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| Councillor John Ferrett |
This morning when I started looking back at my week I had
absolutely no idea what I would write about because this week has been so
routine. That all changed when I found myself at a Portsmouth Innovation
Centre event where I met Portsmouth Councillor John Ferrett and Stephen Timms
MP of East Ham. Also, today's event was
the relaunch of the Portsmouth Interfaith Forum, and Taki Jaffer gave a great introduction to the mission of the forum.
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| Stephen Timms, MP |
Being a performer and entertainment professional, I tend to
live in a bit of a make believe bubble. This coupled with the fact that I don't
quite understand UK politics, I'm often unaware of what's happening in the
'real' world! It was interesting to hear
Mr. Timms speak on the issues of unemployment in general and the lack of jobs
for young people, and it was incredible to be a part of the conversation about
programs that are already in place to address these issues, as well as gaining
some insight into the solutions that Mr. Timms hopes will be implemented after
the next election in 2015.
Working as a entertainment professional, I find 'employment'
for the performers listed with my company. Based on how little venues want to
pay for entertainment, it's obvious that what we do as entertainers is not
seen as our job. Granted for some acts performing is just a hobby, but all
the acts on my roster are professional entertainers desperately trying to make
a living from their music. Most of us work as independent contractors so we're
basically 'unemployed' after every gig. I left the event today more determined
to do my part to create employment opportunities for the acts on my books, as
well as create jobs for people through my company.
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| Taki Jaffir, Interfaith Forum |
I have been offered the opportunity to work with the
Cathedral Innovation Centre and they will be providing me with office space,
business mentoring and networking opportunities to help grow GME. This
collaboration along with my renewed determination to grow a strong business
will hopefully put me in a position to be part of the solution for the issues
that were discussed today.
Have a great weekend!
Gloria
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