Black British women who inspire: Lady Phyll

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In diesem letzten Teil unserer vierteiligen Serie über schwarze britische Frauen, die uns inspirieren, haben wir eine Person ausgewählt, die den Wert einer intersektionellen Grundlage unserer Arbeit als Aktivistinnen und Befürworterinnen so verkörpert. Ārjava (आर्जव): Aufrichtigkeit; Selbstbeherrschung vor Heuchelei als Grundlage für die Gleichbehandlung aller Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, auch bekannt als Lady Phyll, wurde im November 1974 in London geboren. Sie ist ghanaischer Herkunft. Von Anfang an war Lady Phyll klar, dass ihr Zweck –Dharma – wurzelte im Konzept von ārjava. Sie sagte: „Ich hatte schon immer ein Gewissen, das jede Form von Ungleichheit angehen will, die unser Leben berührt. Diskriminierung, …
In this last part of our four -part series about black British women who inspire us, we have selected a person who embodies the value of an intersectional basis for our work as activists and supporters. Ārjava (आर्जव): sincerity; Self-control before hypocrisy as the basis for the equal treatment of all phyll Opoku-Gyimah, also known as Lady Phyll, was born in London in November 1974. It is a Ghanaan origin. From the beginning, Lady Phyll was clear that her purpose - Dharma - was rooted in the concept of ārjava. She said, "I always had a conscience that wants to tackle any form of inequality that touches our lives. Discrimination, ... (Symbolbild/natur.wiki)

In this last part of our four -part series about black British women who inspire us, we have selected a person who embodies the value of an intersectional basis for our work as activists and supporters.

ārjava (आर्जव): sincerity; Self -control before hypocrisy as the basis for equal treatment of all

Phyll Opoku-Gyimah, also known as Lady Phyll, was born in London in November 1974. It is a Ghanaan origin. From the beginning, Lady Phyll was clear that her purpose - dharma - rooted in the concept of ārjava. She said: "I always had a conscience that wants to tackle any form of inequality that touches our lives. Discrimination, inequality: that's what I felt about as a small child."

Lady Phyll started her career as a civil servant in Stevenage and then worked as a trade unionist. During her career, she encountered racism, bigotry and bias. She used this experience to improve her skills as a lawyer, and finally became the first high -ranking negotiator of the Black Senior.

2005 was Lady Phyll co -founder of UK Black Pride. When she presented the idea of ​​a group of white people who were involved in larger Pride events, she was told infamous that she should "run away" and go to "normal pride". She was shocked by the contempt in her reaction. It encouraged her and her co -founders to assert themselves. Today is UK Black Pride Europe's largest celebration for lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transsexuals and other queer (LGBTQ) African, Asian, Caribbean, Middle East and Latin American descent. She continues her work as Executive Director of UK Black Pride.

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Lady Phyll refused to accept an MBE for the 2016 New Year's award. She explained publicly: “As a trade unionist, girls from the working class and lesbian from Schwarzfrika I would like to stand by my principles and values. I do not believe in the empire. I do not believe in colonialism and his toxic and permanent heritage in the Commonwealth, where -in addition to many other injustices -LGBT + persons are still pursued, stained and even killed because of sodomy law Imperialists.

The public rejection of an MBE could be one of the best examples of the absence of hypocrisy that can be imagined in the United Kingdom. A decision that was probably contested by friends and family and with which it is always associated - hence at least partially lady phyll.

In addition to her work as Executive Director of UK Black Pride, she is Executive Director of Kaleidoscope Trust, the leading British charity organization, which is committed to the human rights of LGBTQ people worldwide. She is the first black woman in Great Britain, which leads a mainstream organization that is committed to equal rights for LGBTQ persons.

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When the Stonewall riots their 50 marked th for the anniversary, Lady Phyll was invited to head the March of the World Pride-New York City Pride 2019 together with four other large marshals. One of her ambitions at UK Black Pride is to become a leading LGBTQ organization to which other organizations around the world turn to get best practices for activism and attorney. In interviews, she explains unadorned that UK Black Pride made mistakes and that the process of learning and labor through active commitment and cooperation with the Community UK Black Pride makes unique and what others can learn from it. As a large marshal, it was certainly not only an recognition of their years of activism, but also an opportunity to deepen the relationship with the city that was recognized as the origin of the Pride protests (and are known to have often failed on the front).

Im The book of the strange prophets Lady Phyll's essay poetically expresses practice through prose, to illustrate false stories from God and faith in order to deepen a spirituality that does not ask them to deny their oddity or to reject their blackness to be loved by God.

Lady Phyll stands for the steadfastness when maintaining values ​​in order to cause significant and sustainable changes. This concept of ārjava and deeply rooted sincerity is of fundamental importance for maintaining and building justice in all facets of society.

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