Where now for the grassroots housing movement? Come and join grass roots campaigns and housing activists to discuss where we are now, where we want to go and how to get there. When: on Nov 14th 10 am to 6 pm Where: All Saints Community Centre, 105 New Cross Rd. London, SE14 5DJ The sessions are:... Continue Reading →
2015 Mayday Report
Some commented numbers were slightly down on the year previous when the RMT threw their weight behind the Mayday march after Bob Crows death. On the way to the rallying point people would have come across an SWP banner emblazoned with “Hands off Tower Hamlets”. They’re consistent, if nothing else, we should give them that.... Continue Reading →
Carpenters Solidarity
Carpenters Solidarity UCL has chosen the Carpenters Estate in Newham, a council housing estate adjacent to the Olympic park, home to 318 households who are now set to lose their homes and community, as the site for its proposed Stratford campus. Many have already been forced out by Newham Council over the last decade. UCL’s... Continue Reading →
Carpenters Carve Up
Carpenters Estate and the UCL- Tenants and Students Act We reprint an except from the student action group Bloomsbury Fightback below “There are several questions we have all been asking over these last few years: Where will we live? How will we be able to afford such expensive rent in London? How will we find... Continue Reading →