Peter Gilson

DEVELOPMENT TROUBLESHOOTER successfully providing creative policy and advice to enable communities to become self-empowered: * Produced Report for current Mayor of Atlanta on Community Identity. * Served two-year term as Governor of Special Needs Elementary and Middle School. * City Councilor focusing on strategic development of new role of City Council, following National UK Government re-organization of City Council functions. * Community Organizer successfully lobbying City Council to create citywide co-coordinating committee for youth organizations. Co-founder of city community association, serving equivalent co-coordinating role for senior community organizations.

PASSIONATE ADVOCATE for progressive causes in support of transparency in public institutions and assistance for historically disadvantaged regions and peoples: * Championing voice of ordinary working people in US politics. * Campaigning for citizens to be involved in design of policing policy in US. * Speechwriter for Michael Dukakis and Margaret Thatcher. * Founded International Center for Public Policy, research foundation promoting transparency in international affairs: published book detailing 25 years of corruption in British Government arms sales. * British Conservative Party National Campaigning Unit: team-member responsible for grassroots-canvassing techniques which swung battleground constituencies in successful Elections of 1983 and 1987. * Regional Board Member of British Conservative Party National Policy Center: specialized in programs on inner cities, poverty and special needs education. * Regular guest speaker at British Conservative Party National Conventions: economy, inner cities and outreach techniques.

Twenty-seven year investigation into the corrupting influence of the international arms trade on UK and US politics. My mate and political mentor turned up dead in the woods in 1988. He was Margaret Thatcher's favorite speechwriter. The death did not make sense. I began to ask all the right questions in all the wrong places. Began a rollercoaster of an adventure, involving getting shot at, warned off by the CIA, and meeting with an array of individuals from US, British and Israeli Intelligence. All leading to a remarkable story of corruption at the highest levels of British government over the past 30 years. And continuing to this day.

Well. I've been here three weeks. I'm an opinionated ... bloke. And I have some opinions on the impact that classwork has on young(er) students. Folks, this is supposed to be a journey in education, not boot camp. So, I have some ideas for reform. Read on.

Life is not all grind. There is play. I compose really, really catchy glitter pop. Try it out. I am available to perform - small or large gatherings; indoor and outdoor!