Save ESOL - save adult further education
Education should be free

Saturday 28th April 1pm
an afternoon of protest music and speeches
Meet opposite Homerton Hospital in the Park at 1pm - march to Hackney Town Hall - protest at Hackney town Hall with other colleges at 2pm.

Free - or at least affordable - English lessons for speakers of other langauages (ESOL) are under attack.

Meet outside 100 Stoke Newington Church Street to leaflet and petition against the local GP surgery being handed over to the private sector.

Friends of Ernesto Campaign: Newsletter No 3

Re-launch of Friends Of Ernesto Campaign

Click 'read more' to read the newsletter; click here for background to the campaign.

From Ernesto's brother

At 8.00am on Monday 1st of May 2006 my brother – Ernesto Leal (41) was arrested and taken from outside his home and held at Bishopsgate Police Station with a deportation order, he was later sent to Belmarsh Detention Centre.

DCH is organising a National Conference on Monday May 22 at the TUC, central London. The conference aims to unite all those in areas retaining council housing, those with ALMOs who don’t want two-stage privatisation and those facing transfer or ALMOs this year to win the ‘Fourth Option’.

A good local school for every child - Will the Education Bill deliver?

Conference sponsored by NUT and Institute of Education

Register in advance (free) here.

Help step up the pressure to win a secure future for council housing – make sure every area with council housing (including ALMOs) is represented.

The rally starts at 12 noon and will finish by 4pm (Methodist Central Hall Westminster). There’s a rolling platform of tenants, MPs, councillors and trade unionists, workshops and a chance to meet delegations from other areas.

Speakers:

• Tony Benn

• Diane Abbott MP (invited)
• Baljeet Ghale (NUT executive and vice president elect)
• Ricky Jones (Hackney Unison)
• parents from Homerton and Haggerston schools

This meeting has been called by Hands Off Hackney Schools, which was set up by Hackney NUT, Hackney Unison, and local parents.

Registration free.

A one-day (10:30 to 16:00) TUC conference for union activists, full-time trade union organisers and officers, political, community, religious and third sector activists and officers.

• How can unions build better links with community networks and organisations?

• What are the shared values and ideas held by unions and community organisations?
• What can unions learn from community organisations and community actions?
• Are there opportunities for joining together to win on issues of social justice, dignity and respect?
• In what ways, can unions contribute to positive change in local communities?

Nearest tube: Tottenham Court Road. To register interest or request more information email Paul Hamilton or Paula Nowak, or call Paul or Paula on 020 7467 1218