This is a special event with LSE alumna Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados. The event, will explore the legacy of slavery and colonialism, and the pressing need for reparations. Ms Mottley will also be joined by Esther Phillips, the Poet Laureate of Barbados, who will be reading some of her poems.
The event is co-hosted by the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity, LSE International Inequalities Institute, and Oxfam GB. This public event is free and open to all but a ticket is required.
Speaker
Mia Amor Mottley
Mia Amor Mottley became Barbados' eighth and first female Prime Minister on May 25, 2018.Ms Mottley was elected to the Parliament of Barbados in September 1994 as part of the new Barbados Labour Party Government. Prior to that, she served as one of two Opposition Senators between 1991 and 1994. Ms Mottley is known throughout the world for her influential leadership on fighting climate change and financing the global transition to a sustainable economy.
Performer
Esther Phillips
Esther Phillips is the founder and director of Writers Ink Inc. as well as the Bim Literary Festival & Book Fair. She is the editor of the iconic BIM: Arts for the 21st Century and was the producer of the CBC radio programme, What’s That You’re Reading? In March 2018, Esther Phillips was appointed the first Poet Laureate of Barbados and was recently re-appointed.
Chair
Professor Eric Neumayer
Eric Neumayer is LSE President and Vice Chancellor on an interim basis. In September 2020 he was appointed as Vice President and Pro-Vice Chancellor (Planning and Resources).