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TIDE WILL TURN IN
2 22 THE VOICE PANEL VERDICT: After a tough year for the black community there’s room for hope
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VOICE panel of activists and entrepreneurs has predicted 2022 will be a better year than the last one. Looking into their crystal ball the panel said that although we had survived a turbulent
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past few months for race equality “the seed has been planted” to deliver change going forward. Black Britain was seeing a new generation of activism and entrepreneurship. One panellist said: “The tide is certainly changing.”
Their conclusion was echoed by Britain’s most senior trade union leader, Dr Patrick Roach who said, in a New Year message, that black workers had the power to force change and tackle structural racism.
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Abimbola Johnson Abimbola Johnson is a criminal defence barrister at 25 Bedford Row. She was recently appointed to chair an independent board that will scrutinise all 43 police forces across England and Wales against their commitment to an action plan to tackle anti-black racism in policing. She said: “I’ve been at the criminal bar for over a decade and the prevalence of racial disparity in criminal justice outcomes is impossible to miss. “I fight really hard for my clients, but I’ve always felt it’s important to work to change the system itself. If not, ultimately, I’m legitimising all aspects of the system, including the areas that generate or fail to reduce those disparities. “When I saw the chair role advertised, I was initially cynical. My instinct was that this may turn out to be another review, or tick box exercise that wouldn’t really amount to anything. “However, I was sent the advertisement several times by friends who urged me to apply, pointing out that if I were in place to scrutinise progress, I could ensure that the police are truly held to account; that tackling racism remains at the top of their agenda; and that any ‘wins’ assigned to this programme are worthy of that title. “I’ve been able to push the police chiefs to consider making a public admission of institutional racism and have seen a lot of good will and genuine commitment from the police leaders involved in devising the plan. “Progress has however been slow and not transparent enough. I’m currently recruiting six board members and received over 100 applications from brilliant candidates. With the right board in place and strong community connections and accountability, I think we will be able to make a real difference.” Follow Abimbola on Twitter @barristerabi and @policeisob and visit the Board’s website at policeisob.co.uk
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BLACK WORKER POWER
Britain’s top black trade union leader issues rallying cry for our communities to join, and get involved in, the union movement. By Lester Holloway
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LACK WORKERS have the collective power to challenge racial injustice in the workplace, Britain’s most senior black trade union official has said. In a New Year message, Dr Patrick Roach — who leads a 300,000 member teachers’ union - said “now is the time” to get involved in the movement so the collective power of labour can tackle structural racism. Dr Roach, 57, who is chair of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Anti-Racism Taskforce, which brings together union leaders from every sector, also said it was time to scrap the public sector pay freeze, which was more likely to deny black workers a pay rise. It was a “scandal” that too many employers were getting away with paying lip service to race equality at work, he said. He told The Voice that black trade unionists should “use the leverage that we’ve got, the influence that we have, to speak up for working people, to speak up for our communities, against the government which, frankly, has been pursuing a hostile
Trade unionists should use the leverage we’ve got to speak up for working people environment policy to the detriment of black communities, to the detriment of workers and of working class communities in general”. Dr Roach, who is generalsecretary of the teachers union NASUWT, added: “I want to see more black workers playing an active role within their trade unions.
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“Whether that be as caseworkers, negotiators, organisers, or employees within trade unions, black workers are part of that process of bringing this change, about setting the agenda for what our unions say, and what our unions do in practice.” Dr Roach is only the second black generalsecretary of a major union in British
ON A MISSION: Dr Patrick Roach has important roles at the NASUWT and TUC (inset photo: Pierre Wachholder/Studio Francine) history, after Bill Morris led the Transport and General Workers’ Union (now Unite) from 1992 to 2003. The only other black union boss is Maheta Molango, who took over at the small footballers’ union, the Professional Footballers’ Association, in June last year following Gordon Taylor’s retirement. The son of Jamaican parents who settled in Walsall, West Midlands, Dr Roach is a former teacher and lecturer in social policy. He was elected leader in 2020 after two decades of service as an official at the un-
(BAME) workers rose three
Black times as fast compared to workers at the beginning workers are part white of the economic dip. of the process STRUCTURAL As the UK appeared to be of bringing recovering from the Delta about change variant, the data also showed that BAME workers were and setting rehired three times more slowly, proving a pattern of the agenda ‘first out, last in’ that was also
ion, having previously served as deputy general secretary. TUC research found that unemployment rates for black, Asian and minority ethnic
seen at the start and end of the banking crisis of 2008-09. This cannot be fully explained by factors like being more likely to be employed
in sectors hardest hit by the pandemic, such as hospitality and retail; the figures suggest that ‘structural racism’ is also at play. In recent months, the TUC has also joined forces with the business federation the CBI to press prime minister Boris Johnson to introduce mandatory ethnicity pay monitoring, so that the public can see what the pay gaps between black and white workers looks like. Continued on page 4
The Anti-Racism Taskforce: A plan for a better future AS BLACK Lives Matter protests were taking place in Britain, America and across the world, union bosses representing some six million workers decided it was time for a taskforce to raise the game for unions. At their annual TUC Congress in 2020, unions set up a new group to increase black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) representation within the labour movement at all levels and boost
the anti-racist activity of unions. The group includes TUC generalsecretary Frances O’Grady and the chair of the TUC’s race relations committee Gloria Mills from Unison, as well as several general secretary’s such as Dave Ward (CWU), Paddy Lillis (Usdaw), Dr Mary Bousted (NEU) and deputy general secretary’s including Rehana Azam (GMB) and Steve Turner (Unite). The Taskforce works closely
with black union members and has set itself four key aims: 1. Organising: Improving the recruitment of workers to become trade union members; recruiting 1,000 new BAME workplace representatives; developing a leadership programme; making sure that barriers to progression through the democratic structures are removed; and encouraging unions to engage in more anti-racism campaigning.
2. Collective bargaining: Increasing the effectiveness of trade unions in challenging injustice in the workplace by putting all aspects of racial unfairness on the agenda of union-employer negotiations on par with pay, terms and conditions and health and safety. 3. Public policy: Develop a fresh set of policy demands for change that government, employers and trade unions
themselves can implement to tackle racial disparities in work and across public life. 4. Unions as employers: Set out the steps that trade unions can take to monitor and improve the status of BAME staff on issues like pay, grade and progression, so that unions develop the next generation of black and Asian senior leaders.
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Black youth fight the Tower Texas millionaire’s plans for Brixton cause major anger By Leah Mahon
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OUNG BLACK Brixtonians are taking on a Texas millionaire who wants to build a 20-storey tower “monstrosity” at the heart of the local community in south London. Campaigners and local residents have rallied together to oppose the building of a new tower complex as fears grow that gentrification is continuing to drive out the black community who have made Brixton their home since 1948 when the Empire Windrush landed. Young local filmmakers have made a mini-documentary about growing opposition to the ‘Hondo Tower’. Texas property developer Taylor McWilliams, who already owns a significant slice of Brixton Market, angered locals in January 2020 after an eviction notice to the popular shop, Nour Cash & Carry. His property company Hondo Enterprises is now trying to erect the large block in the middle of Brixton, and 50,000 people have already signed a petition opposing the eviction of local businesses to make way for the development. The controversy led to the creation of the Save Nour campaign group who are now working to stop the building of the tower, which has already been approved by Lambeth Council’s planning committee, but is now the subject of a forthcoming public hearing at London City Hall after the mayor, Sadiq Khan, intervened. Tia Watts, a student and amateur filmmaker, is campaigning to bring light to the po-
It’s just not going to make it a very nice place. It’s not what the community want here tential impact of the tower on Brixton’s residents. “The commuters going into the tower to work there will just completely change Brixton, it won’t be a very friendly place for families,” Tia told The Voice. “On an environmental scale as well, with all the different cars coming in, the traffic will be horrible. It’s just not going to make it a very nice place. It’s not what the community want here and they’re still pushing it – that’s what the issue is.” She added: “The history [of the Windrush Generation] could be washed away when there is already a severe lack of knowledge about this community.”
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Local assets like the local Canterbury Arms pub have been replaced by trendy bars, and cosmopolitan eateries and clubs that “made Brixton unique” have been transformed into flats. Prominent community figures, such as author and former Brixton resident Alex Wheatle, feature in the documentary, alongside Danai Nardi, a member of the Fight the Tower campaign, who have all opposed Hondo Enterprise’s proposal. Joe Cole, an organiser on the team at Save Nour, said that black communities were
TAKING A STAND: The young filmmakers bidding to make a change and stop ‘Hondo Tower’ are shown in a screengrab from their investigative video; inset below left, an artist’s impression of the tower being driven out of Brixton due to gentrification, and that amounted to “ethnic cleansing”. He said: “I’ve engaged in conversation with a woman who owns an Eritrean cafe on Station Road, and she said that once Pop Brixton moved in it’s become a box park of high-end bougie businesses with majority white clientele.” She added: “Once Pop Brixton moved in, the police repression on Station Road increased dramatically to the extent that the police were harassing Eritrean men who were having their coffee in the cafe. It’s ethnic cleansing happening in a modern context where people are getting forced out because the land that they own can be used for more profitable uses.” Other campaigners involved in the fight against the tower, such as the No Hondo Tower group, have amassed more than 7,000 signatures in opposition to the office block development. Local Labour MPs, including Bell Ribeiro-Addy and Helen Hayes, have also spoken out against the proposed building. The activist group says they spend most weekends talking to residents at the planned development site. Since March, the Save Nour campaign has been waiting on a date for a public hearing on the fight to stop the tower after the London mayor acknowledged residents’ objections. Lambeth Council says the development will create 2,000 jobs, but the developer puts the figure at 1,800. The building of the tower
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We strongly refute the notion that our proposals will gentrify the area on Pope’s Road has stirred up anger from some residents, although others were in favour of the tower. One resident wrote on the Brixton Buzz blog: “This is an absolute monstrosity. It doesn’t fit in with anywhere around it and it dominates the entire centre of Brixton.” Hiba Ahmed has lived in Brixton since moving to London but says she was pushed out by rising living costs. “It was almost accidental when we started looking into Taylor McWilliams and his company Hondo Enterprise, and the plans they had in store for Brixton when we found out that he had the tower in the pipeline,” she said. “These are people who usually don’t hear about these kinds of [things] and also often don’t have the means or access to digital spaces – we gathered around 10,000 objections.” Tsiresy Domingos, a civil engineering student and anti-tower campaigner, told The Voice: “I think the general idea is that a massive office tower appears and draws predominantly middle-class, upper-middle class people who then inflate the rents and property prices. Gentrifiers don’t actually go to the
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same businesses as a local community, they bring their own artisan bakeries, for instance, all of these shops that locals don’t really go to.” The Caribbean community settled in the area immediately after the Windrush landed in 1948, because those pioneers were sent to a ‘labour exchange’ (a form of job centre) in Brixton.
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Since then, the neighbourhood has become famous for its market stalls, community spaces, cultural foods and clothing. A Lambeth Council spokesperson said: “As a privately owned piece of land, the planning application was decided on the basis of the national planning framework. However, Lambeth Council worked hard with the business owners to secure community benefits that reflect local needs. “We are committed to supporting our diverse communities and leveraging the benefits of growth for local people. In Brixton, we have also used council land to create the Black Cultural Archives, the forthcoming Brixton House theatre, as well as building new affordable homes in the area. “The benefits negotiated by the council from this development include more than 2,000 jobs with a focus on delivering them for local people, more than £1.8 million for local employment and skills, affordable workspace for more than 500 local start-ups and freelancers – and money for local trans-
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port and public infrastructure improvements. The application is now subject to a Greater London Assembly consultation through which people are encouraged to have their say”. A spokesperson from Hondo Enterprises denied the accusations of ethnic cleansing in the area. “We strongly refute the notion that our proposals will gentrify and erase the history of the area, indeed we are proud of the fact that we have provided support and assistance to fledgling and established black and minority ethnic (BAME) startups in the area. “These include Sole, a social enterprise which donates trainers to those in financial hardship, as well as supporting local entrepreneurs such as Karl Lokko and Cyril Lutterodt, who run Black Seed, a community and seed fund set up to break down the historic barriers BAME entrepreneurs have faced when trying to obtain funding. “The proposals will support the delivery of 1,800 jobs over what exists currently, including 25,000sq ft of affordable workspace, which will be managed by social enterprise Impact Brixton, who are the only black-owned co-working space in Europe. “Alongside this, we will be delivering a £1 million bespoke skills and training fund, targeted at local residents, in addition to a jobs and skills programme aimed at Lambeth Council worth £1.875 million. The final package of benefits have been arrived at following extensive consultation with the local community and Lambeth Council.”
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HERE HAS been a lot of things we’ve had to take seriously over the past year. Rules, restrictions and ultimately our health. As we hit 2022, maybe it’s time for us to take our health into our own hands with the help of some much-needed tech. These items are sure to get you started on the right path to getting some elements of your life back, starting with your physical wellbeing.
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READY TO FLOURISH KEY ROLE: Olympic athlete Donna Fraser is rising to the occasion and relishing the challenges ahead – and, below, mascot Perry is ready, too!
Olympian Donna Fraser writes for The Voice as Birmingham prepares for this summer’s Commonwealth Games. This month she gives an insight into her role as the Games’ Head of Inclusion and Engagement
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S WE reflect on 2021 and look ahead to 2022, I can hardly believe it is the year of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. The year that the West Midlands will come alive and erupt in a celebration of sport of culture. I, for one, cannot wait for Birmingham 2022 to show the world just how diverse yet united we are. I have many memories of competing at previous Commonwealth Games, which have been known as the ‘friendly’ Games and are proud to be called the Games for Everyone. My last and third Commonwealth Games representing England was in Melbourne in 2006, where I was selected to compete in four events, but sadly injury struck and I had to pull out. So this time round, 16 years later, I’m on the other side of the fence not competing but part of a team who are putting in hours and hours each day to bring the ‘friendly’ Games to the heart of England. I joined the Birmingham 2022 in May 2021 as the Head of Inclusion and Engagement. This role is the first for any previous Commonwealth Games and a role that I’m hugely passionate about, not only from an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) perspective, but also the opportunity to share my athlete experience to support plans to deliver the best athlete and spectator experience. The purpose of my role is to provide proactive leadership, expertise and direction for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion activity across Birmingham 2022 and to build strong relationships with community leaders and key regional partners. We want to focus on education, sustainability, creating a
“We’ve made improvements to the way we attract talent and been able to find ways to bring them into the team” diverse workforce, and ensuring that accessibility and inclusivity, culture and community are at the forefront of everything that we, at Birmingham 2022, do to deliver a successful Games and beyond. We are making positive progress. We’ve been making improvements to the way we attract talent and bring them into the team, ensuring that we share job opportunities with as many people as possible from across the city, and we will continue to do this as we adapt and evolve our inclusive recruitment process.
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For our workforce we have created staff networks, including an ‘Inclusive Network’, a ‘Women at Work Network’ and an ‘EmbRace Network’. These networks act as a safe space for our staff to share comments, ideas, concerns and support fellow colleagues. We believe we are the ‘Games for Everyone’ and our accessibility team are working closely with contractors and key stakeholders to ensure the Games are accessible for all. Connecting communities through engagement and participation play a big role in the success of the Games. Our community engagement team
have delivered a number of events and we are running regular online EDI Forums for community leaders and groups to hear updates from different departments within Birmingham 2022. The sessions have been interactive and valuable to all attendees to understand any concerns from within the community. Through a number of different programmes, we aim to educate and develop our shared understanding on issues of inequality. These initiatives include: our Internal Mentoring Programme where senior leaders within Birmingham 2022 are mentoring staff from underrepresented groups (women, disabled and ethnic backgrounds) to support them with their personal progression. We teamed up with the National Careers Service, Sandwell College and DWP to deliver the InspireOne Programme – a series of webinars for jobseekers in the region. The webinar involved careers advice, support and information on how to apply for roles at Birmingham 2022. The aim is to inspire individuals to think outside the box and gain a better understanding of roles within sport. Our Elevenses programme takes place at 11am each month where we invite internal and external people to share learning about a topic. To date, Elevenses sessions have included discussions and awareness on diabetes, breast cancer, safeguarding and unconscious bias. These sessions have proved educational and engaging for our staff. With eight months left to the start of the Games, I’m looking forward to the chance to show what Birmingham 2022 has to offer and to watch this brilliant and diverse city flourish on the world stage.
Okolie on top of the world WORLD CHAMPION Lawrence Okolie has received an Honorary Doctorate of Sport from the University of East London (UEL) recognising his achievements inside and outside the boxing ring. From working in McDonald’s at 19 to winning his first professional title at 25, Okolie’s rise to the top is almost as fast as his hand speed. Some might say Okolie is living proof you can do anything if you put your mind to it. He told students at a graduation ceremony at ExCel London: “Everyone has the power to change the world – so push on and keep striving. “Everyone here today has shown great resilience, perseverance and great character to actually get a degree. I want everyone here to know you’re not only capable of getting to this point, as there is so much more out there in the world for you to go out and achieve. I believe anyone who puts their mind to something and truly believes is going to go on and achieve amazing things.” Still only 28, Okolie has achieved impressive feats in sport and beyond. The British cruiserweight is the defending WBO cruiserweight world champion, retaining the belt after knocking out Dilan Prasovic in the third round of their bout at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in September. In doing so, he continues his perfect 17-0 record as a professional boxer, with 14 of these wins coming by knockout. Global sporting success would be enough for most, but Okolie used the COVID-19 pan-
demic to focus on his other passions, including music and writing. Last year, he released his debut single TKO. In April, the talented pugilist published his book Dare To Change Your Life. In 2014, he enrolled at UEL on the high performance sports scholarship programme. This allowed him to focus on his boxing while doing a psychosocial studies course with a view to becoming a social worker, and he has recalled how the flexibility offered to him during his time at UEL helped him get to where he wanted to be in his boxing career. Fast-forward to today, and you might think becoming a world champion in the sport he loves is the pinnacle. Yet legacy is hugely important to Okolie, as he seeks to become one of the best cruiserweights ever from Britain, if not the world.