Welfare: Know Your Rights
As part of the Hackney Unemployed Workers Group’s continued activity to promote true understanding of how to combat the oppressive welfare system in the UK, a training and information day has been organised for Saturday the 27th of February at Navarino Mansions Community Hall, Dalston, near Hackney Downs station (google map).
Hear about benefits you might [...]
LCAP Statement on Christelle Pardo’s Death
On June 13th 2009, Christelle Pardo and her son, Kayjah, tragically died falling from the sixth floor of one of Hackney’s temporary accommodation hostels. The reason? All of Christelle Pardo’s benefits were cut off by the Department for Work and Pensions; after her application for Income Support was rejected she did not receive any of [...]
Hackney Council lets down the Hackney Housing Group!
For more information contact londoncoalitionagainstpoverty@gmail.com
Yesterday the Hackney Housing Group, a group of people who are homeless, temporarily housed, overcrowded or experiencing bad or unsuitable housing were left waiting when Nargis Khan, Council Cabinet member for Community services failed to show up to a meeting she had arranged nearly two months before. The group was told [...]
Hostel Residents’ Demands
Hackney Hostel Residents’ Group has developed demands at its meetings and through working groups, which have been presented to Diane Abbott MP. She is contacting the Mayor, Jules Pipe, and the head of housing in Hackney for a joint meeting.
Our problems, as Temporary Accommodation Residents of Hackney Council, are too big for MPs to avoid [...]
Poetry Dinner from Hackney Unemployed Workers Action
Hackney Unemployed Workers Action Group present an evening of delicious Indian food, live spoken word and DJs on Monday 21st September 7-11pm, Pogo Cafe, 76 Clarence Road, Hackney, E5 (google map)
Featuring:
Kate Tempest – inspirational young MC-poet from South London
Jonny Fluffypunk – the ‘pastoral nihilist’ famous for his comic insight born of bitter experience
Angry Sam [...]