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Goldsmiths College, the Caribbean Centre has<br />

been the organising impetus for Londons biennial<br />

Caribbean Womens Literature conference, which<br />

recently brought together a panel of academics<br />

and practising teachers to discuss <strong>Carnival</strong> Arts<br />

within primary, secondary and tertiary education.<br />

Research in this area, informing pedagogic and<br />

Literary practice is of continuing importance to<br />

the work of the centre. The centre’s Caribbean<br />

Studies Research Forum will be formally launched<br />

on Tuesday 10 th July at 6:00pm by Cuban poet<br />

Nancy Morejon.<br />

Claire Holder O.B.E. PGDipCJ, MA, MSc, ACIS<br />

Chief Executive, <strong>Notting</strong> <strong>Hill</strong> <strong>Carnival</strong> Trust<br />

Claire Holder is a Barrister at Law and a Chartered<br />

Secretary, specialising in the legal management of<br />

companies. She also practised for some fifteen<br />

years as a Criminal Law practitioner and is the<br />

holder of a Postgraduate Diploma in Criminal<br />

Justice with a particular interest in Criminology.<br />

With a Master of Arts in Peace Studies, Ms.<br />

Holder has been a consultant Advocacy Adviser<br />

on international peace and security and conflict<br />

resolution since 1982. She is an Associate<br />

Member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries<br />

and holds a Master of Science in Finance and<br />

Administration with particular interest in<br />

Company Secretarial Practice and Corporate<br />

Governance.<br />

Claire Holder has been involved in the <strong>Notting</strong> <strong>Hill</strong><br />

<strong>Carnival</strong> continuously since 1973 as a Mas maker<br />

with the Ebony Steelband, L& H Wajangs and<br />

Bayie Busuofo; working closely with the <strong>Carnival</strong><br />

Development Committee and <strong>Carnival</strong> Arts<br />

Committee; as the Chairperson of <strong>Notting</strong> <strong>Hill</strong><br />

<strong>Carnival</strong> Limited 1989 – 1997, subsequently<br />

becoming Chief Executive of <strong>Notting</strong> <strong>Hill</strong> <strong>Carnival</strong><br />

Trust in 1997. In 1979, she completed a mini<br />

thesis on the ‘Conflicts of the <strong>Notting</strong> <strong>Hill</strong><br />

<strong>Carnival</strong>’.<br />

Glen Tee Falconer<br />

Chair, British Association of Sound Systems<br />

Glen is in his third year of being a Director and<br />

Trustee of NHCT. He has been a member of BASS<br />

for approximately 15 years. Glen started Love TKO<br />

sound system in 1971, although at the time it was<br />

called Challenger. They were at the top of the pile<br />

up until the late 1980’s. Glen now works as a self<br />

employed Audio and Broadcast Engineer. He is<br />

also a radio presenter on Fusion 107.3, in South<br />

London as well as Soul 24.7.com on the internet.<br />

Greg Thomas<br />

Director of Arts, London Arts<br />

Greg is the owner of Music Incorporated, a sound<br />

system. He has been in the <strong>Carnival</strong> for a<br />

continuous 12 years, as well as being a BASS<br />

official for a number of those years. Greg has been<br />

active in the music industry since 1980. By trade<br />

he is an aircraft mechanic for British Airline , and is<br />

a cricket coach to National standards. He is active<br />

in both sport and development.<br />

Jennette Arnold<br />

London Assembly Member, Londonwide<br />

Jennette Arnold is a Labour London-wide<br />

Assembly Member. She is the Labour Group lead<br />

on Culture and Civic Engagement. She is a<br />

member of the Mayor’s Cultural Strategy Group<br />

for London and is the former chair of Islington<br />

Borough Council’s Arts and Heritage Committee,<br />

who was a leading funder of Islington<br />

International Festival.<br />

Rt. Hon. Diane Abbott MP<br />

Member of Parliament for Hackney North<br />

Diane Abbott is the Labour MP for Hackney<br />

North and Stoke Newington. She is currently a<br />

member of the Mayor’s Advisory Cabinet and has<br />

been an MP for 14 years, before which she was a<br />

Westminster Councillor from 1982 to 1986.<br />

Diane has been attending <strong>Carnival</strong> for over 20<br />

years.<br />

Commander Michael Messinger<br />

Public Order Branch, Metropolitan Police Service<br />

Commander Michael Messinger of the<br />

Metropolitan Police is responsible for Pan London<br />

Operations, which covers public order, traffic, air<br />

support, mounted branch, dogs and marine<br />

support. He represents the Metropolitan Police on<br />

national committees dealing with public order<br />

policing, self-defence, arrest and restraint and<br />

emergency procedures. He is a member of the<br />

institute of Personnel and Development. In the<br />

1997 Birthday Honours he was awarded the<br />

Queens Police Medal.<br />

Cllr. Kit Malthouse<br />

Westminster City Council<br />

Councillor Kit Malthouse is currently Chairman of<br />

the Social Services Committee and a member of<br />

the Policy & Resources committee. He was<br />

formally Vice-Chairman of the Policy & Resources<br />

Housing Committees. He has, among others, been<br />

a member of the Traffic Sub-Committee and<br />

Finance and Support Services sub-committee. By<br />

occupation, he is a Chartered Accountant and<br />

Finance Director.<br />

Cllr. Merrick Cockell<br />

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