Alongside North Lanarkshire Council’s equalities officer, Audrey, I was enrolled into an eight week British Sign Language (BSL) course with roughly forty of our staff. As the equalities officer for the SNP group in NLC, I felt it was important to build upon the links I had made with Deaf Services Lanarkshire to improve my understanding of how I can be of support to the … Continue reading Learning British Sign Language!
The day conference answered a number of questions and brought new questions to mind. Professor Brian Evans, Urbanism and Landscape (Glasgow School of Art), encouraged us to think broadly whilst tackling climate change. We are only limited by our imagination in tackling climate change issues for cities such as ageing populations, low fertility and various technical/automating changes. Innovative design should be at the heart of … Continue reading Green Cities for a Sustainable Europe
The Kirkin’ of the Council is an event of great significance to North Lanarkshire Council, as it is to many other local authorities, however I had the great pleasure of adding a unique twist to the proceedings this year. The event has traditionally taken place within either a Church of Scotland or Roman Catholic Church since the creation of North Lanarkshire (1996). Through collaborating with … Continue reading Kirkin' of the Council
Cllr Junaid Ashraf 