Women of Inspiration / 26 posts found
UWE Alumni Windrush and Me
♦ Child of the Windrush generation determined to make Bristol better Carole Johnson was appointed Deputy Lord Mayor of Bristol City Council May 2020- May 2021. With a strong sense of civic duty and a commitment to unlocking the agency of Bristol’s BAME communities is driven by personal life experience… Click here to find out more Child of the Windrush generation determined to make Bristol better
FOUNDER FIRST BAME & ALLIES Magistrates support group in Avon & Somerset
Cllr Dr Carole Johnson JP AND….. Founder! As Local councillor for Ashley Ward in Bristol and current Magistrates Deputy Bench Chairman for Avon and Somerset and a sitting magistrate of Jamaican descent. I am delighted to announce as the FOUNDER and Chair ….. The successful launch, of the very first Magistrates Black Asian and Ethnic Minority & Allies support group which took place last night on the 22nd APRIL 2021!!! You may ask …Why I say “FOUNDER”? The first reason is from my original, suggestion regarding this in 2017, to the launch yesterday, on the 22nd APRIL 2021, it has […]
Deputy Lord Mayor Cllr Carole Johnson JP
Happy Christmas!!! Off to our next engagement! Picking up my consort and then robes on.
Buckingham Palace and me
Invited to the Palace for the first time representing Bristol City Council as City Councillor. I am honoured.
Bristol Life Award St Pauls Carnival
We won!!!! A Bristol Life award! Well done to all the whole team, volunteers, sponsors and supporters who brought this iconic event St Pauls Carnival back to Bristol in 2018 #Bristol @BristolLifeMag. I am delighted to have been part of this team as Vice Chair successfully bringing it back to the Bristol conmunity after 4 long years of absence. Successfully hosting over 100,000 people on the day arriving from all over the UK and beyond! Adding an incredible 5.1 million pounds to the Bristol economy ( on the day of the event). Working with the local community, schools, […]
Magistrates Association AWARD 2019
I AM the WINNER!!! I won!!!! God is good! Magistrates Association AWARD 2019 (Covering All magistrates in England and Wales!) for Changing the Face of the Judiciary Inclusion and Diversity Is hereby awarded to ; Dr Carole Johnson JP (me!) I am humbled, honoured and slightly overwhelmed but very grateful to have received this award last night. It means more than I can say. We have certainly made a positive impact on / in the judiciary. I am proud to see how the judiciary are warmly embracing this. The room fell silent as they explained for what reason I had […]
Magistrates Association Award Nominee
Magistrates Association Nominee! Whilst away I received notification that I have been nominated for a Magistrates Association Award.- Changing the Face of the Magistracy, Inclusivity and Diversity!!! Its a national award all Magistrates across the UK. Its narrowed down tonight to three nominees… I AM 1 of them! Here now In Stratford in Avon…. Dinner..then the awards… I will let you know the outcome!!! But I am incredibly honoured and humbled…to be ..here in this position..
Inspirational Woman Award 2018
Inspirational Women‘s Ceremony
I was delighted and honoured to be presented by Lord Lieutenant Peaches Golding OBE and Asher Craig with an Achievement Award alongside some pretty amazing women for being and “Inspirational Wome
Shereen Daniels, the OBV alumna taking the HR world by storm
Meet Shereen Daniels, the OBV alumna taking the HR world by storm Submitted 19 Oct 2020 3:26pm in Article The growing attention placed on racial inequalities has led many companies to actively seek out ways to positively promote diversity and inclusion. While this may be obvious to you and me, implementing these procedures has in many cases been slow and inefficient. This would understandably be a point of frustration for many, but OBV alumna Shereen Daniels is leading the way in offering solutions, all while building a large following of her own. Shereen’s career in HR has been long, spanning […]
Appointment to Cabinet as Deputy Cabinet Member for Communities Equalities and Public Health
Delighted to have been appointed today as ; Deputy Cabinet Member (DCM) to Deputy Mayor Cllr Asher Craig by Marvin Rees Elected Mayor of Bristol. On the same day as Mayor Rees being announced the best Politician in the UK! I am humbled and honoured… Bristol 24/7 writes Rees appointed a number of new deputy members to his cabinet team: Celia Phipps, deputy cabinet member for adult social care; Paul Goggin, homes; Carole Johnson, communities, equalities & public health; Tim Rippington, transport; Lucy Whittle, climate, ecology & sustainable growth; Brenda Massey, education & skills; Tom Brook, city design. “Right across […]