September 8, 2011
Two anti-cuts protestors, Nicolas Christian and Jane Laporte, are celebrating as the case against them was dismissed. They had been accused of assaulting a police officer at a Haringey Civic Centre protest in February. The protest had been called by Haringey Alliance for Public Services in opposition to the council’s proposed £41m cuts to […]
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Tags: cuts
August 18, 2011
No Evictions of Tenants – We all have a Right to a Home! Statement from Hackney Housing Group and Haringey Housing Action Group We condemn the use of evictions by Wandsworth Council as a punishment measure for families who have criminal charges against them after the riots. In the first place, Wandsworth Council has issued […]
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Tags: housing
August 14, 2011
3,000 march through Hackney & Haringey on Saturday 13th August to demand: Give Our Kids A Future! On Saturday 13th August, 3,000 people of all ages and backgrounds, mainly from Hackney and Haringey, but with additional support from all around London, marched from Gillet Square, Dalston in Hackney, to Tottenham Green in Haringey.
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Tags: community
August 12, 2011
A few of us in HSG met up this week to discuss the events in Haringey on the night of 6th August and those that followed. It’s been impossible to come up with something that we all agree on, but we have put some thoughts down about the things we talked about. We feel that, […]
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August 12, 2011
Give Our Kids A Future! Saturday 13th August, 1pmAssemble Gillett Square, Dalston, N16. March to Tottenham Green, N15 Our communities need a united response to both the riots and the causes of despair and frustration that can result in riots. We call for: – A culture of valuing, not demonising, youth and unemployed people– Support […]
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August 8, 2011
A fair few of us from Haringey Solidarity Group saw, at first hand, events in Tottenham on Saturday night, sending live updates via our Twitter account (_HSG_), and once we’ve caught up on our sleep we’ll probably post something here. In the meantime, here is a link to an interview with Stafford Scott, self-described “active […]
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August 1, 2011
At a council planning meeting on Monday 18 July, a proposal to bring one of the largest MBT waste processing sites in Europe to North London was put on hold. The North London Waste Authority (NLWA) wants to build an industrial waste processing plant in to manage waste from up to seven London boroughs. They […]
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Tags: planning & development
July 26, 2011
Statement from the Wards Corner Community Coalition At 11.30pm on 20th July, Haringey Council’s special planning subcommittee refused the application by developer Grainger PLC to demolish the block at Wards Corner in Seven Sisters, Tottenham, a site that is home to a number of well-established, independent shops, the Seven Sisters market and a street of […]
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July 19, 2011
NO to demolition and corporate redevelopment!YES to renewal and community empowerment! Wednesday 20th July 2011, 6.30pmHaringey Civic Centre, High Road, N22 Lobby the Planning Committee: Be Seen. Be Heard. Your Support is Vital. Come and Join In! Private developers, Grainger’s, have made an application to demolish this historic and important site, evict the thriving indoor […]
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July 3, 2011
Local newspapers across the UK and Ireland are being destroyed by owners who put profit before everything else – quality, staffing and sales. Haringey has three local titles – the Haringey Advertiser, part of the North London & Herts Newspapers group owned by Sir Ray Tindle, the Haringey Independent, owned by Newsquest and the The […]
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Tags: workplace organising
