Areeq Chowdhury

The annual economic output of Newham is worth almost £10billion.

And yet, we are ranked as one of the most deprived boroughs in the country.

I'm running for Mayor because I want to build a Newham we can be proud of. Here's how I'll make that happen.

In May, voters across Newham will be faced with a simple choice: more of the same with Labour or a better future with the Green Party.

It was great to have so many with us on Sunday to deliver this message to households across Maryland and Forest Gate. Join us on the campaign trail and help us win.

A group photo featuring Areeq Chowdhury wearing a Green Party rosette.

Even in the rain there were so many of us from @newhamgreens.bsky.social out today to get @areeq.bsky.social elected Newham’s first Green Mayor of Newham!

93,000+ views on our campaign video now across all platforms. Help us reach 100,000? Word of mouth is our most powerful campaign tool and will help us win big in May.

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A packed first meeting of the Save Newham Libraries campaign here in Forest Gate!

Our libraries are vital public services that support everyone from kids to the elderly –

Greens unveil candidate for Newham Mayoral Election The Green Party has announced its candidate for the May 2026 Newham Mayoral Election

Our candidate for Mayor of Newham
www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/2574724...

We're at 21% on our Crowdfunder for @areeq.bsky.social's mayoral campaign here in Newham. Can you help us get it higher?
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/elect-areeq

A week since announcing our campaign for Mayor of Newham, we've raised >£1,000, had 85,000 views on the launch video, and welcomed incredible new volunteers.

We have the momentum and can win. Join us, donate if you can, and help build a Newham we can be proud of.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/elect-areeq

In May we have a huge opportunity to elect @greenparty.org.uk councillors in Waltham Forest.

We have been campaigning across the borough @wfgreens.bsky.social. You can find out more about our campaign days here walthamforest.greenparty.org.uk/home/get-invol…

Newham is in desperate need of new leadership. @areeq.bsky.social has tirelessly campaigned for residents, bringing much needed scrutiny to the council.

It is clear that change is needed and Areeq is ready to deliver.

You can also donate to the fundraiser here www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/elect-areeq

To win we are going to need thousands of people to come out and vote for us and, if you're willing, we need your help.

We are not funded by corporations or billionaires - we are funded by people like you.

Donate what you can & thank you for backing our campaign.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/elect-areeq

👏 alright @areeq.bsky.social nice one! Looking forward to working with @newhamgreens.bsky.social to make you our next Mayor in this Borough!

Areeq HE SPEAKS SO WELL!!!!

Thank you! 🙏🏾

Greens across the country are stepping up to represent their local communities this May. Green mayors and councillors will stand up fairer, greener communities 💚

Great news for East London, and a great choice of candidate by the Green Party 🤩

We're so excited to have @areeq.bsky.social as our candidate for Mayor of #Newham

Under @zackpolanski.bsky.social we are surging in the polls... but we need your help to WIN in Newham!

Donate to our Crowdfunder:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/elect-areeq

I am pleased to have been selected as the @greenparty.org.uk candidate for Mayor of Newham.

As Mayor, I will root out the corruption and incompetence in the Council and ensure we have the best possible environment to live in.

Share this video and help us build a Newham we can be proud of.

This was a truly heartening day, with deeply thoughtful challenges to the dominant narrative framed around AGI, coming from across disciplines and perspectives. Felt like the tide might finally be turning a bit, at least among the scientific community. Thanks @royalsociety.org!

It was good to meet the team and steering committee in person on Monday after working together for two years.

As ever, this is just the beginning of our engagement on the subject. Read it, share it, act on it - and help us to ensure these technologies can help us all live independent, fulfilled lives. 5/

This report was a labour of love. A lot of hard work has gone into this over the past 2.5 years from June Brawner, Charise Johnson, Mahi Hardalupas, Isabelle Magkoeva, James Hannaford, Nicole Mwananshiku, Sumaiya Zahoor, Ella Maule, Ella Markham, Caroline Gehin, & many others across the Society. 4/

It explores the landscape of digital assistive technologies (covering questions related to disability data, small data, and inclusive design) and contains case studies of these technologies for work, play, rest, and care. 3/

The report was chaired by Sir Bernard Silverman FRS and guided by an expert committee involving Dr Vint Cerf FRS, Prateek Madhav, Professor Jacques Fleuriot, Professor Cathy Holloway, Dr Hamied Haroon, Dr Louise Hickman, Professor Paul Upchurch, Professor Seralynne Vann, and Professor Mike Wald. 2/

Disability technology | Royal Society The Disability Technology report explores the potential for data-driven digital technologies to reduce barriers that disabled people encounter in their everyday lives.

The Royal Society's new report, Disability technology, published today, calls for the collection of new types of disability data and for the recognition of smartphones as an assistive technology akin to hearing aids, manual wheelchairs, and white canes. 1/

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Hi, thanks so much. What's the best email to reach you on?

We are doing some work @royalsociety.org on researcher access to social media data for use in analysing and combating disinformation.

If you are working in this space or have recommended reading / people to look up, please get in touch.

AI Opportunities Action Plan Recommendations for the government to capture the opportunities of AI to enhance growth and productivity and create tangible benefits for UK citizens.

Great to see the AI Opportunities Action Plan published today.

We were pleased to feed in recommendations from @royalsociety.org on access to essential AI infrastructures, privacy-preserving techniques for access to public sector data, and energy proportionality.
www.gov.uk/government/p...

Let 2025 be a year where the tech policy community thinks about how to actually be effective in achieving its goals of a better society.

There are so many examples of abject failure and so few examples of success.

Ethical frameworks, academic papers, and legislation do not equate to progress.

Oh dear 😑 you need to watch it!