Dean Atta Interview OperationBlackVote 2013-08-19 | Spoken word poet, Dean Atta, talks to Operation Black Vote, as part of OBV's Power of Poetry project: a series of films which examine the relationship between race, politics and poetry. Special Thanks to Dean AttaMusic by Cholombian soundcloud.com/cholombianEdited by Alan SsempebwaProduced & Directed by Zena Agha Copyright Operation Blackvote 2013http://www.obv.org.uk
OBVs Lord Woolley and Lord Griffiths lead Free School Meals debate OperationBlackVote 2020-10-29 | ...
Monday 12 October 2020 | Lords debate Covid 19 Race Equality Strategy OperationBlackVote 2020-10-15 | Key highlights from an important Lords debate on Covid-19 Race Equality Strategy. Featuring contributions from Lord Woolley, Lord Liddle, Lord Tunnicliffe and Baroness EceTo continue the discussion, follow us on:Twitter: @OpBlackVoteInstagram: @opblackvoteFacebook: @Obv Black Vote
Lord Simon Woolley on the analysis of historical legacies, and the need for a Race Equality Strategy OperationBlackVote 2020-06-11 | Lord Simon Woolley, OBV CEO, speaks with Mark Austin of Sky News about facing up to historical legacies, racial profiling, Trump and the need for a Race Equality Strategy (10/06/2020).This comes in the wake of George Floyd's death, the Black Lives Matter demonstrations and a week heavy on debate concerning Britain's historical legacy. OBV has also launched it's petition for a Race Equality strategy. For further details click on the link here: change.org/p/bame-leadership-a-demand-for-a-covid-19-race-equality-strategy?recruiter=152860660&recruited_by_id=c8092b82-30ca-45f9-81a6-161ff5bc7f6f&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=petition_dashboard
Lord Simon Woolley on Public Health Englands BAME Covid report | Channel 4 News OperationBlackVote 2020-06-06 | Lord Simon Woolley, OBV CEO, speaks with Cathy Newman of Channel 4 news about the newly released Public Health England, Covid-19 BAME report (05/06/2020).This comes in the same week as OBV launches it's petition for a Race Equality strategy. For further details click on the link here: change.org/p/bame-leadership-a-demand-for-a-covid-19-race-equality-strategy?recruiter=152860660&recruited_by_id=c8092b82-30ca-45f9-81a6-161ff5bc7f6f&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=petition_dashboard
Lord Woolley continues to ask Gov for Covid-19 Race Equality Strategy OperationBlackVote 2020-05-20 | ...
Education failing Black boys! Lord Woolley demands more Black teachers OperationBlackVote 2020-03-23 | ...
Present drugs policy fuels gang activity: Lord Woolley in Lords debate on County Lines OperationBlackVote 2020-03-19 | ...
Reasons why Black people dont vote OperationBlackVote 2020-03-12 | Reasons why Black people don't vote and what can be done about it. Simon Woolley (OBV), Imran Sanaullah (Patchwork Foundation) and Dr Omar Khan (Runnymede Trust) present their analysis.
Education/employment racial disparities discussed in the Lords OperationBlackVote 2020-03-09 | OBV's Simon Woolley debates educational and employment opportunities for young people from working class backgrounds in House of Lords.Former Secretary of State for Education Baroness Morris initiated a two and half hour debate around education and social molibity. More than 20 Peers spoke during this important debate including Lord Woolley of Woodford.
OBV’s Saatchi & Saatchi film encourages voter registration OperationBlackVote 2019-11-20 | • Multi-media “Fake Views” campaign encourages people to register to vote by 26th November.• "The most radical political act you can do, is to register to vote" says Lord Simon Woolley and Director at Operation Black Vote.
Simon Woolleys maiden speech at the House of Lords OperationBlackVote 2019-11-04 | Simon Woolley, Director Operation Black Vote, delivers his maiden speech at the House of Lords on 31 Oct 2019.
Lets close the ethnicity pay gap … OperationBlackVote 2019-04-10 | In 2017, for every £1 white British Londoners received in hourly pay, BAME Londoners received 78 pence.
Zita Holbourne: Stand up against racism and support Support Cécile Kyenge MEP OperationBlackVote 2018-10-10 | ...
Protest in support of Frank the coffee vendor OperationBlackVote 2018-08-20 | Bethnal Tube Station has never seen anything like it: Hundreds of local people supporting Frank the coffee vendor, who has a pitch outside the tube station, came out to support him last night.One elderly lady who spoke at the protest rally said that, "Anyone can serve up coffee, but Frank did much more than that. He served up a daily smile, along with warmth and great humanity, which, in this day and age, is priceless."
Rev Al Sharpton On Black under-representation at Oxford University OperationBlackVote 2018-06-11 | Rev Al Sharpton talks about Black under-representation at Oxford University
Simon Woolley on Victoria Derbyshire - Colour of Power OperationBlackVote 2017-09-27 | Operation Black Vote's Simon Woolley speaking on BBC TV's Victoria Derbyshire show, discussing OBV/Guardian/GreenPark project the Colour of Power.
OBV and coalition of organisations blacksdontvote campaign is featured on BBC Newsnight OperationBlackVote 2017-05-24 | Blacks don’t vote... but if we did we’d change our worldOperation Black Vote, with the help of the media giant Saatchi and Saatchi have made an audacious late voter registration and turnout campaign poster and website: Blacksdon’tvote.comToo many people from Black and minority ethnic minorities communities don’t vote, but if we did we could easily decide who wins next month’s election. Think about that for a second, we could decide who wins and who loses on June 8th!How, why? For example, in 31out of 50 of the most marginal seats in the UK, the numbers of BME electorate dwarfs the majority by which the seat was won.Croydon Central was won by the Conservatives with only 147 votes. In that area alone there are over 30,000 BME voters. Other big margins include Brentford and Isleworth, which was won by Lab with only 465 votes, and a BME electorate of 39,000, Ealing Central and Acton 274 votes and a BME electorate of 36,000. And there are many others.
Putting Race Equality On The Political Map OperationBlackVote 2017-04-19 | There are over 80 marginal seats where a few thousand votes can decide who wins and who loses. Help put Race Equality on the Political Map. Donate: generosity.com/community-fundraising/help-put-race-equality-on-2017-election-map
Celebrating record number of BME MPs OperationBlackVote 2016-04-26 | Never in the history of British Parliamentary politics have so many Black, Asian ethnic minority MP's and members of the House of Lords gathered together under one roof. The recent OBV gathering of Black and ethnic minority MPs celebrating the largest number of BME MP’s to be elected in British political history was however, truly historic. Many attended from both sides of the house. Those who didn’t, profusely apologised having prior engagements
Labour Leadership Hustings - Jeremy Corbyn OperationBlackVote 2015-08-20 | The youth leadership organisation Patchwork and Operation Black Vote joined forces to put on one of the most dynamic Labour Leadership hustings to date. Attendees crammed into the one KPMG’s plush executive meeting room to hear from the would-be leader of the Labour Party and would-be Prime Minister on Thursday 30 July 2015.Questions came thick and fast on issues such as immigration, education, employment and representation. Some candidates squirmed at the intensity of the questions others relished it and didn’t want to leave.The winner on the day was undoubtably the audience: young and old, Black and white. They made their voices heard and came away empowered.
Labour Leadership Hustings - Liz Kendall OperationBlackVote 2015-08-20 | The youth leadership organisation Patchwork and Operation Black Vote joined forces to put on one of the most dynamic Labour Leadership hustings to date. Attendees crammed into the one KPMG’s plush executive meeting room to hear from the would-be leader of the Labour Party and would-be Prime Minister on Thursday 30 July 2015.Questions came thick and fast on issues such as immigration, education, employment and representation. Some candidates squirmed at the intensity of the questions others relished it and didn’t want to leave.The winner on the day was undoubtably the audience: young and old, Black and white. They made their voices heard and came away empowered.
Labour Leadership Hustings - Seema Malhotra OperationBlackVote 2015-08-20 | The youth leadership organisation Patchwork and Operation Black Vote joined forces to put on one of the most dynamic Labour Leadership hustings to date. Attendees crammed into the one KPMG’s plush executive meeting room to hear from the would-be leader of the Labour Party and would-be Prime Minister on Thursday 30 July 2015.Questions came thick and fast on issues such as immigration, education, employment and representation. Some candidates squirmed at the intensity of the questions others relished it and didn’t want to leave.The winner on the day was undoubtably the audience: young and old, Black and white. They made their voices heard and came away empowered.
Labour Leadership Hustings - Andy Burnham OperationBlackVote 2015-08-20 | The youth leadership organisation Patchwork and Operation Black Vote joined forces to put on one of the most dynamic Labour Leadership hustings to date. Attendees crammed into the one KPMG’s plush executive meeting room to hear from the would-be leader of the Labour Party and would-be Prime Minister on Thursday 30 July 2015.Questions came thick and fast on issues such as immigration, education, employment and representation. Some candidates squirmed at the intensity of the questions others relished it and didn’t want to leave.The winner on the day was undoubtably the audience: young and old, Black and white. They made their voices heard and came away empowered.
OBV’s global view on UK Election 2015 OperationBlackVote 2015-04-24 | The BBC invite OBV to take a global look at the UK 2015 Election and how it plays out for BME communities and the Diaspora
OBV and Saatchi & Saatchi: Dont take the colour out of Britain OperationBlackVote 2015-04-16 | Stars turn skin white to encourage the minority ethnic communities to register to vote and then vote in this upcoming 2015 general election in the UK
Jermain Jackman: Download OBV App and register to vote OperationBlackVote 2015-03-23 | The UK's rising star Jermain Jackman urges people to download the OBV App and register to vote. Jackson won the third series of the BBC television singing competition The Voice UK in 2014.Scan the QR code in the video or visit this link to register to vote: bit.ly/OBVsignup.
Jermain Jackman: Register to vote OperationBlackVote 2015-03-18 | The UK's rising star Jermain Jackman urges people to download the OBV app and register to vote. Jackson won the third series of the BBC television singing competition The Voice UK in 2014.Scan the QR code in the video or visit this link to register to vote: bit.ly/OBVsignup
UKs future prime minister? OperationBlackVote 2015-03-13 | OBV met this 7-year old girl named Amaana during our eXpress bus tour in Redbridge Watch this video to learn why we were amazed and inspired by her.
Rev Al Sharpton: They hope you wont vote. OperationBlackVote 2015-02-13 | Al Sharpton explains why the Black and Minority Ethnic vote is crucial to the UK's 2015 Election
SKY News: Power of the Black Vote OperationBlackVote 2015-01-13 | Sky news looking at the issues surrounding the Black vote and how it can be won by the political parties.
Ed Miliband Speach: Race Equality Matters OperationBlackVote 2014-11-21 | "Politicians often make promises they can’t keep," said Ed Miliband to an audience of 200 people at the Croydon BME Forum and OBV event yesterday."But this is a promise you can count on, and you are my witnesses: if Labour win the coming election, in every Government Department there will be a comprehensive Race Equality Strategy to tackle those persistent inequalities that many Black people face.”More at: http://www.obv.org.uk/news-blogs/ed-miliband-makes-race-equality-pledge
Sadiq Khan MP: Labours Race Equality Strategy - Part 2 OperationBlackVote 2014-06-03 | Thursday 15th May 2014 at OBV's Headquarters in Bethnal Green, the Shadow Justice Minister Sadiq Khan gave a major speech setting out how the Labour plans to effectively tackle racial inequality within Britain today.
Sadiq Khan MP: Race Inequality Speech at OBV HQ - Part 1 OperationBlackVote 2014-05-29 | Thursday 15th May 2014 at OBV's Headquarters in Bethnal Green, the Shadow Justice Minister Sadiq Khan gave a major speech setting out how the Labour plans to effectively tackle racial inequality within Britain today.
The 2015 General Election Summit at OBV Headquarters OperationBlackVote 2014-04-03 | On 5th March 2014, around forty BME, faith, community and business leaders from around the UK converged at Operation Black Vote Headquarters in London for a historic strategic planning meeting in the run up to the 2015 General Election. The main aim was to ensure that tackling race inequality is firmly put back on the political agenda.With no clear race equality plan from any of the political parties it is no surprise that in the last few years in areas such as employment, housing, health and criminal justice inequality gaps have widened for BME communities.For example, Black youths are three times more likely to be unemployed than white youths, and just last week Trevor Phillips and his Green Park Leadership found that of 10,000 top leadership roles, only 10 were held by BME individuals. In general, we at least have some positive debate about getting more women at top levels of business, but even this debate seems to be the preserve of white women. Part of this General Election Summit meeting focused on the political mobilisation of BME communities across the UK, in particular those 168 marginal seats. Political seats which OBV identified last year as areas that the BME vote could decide who wins and who loses. Key to that success will be voter registration.
Simon Woolley, OBV Director, discusses Mark Duggan Verdict - BBC News OperationBlackVote 2014-01-13 | Simon Woolley, OBV Director, discusses Mark Duggan Verdict - BBC News
Gary Younge: The Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.s Dream - 2 OperationBlackVote 2013-12-16 | In Oct 2013, at Westminster University, one of the UK's greatest columnist, Gary Younge, gave a master class around the mythology of Dr Martin Luther King, and in particularly the 'I have a dream' Speech. Other guests on the evening included Baroness Lola Young Prof Kurt Barling and the Vice Chancellor Godfrey Petts.Younge told a packed audience at the University's famous Lumiere theatre:"The easiest thing in the world is to take Dr King out of his political context, place on a pedal stool and view him as just an extra ordinary Black man who was a great orator."Placing King in this iconic bubble, argued Younge, hid the real truth about what King stood for: Fighting poverty, racism and injustice- moreover, it ignored the tens of thousands who were also part of an extraordinary time in American history.
Gary Younge: The Story Behind Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.s Dream -1 OperationBlackVote 2013-12-14 | In Oct 2013, at Westminster University, one of the UK's greatest columnist, Gary Younge, gave a master class around the mythology of Dr Martin Luther King, and in particularly the 'I have a dream' Speech. Other guests on the evening included Baroness Lola Young Prof Kurt Barling and the Vice Chancellor Godfrey Petts.Younge told a packed audience at the University's famous Lumiere theatre:"The easiest thing in the world is to take Dr King out of his political context, place on a pedal stool and view him as just an extra ordinary Black man who was a great orator."Placing King in this iconic bubble, argued Younge, hid the real truth about what King stood for: Fighting poverty, racism and injustice- moreover, it ignored the tens of thousands who were also part of an extraordinary time in American history.
