Young Fabians Executive Committee Election 2023

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Young Fabians Executive Committee Election 2023

Kashmire Hawker • Sep 22, 2023

My Candidate's Statement, for YF Exec Committee's Election. Voting closes on October 13th!

It would be a tremendous honour to serve on Young Fabians Executive Committee and play my part in an immense organisation.

As West Midlands YF Chair in 2023, I’ve got activity resumed with a social in March and an event with Labour’s Mayoral Candidate on Devolution and Transport and have worked creatively with members across the UK.

As a proud BAME Autistic Mid 20’s man, I want to ensure our work reflects YF’s amazing diversity and which are accessible to everyone – not least our range of socials, which should be much more varied than they sometimes are, both in nature and location.

And in being a Labour Election candidate since 2021, having worked in Culture, Sport, Retail and Major Events and having a big passion on ensuring Disabled people can live the best possible life, I will bring that experience and passion whether through pamphlets, campaigning and co-produced events.

Finally, I will work tirelessly to help get WM Fabians back up and running, knowing Labour won’t reach Government if our ideas and energy don’t win here.

See more about me at https://www.kashmirehawker.com/ and please Vote Kashmire Hawker for Executive.

I would beyond humbled to help out!

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STATEMENT: Result of Election of Councillors, to serve on City of Wolverhampton Council for Penn Ward

by Kashmire Hawker • 05 May, 2023

I am utterly gutted, to have come just 46 votes away, from being Elected a member of City of Wolverhampton Council for the ward of Penn. I of course give my warm congratulations and best personal wishes, to Celia Hibbert, Stephanie Haynes and Paul Singh on there Re-Elections; not least to Paul of who now begins what will be a one year term. I want to thank everyone in the Labour team across the City - not least my agent Henry Parry whose first Election helped signficiantly contribute towards our partal success with Celia topping the poll. And most of all, I want to thank the 1,550 residents of Penn for placing there trust in me yesterday. It is a truly humbling feeling to have gained such support, but to be blunt I am heartbroken that it wasn't enough to be there champion in the Council Chamber. For the record and for information, I declined the option of a recount or partal retallying, as a result of the length of time this would have taken - particuarly for the outstanding Counting team who spared a day to support our democratic processes and with 46 votes being a substanial enough tally not to be overturned. I will have much more to say about my campaign in Penn, my views on a hugely encourging set of Elections for my party and my thinking for May 2nd 2024, when I feel ready in the coming few weeks after such a narrow loss which has almost litterally kung-fu kicked me in the gut. But in the words of the wonderful Jacqui Smith, after her defeat in Redditch at the 2010 General Election: "It's a good thing in politics, to take part in an election where you fear you're going to lose, but you hope you're going to win." Such a quote sums up my overriding feeling and with it, I again give congratulations to the Councillors on there Re-Election and my wholehearted thanks to the 1,550 residents of Penn who wanted me to serve them. For that, I am forever grateful.