February 13, 2018
Invitation to the #HaringeyWelcome Campaign Launch Dear all Haringey Welcome warmly invites you to attend the launch of our campaign to make our borough an inclusive and safe home for migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. 3pm-6pm Saturday 24th February 2018 The Engine Room, Unit A, Eagle Heights, Lebus Street, Tottenham, N17 9FU Since 2015, […]
Category: Uncategorised
Tags: race and immigration
August 2, 2017
Date: Weds 9th – Mon 14th Aug Location: Colesdale Farm, Northaw Road West, Cuffley, Hertfordshire EN6 4QZ (Trains from Finsbury Park/Hornsey etc) It’s described as: Five days of skill-sharing for grassroots ecological direct action – make links, share ideas, and get involved in the struggles against fracking, new roads and more. It’s organised on non-hierarchical […]
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Tags: community
July 2, 2017
To the London Fire Brigade from the Syrian Civil Defence [White Helmets] in Daraa, Southern Syria: We were saddened to hear about the loss of souls in the Grenfell Tower fire, including Mohammad al-Haj Ali, a Syrian from our home of Daraa who had fled to London seeking safety from death and destruction. We […]
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Tags: housing
June 26, 2017
“When society places hundreds of proletarians in such a position that they inevitably meet a too early and an unnatural death, one which is quite as much a death by violence as that by the sword or bullet; its deed is murder just as surely as the deed of the single individual.” “These words were […]
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Tags: housing
June 5, 2017
Theresa May called an election supposedly so she can deliver us a ‘strong and stable’ future with Brexit. But isn’t the biggest concern for most people just how unstable our lives and communities have become since the Tories introduced austerity in 2010? The Tories brought in austerity supposedly to reduce the country’s deficit, claiming public […]
Category: Features
May 1, 2017
Over the last few months, the police and Home Office have been systematically arresting, detaining and deporting European Economic Area (EEA) national rough sleepers. In May last year, the Government adopted the legally dubious position that rough-sleeping is an “abuse” of EU Citizens’ right to freedom of movement”. The “abuse of right” law is intended to allow the deportation […]
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Tags: housing
July 2, 2016
Years ago, Margaret Thatcher got elected. Her and her gang nicknamed ‘The Tories’ conned loads of us to buy our council houses. At the time people said, “Don’t do it, it’s a con”. Yet many fell for it. Some wanted to make a quick buck. Others saw it as “protecting” their housing security. Not trusting […]
Category: News
July 2, 2016
The introduction of Universal Credit, which replaces many state benefits, will have a damaging effect on millions of working families, leaving the poorest running up the down escalator. Under Universal Credit low-paid workers will be required to work with DWP job coaches to seek more work hours, higher pay, or an extra job as a […]
Category: News
July 2, 2016
We hear politicians claim “the NHS is safe in our hands” but do any of us believe these lies? Go into any A&E. Try and get a GP’s appointment. If you have drug or mental health problems try and get help. Ask anyone with care needs how they cope. We all know the results. Money […]
Category: News
July 2, 2016
For the last two years, politicians and the media have been telling us that we are in the throes of a refugee crisis. Whenever those with power use language like this, it is worth scratching the surface in order to see the bigger picture.
Category: News
