London Coalition Against Poverty

Demonstrate Against Estate Sell Offs

Demonstrate at Hackney Town Hall!
Say NO to selling off our land!
6 – 7 pm Wednesday the 23rd of July 2008
Hackney Council plans to raise money by selling land from the borough’s council estates: they call this Estates Plus. Right now they have been trying to convince the residents of Frampton Park estate (just off Mare [...]

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 [...]

Free Workplace rights training:

BULLY FOR A BOSS? LOW PAY? UNSAFE CONDITIONS?
DON’T JUST MOAN, ORGANISE!
The London Coalition Against Poverty presents a FREE one day workshop on SATURDAY 12TH JULY 2008 with sessions on

WHAT IS DIRECT ACTION CASEWORK AND HOW TO USE IT
WHY WE NEED T0 ORGANISE AT WORK
HOW TO ORGANISE YOUR WORKPLACE

download leaflet here

Meeting about opposing the Estates Plus proposals on Frampton park estate

All welcome to the next meeting about opposing the Estates Plus proposals on Frampton park estate:
at:
Wednesday 9th July, Pitcairn Hall, 7pm. Pitcairn Hall is at the base of Pitcairn house, which is on the corner of Mare st and loddiges rd, near Hackney central rail or bethnal green tube.
Estates Plus is Hackney council’s plans to [...]

Frampton Park Estate is Not for Sale!

Today Hackney Council came to Frampton Park Estate in Hackney to hold a ‘drop in’ and convince people that letting them sell off bits of the estate to build on is a good idea. About twenty people showed up to talk to hired “convincer” contractors FIRST CALL – who had t o admit that [...]

  • About LCAP

    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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