Britain's Next Prime Minister - A view from our Overseas Territories

Friends of the British Overseas Territories warmly invites you to a panel discussion on Britain's next Prime Minister - A view from our Overseas Territories.  The discussion will be chaired by our Events Coordinator Reem Ibrahim. 

You will receive the zoom link 24 hours before the event is due to take place. 

You can submit questions to Reem.Ibrahim@fotbot.org 

Please title your email 'Britain's Next Prime Minister Question for the panel' 

Invited Panellists:

Samantha Chapman - Falkland Islands 

About Samantha

Samantha Chapman is a Primary School Teacher and studied Early Years Education at Sheffield Hallam University. 

Ashauntae Trimm - Bermuda

About Ashauntae
Ashauntae Trimm is a special education teacher and studied Early Years at Huddersfield University and Applied Behavior Analysis at the University of Kent.

Craig Brewin - Montserrat 

About Craig
Craig lives in Montserrat where he was employed as the Programmes Officer for the Montserrat Red Cross. He is now a member of the Boards of the Montserrat Association for Persons with Disabilities and the Children’s Society. Before moving to Montserrat in 2017 Craig worked as an Assistant Director of Social Services and now writes for a number of print and online publications on business issues, government and sport.

David J Simon - The British Indian Ocean Territory 

About David J Simon
David J. Simon, 47 years old, born in Mauritius of parents from the British Indian Ocean Territory. In the past years, the community leaders were all natives of the British Indian Ocean exclusively, a few youngsters were privileged to support the elders, hence being part of the driving vision of the community.David J. Simon is the grandson of Charlesia Alexis, one of the most iconic leaders of the community since the late 70s.
David J. Simon recognises HRH Queen Elizabeth's dominion over the 16 British Overseas Territories. In our current age, closer collaboration between all the territories and main land UK is vital. The recognition of the people of BOTs and the importance of their contribution to the progress of the United Kingdom and the Overseas Territories themselves is what drives David J. Simon in his mission.

Ms Dominique Pierre - The British Indian Ocean Territory

About Dominique
Ms Dominique Pierre, 39 years old, is a young and motivated bilingual woman. She would describe herself as a Social Justice advocate and an International Human Rights activist: Anti-slavery and Eliminating Racial and all forms of discrimination for the GRAN LEKOL FILOZOFI ™. She applies her knowledge and wisdom to develop and secure strategies for the continuity of Africa and its prosperity. Ms Pierre is President and founder of the British Indian Ocean Heritage (BIOH), which main objective is to promote the rights of the Chagossian community. She is a social media influencer on the British Chagos page. In 2017, she was invited to take a Master level pilot course in human rights and cultural heritage. The training, led by the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights University of Oslo, was at the Ditsong Museum, Pretoria. Her work was based on the Chagos People and its future. She decided to dedicate most of her work in the reconciliation of History using the Chagos Archipelago and the right of its people to achieve justice for Overseas Territories citizens who strongly believe they should be treated fairly, and not as second class citizens.