Evening with Pauline Campbell who will be reading from her book “Rice and Peas and Fish and Chips
Book your ticket for an evening with Pauline Campbell who will be reading from her book “Rice and Peas and Fish and Chips” in Leytonstone library on 26th of October,2021 in celebration of Black History Month.
Bio
Pauline Campbell was born in East London to Jamaican parents. At fifteen she was told she was not ‘A’ level material. At forty-one she qualified as a lawyer and now holds a senior legal position advising on race equality and provides free legal advice for victims of the Windrush scandal. This is a success story that has been a long time in the making and with an evergrowing sense of consciousness. She has written her story for anyone and everyone who wants to open their eyes and see what is going on around us.
Pauline Campbell was born and bred in London. She worked as a senior lawyer for Hackney Borough for over 14 years. She was an accredited legal trainer for Lawyers in Local Government, a role she held for five years, where she trained lawyers from all over the country on preparation of criminal cases within the courts.
She currently works as a senior lawyer for Waltham Forest Council where until recently she was a Supervising Lawyer for third year law students on The Windrush Justice Clinic, providing free legal advice and preparing Windrush Compensation claims for victims of the Windrush scandal. She is currently the legal adviser on the Windrush Reach programme and is the co-chair the Race Equality Network for Waltham Forest Council. She is also a trustee and legal adviser of Liberty Hall.