Fozia Irfan (CF 2020), was asked by Dame Julia Unwin, to speak at the Archbishop of York's Annual Lecture on Social Justice at the Institute for Social Justice. The title of her talk was 'Doing change in difficult times' and she discussed how we build movements for change whilst ensuring our own growth and resilience. Find out more here.
Chartered architect Emily Carr (CF 2020) shared her Fellowship findings with her employer, Kier Construction, as part of an EDI roundtable discussion with colleagues from the industry. Emily has also featured in the media several times recently, including BE-ST(Built Environment - Smarter Transformation) and Construction News.
By Emily Jane Carr,
Co-founder and Chief Executive of Locate, Dave Grimstead (CF 2020) featured in The Guardian in an article about an unidentified woman who jumped from Wembly Point in 2004. Dave is a former police officer and uses his skills and experience with Locate to examine cold cases of missing people and unidentified bodies. Another Churchill Fellow, Emma Tilley (CF 2020) has volunteered with Locate and she is also mentioned in the article.
By Dave Grimstead,
Mark Walsh (CF 2013), previously a Police Support Volunteer and founder of the Community Court, has change career and is driving trains. In May this year he was elected onto his local council as an independent Councillor and following a rigorous selection process; Mark was recently informed that the Lord Chief Justice approved the recommendation for him to be appointed as a Justice of the Peace for England and Wales. Mark's Fellowship focused on developing viable alternatives for youth offenders including peer courts and restorative justice.
By Mark Walsh,
Charity founder Fiona Gilbertson (CF 2015) has worked on events in Scotland as part of her Activate project. Fiona was given a grant for her work in campaigning for drug policy reform. Indigenous healers, practitioners and others gathered to discuss life changing experience of psychedelics. Another event focused on medicinal cannabis and continued the conversation on an ethical cannabis bill for Scotland, where several cannabis farms are staring up legally. These events attracted academics, industry figures, medical patients, government representatives and others.
By Fiona Gilbertson,
