Last year’s Speakers
Laura Bates
is the founder of the Everyday Sexism Project, a collection of more than 80,000 women's daily experiences of gender inequality. She is a columnist for the Guardian, and author of the books Everyday Sexism, and Girl Up. She received the British Empire Medal (BEM) in 2015.
Shaun Dellenty
educator, presenter, writer and multi-award-winning advocate for LGBT+ inclusion in education and communities, Shaun is back at youngPOWER by popular demand!
lnua Ellams
an internationally renowned poet, playwright, performer and graphic designer, whose latest work "The Barbershop Chronicles" is currently in its second run at the National Theatre.
Amina Gichinga
Amina Gichinga stood as Take Back the City's GLA candidate for the City and East London Constituency in the 2016 Mayoral & London Assembly elections. She as also worked HACAN East, organising with communities affected by London City Airport's concentrated flight paths across east and south-east London. Most recently she joined London Renters Union, focussing on building the union's first branch in Newham as an Organiser. She really enjoys singing with 'Nawi Collective', an all-black women's singing group she founded in September 2017.