West Hampstead Community Centre
I was delighted to attend the West Hampstead Women’s Centre Christmas party during which there was a graduation ceremony for 28 Somali women. They had all completed the NVQ level 2 and 3 in Health and Social Care in July 2012. Along with Councillor Awale Olad, I presented certificates to [...]
To Speak or Not to Speak: Would You Share a Panel With a Hate Preacher?
I recently wrote an article for the Huffington Post about a panel I was asked to speak on. You can read the full article here and feel free to leave comments: To Speak or Not to Speak: Would You Share a Panel With a Hate Preacher?
Question Time with Councillor Siddiq
I really enjoyed answering questions from students at Parliament Hill, Haverstock and Swiss Cottage schools. Most of the questions concentrated on what I did in my role as a councillor and what I want to achieve through my role. I hope some of them will consider standing for council positions [...]
Green Heroes Awards
I am very proud that we won the Green Heroes partnership award, nominated by The Conservation Volunteers, who said about us ‘Their approach and support have been a great motivation and what we have collectively achieved has been an inspiration to everyone involved.’ Camden’s spot on the video is about [...]
HS2
I wrote to the Camden New Journal this week about my opposition to HS2. You can read my letter here http://www.camdennewjournal.com/letters/2012/feb/campaign-against-hs2. Well done for the excellent Comment (Rail project spells destruction for ordinary families, February 16). Over 216 homes in the area I represent will be demolished and a further [...]