UK South Representative for Global Jamaica Disapora Council and also Pro Chancellor for University of Wolverhampton
Joined April 2011
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Mar 20
Following the response to Hurricane Melissa, the UK Jamaican Diaspora Contribution Survey is now formally open. We kindly request your participation and ask that you share it widely across your professional and community networks.
Thank you
lnkd.in/engMu3tF
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I welcome the Government's commitment to improving Black men's participation in clinical trials. But if Black men are recognised as high-risk group for prostate cancer,why is there still no targeted screening programme? BBC Radio 5 Live: youtube.com/watch?v=Q1BVn08o…
#ProstateCancer
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Patrick Vernon retweeted
May 25
2/6 That’s why the East London Youth Skillathon matters.
It’s not just an event.
It’s a direct response to despair.
It proves that we can come together.
👊There is power in numbers, impact in community, and real results when we choose to build.
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Patrick Vernon retweeted
May 25
1/6 🧵 Tired of the cost-of-living crisis?
Heartbroken by global uncertainty and growing division? 😥
You aren't the only one who wants 😊 more for our young people:
😊 more possibility, belonging, and
😊 reasons to believe in the future.
We can do better than this. 🥹👇
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Patrick Vernon retweeted
May 24
The Voice is saddened to hear of the passing of well loved RAF Veteran Gilbert Clarke, who has died, aged 100.
Campaigner and Cultural Historian @ppvernon his condolences yesterday saying:
"Today we honour and remember Gilbert Clarke, a proud World War II veteran whose courage, sacrifice, and service helped shape the freedoms we hold today."
Rest in Eternal Peace Gilbert Clarke.
Thank you for your service 🖤🖤
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Looking forward to opening PureGym Dalston on 2 June 💪🏾
I’ll be there from 2pm — come through if you’re in the area.
Excited to bring something positive to the community in East London.
instagram.com/p/DYM4cmOCgAm/…
#Dalston #London #Community #Fitness
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Patrick Vernon retweeted
May 2
Honoured to receive these @CaribbeanGlobalAwards at a deeply personal time. I dedicate them to my parents (92 & soon 95) – true Windrush pioneers whose resilience, faith & sacrifice shaped generations. Despite recent loss & challenges, family unity carried us through.
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Patrick Vernon retweeted
Black men are twice as likely to be diagnosed with #prostatecancer
Early detection save lives.
We’re at the launch of @ProstateUK’s manifesto Saving Black Men’s Lives & toolkit by @NHS_WMCA. Key supporters are our friends @ppvernon & Junior Hemans.
More👇🏾
wmcanceralliance.nhs.uk/abou…
ALT Image with the wording Saving Black Lives: A Manifesto for Collaborative Change by Prostate Cancer UK. Two further images showing Junior Hemans, a new board member at Nehemiah Housing and prostate cancer support group campaigner, speaking at the launch event. The other image shows Llewellyn Graham, CEO of Nehemiah Housing, with Professor Patrick Vernon, pro chancellor for health at the University of Wolverhampton.
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Patrick Vernon retweeted
Apr 7
Calling 18–35-year-olds, organisations & communities across the UK 🇬🇧🇯🇲
Help us capture the impact of Hurricane Melissa and the role of the UK diaspora & allies supporting Jamaica. Take the survey
surveymonkey.com/r/N6GNDVM
Please RT & share 🙏
#HurricaneMelissa #Jamaica
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Patrick Vernon retweeted
Mar 31
TICK TOCK!!!!
REGISTER NOW 👉🏾 reachsociety.com/latest-news… #BuildingConnections
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Patrick Vernon retweeted
Mar 20
Following the response to Hurricane Melissa, the UK Jamaican Diaspora Contribution Survey is now formally open. We kindly request your participation and ask that you share it widely across your professional and community networks.
Thank you
lnkd.in/engMu3tF
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Mar 25
Pleased to share my essay “The Doors of Perception – Carved Doors and the Indian Ocean Slave Trade” published in @SeaVoiceOrg’s East Africa special edition.
seavoice.org/volumes/east-af…
#Diaspora #EastAfrica
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Mar 25
For diasporic communities, carved doors are more than heritage objects. They are repositories of memory—holding stories of enslavement, migration, loss and survival across the Indian Ocean world.
#Memory #IndianOcean
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Mar 25
This work draws on journeys along the East African and Omani coast (2008–10), supported by @CloreLeadership, reflecting on how memory travels across generations and geographies.
#IntangibleHeritage #CulturalMemory
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