Imandeep Kaur Explained

Imandeep Kaur
Birth Date:8 October 1985
Birth Place:Birmingham, England
Nationality:British
Occupation:Director of Civic Square

Dr Imandeep "Immy" Kaur (born 8 October 1985) is a British social and civil activist[1] and businesswoman[2] from Solihull.[3] She was the director of Impact Hub Birmingham[4] [5] and is currently the co-founder and director of Civic Square.[6]

Early life and education

Kaur was born in Birmingham, England to parents of Indian origin. Her family originates from Punjab, India.

Kaur was educated at The Solihull School. On her first day at school, Kaur couldn't speak any English.[7] In 2004, she enrolled at the University of Cardiff and graduated with a BSc in physiology in 2007, achieving an Upper Second Class classification. In 2011, Kaur graduated from University of Birmingham, International Development Department, with a MSc in International Development.[8] [9]

Career

In 2012, Kaur interned for a year with Christian youth charity The Feast as a part of their Fellowship with the Tony Blair Faith Foundation.[10]

Between 2015 and 2019, Kaur was a founding co-director of Impact Hub Birmingham,[11] [12] a collaborative working space and social enterprise in Digbeth, used for building entrepreneurial communities.[13] [14] The hub was established after Kaur and her co-founders created a Kickstarter crowd funder which raised £65,095 from 586 backers, exceeding its £50,000 target.[15]

In 2020, Kaur became co-founder and director of Civic Square,[16] a civic infrastructure project built on the ethos of Impact Hub Birmingham[17] and committed to investing in local communities and neighbourhoods.[18] [19]

She was the director of Project 00, a collaborative studio of architects, strategic designers, social scientists, economists and urban designers[20] and is curator for TEDxBrum.[21] [22] [23]

In January 2020, Kaur backed the West Midlands Design Charter, a vision for the future for design and planning across the region launched by Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street and the West Midlands Combined Authority.[24]

Kaur also sits on the board of directors for BOM, a Birmingham-based centre for art, technology and science "dedicated to creative innovation with purpose".[25]

Kaur has contributed to the Huffington Post, where she is described as a "Sikh interfaith activist".[26]

Activism

Kaur has campaigned for the BBC to promote more diversity, engage better with ethnic minorities and invest more in Birmingham.[27]

She has spoken out against austerity cuts and closures of public libraries and youth centres.[28]

Politics

In June 2017, Kaur joined a rally in support of Jeremy Corbyn and expressed her support for the Labour Party in the 2017 United Kingdom General Election.[29] [30]

In August 2019, Kaur spoke on a panel at left-wing political festival The World Transformed in Birmingham, billed alongside Jon Lansman, Keir Milburn, Huda Elmi and Grace Blakeley. The workshop and majority of the multi-day festival was held at Impact Hub Birmingham.[31] [32] [33]

In December 2019, Kaur told Sky News her 2019 United Kingdom General Election voting priorities were "immigration and Brexit" and that she was against the Home Office hostile environment policy, public cuts and the privatisation of the National Health Service.[34]

Personal life

She identifies as Sikh.[35]

Awards

In April 2016, Kaur won the 2016 Asian Business Women of the Year award.[36]

In April 2016, Kaur was listed as one of the most influential people within the world of business lobbying within the West Midlands.[37] [38]

In September 2017, Kaur was named in The Innovation 50 report published by law firm Mills & Reeve, in collaboration with TheBusinessDesk.com.[39]

In July 2019, Kaur received an honorary doctorate from the University of Aston.[40] [41]

Kaur was a finalist in the English Women's Awards 2019, selected for the 'Woman of Influence' category.[42]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: R. Anna. le. 2019-10-09. Anna Randle: It's time to ask what future we want. 2021-04-24. Local Government Chronicle (LGC). en.
  2. Web site: Brown. Graeme. 2016-02-18. A Birmingham BBC manifesto: Our city is the answer to your problems. 2021-04-24. BirminghamLive. en.
  3. Web site: Authi. Jasbir. Cannon. Matt. 2018-03-08. 24 influential women who make you proud to be from the Midlands. 2021-04-24. BirminghamLive. en.
  4. Web site: Authi. Jasbir. Cannon. Matt. 2018-03-08. 24 influential women who make you proud to be from the Midlands. 2021-04-24. BirminghamLive. en.
  5. News: Birmingham's new-look New Street station welcomed by passengers. BBC News . 21 September 2015 .
  6. Web site: Team + Partners – CIVIC SQUARE. 2021-04-24. en-GB.
  7. Web site: Birmingham and Brexit: How 2016 will shape the city's election result. 2021-04-24. Sky News. en.
  8. Web site: Kaur. Imandeep. Imandeep Kaur . LinkedIn. 26 November 2016.
  9. Web site: Immy Kaur. 2021-04-24. University of Birmingham. en-GB.
  10. Web site: Our history The Feast. 2021-04-24. thefeast.org.uk.
  11. Web site: Meet the Team - Birmingham. 2021-04-24. birmingham.impacthub.net.
  12. Web site: Young. Graham. 2016-07-16. How to improve New Street - YOUR suggestions. 2021-04-24. BirminghamLive. en.
  13. Web site: Impact Hub Network - Building Communities for Impact. 2021-04-24. Impact Hub. en-US.
  14. Web site: September 2019. UnLtd Pioneers - Leaders of social change. UnLtd.
  15. Web site: Jones. Tamlyn. 2015-01-06. Digbeth Kickstarter project aims to raise £50,000. 2021-04-24. Business Live. en.
  16. Web site: Chamberlain. Zoe. 2019-06-23. Exciting new neighbourhood hub planned - and you can cook together. 2021-04-24. BirminghamLive. en.
  17. Web site: From Impact Hub Birmingham to CIVIC SQUARE - Birmingham. 2021-04-24. birmingham.impacthub.net.
  18. Web site: Introducing CIVIC SQUARE – CIVIC SQUARE. 2021-04-24. en-GB.
  19. Web site: Chamberlain. Zoe. 2020-05-31. 5 new places to visit around Birmingham after lockdown. 2021-04-24. BirminghamLive. en.
  20. Web site: Authi. Jasbir. Cannon. Matt. 2018-03-08. 24 influential women who make you proud to be from the Midlands. 2021-04-24. BirminghamLive. en.
  21. Web site: Team. 2021-04-24. TEDxBrum. en-US.
  22. Web site: Team 2017. 2021-04-24. TEDxBrum. en-US.
  23. Web site: A Note from the Curator: Immy Kaur. 2021-04-24. TEDxBrum. en-US.
  24. Web site: 2020-01-28. WMCA launches West Midlands Design Charter. 2021-04-24. Birmingham Design. en-GB.
  25. Web site: Board of Directors BOM. 2021-04-24. en-GB.
  26. Web site: Immy Kaur HuffPost. 2021-04-24. www.huffpost.com. en.
  27. Web site: Brown. Graeme. 2016-02-18. A Birmingham BBC manifesto: Our city is the answer to your problems. 2021-04-24. BirminghamLive. en.
  28. Web site: Young. Graham. 2016-07-16. How to improve New Street - YOUR suggestions. 2021-04-24. BirminghamLive. en.
  29. Web site: https://twitter.com/immykaur/status/872186448677675013. 2021-04-24. Twitter. en.
  30. Web site: https://twitter.com/immykaur/status/866373721405173760. 2021-04-24. Twitter. en.
  31. Web site: Staff Reporter. 2019-08-08. Three-day political festival of ideas set to takeover Brum this weekend. 2021-04-24. I Am Birmingham. en-US.
  32. Web site: The World Transformed Birmingham - Birmingham. 2021-04-24. birmingham.impacthub.net.
  33. Web site: The World Transformed // About Us. 2021-04-24. The World Transformed.
  34. Web site: Birmingham and Brexit: How 2016 will shape the city's election result. 2021-04-24. Sky News. en.
  35. Web site: 2018-09-16. Impact Hub: 'You were raised to be embarrassed to be from Birmingham'. 2021-04-24. The Guardian. en.
  36. Web site: ASIAN BUSINESS AWARDS 2016. www.easterneye.eu. 26 November 2016. 12 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161112140035/http://www.easterneye.eu/ABMidlands/winners2016.php. dead.
  37. Web site: Birmingham Post Power 250: Business Lobby. birminghampost. 26 November 2016. 1 April 2016.
  38. Web site: Brown. Graeme. 2016-04-02. Birmingham Post Power 250: The West Midlands' most influential. 2021-04-24. Business Live. en.
  39. Web site: 2017-09-04. Innovation 50 names region's most forward-thinking companies TheBusinessDesk.com. 2021-04-24. West Midlands. en.
  40. Web site: Aston University. Aston University Graduation 2019.
  41. Web site: Dr Imandeep Kaur - honorary graduate speech. Impact Hub Birmingham.
  42. Web site: 2019-10-15. Finalists are revealed for the English Women's Awards 2019. 2021-04-24. en-GB.

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