(May 2020) My name is Jeorgina Soares and I volunteer with Triangoals, a community sports group in Dagenham. We offer a range of sports classes including dance, Wing Chun, and football. We also provide mentoring schemes and family engagement programmes. Through our programmes, we hope to aid young people in having not just healthier bodiesContinue reading "Interview with Jeorgina Soares"
Interview with Kemi Oloyede (May 2020)
Despite the numerous hardships that COVID-19 has brought to many of our lives, from queuing up for hours in supermarket lines, to being separated from loved ones, there are some people in our society who have used this situation to bring about greater good. Kemi Oloyede, the creative director of The Sew London Project, kindlyContinue reading "Interview with Kemi Oloyede (May 2020)"
Grenfell: Two Years On But Can We Ever Truly Move On?
We all woke up on the 15th June 2017 in shock and horror. All of us finding out in different ways. Some found out through texts. Others through the news. I found out through Snapchat. Tower block. Inferno. West London. 21st century. We are now 2 years on. But why does googling ‘tower block fire London’ bring moreContinue reading "Grenfell: Two Years On But Can We Ever Truly Move On?"
Trump makes a return… but so do his opposers
Anti-Trump demonstrations demonstrate how deep political divisions in the UK run.
“Young people don’t vote”- Nullifying This Myth Once And For All.
As the 2019 European Elections have just passed, it's time to question the authenticity in the narrative that the youth are politically unaware and too lazy to vote.
Stereotypes
This poem is basically about the stereotypical views against my different identities- being black, muslim and female.
My inner conflict
First blog