May 28, 2013
by Dee I arrived at Homebase, Harringay, several minutes late for a noon picket against workfare, and was just about to start leafletting when a couple of managers came out to talk to us. One of them was the store manager, and the other was from head office. The woman from head office said that […]
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Tags: workplace organising
May 10, 2013
On Thursday 10 May, over 15 people from Haringey and Brent travelled to Edgware Road to hold a protest outside the main offices of Genesis Housing Association – a major social landlord in the borough. In April, the Conservative-Liberal coalition trialed a benefit cap on 4 London boroughs, one of which is Haringey. This has […]
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Tags: debt / welfare benefits
May 9, 2013
When the government launched its benefit cap trial in four London boroughs last month, Haringey Housing Action Group, Haringey Solidarity Group and others were at the DWP office in Stratford on 15th April to protest against the cap and to call for it to be scrapped. 28 days later, with the effects of the cap […]
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Tags: debt / welfare benefits
May 7, 2013
No Evictions! Cut Rents Not BenefitsProtest : Thursday 9th May, 8am, at Genesis Housing Association Head OfficeCapital House, 25 Chapel Street, London, NW1 5DT (next to Edgware Rd tube, circle Line exit) With the pilot of the Government’s benefit cap starting in four London boroughs on April 15, Genesis Housing Association wasted no time in […]
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Tags: housing
May 2, 2013
A major provider of temporary accommodation in Haringey is initiating eviction proceedings against households affected by the benefit cap. In the last couple of weeks, some tenants of properties leased by Genesis Housing Association have received letters telling them that they would be seeking a Possession Order to evict the tenant.
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Tags: housing
April 30, 2013
This is a statement from Paul Nicholson from Taxpayers Against Poverty: I am refusing to pay my council tax in support of the many people in the uk suffering under the catastrophic and very unfair benefit cuts and caps, who are also charged a council tax they cannot pay. This is a personal decision for […]
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Tags: debt / welfare benefits
April 29, 2013
On Saturday 27th April 2013,as part of a London-wide day of action against Letting Agents, 20 Haringey Community Housing Inspectors went out to investigate the practices of local Letting Agents in Green Lanes, Haringey. Other actions took place in other parts of London including in Islington/Hackney, Brixton and Herne Hill, see the Let Down campaign […]
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Tags: housing
April 26, 2013
Join in, and meet at 12 noon outside Turnpike Lane tube. We will once again be taking to the streets of Haringey to inspect local letting agents as part of Let Down: a day of action against letting agents. Six months ago, on 6 October 2012, local housing campaigners became ‘Community Housing Inspectors’ to investigate […]
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Tags: housing
April 11, 2013
This Sunday, a few of people from Boycott Workfare will be coming to Haringey to picket Homebase in Green Lanes about their take up of forced labour. Sunday is their busiest trading day in the week. Please come along and join in. 1pm-2.30pm, Sunday 14th April, Haringey Homebase, Green Lanes. (close to Sainsbury’s & Harringay […]
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Tags: workplace organising
April 8, 2013
Homes for Haringey is the borough’s arms-length management organisation, set up to manage council housing. Recently, we have found out that local unemployed people are being forced to work on their estates for no pay and with no workplace rights. Please come and support a lunchtime protestthis Wednesday 10th April, 1pmat the Homes for Haringey […]
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Tags: local services
