One of the highlights of having worked at Hackney Community Law Centre over the past few years has been the opportunity for me, as its Business Development Manager (BDM), to test out new projects and initiatives with complete freedom and support from my Manager and the Board of Directors. Last month, wearing my HCLC BDM hat, I was chuffed to work with the brilliant Legal Geek who hosted Europe’s first ever Law Tech hackathon for HCLC at Google Campus in Shoreditch. It’s an exciting time for both law and tech in London and I am really excited to be a part of it. Read more about the Legal Geek/HCLC hackathon HERE and watch a lovely one minute video (set to music) of the hackathon’s highlights below.
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Museum of Grooves International Women’s Month Show
I really enjoyed taking part in Hackney based Reel Rebels Radio‘s Museum of Grooves’ International Women’s Month programme on Tuesday evening, following an invitation from the programme’s presenter Patrick Vernon OBE. Over the course of the show, Lambeth Councillor Jacqui Dyer and I discussed Hackney Community Law Centre, gender equality, mental health and our favourite tunes! You can listen to the programme HERE (my interview starts at 46 minutes approx).
Women Stronger IN Europe
The Britain Stronger In Europe campaign has produced a new video to mark International Women’s Day, as well as to launch the new Women for IN network. I am proud to be one of the women featured in the film (who include Caroline Lucas MP and Yvette Cooper MP). You can watch it below.
Legal Voice Conference 2016
I had a great time at this year’s Legal Voice annual conference, which took place on the 1st of March, speaking on a panel with Jeremy Hopkins,Client Relationship Manager at Obelisk Support.
Jeremy and I led a workshop entitled ‘Social Media – what’s the point?’ We spoke about the benefits for businesses and charities (in my case, Hackney Community Law Centre) of using social media. Continue reading “Legal Voice Conference 2016”
Britain is Stronger in the European Union
This morning, I was delighted to campaign in Leytonstone, alongside other local people, for Britain to remain a member of the European Union (EU).
I have long been pro-European. I have fond memories of trips to Italy and Germany with the Woodcraft Folk as a teenager. I then lived in Germany for a year as a au pair just before going to University. After University, my first professional experience was spending time in the European Parliament office (Brussels) of the British Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Claude Moraes. Thanks to Claude and the GMB trade union, I was then fortunate to be able to undertake a ‘stage‘ (internship) with Anna Diamantopoulou, then the EU Commissioner for Employment and Social Affairs. Continue reading “Britain is Stronger in the European Union”