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Prior to the General Election in 1997, Bill was elected Joint Chair with Tony Blair of the Labour Party/Trade Union Liaison Committee, a post he held until retirement and during a period when the Labour Party won two successive General Elections. He is a former Chair of the Labour Party Conference Arrangements Committee. A quiet moment with Chancellor Gorden Brown. With Prime Minister, Tony Blair. Design and Development by Debra Hamilton.
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About Ruby | Ruby\'s Weblog
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Ruby ’s Weblog. I am taking my Master’s of Learning and Technology from Royal Roads University and one of our first tasks was to create our very own blog. 1 Comment ». Feed for comments on this post. Indeed that was one of first tasks, Ruby. You could examine your responses to such questions as, ‘How can the exercise of blogging help illuminate course material for me? Do you see some value in the blogging process, or the thinking that engaging in blogging might stir within you? Comment by Neil Macmillan.
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Reflections as the 2nd week of residency winds down. | Ruby\'s Weblog
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Ruby ’s Weblog. Reflections as the 2nd week of residency winds down. August 9, 2007 at 9:12 pm Posted in Uncategorized. It seemed touch and go for awhile but it looks like we have all survived residency somehow. This morning when the alarm went off at 6am (after going to bed at 1am – working on my blogs! My body protested but I managed to get up. However I don’t know how I managed to get to the showers with my eyes closed. I must have been on automatic pilot. Reflecting back on these two weeks:. Am I the...
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BIG FISH – who knew a fish could be so deep | Ruby\'s Weblog
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Ruby ’s Weblog. BIG FISH – who knew a fish could be so deep. August 8, 2007 at 11:22 pm Posted in Uncategorized. Yesterday (Monday) we watched the movie. It is neat to see and hear the author talk about his book and the movie. Being in this program (and Bill’s gentle focusing of our thoughts) certainly made me watch this movie with a much more critical eye. What is the nature of truth? Is there more than one reality? 2 Comments ». Feed for comments on this post. I like your insightful comment about the s...
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general appointments
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Cricket Board for England and Wales since 2005. Mergers and Take Over Panel since 2005. Chair, Midland Heart housing association since 2007. Member, Board of Trustees, Performance Birmingham Limited since 2008. Chancellor, Staffordshire University, England 2004-2011. Chancellor, University of Technology, Jamaica 2000-2010. Member, Employment Appeals Tribunal 1988-2008. Non-Executive Director, Bank of England 1998-2006. Commission for Integrated Transport 1999-2005. Architects' Registration Board 2001-2005.
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Son of Jamaica is how Bill Morris is described on a health centre plaque in rural Jamaica. Born in Bombay, Jamaica, he came to England at 16 and began the steady climb which led to him being described as probably the most influential black person in Britain. Bill Morris has been knighted by The Queen and awarded one of Jamaica's highest honours - the Order of Jamaica. Design and Development by Debra Hamilton.
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charities
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Chair, Midland Heart housing association (since 2007). Vice Chair, Jamaica National Money Services (international remittance). (since 2007). Adviser to Voice newspaper, an English subsidiary of Jamaica's premier newspaper, The Gleaner. (2007-2012). With Nelson Mandela whom he has. Met in South Africa and the UK. Design and Development by Debra Hamilton.
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awards
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Bill Morris's many awards have included:. 2012 Ambassador 2012, Birmingham. 2008 Award for Excellent services to the citizens of the UK and Jamaica presented by the Association of Jamaica (UK) Trust. 2006 Martin Luther King Jr Humanitarian Award presented by the Jamaica America Friendship Association. 2004 EMMA (Ethnic Minority Media Awards). Lifetime Achievement Award. 2003 Jamaican Local Heroes Award. Institute of Jamaica Nationals, Birmingham. 2002 EMMA. Public Figure of the Year.
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educational appointments
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As Chancellor of Staffordshire University,. Chancellor, University of Technology, Jamaica 2000-2010. Chancellor, Staffordshire University, England 2004-2011. Member, Court of Luton University since 1994-2006. Member, Trustee Board, The Open University Foundation since 1997-2006. Board of Governors London South Bank University 1997-2005. University College, Northampton (formerly Nene College) 1997-2005. Member Governing Body, Atlantic College 1994-2004. Design and Development by Debra Hamilton.
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Bill Morris - personal
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Arriving in Handsworth, Birmingham aged 16 in his first suit, his British passport in his pocket (at that time Jamaica was a British protectorate), he experienced a new world - cold, wet and grey. No trees, no grass, a few rows of houses, and boxes on roofs which smoked - Jamaican houses had no need for chimneys! Children Una and Rohan. Tell him), his mother, his wife Minetta and his partner, Eileen. And now he detects strengths of self-reliance in his grand-daughter, Una. When Jazz Jamaica made a CD of ...
