Credits

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Karen Chouhan

Karen is the Chief Executive of the 1990 Trust (a national Black Non-Government Organisation and a charity). The Trust specialises as follows:

"Simultaneous engagement with the grassroots and with elite processes of policy formulation is almost universally seen as the basis of the unique relevance and power of the 1990 Trust in challenging racism and promoting equity."

(Quote from the 2001 Strategic Review of the 1990 Trust conducted by external consultants)

The Trust is particularly concerned with active networks of Black people for ensuring the delivery of Race Equality.

Karen Chouhan was born in Pakistan and grew up in London before going to Leicester to study for a philosophy degree. After completing her masters degree in "'Race' And Community Studies" in Bradford at the height of Black British political activity she became a founder member of the Black members organisation of NALGO (now Unison). She was also a founder member the National Black Caucus, the 1990 Trust and of Belgrave Baheno women's organisation, Leicester, now owners of a multi-million pound organisation called The Peepul Centre of which she is chair. She is the Vice chair of the Black Londoners forum, vice chair of the UK Race in Europe Network, a member of Liberty Council, a board member for Sport England, East Midlands and an executive member of the National Assembly Against Racism.

For 12 years she was a senior Lecturer at Leicester's De Montfort University where she was the programme leader for the MA in Community Education. She is the managing director of REDRAPP (Race and Ethnic Diversity Research and Policy Partnership). She was particularly involved in developing partnerships for change between academia and grass roots activism in Black communities. She specialised in training, programmes and policy development in Europe wide anti discriminatory practice and managing diversity.

She has also worked in local government for seven years where one of her principal interests was the development of Black workers groups and the civic engagement of local communities.

The 1990 Trust
Suite 12
Winchester House
9 Cranmer Road
London
SW9 6EJ
Tel: 0207 582 1990

Email: blink1990@blink.org.uk
Website www.blink.org.uk

David Weaver

David Weaver is Chair of the 1990 Trust, policy think tank on Race and Human Rights issues. He has substantial NHS experience of undertaking organisational development consulting and change management work in relation to Diversity for the NHS.

David's has worked with public, private and not-for-profit sectors with his main focus currently local government the NHS and Housing Associations. More recently, he has undertaken an intensive programme of work with senior managers in local government on a range of issues including leadership effectiveness, management of change and personal and career development. He is also an executive coach for managers in the sector.

David views 'mentoring' as an essential part of any personal or professional development plan. His experience of being mentored has made him committed to undertaking this role for young people growing up in deprived areas of the country. David's former roles include spells as a political advisor for government ministers, Head of Policy for a London local authority, researcher on economic development themes in local government and the not for profit sectors and as a social worker. He holds a MSc in Human Resource Management from Nottingham Business School.