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Key information
Date: Tuesday 08 December 2020
Time: 10:00am to 12:00pm
Cost: This event is free to join
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has been borne disproportionately by African, Caribbean, South Asian, East and Southeast Asian, Gypsy, Roma, Traveller and Latin American communities. Within this context, the tragic killing of George Floyd has shone a further spotlight on the structural racism faced by Black communities all over the world.
In this event we heard how the Mayor is tackling racism and inequality as London recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and how other cities in the UK and around the world are doing the same.
The Mayor's speech was followed by a panel discussion, bringing together the Deputy Mayors from Toronto, Chicago, Rotterdam and Bristol.
The event was chaired by London’s Deputy Mayor for Social Integration, Social Mobility & Community Engagement, Dr Debbie Weekes-Bernard, to explore practical interventions to combat racism by city-level governments, bringing together perspectives from the UK, North America and Europe.
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Event speakers
- Michael Thompson, Deputy Mayor for the east area of Toronto and Chair of Toronto’s Economic and Community Development Committee
- Candace Moore, Chief Equity Officer, Chicago
- Bert Wijbenga Deputy Mayor of Rotterdam, with responsibility for Enforcement, Public Space, Integration and Community
- Asher Craig, Deputy Mayor of Bristol with responsibility for Communities, Equalities and Public Health
- James Massiah, Poet to open event
- Lord Simon Woolley, London Recovery Board member
- Precious Azubuike, Peer Outreach Worker, GLA