{"id":3587,"date":"2020-11-27T15:39:31","date_gmt":"2020-11-27T15:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediaofthings.co.uk\/?p=3587"},"modified":"2020-11-27T15:39:31","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T15:39:31","slug":"thought-for-today-01-10-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediaofthings.co.uk\/index.php\/2020\/11\/27\/thought-for-today-01-10-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Thought for today 01.10.20"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>IN OCTOBER we usually celebrate Black History. This month we are looking at how Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Councillors are making new history.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today we feature <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Cllr Dipa Das<\/span>, who represents St Dunstan\u2019s ward in Tower Hamlets.\u00a0 Here are two recent tweets from Cllr Das\u2019s Twitter account.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u25cf<\/span><\/strong>Here is Cllr Das standing up for the poor:<br \/>\n\u201cI\u2019ve just signed the petition calling on the government to give Disabled people on other benefits the emergency \u00a320 increase that Universal Credit has seen.\u00a0 Will you join me?\u201d<br \/>\n@DipaDas, 19th November 2020<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u25cf<\/span><\/strong>And here is Cllr Das \u2013 Member of Tower Hamlets Council Development Committee; Member of Tower Hamlets Council Strategic Development Committee \u2013 standing alongside the developers of Canary Wharf and Wood Wharf (two of the biggest developments in Tower Hamlets).<br \/>\n\u201cAbsolutely honoured to attend the Diwali celebration launch today organised by @CanaryWharfGrp, so wonderful and amazing exhibition, do check it out, its on till Sun 15th Nov 2020.\u201d<br \/>\n@DipaDas, 10th November 2020<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u25cf<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">To catch up with the news in East London, go to:<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eastlondonnews.co.uk\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><em>East London News<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u25cfTo catch up with regular shows and videos, go to:<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Vodcasts\/\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Vodcasts Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IN OCTOBER we usually celebrate Black History. 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