Melanie Onovo
@melanie_onovo
@Newham_Labour Councillor for Maryland | @UKLabour | @ChCh_Oxford History & Politics Grad | Views are my own
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22-01-2024 20:43:07
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🧵🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ an amazing turnout at sunny & glorious UK BLACK PRIDE 🌟 With the phenomenal Phyll Opoku-Gyimah (Dr Lady Phyll) at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park UK Black Pride reflects Newham London 💙 commitment to support the rich diversity in Newham, where people should be able to love freely and be free from hate. 🫶🏽
Celebrations are in full swing at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park for UK BLACK PRIDE 🎉. Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz OBE and Phyll Opoku-Gyimah (Dr Lady Phyll) are all here, participating in the fun activities and enjoying bold performances, workshops, and stalls with the community 📷.
On this beautiful sunny day, Newham Labour Group friends have gathered together in the Keir Hardie park Newham London 💙 .We have enjoyed lots of delicious homemade food with lovely music.🌹❤️
📣 READ:What’s coming up in Newham London 💙 ➡️ Plans to re-profile 24/25 Budget because of rising homelessness 🏘️ ➡️ Back to School 🏫 Attendance campaign ➡️ Improving Forest Lane Park🌿🐞 ➡️ Greenwich + Docklands International Festival World Kiosk🎧 & Chai ☕️ at Queen’s Market🌟 📲tinyurl.com/2bahh4fd
It was lovely to join the Friends of Chandos Gardens and local residents at the annual sports day yesterday with carolyn corben ☀️ Looking forward to more community gatherings in the upcoming holiday season!
Huge congratulations to Stratford and Bow’s newest Labour Councillor, the brilliant Abdi Mohamed 🌹 Bow born and raised, he’ll be a strong local voice for residents on the council, standing up for them and fighting for better services for all. Massive well done Tower Hamlets Labour Group 🎉
An amazing maiden speech by Melanie Onovo on social cohesion, community resilience and the racial inequality. Thank you so much for your speech tonight!
Brilliant & passionate maiden speech by Maryland ward Cllr Melanie Onovo 👏🏽 Speaking powerfully about the impact on ethnic minorities in the UK of the far right riots over the summer. Here in Newham we address systemic poverty & inequality to challenge exploitative politics.
Cllr Shaban Mohammed CTN Ward Melanie Onovo Councillor Blossom Young makes her maiden speech at Full Council 😀
📚Excited to announce a special event featuring Aamna Mohdin & Kimberly McIntosh discussing their powerful books Scattered and Black Girl, No Magic! As they unpack themes of identity, displacement & justice 📅Fri Oct 4 🕖7-9PM 📍Old Town Hall Stratford 🔗newhamblackhistory.org
Wonderful supportive words from our Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz OBE. She knows it's wrong that children won't eat well tonight due to inadequate home office and local authority accommodation. Join her, and us insisting on better for #allourchildren. themagpieproject.org/hope-for-a-hom…