History was made when I’mPOSSIBLE descended on the Royal Festival Hall for a very special, International Women’s day edition (March 8) of the I’mPOSSIBLE conversation. As part of the Southbank Centre’s annual Women of the World festival. I’mPOSSIBLE was one of the 10, specially chosen organisations holding their event on this important day as part [...]
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History made! The I’mPOSSIBLE conversation takes over the Royal Festival Hall for International Women’s Day
Posted by admin on March 13th, 2013
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1 Comment »The I’mPOSSIBLE conversation returns for the winter edition, Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Posted by admin on November 17th, 2012
The ground-breaking event; the I’mPOSSIBLE conversation powered by Mizani UK returns for the last time in 2012. The winter edition takes place on Wednesday, December 12 from 6:15pm at Pearson plc. UK headquarters. With esteemed author and journalist; Hannah Pool at the helm as host, the panellists are: Foluke Akinlose MBE founder of PRECIOUS (www.preciousonline.co.uk), [...]
Posted in The I'mPOSSIBLE. conversation Tags: author, Best-selling, Black, Black British women, black female networking, Black females, black people, black women, Brit, Britain, Brits, Concierge, conversation, Dorothy Koomson, empowerment, female empowerment, females, Foluke Akinlose, Foluke Akinlose MBE, growth, I'mPOSSIBLE, I'mPOSSIBLE conversation, inspiration, L'Oreal, London, Mizani, Mizani UK, MIZANI US, networking, novel, nurture, Pearson, Pearson plc, people of colour, positive, precious, Precious Awards, Precious online, Quintessentially, Rachel Ritfeld, Rachel Springate, Simone Bresi-Ando, uplifting, upliftment, Winter, women, women of colour British women 1 Comment »In conversation with brilliance; British women of colour share their life stories to inspire. February 8, 2012
Posted by admin on February 9th, 2012
Yesterday (Wednesday, February 8 ) Pearson’s London headquarters saw a trailblazing panel of British women of colour share their life stories with an attentive, eager to learn, engaged and positive audience for the second; I’mPOSSIBLE conversation. Beautifully hosted by Charlene White, ITN news presenter and journalist; the five-strong panel of company secretary and chief [...]
Posted in The I'mPOSSIBLE. conversation Tags: actress, author, Black, black female networking, Black females, black people, black women, Britain, British, British women of colour, Casely-Hayford, Charlene White, Chief Legal Head, Company Secretary, Consultant, consultant orthopaedic surgeon, conversation, Dentist, Dr Uchenna Okoye, Eastenders, Grange Hill, I'mPOSSIBLE, ITN news, ITV news, John Lewis, Law, Lawyer, London, London Smiling, Margaret Casely-Hayford, Michelle Gayle, Miss Samantha Tross, Mizani, orthopaedic, Pearson, Pearson plc, people of colour, racism, Rev Rose, Reverend, Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Samantha Tross, singer, Uchenna Okoye, UK, UK law, Waitrose, women, women of colour 1 Comment »I’mPOSSIBLE founder appears on Vox Africa TV’s ‘Shoot the Messenger’ with Henry Bonsu
Posted by admin on February 9th, 2012
On Sunday February 5; founder of I’mPOSSIBLE; Simone Bresi-Ando appeared on ‘Shoot the Messenger’ programme on Vox Africa, Sky channel 218 (UK) to talk about her goals with the social enterprise and the series of events she holds called ‘the I’mPOSSIBLE conversation‘.
Posted in News Tags: Black, black female networking, Black females, black people, black women, Bresi-Ando, British, British women of colour, conversation, Henry Bonsu, I'mPOSSIBLE, I'mPOSSIBLE founder, Shoot the Messenger, Simone, Simone Bresi-Ando, TV, Vox Africa, women, women of colour No Comments »Dr Uchenna Okoye looks forward to the February 8 I’mPOSSIBLE conversation
Posted by admin on February 5th, 2012
Dr Uchenna Okoye; the clinical director of the London Smiling Dental Group and official dentist of Channel 4 TV programme; ‘10 Years Younger’ dropped by to tell us why the I’mPOSSIBLE conversation appeals so much to her. What interested you to take part in the I’mPOSSIBLE conversation? It’s a great idea, an opportunity to [...]
Posted in The I'mPOSSIBLE. conversation Tags: 10 years younger, Black, black female networking, Black females, black people, black women, British, British women of colour, Channel 4 10 years younger, clinic, cosmetic dentist, dental, dental practice, Dentist, dentistry, Dr, Dr Okoye, Dr Uchenna Okoye, I'mPOSSIBLE, London, London Smiling, London Smiling clinic, Nigeria, Nigerian, teeth, The I'mPOSSIBLE conversation, TV, Uchenna Okoye, women, women of colour No Comments »Margaret Casely-Hayford tells us why she’s part of the conversation
Posted by admin on February 3rd, 2012
Company secretary and chief legal head of Waitrose and John Lewis; Margaret Casely–Hayford tells I’mPOSSIBLE why she got involved with the conversation while running he legal affairs of one of Britain’s most successful retail businesses. What interested you to take part in the I’mPOSSIBLE conversation? It is important to be able to give young people [...]
Posted in The I'mPOSSIBLE. conversation Tags: Black, black female networking, Black females, black people, black women, British, British women of colour, Casely-Hayford, Chief Legal Head, City Lawyer, Company Secretary, conversation, John Lewis, Law, Lawyer, legal, Margaret Casely-Hayford, Waitrose, women, women of colour 4 Comments »Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin tells us why she’s part of the conversation
Posted by admin on February 1st, 2012
Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin; the first Black female chaplain to the speaker of the House of Commons, took time out of her busy schedule to answer our questions on being a panellist for the February 8 edition of the I’mPOSSIBLE conversation. What interested you to take part in the I’mPOSSIBLE conversation? I am a keen believer [...]
Reversing the invisibility of British women of colour courtesy of CNN
Posted by admin on October 28th, 2011
In July 2011, Simone Bresi-Ando, founder of I’mPOSSIBLE was honoured when CNN international approached her to talk about her experience as a Black British female. Zena Tuitt, Kehinde Olarinmoye and Desiree Banugo joined Simone to share their journeys as Black British women and were asked a range of questions during a two hour interview about their perception [...]
Posted in News Tags: Black, Black British, Black British women, black professional women, Britain, British, British women, British women of colour, CNN, CNN international, colour, corporate, corporate world, experience, gender, Liane Membis, professional women, race, racism, sex, sexism, UK, women, women of colour, working women, Yale, Yale student No Comments »#TalkingTuesdays October 4
Posted by admin on October 4th, 2011
Today’s topics are: Is Black History Month still relevant to the Black British experience or an outdated equality activity from the US civil rights movement? http://bit.ly/qDmrJw Do you agree that the human rights act should be scrapped? http://bit.ly/rrkHGS Unfair treatment or about time? Should the workshy be sent to the back of the queue [...]
Posted in #TalkingTuesdays Tags: African History, Amanda Knox, appeal, Black, Black history, Black History Month, black people, council, council house, council housing, court, Donkey Punch, Foxy Knoxy, human rights, human rights act, Italy, jobless, Knox, Meredith Kercher, murder, Perugia, Perugia Italy, Raffaele Sollecito, Rudy Guede, slavery, social housing, unemployed, waiting list No Comments »#TalkingTuesdays August 16
Posted by admin on August 15th, 2011
Today’s #TalkingTuesdays topics are: Is Britain now a far worse place for Black Briton’s than in the 80s? http://bit.ly/nslbaJ Do you think Black British Culture has contributed positively to Britain? http://bbc.in/oNn11Z Are e-petitions a platform for mass hysteria or a good democratic tool for voices to be heard? http://bit.ly/pwwLZY Is 10 years old, [...]
Posted in #TalkingTuesdays Tags: BBC, BBC news, BBC NewsNight, Black, Black Britain, Black British, Black British culture, Black Briton, Black culture, black people, Briton, Chav, child, child model, class, class war, culture, David Starkey, Emily Matlis, England riots, fashion, French Vogue, historian, London, London riots, model, news, NewsNight, racism, riots, Thylane Blondeau, UK riots, Vogue, Vogue magazine, war No Comments »