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Workers' advice project: first session

Submitted by Janine on Tue, 16/02/2010 - 20:46.

The first session of Hackney’s ‘workers advice project' took place on Saturday 13 February. The Project is part of the Hackney Unites initiative of which Hackney TUC is a founding member.



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Letter to HTUC from Hackney Solidarity Network

Submitted by Janine on Mon, 11/01/2010 - 09:13.

Hackney TUC has received the following letter from the Hackney Solidarity Network ...

Hackney Solidarity Network was set up in early 2008 to help local campaigning groups network and so to increase their effectiveness, on the basis that the more we work together the stronger we are. Over the last two years HSN has developed to the extent that we are at a stage where the current organisers believe we should formalise how we work.



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Hackney Heckler Launched!

Submitted by Janine on Fri, 02/10/2009 - 23:00.

Hackney's only truly independent non commercial community newspaper, Hackney Heckler is launched October 3rd 2009 by Hackney Solidarity Network.

HSN sees the Hackney Heckler as providing a platform for campaigns to report their the news about their campaigns in Hackney, and the first issue contains articles about the Woodberry Down housing scandal, the Sam Hallam Campaign, Hackney TUC's campaign against the BNP, the witchhunt against Hackney Unison branch officers, news from the local RMT Overground dispute and a wide list of local contacts, plus much more.



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No to workfare in Hackney

Submitted by Janine on Mon, 11/05/2009 - 16:03.

Dear friend,

I am emailing from London Coalition Against Poverty, a social justice group involved in campaigns for justice for workers of all statuses; the unemployed, homeless, and those demanding decent housing and better conditions.

As a campaign, we were involved in actions and attempted mobilisations around the appalling so-called Welfare Reform Bill, including a national week of action. The PCS also organised lobbying against the bill, but it passed in the third reading on March 17th. The bill calls for a number of draconian changes to welfare including the abolition of income support, radical changes to disability benefits, compulsory labour in the form of 'Work for your Benefits' and increased privatisation of Job Centre Pluses.


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Meeting: How will the Welfare 'Abolition' Bill affect us?

Submitted by Janine on Mon, 09/11/2009 - 18:21.
22/11/2009 - 13:30
22/11/2009 - 17:30

Venue: Navarino Mansions Community Hall, Dalston Lane (near Hackney Downs), E8 1LB

Free to attend – tea, coffee and snacks free too!

Wheelchair accessible. Childcare available – see below.




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Campaigners Object to Shopping Centre Army Showroom

Submitted by Janine on Sat, 25/04/2009 - 18:40.

Campaigners are sending the following open letter to the management of the Kingsland Shopping Centre. The intention is to collect signatures of councillors, trades unionists and other community figures, send it to the named individuals and then, since it is an Open Letter, to the editor of the Gazette.



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Part-time Community Organiser (temporary)

Submitted by Janine on Sat, 24/01/2009 - 19:50.

As part of its on-going commitment to community organising and anti-fascism, Hackney TUC is seeking to recruit a part time community organiser.

The role is for one day per week from February through to June, with the dual objective of building a sustainable community coalition and mobilising an anti-fascist vote in the June 2009 EU elections.



March and rally: Save ESOL

Submitted by Janine on Wed, 25/04/2007 - 14:33.
28/04/2007 - 13:00
28/04/2007 - 15:00

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.


Campaigning against GP Surgery Privatisation

Submitted by Janine on Wed, 25/04/2007 - 14:03.
28/04/2007 - 11:00

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


Stop Ernesto Leal's deportation!

Submitted by Janine on Tue, 22/08/2006 - 08:57.
Ernesto Leal

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.



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