The Mayor of London, Ken Livingston, has honoured Margaret Jackson for her years of public service to the black and ethnic minorities in south London at a ceremony on 22 January, 2004.
Margaret, 87, is a long-time associate of Initiatives of Change. Mayor Livingston presented her with a certificate from the Southwark Race and Equalities Council (SREC) 'in recognition of her life-long services to the Black and Ethnic Minority community in the London Borough of Southwark'. It is signed by Councillor Aubyn Graham, Chair of the SREC, and by Councillor Columba Blango, the Mayor of Southwark. Margaret was a local government councillor in Southwark, 1978 to 1986, during which time she also served on the SREC executive board. She was also active with the Croydon-based South London Bridgebuilders, an informal multiracial group initiated by MRA/Initiatives of Change. She was one of several awarded at the ceremony which took place before an audience of 200 people at the Damilola Taylor Centre in Southwark. Among the audience was Damilola Taylor's father, Richard, who has been fighting for justice ever since the murder of his 10-year-old son, Damilola, on the steps of his home in the borough.
Margaret Jackson was awarded the MBE in 1946 in recognition of her work in the Special Operations Executive during World War II.
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