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Broadcaster and author June Sarpong will be talking at an exclusive evening for London Press Club on Thursday, 16 November. She will be interviewed by BBC journalist Samantha Simmonds.
Book your seat now for the latest in the series of London Press Club “In conversation… Q&A” at the Grange Tower Bridge Hotel at 45 Prescot St, London E1 8GP. A drinks reception will begin at 6.30. The Q&A will begin at 7pm followed by a discussion on diversity in the media. This will be followed by drinks networking.
The TV personality who is a campaigner and co-founder of Women, Inspiration & Enterprise will be talking about her hard-hitting book Diversify that has just published.
In this fierce, empowering call to arms, June Sarpong MBE puts the spotlight on groups who are often marginalised in our society, including women, those living with disabilities, and the LGBTQ community.
Drawing on new case studies – from shared parental leave, to flexible teaching methods, to communal living for pensioners and students – and with never-before published research from Oxford University, Diversify is an fierce and empowering guide to navigating a new way.
June Sarpong has in addition to twenty years of television work hosted a wealth of events, including Make Poverty History in London’s Trafalgar Square and Nelson Mandela’s 90th Birthday celebrations alongside Will Smith in London’s Hyde Park. June has worked extensively with HRH Prince Charles for ten years as an ambassador for his charity the Prince’s Trust. She is the co-founder of WIE UK (Women: Inspiration & Enterprise) and, in 2007, was awarded an MBE for services to broadcasting and charity. June was a board member of Stronger IN, the official campaign to keep Britain in the EU, and is now a board member of the pro EU think tank Open Britain. She is co-host of The Pledge, Sky News’ flagship weekly political discussion show.
To book, register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-conversation-with-june-sarpong-mbeand-qa-tickets-39572026998