Soar (eBook)

As heard on Desert Island Discs

Simon Woolley (Autor)

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2022
320 Seiten
Bonnier Publishing Fiction (Verlag)
978-1-78658-118-1 (ISBN)

Infos

'Simon Woolley revolutionised British politics' - GuardianCan an outsider ever become a member of the establishment?Simon Woolley is a member of the House of Lords, the first Black man to head an Oxbridge college, and a policy changemaker who has the ear of prime ministers and the future King. But this is a Lord who wants to shake up the establishment; an outsider who knows how important it is to bring underrepresented voices to the table.Raised by loving white foster parents on the impoverished St Matthew's Estate in Leicester, young Simon soon learnt about politics while in line at the barber's and about racism as one of the few Black children in the neighbourhood. The desire to make the world better was awakened during a trip to South America, where he saw revolutionary politics first hand, and discovered how activism could change people's lives. Inspired, he co-founded Operation Black Vote in 1996, credited with encouraging thousands of Black men and women to exercise their right to vote over the past 25 years.Soar is a story of courage and commitment, of perseverance and remaining positive despite the challenges of institutional racism. It's about becoming a father and honouring your heritage. But most of all, it's about being your own role model, when no others have been available to you.

Autor

Born in Leicester in 1961, Simon Woolley, Kt, Lord Woolley of Woodford co-founded Operation Black Vote in 1996, and was elevated to the House of Lords in 2019. As the principal of Homerton College, Cambridge, he is the first Black man to head an Oxbridge college.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.4.2022
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Schlagworte: activism • Alan Johnson • Autobiography • Barbados • Barbados foster parents activism Black Lives Matter Theresa May • Biography • Black lives matter • Black Lives Matter Oxbridge non-partisan Leicester council estate • Black Powerlist 2021 • Caleb Femi • Cambridge • Colombia • Colombia policy changemaker establishment journey Maybe I Don't Belong Here • council estate • David Harewood • David Harewood This Boy Alan Johnson My Name is Why Lemn Sissay Will Caleb Femi • David Lammy • Desert Island Discs • Establishment • Foster Parents • Government • Hillary Clinton • Homerton College • Homerton College Cambridge revolutionary politics South America • House of Lords • Inspirational • journey • king charles iii • Leicester • Leicester council estate Lewis Hamilton Marcus Rashford Black Powerlist 2021 Prince Charles • Lemn Sissay • Lewis Hamilton • Lewis Hamilton Marcus Rashford Black Powerlist 2021 Prince Charles Barbados foster parents activism • Marcus Rashford • Maybe I Don't Belong Here • Memoir • my name is why • non-partisan • Obama • Obama Hillary Clinton House of Lords Government politics inspirational Oxbridge non-partisan • Obama Hillary Clinton House of Lords Government politics memoir inspirational • Operation Black Vote • Operation Black Vote David Lammy Rev Jesse Jackson • Oxbridge • policy changemaker • policy changemaker biography autobiography establishment journey Maybe I Don't Belong Here • Politics • Prince Charles • Rev Jesse Jackson • Revolutionary Politics • Simon Woolley • South America • Theresa May • Theresa May Homerton College Cambridge revolutionary politics South America Colombia • This Boy • will
• ISBN-10: 1-78658-118-3 / 1786581183
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78658-118-1 / 9781786581181