Today's marks the Council's Annual General Meeting where my time as Deputy Mayor of Reading comes to an end. It’s been an absolute honour to represent my town in this special way. These past 7 months have seen me support the Mayor Cllr Rachel Eden in her 5 ambitions for her term; Creating a sustainable … Continue reading Deputy Mayor Role comes to an end
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Thank you & Farewell Caversham – End of my term
In 2018, at the age of 25, I was selected by my local labour party as a council candidate for Caversham ward for the local government election in 2019. I was honoured and campaigned hard for period poverty, more funding for schools, greater support for older people through health and social care and led the … Continue reading Thank you & Farewell Caversham – End of my term
Deputy Mayor of Reading
Rachel Eden (Mayor on the left), Ayo Sokale (Deputy Mayor on the right). I am Honoured to represent Reading as it’s Deputy Mayor alongside an incredible Mayor, Rachel Eden ❤ It’s an privilege to represent the town, I have made my home in this esteemed way. I am also proud to make history as the youngest deputy … Continue reading Deputy Mayor of Reading
Mastering your Emotions – Don’t get too method
The Biology Emotions are interesting indicators. In fact, I like to think about them as Bio-indicators. A bio-indicator is a biological response that "reveals the presence of pollutants by the occurrence of typical symptoms or measurable responses". Well, our emotions are qualitative indicator that signals how we are responding to our environment. For example, fear … Continue reading Mastering your Emotions – Don’t get too method
Reflections – Unbiased Podcast
I was recently interviewed for the unbiased podcast with Karen Barrett and we had really interesting conversations, which you can listen to here. I was asked a question I am asked a lot: How do I deal with challenges... as a women in STEM, a young, black women in politics. There is the short form … Continue reading Reflections – Unbiased Podcast