SOCIALIST UNITY (Free subscription) | 24/10/2008
Womens Task Force BME event. Photo left and right: Francine Fernandes (Operation Black Vote), Baroness Uddin, Carol Coombes (Birmingham City Council), Cllr Salma Yaqoob. Birmingham hosted the first regional meeting of the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Women Councillors Taskforce last Friday. The cross party national taskforce was commissioned by Harriet Harman to address the under representation...
Pickled Politics (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
This is taking place today. The Government has set up a Taskforce, chaired by Baroness Uddin, the first Muslim woman in the House of Lords, to increase the number of women from black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) communities who are serving as councillors in local government. Local councillors play a vital role in their local communities and the Government wants to encourage and support more women...
Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 19/05/2008
Harriet Harman, U.K. Minister for Women and Equality, today launched a new taskforce to help more black, Asian and minority ethnic women to become councilors, and so make councils more representative of the community. The taskforce will be chaired by Baroness Uddin, the first Muslim woman in the House of Lords and a prominent figure in [...]
Blogger News Network (Free subscription) | 04/04/2008
(London, UK) A film highlighting the call on autism by the Baroness Uddin of the House of Lords in the UK Parliament, was released in London on 2nd April. The film was released on the You Tube Channel, by Media Eye Productions, to mark the first global autism day. World Autism Awareness Day was declared [...]
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 04/04/2008
A film by Media Eye Productions in the UK was launched in London at a ceremony to mark the first ever World Autism Awareness Day launched by the United Nations in New York on Wednesday 2nd April. World Autism Awareness Day was declared by the UN General Assembly on the recommendation of the State of Qatar. Events to mark the day were organised across the world.
Blogger News Network (Free subscription) | 31/03/2008
(Westminster, UK) In a few days time the world will be marking the first ever global day for autism. This event has huge historical implications - it is also an opportunity on an international scale for world leaders to take action on autism. The World Autism Awareness Day was declared by the United Nations General [...]
Blogger News Network (Free subscription) | 23/03/2008
The United Nations General Assembly in New York has declared Wednesday 2nd April 2008 as the first ever World Autism Awareness Day. This is a historic occasion and the actual idea of having a World Autism Day came from the State of Qatar. Baroness Uddin recently congratulated Qatar in a major debate on autism in [...]
