#LondonIsOpen
I received the below communication from Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, which may be of interest:
Dear Colleague,
Today I have launched #LondonIsOpen, a major campaign to show that London is united, open to business and open to the world following the EU referendum.
#LondonIsOpen will show Londoners and people everywhere that London remains entrepreneurial, international, and full of creativity and opportunities, while reassuring the more than one million foreign nationals who live in London that they will always be welcome, and that any form of discrimination will not be tolerated.
I’m urging all Londoners, businesses, cultural and educational institutions to show their support for the #LondonIsOpen message via social media. I have also invited creatives to join the #LondonIsOpen movement, by creating ‘open source’ designs to be shared across different social platforms and media.
High profile figures and organisations, from Jude Law, and Jarvis Cocker, to Richard Branson and Google, have come on board, and they’re throwing their collective weight behind the campaign to reach as many people as possible.
Creative and musical stars feature in videos shared today on Twitter to kick start the campaign: Corinne Bailey Rae and Olly Murs, Konnie Huq and Chris Moyles, Niall Horan and Jude Law (as well as Baaba Maal, Ella Eyre, Lianne La Havas, and The Mystery Jets.)
We all know that, in London, we don’t simply tolerate our differences, we celebrate them. Many people from all over the globe live and work here, contributing to every aspect of life in our city. We now need to make sure that people across London, and the globe, hear the message loud and clear that #LondonIsOpen.
This is why I’m also asking everyone in City Hall to get involved with the campaign. Please spread the word that London is united, full of creativity and open for business. We can all send this simple, positive message to the world: #LondonIsOpen.
A few things you can share:
Best wishes,
Sadiq Khan
#LondonIsOpen
