from Simon Woolley, founder and director of Operation Black Vote, who has been campaigning on BME political representation for more than two decades. Simon talks to us about what has been achieved and the huge task still ahead. Then we speak to Mayor of Barking and Dagenham Sanchia Alasia about the barriers facing BME politicians and her experience with OBV.ANDComedian and podcaster Benjamin Partridge pitches a forfeit for Br*x*t delays, limiting hand-driers noise, free theatre, trouser washing research, delaying Christmas, discounted good from Gregs based on their temperature See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sista Collective returns with a new line-up. Meet Eunice Olumide and Scarlette Douglas! Simon Woolley from the campaign group Operation Black Vote tells Jessie Aru-Phillips that all-black shortlists could be the answer to tackle a lack of diversity in local councils, after figures gathered by the group suggest 1 in 3 ‘single tier' local councils in England have zero or one black, Asian or minority ethnic councillor.

In this episode we discuss the notion of a human rights-based approach to the socio-economic and cultural development of the UK, particularly in relation to race. The discussion explores the relationship between political representation and racial equality, alongside the development of political literacy amongst young people from minority backgrounds. Our guest for the panel discussion was Mr Simon Woolley, Director and one of the founders of Operation Black Vote & Chair of the Race Disparity Advisory Group at 10 Downing St. Soundtrack: 'Highway to the Stars' by Kai Engel, and 'Ascent' by Jon Luc Hefferman.

Reni Eddo-Lodge looks back to a time some considered post-racial Britain. This episode features Operation Black Vote's [Simon Woolley](https://www.theguardian.com/profile/simonwoolley), former television commissioner and activist [Farrukh Dhondy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farrukh_Dhondy) and Actress/Writer [Meera Syal](https://twitter.com/MeeraSyal). Join the conversation using [#AboutRacewithReni](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23AboutRacewithReni&src=tyah) Fully-linked transcript and episode can be found at [AboutRacePodcast.com](https://www.aboutracepodcast.com/) Some reference links below. [Operation Black Vote](http://www.obv.org.uk/) [Jon Daniel Obituary and OBV Posters](http://www.obv.org.uk/news-blogs/jon-daniel-rip) [Desmonds Watch Online](http://www.channel4.com/programmes/desmonds) (UK only) [The Bandung File](http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tv/id/1303360/) [Goodness Gracious Me](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137305/) [BBC White Season Trailer](http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4n8oc) Follow the team on twitter. Host Reni [@ReniReni](https://twitter.com/renireni) Producer Renay [@RenayRich](https://twitter.com/RenayRich) Researcher Rez [@RezMarino](https://twitter.com/RezMarino) Composer Matshidiso [@Matshidisomusic](https://twitter.com/matshidisomusic) Artwork/Images Kevin [@KevinMorosky](https://twitter.com/Kevinmorosky) Thanks for listening.

Vince Cable is joined by Simon Woolley, the Founder and Director of Operation Black Vote for a frank discussion of diversity. How can we create a party that truly represents the population of this country?

Who has the best manifesto for Britain? Caroline Pidgeon, Liberal Democrat London Assembly Member, discussed the General Election campaigns, 2nd referendum and polls. Eli Aldridge, Labour candidate for Westmorland and Lonsdale, discussed his campaign and Labour leadership. Leonie Cooper, Labour AM Member; Bright Blue’s Laura Roound and journalist Jacob Furedi joined the conversation to discuss the best and worst of the manifestos. Simon Woolley, Director of Operation Black Vote, talked about their campaign.

Who has the best manifesto for Britain? Caroline Pidgeon, Liberal Democrat London Assembly Member, discussed the General Election campaigns, 2nd referendum and polls. Eli Aldridge, Labour candidate for Westmorland and Lonsdale, discussed his campaign and Labour leadership. Leonie Cooper, Labour AM Member; Bright Blue's Laura Roound and journalist Jacob Furedi joined the conversation to discuss the best and worst of the manifestos. Simon Woolley, Director of Operation Black Vote, talked about their campaign.

Its episode 8 and Sherryl and Jan have a lot to discuss! Jamelia’s on screen antics, Operation Black Vote campaign, Kylie Jenner’s ahem….lip challenge and a bunch of other stuff including some extra special So Solid Crew bars! Cock up your foot, kick back and enjoy!