London Coalition Against Poverty

‘Talk to us, not about us’

Abahlali baseMjondolo the shack dwellers movement from South Africa visit Hackney.
BENEFIT Fri 4 Sept 7.30pm-2am@ the Belgrade Social Centre, 2a Belgrade Rd, London N16 8DJ (google map)

Demonstrate Against Hackney’s Evictions!

When:
2pm Saturday 9 May
Where:
Rally outside 67A Stoke Newington rd N16 – the Hackney temporary accommodation office
Everyone needs a home – but Ahmed Dalvi (Manager of Hackney temporary accommodation services) thinks he can ask the police to carry out illegal evictions, throwing people and their children out of hostels with nowhere to go. In Hackney’s [...]

An LCAP Member @ Speakers’ Corner

A member of LCAP giving a speech during a rally at Speakers’ Corner, Hyde Park, at the end of the Put People First march.

RMT Cleaners’ Secretary avoids sack. Fight for Mary’s reinstatement continues.

Protest Demanding Mary Be Reinstated
Wednesday January 14th
10000hrs at London Bridge or1100hrs at ISS office Greenwhich
Last week, ISS, one of the largest cleaning contractors on the Underground, attempted to break the strength of the cleaners on the Underground by picking off two reps. Clara Osagiede, the RMT Cleaners Grade Secretary for the underground was called into [...]

Direct Action Casework Training – Saturday 26 July – 10am-5pm – Stepney Green

We’re pleased to announce the second of our Direct Action Casework (DAC) Trainings. DAC is a means of resolving the unfair and unlawful
treatment of people at the hands of institutions which treat disadvantaged people badly by going beyond the traditonal boundaries of advocacy. It means bringing people together to take action which challenges those [...]

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    London Coalition Against Poverty is a coalition of groups which are based on the idea that through solidarity and direct action, ordinary people have the power to change our own lives. See details of group meetings below. More about LCAP
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    Hackney Unemployed Workers' Action meeting every Thursday from 12pm in Cafe Bohemia, 2 Bohemia Place, off Mare St, Hackney. Tea and coffee provided. (google map)



    Hackney Housing Group meeting at Navarino Mansions on Dalston Lane, to give and receive support on housing problems and campaign for better housing near Hackney Downs station every second Saturday, 12 pm to 2 pm, please contact 07931 698 438 for more details.



    Islington Group Meeting about problems with the benefits system and anti poverty campaigns every second Wednesday 12.30pm at HNG Old Fire Station, 85 Mayton St, N7 6QT. Contact islington_against_poverty@yahoo.com for more details.
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