tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2559976678772078832024-03-05T01:29:21.006-08:00Southwark Save Our ServicesSouthwark Save Our ServicesSouthwarkSOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11355199008143693736noreply@blogger.comBlogger157125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255997667877207883.post-49276910133913943932017-01-04T06:31:00.003-08:002017-01-04T07:10:37.844-08:00<br />
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health, housing & social care – but now schools & nurseries face cuts! </span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">For many people, 2016 finished with a sense of foreboding of what this
new year has in store…but there are grounds for optimism - the government has
backed off key parts of the Housing & Planning Act, and in Southwark the
Council has been forced to recognise its failings over <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">housing provision</b> and now say they will ensure that property
developers’ promised social housing will be delivered (report </span><a href="http://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/gov-report-finds-council-failed-years-monitor-developers-broken-promises-provide-social-housing/"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">here</span></span></a><span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">). However,
estate demolition still threatens, and campaign groups meet this month to
challenge it. (See below.)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Pressure on <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">health services</b>
through underfunding are often well-documented (as this recent </span><a href="http://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/kings-tommys-fail-hit-governments-ae-waiting-list-targets-12-months/"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">article</span></span></a><span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"> shows) and a
national demonstration is being organised, but cuts to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">education</b> are now increasing: nursery school in south London face </span><a href="https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-news/hundreds-nursery-schools-could-close-under-funding-changes"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">closure</span></span></a><span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"> and Southwark’s
council-run schools face a budget cut of £5m this year under a government plan to
take funding from city schools (recent news coverage </span><a href="http://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/council-run-schools-see-5m-cut-government-plans-revamp-national-schools-funding-2/"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">here</span></span></a><span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">) Academy
schools’ cuts have yet to be announced. All these campaigns need your support,
so please get involved.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">8am. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Protest/leafleting at Waterloo Station, opposing
cuts to services and staffing plus fare increases. </b>Part of a national day
of action, calling for a publicly owned railway with affordable fares. While
fares keep rising, cuts to services and staffing are taking place across the
network – with more ticket offices closing, removal of guards from trains,
extension of driver only operations and fewer staff at stations to provide help
when we need it. Organised by Action for Rail. #railripoff.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Thursday 5 January</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">1pm. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Emergency - protest against eviction of
homeless charity and food bank Divine Rescue </b>which<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>is about to be evicted from their premises on the Aylesbury Estate
by Southwark Council. Join Sister Catherine to stop the eviction at Thurlow
Lodge community hall, Wendover, corner of Albany Road and Thurlow Street, SE17.
Read about the charity’s work <a href="http://www.together-uk.org/southwark-wellbeing-hub/the-directory/9020/divine-rescue/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">here</span></a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">10am. for 10.30 start.
‘<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Social Care in Southwark’ meeting</b> organised
by Southwark Pensioners Action group. Cllr Richard Livingstone will outline local
provision of social care. There will be plenty of time for questions and
discussion. Venue: Southwark Pensioners Centre, 305 - 307 Camberwell Road SE5
0HQ. (Two minutes from Camberwell Green.) </span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Wednesday 11 January </span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">7pm. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Anti-demolition estates meeting.</b> Venue:
Bread and Roses pub, 68 Clapham Manor Street, SW4 6DZ. </span><a href="http://facebook.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cb39db56cab07dad23385b7eb&id=0b9644f9d4&e=31808d95fb" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">map here</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">. Come to this meeting if you are fighting
demolition, redevelopment or social cleansing. For more information contact Angela
Forrester at forrester63@outlook.com</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Thursday 19 January </span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">7pm. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The People's Question Time - Brexit: What
are our Demands?</b> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Panel to include: Emily
Thornberry MP - Shadow Foreign Secretary, Labour Party, Amelia Womack - Deputy
Leader, Green Party, Kevin Courtney - General Secretary, National Union of
Teachers, Lindsey German - People's Assembly, Malia Bouattia - President,
National Union of Students, Steve Turner - Assistant General Secretary, UNITE, (more
tbc) Venue: St Pancras Church, Euston Road, NW1 2BA. Organised by the People’s
Assembly. </span><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/peoples-question-time-brexit-what-are-our-demands-tickets-29640390205"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">Click here</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"> for more info and to book your place.</span></div>
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19th January </span></u></div>
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- 9pm. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public organising
meeting.</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"> (Contact
<span style="margin: 0px;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">lambethkonp@gmail.com</a></span>
for venue.) The Lambeth group but covers some NHS Services in Southwark. There
is a Southwark Facebook group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/162021747930/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">here</span></a>. If you want to
help set up a Southwark KONP group, reply to this email or contact the
organisers at <span style="margin: 0px;">lambethkonp@gmail.com</span>.
Lambeth <span style="margin: 0px;">Facebook </span></span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LambethKONP"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">here</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">.
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19 January</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">6.30pm -8.30pm.<b> Old
Kent Road to Rotherhithe demo organising meeting</b>. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Venue: The Links Community Centre 353
Rotherhithe New Rd, London SE16 3HF. (This is a planning meeting for a demonstration
in solidarity with the Old Kent Road and Rotherhithe communities faced with "regeneration"
and demolitions). </span><a href="http://facebook.us12.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=cb39db56cab07dad23385b7eb&id=9578c0c89b&e=31808d95fb" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">map here</span></span></a><span style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><u><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">.</span></u></span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">7pm. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">London Keep Our NHS public meeting. </b>To
discuss and plan: What next in the campaign against STPs, News from campaigns
against closures and cuts, Building London wide backing for the 04 March
Demonstration. Venue: Camden Town Hall, Judd Street WC1H 9JE. More information from
www.defendlondonsnhs.wordpress.com and www.keepournhspublic.com</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Friday 27 January</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Time tbc. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">South London Community Screenings of Ken
Loach's powerful, must-see indictment of Britain’s benefits system, 'I, Daniel
Blake'</b>. Venue: Ruskin House Croydon. Get ticket info from
contact@southlondonpa.org</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Tuesday 31 January</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">7pm. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Southwark</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Defend Council Housing - organising meeting</b>. NOTE THE CHANGED VENUE:<span style="margin: 0px;"> Canada Estate Tenants’ Hall, Columbia Point,
Moodkee Street, SE16 7BB. </span>More information from </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">southwarkdch@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"> For info about
the national </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Axe the Housing Act
campaign See </span><a href="http://www.axethehousingact.org.uk/"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">website</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">, </span><a href="http://facebook.us12.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=cb39db56cab07dad23385b7eb&id=abf71a5ef0&e=31808d95fb" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">twitter</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"> and </span><a href="http://facebook.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cb39db56cab07dad23385b7eb&id=387cec434a&e=31808d95fb" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">facebook</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">..</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Saturday 4 March </span></u></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">National demonstration to defend the NHS</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">, in London called by Health Campaigns
Together and supported by Unite. More information at http://www.healthcampaignstogether.com/</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Saturday 11 March</span></u></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Benefit event for the Aylesbury housing campaign.</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"> Venue: Doubtfire Hall, Tatum Street, SE17.
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campaign </span><a href="https://u2445415.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=0n61QBpfsnIpetN0dF-2BI2-2FNNkm8L-2FABXI4K4cI0Zr3ZuGq8eyJQdJ6G6v6x48H1ZpLhdguz-2BgU7Hv2BLftyQPg-3D-3D_U7LExvDUOlx3FeWPtB1-2F6PRglIMszZ1N89o3Z8zfhVCfTVSJxm0rQH-2F76SKUOc0fIs5-2BhvfdJZGSOJzCvs86bFNQEAXY-2B1d2Hac6SCjBn2PO0VmuH5Mk1KcKVNtMhRm-2Fs68SyWwE62IszwvybYII1D8N7wiu2I4Qnm2OngG-2BwqFmkYanoA2i4yrzDz-2FULcwvMuNuBbmOUkom3tdz1Cdr86079T5Zk3w2vHN46BFetz8-3D" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">here</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"> .</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Save Our Nursery Schools.</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"> New cuts could mean the closure of nursery
schools in Southwark as well as in other areas. (See website and petition link
at http://www.savenurseryschools.org/).<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>If
you want to help setting up a Southwark action group to campaign against this,
email southwarksos@gmail.com to be put in touch.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">South London People’s Assembly</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>Contact
secretary@southlondonpa.org or reply to this email for more information.</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Southwark Pensioners Action Group. </span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Usually meet monthly at Southwark
Pensioners Centre, 305 - 307 Camberwell Road SE5 0HQ. (Two minutes from
Camberwell Green.) More info at http://www.spag.btck.co.uk/</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Southwark Trades Union Council </span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">For details of meetings contact the
secretary, Nick Phillips at stucsec@gmail.com</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Stand Up for your Rights – free training for
claimants. </span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Further
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<span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">The health service in Southwark is facing unprecedented threats of
privatisation and cuts to both patients’ services and NHS staff jobs and
conditions of work. The Government’s latest tactic is to </span><span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">use so-called 'health tourism' (a tiny fraction of total NHS costs) as a way of diverting </span><span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">attention from the government’s failure to address NHS underfunding.
Campaigning for improvements in social care and funding for health services
free at the point of delivery are focuses for events listed below, as well challenging
the threats to our post offices and the continued demolition of our council
housing. All local campaign meetings below are free to attend and newcomers are
always welcome!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">10am for 10.30am. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Campaigning for Social Care: talk and
discussion</b> led by Dot Gibson from the National Pensioners Convention.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Venue: Southwark Pensioners Centre, 305 - 307
Camberwell Road SE5 0HQ. (Two minutes from Camberwell Green.) Organised by
Southwark Pensioners Action Group. More info at http://www.spag.btck.co.uk/</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">8.30am – 12.30pm. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Visit the picket line outside</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Walworth Road</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Crown Post Office </b><span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>-<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>234 Walworth Rd, London SE17 1JD - whose<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>workers are on strike<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>against job cuts, privatisation & attacks
on pensions. Called by CWU. Send messages of support to southwarksos@gmail.com</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">10.30am -15.15pm. <span style="margin: 0px;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">‘More
than a Score’: Conference to organise opposition to SATs tests</b> in primary schools.
At Institute of Child Health, UCL Great Ormond St, 30 Guildford St, London,
WC1N 1EH. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Register at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">7pm. <b>How do we stop
council estate demolitions? Public Meeting in Rotherhithe</b>. Venue:
Canada Estate Tenants’ Hall, Columbia Point, Moodkee Street, SE16 7BB.
Organised by Southwark Defend Council Housing. Leaflet</span><a href="http://facebook.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cb39db56cab07dad23385b7eb&id=07e24ffbc9&e=31808d95fb" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;"> here</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">, , map </span><a href="http://facebook.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cb39db56cab07dad23385b7eb&id=8801fb3426&e=31808d95fb" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">here</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public
- Christmas social.</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"> Venue tbc. (The next business mtg is on 19th Jan.) The Lambeth group
but covers some NHS Services in Southwark. If you want to help set up a
Southwark KONP group, reply to this email or contact the organisers at <span style="margin: 0px;">lambethkonp@gmail.com</span>. See https://www.facebook.com/LambethKONP</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">12.00-2.00pm.<b> Howl of Protest for the NHS, </b>in Whitehall hosted by
Hands off our NHS</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">.
Facebook event<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>at </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/532688736922200/"><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">https://www.facebook.com/events/532688736922200/</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt; margin: 0px;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">to mark<b> </b>the
'signing off' of STPs - though the next phase of the battle begins in the
New Year<b>.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">7pm. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The People's Question Time - Brexit: What
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Panel to include: Emily
Thornberry MP - Shadow Foreign Secretary, Labour Party, Amelia Womack - Deputy
Leader, Green Party, Kevin Courtney - General Secretary, National Union of
Teachers, Lindsey German - People's Assembly, Malia Bouattia - President,
National Union of Students, Steve Turner - Assistant General Secretary, UNITE, (more
tbc) Venue: St Pancras Church, Euston Road, NW1 2BA. Organised by the People’s
Assembly. For more info and to book your place, go to https://www.eventbrite.co.uk.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">7pm. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Southwark</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Defend Council Housing - organising meeting</b>. Please note change to usual
venue:<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>Canada Estate Tenants’
Hall, Columbia Point, Moodkee Street, SE16 7BB.<span style="margin: 0px;"> </span>More information from </span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">southwarkdch@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"> For info about
the national </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Axe the Housing Act
campaign See </span><a href="http://www.axethehousingact.org.uk/"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">website</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">, </span><a href="http://facebook.us12.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=cb39db56cab07dad23385b7eb&id=abf71a5ef0&e=31808d95fb" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">twitter</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"> and </span><a href="http://facebook.us12.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cb39db56cab07dad23385b7eb&id=387cec434a&e=31808d95fb" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">facebook</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">. </span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">National demonstration to defend the NHS</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">, in London called by Health Campaigns
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like to hear from you. Tell us what you’re doing and we can advertise your
anti-cuts campaign activities. Email us at southwarksos@gmail.com. </span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Ritzy strikers</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">. Contact ritzylivingwage@gmail.com or Twitter </span><a href="https://u2445415.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=0n61QBpfsnIpetN0dF-2BI23YXbLvspd6iBuWg33QDH2o8LTEqJpglrokEOkejlOkpu-2BEkDfd97xd8Ez7SAENUNdeyO0yCQ73CXr9JS52eUk354826inPI0ASBVqAaKCA4O33CMcxVCU1n0Sx6hAZ4lSOFg3vVz-2FxJdXc4h4Uy4q-2B0qKv69ZRuCVFcYlhHeY-2B2oD8uUfkHNFwP3bo-2BoO2gJ-2FCIU7riLX0Bed87I-2FKEhKZK2dOuAC0hyn7mkh2bW4lMttA8PEOKuN0Z9dlNytqM2fnB2Lu9M0FhFqMrIuHZGafVPFmXj-2FgFFVezeZx3aNPXjjhsctzbAMFkPtYLl-2FXnA67QrtxMOsrZecIQFZCuzI5ZYA6ZesGRfM4t-2FA4nLA9L8avlyXn0Tkx3WLVcQnh4Ibb0s4V5AmyS5viF-2F-2Fc8D-2BBBV8OTdQQj-2Bt8sMOF1nCV3ksj5H5yEa1G8ZujH0ZcY3xhhrAz85ZpbCUyUl3rBQsG05KXKtU3QNOTmoxoq1M3IXVWujSHTSReSF8YGEaUOYkW3G58Q0uZ28w3dzXHOoFxVe6LH-2BIUsYT15q99AzAHbr4cbWKjYm66DzifVhwPKfP-2F7vBv-2FyVGi78y-2F89NHeBNOFUEunRJMLC3IyPD0Lm3tnDqMdaN4kc6TYDvRGNH3Tw9sXNWOAmFvaAQjE0M6nIWGkZPSKGHWXw-2Ff4-2FUr8r2Q5bFvK46Lpb2dfsSMkNb4yV7LT4N-2FXoaHNLblHdXFWMHHFExahK3FfsmxRI-2FlTHA-2FC4fF91yiy7Whb3173jpO3UlNk1RP1IZ2VFuto0eYKorUY8lpd-2FcbYuOJqpv8olpCvooyYMGuMn0cU8uGuEaH9pooxCpargnl2OpjlQMQwwOQSnafCXMSISASOKFOddhsJE29-2F3jWNAW4F9QeaVYUQyQYsoz5LiQLgPzaw0SXkCQnnOBhC-2BUSyq3IpQwfTqPfoSHuXWa1WfkYFVgjcsetDnqwsVPubZ4N07ZyWAr6PTWI9Dc8ln-2FWAY9yqU8HttzwIaPNKONk7pAd2VRnMA1P10-2BgGCCN0HLSApzPZiHfMnzWJHvU-2BhOkh6NJgbAvnriyFcGehis4GbQ8hLQU9CtXq8bA-2BHgzav2gQuWIvJnY3cT9K6pAx8sPML4ta-2FYZj-2FqfZmjk-2FbzOmf7PyGuuex0BTZndB8nmCwjZWMgOvSsrEd9bdSZd9aNwHmUUMcer5tuRsPbTzCY0VbubNxWEsXQ-2BT6oxHy96fG4JI8YRtfeke-2FtlGgufWyY6jXs2izYsrDZV0uF14oXY9DQaoFByxPB27baHhur9eUjs1iZYXyK4zfWqTNJKc4TK5vnkYpoBXp4ksWzyUMrsBb3NH-2FkGtilCmGTyvI8Uv7bl8ZuFTyGmNRxQVgaghsW2vYjf73rm9wDx_U7LExvDUOlx3FeWPtB1-2F6PRglIMszZ1N89o3Z8zfhVCfTVSJxm0rQH-2F76SKUOc0fIs5-2BhvfdJZGSOJzCvs86bIa5cnGqhHePW3-2B-2BTpw49TI-2FMpgEKxS-2BAJx0fTavgMk0TzOxJjfbiaTCqlvcIKVwTg2Ic9HOyKjMP7U-2FZNoNMUTeWZMA-2FYffzk5yVQqvvVy3QISFmwk0WlEnV8p4jb-2F1t3xcZ-2FbUWVJ6uI-2BYCScSInc-3D" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">@R</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">itzyLivingWage. Keep up to date with the
campaign </span><a href="https://u2445415.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=0n61QBpfsnIpetN0dF-2BI2-2FNNkm8L-2FABXI4K4cI0Zr3ZuGq8eyJQdJ6G6v6x48H1ZpLhdguz-2BgU7Hv2BLftyQPg-3D-3D_U7LExvDUOlx3FeWPtB1-2F6PRglIMszZ1N89o3Z8zfhVCfTVSJxm0rQH-2F76SKUOc0fIs5-2BhvfdJZGSOJzCvs86bFNQEAXY-2B1d2Hac6SCjBn2PO0VmuH5Mk1KcKVNtMhRm-2Fs68SyWwE62IszwvybYII1D8N7wiu2I4Qnm2OngG-2BwqFmkYanoA2i4yrzDz-2FULcwvMuNuBbmOUkom3tdz1Cdr86079T5Zk3w2vHN46BFetz8-3D" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">here</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;"> .</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Southwark Trades Union Council </span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">For details of meetings contact the
secretary, Nick Phillips at stucsec@gmail.com</span></div>
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claimants. </span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; margin: 0px;">Further
info from 020 7467 1283 or email Nick at nickplus007@gmail.com</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">The Tories have been plunged into crisis by the result of the EU
referendum. Even though they are weaker and more divided than they have ever
been, they will use Brexit to whip up anti-immigrant racism and accelerate their
austerity policies and attacks on living standards. But it doesn't have to be
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<span style="color: red; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">However people voted in the referendum, we now need to unite to demand
an end to austerity policies, to stand up to anti-immigrant racism and show our
solidarity with refugees and migrants. The demonstration, called by the
People’s Assembly and Stand Up to Racism on Saturday 16 July is the positive
and united response to the political earthquake on 23 June.</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Schools are facing the biggest cuts in a generation, in Southwark it
will be 20%. Yet at the same time the Government is ploughing ahead with their
costly plans to make every school an academy, costing an estimated £1.3 billion,
privatising another huge sector of local authority services. Go to your nearest
school picket line on Tuesday, and join thousands of teachers marching for
education assembling in central London at 11 o’clock. Details of this and more
are shown below.</span></div>
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go along on your way to work and show your support. (Send messages of support
to betty.joseph@southwarknut.org.uk). Download a leaflet for parents <a href="https://www.teachers.org.uk/sites/default/files2014/white-paper-parents-4pp-10672.pdf"><span style="color: blue; font-family: calibri;">here</span></a>
to print and give to colleagues at work, parents, neighbours etc.</span></div>
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assembling outside BBC, Portland Place, W1A 1AA (<a href="https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Portland+Pl,+Marylebone,+London+W1A+1AA/@51.5200792,-0.1470207,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x48761ad69c2dd867:0xf7bb9e85b02e4865!8m2!3d51.5200759!4d-0.144832?shorturl=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: calibri;">map</span></a>), march to Westminster, finishing at rally in
Parliament Square. For more information about the cuts and the campaign, see
the NUT website <a href="https://www.teachers.org.uk/campaigns/stand-up-for-education"><span style="color: blue; font-family: calibri;">here</span></a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">7pm. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Defend Council Housing - organising meeting </b></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">to discuss the Old Kent Road Area Action
Plan, Axe the Housing Act and the Aylesbury Estate.</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> Venue: Alvey Estate Tenants Hall, ground floor of
Thomson House, Beckway Street, off East Street, SE17 1TS. Beckway Street is
close to the end of East Street at its junction with the Old Kent Road. More
information from <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null"><span style="color: windowtext;">southwarkdch@gmail.com</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Celebrating 68th birthday of the NHS.</span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> Get information about local and national
events being planned from <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">lambethkonp@gmail.com</span></a> or on <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LambethKONP.</span><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Various times. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Leafleting train and tube stations to publicise
the anti-austerity, anti-racism march on 16 July.</b> (See below.) Times and
locations to suit you! Contact Sarah on 07773031215 if you can help.</span></div>
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Bill (selling of social housing and creating insecure tenancies)</b>at the
Rotherhithe Festival, St Georges Fields, Entrance via Moodkee Street (Between
Canada Water tube and Seven Islands Leisure Centre) SE16 7BL. There will be a
gazebo<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>but please bring a garden chair
or blankets to sit on</span></div>
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Austerity No to Racism.</b> Speakers include Alf Dubs - Labour Peer and leading
campaigner for UK to accept child refugees, Tosh McDonald - ASLEF (Train
drivers union)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>National President and
Peoples Assembly, Rachel Heywood - Lambeth councillor, anti-austerity, Jacek
Szymański - Polish worker in London, Zak Crochrane - Stand Up to Racism. Organised
by Stand Up to Racism, supported by People’s Assembly Against Austerity. Venue:
Weare336, 336 Brixton Road, SW9 7AA. For more info - please ring or text 07956
579466. For map & directions see Facebook event https://www.facebook.com/events/1022467567788975/</span></div>
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Referendum: No to Austerity, No to Racism, Tories Must Go.</b> Called jointly
by The People’s Assembly Against Austerity and Stand Up to Racism. Assemble
outside BBC, Portland Place, W1A 1AA (<a href="https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Portland+Pl,+Marylebone,+London+W1A+1AA/@51.5200792,-0.1470207,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x48761ad69c2dd867:0xf7bb9e85b02e4865!8m2!3d51.5200759!4d-0.144832?shorturl=1" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: calibri;">map</span></a>). Please share and invite on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/997373007038180/ </span></div>
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campaigns</b> will be set up at the Lambeth Country Show in Brockwell Park.
Reply to <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null">southwarksos@gmail.com</a> if
you want to help.</span></div>
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- 9pm. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Keep Our NHS Public organising
meeting</b> at Stockwell Centre, 1 Studley Rd (behind Stockwell Tube) SW4 6RA. This
is a meeting of the Lambeth group – If you want to help set up a Southwark KONP
group, reply to this email or contact the organisers at <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">lambethkonp@gmail.com</span></a>. <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Facebook https://www.facebook.com/LambethKONP
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Stand Up for your Rights – free training for
claimants. </span></b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Further
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like to hear from you. Tell us what you’re doing and we can advertise your
anti-cuts campaign activities. Email us at southwarksos@gmail.com. </span></b></div>
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our schools – come to these campaign events </span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Southwark people will be joining thousands from across the country to
march on Saturday against an all-out attack on social housing. We will be
meeting up in Southwark to go up to the demo together. Bring your banners,
placards, families and friends! The government’s threat to privatise schools
has not gone away – Thursday’s south London meeting for parents is one of many
being organised around the country – come along. Details of this and more are shown
below.</span></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Tuesday 14 June</span></span></u></div>
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build council housing</b>. At this ‘premier event for the development sector’,
eight councils, Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service and other public bodies
plan ‘deals and networking’. Assemble Berkeley Square, W1J 5AX. See </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/884350351694278/" target=""><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">fb event </span></a><span style="font-family: "calibri";">for more details.</span></span></div>
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- 9pm. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Keep Our NHS Public organising
meeting</b> at Stockwell Centre, 1 Studley Rd (behind Stockwell Tube) SW4 6RA. This
is a meeting of the Lambeth group – If you want to help set up a Southwark KONP
group, reply to this email or contact the organisers at </span><a href="mailto:lambethkonp@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">lambethkonp@gmail.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "calibri";">. <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Facebook
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">7.30pm. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Parents Defending Education – South London
public meeting</b> about the impact on your child’s education from forced
academisation, funding freezes, more stressful testing of children. At Effraspace,
21 Effra Parade, SW2 1PX. Everyone welcome. Free entry with drinks &
nibbles provided. Information about the issues and national campaign on
Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ParentsDefending/">https://www.facebook.com/ParentsDefending/</a></span></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Saturday 18 June</span></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">12 noon. <b>Axe the
Housing Act </b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">march</b>. Assemble Hyde
Park Corner, march to Westminster. <b>Southwark meet-up point </b>- 11.30am
Outside Metropolitan Tabernacle, opposite Elephant and Castle Tube, SE1 to get
the bus together to Hyde Park Corner. Leaflet </span><a href="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/cb39db56cab07dad23385b7eb/files/AtHA_leaflet1_18June2016_A5_2pp_v2_255250_.pdf"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">here</span></a><span style="font-family: "calibri";">.
See also protest on 14 June above. If you’re going, contact Tanya (Southwark
DCH) on 07792 786 192.<span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> For further
details, go to </span>Axe the Housing Act webpage <a href="https://killthehousingbill.wordpress.com/">https://killthehousingbill.wordpress.com/</a><b> </b><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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meeting.</b> Reports from campaigns including Convoy to Calais, Housing &
Defending Education. Planning. Venue tbc. More information from
secretary@southlondonpa.org</span></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Tuesday 28 June</span></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">7pm. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Defend Council Housing - organising meeting </b></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">to discuss the Old Kent Road Area Action
Plan and Axe the Housing Act.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Venue: Alvey
Estate Tenants Hall, ground floor of Thomson House, Beckway Street, off East
Street, SE17 1TS. Beckway Street is close to the end of East Street at its
junction with the Old Kent Road. More information from <a href="mailto:southwarkdch@gmail.com"><span style="color: windowtext;">southwarkdch@gmail.com</span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></span></span></u></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Saturday 2 July </span></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">11am-4.30pm. <b>Annual NSSN conference</b> at Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion
Square, London WC1R 4RL Speakers: Steve Gillan POA General Secretary, Matt
Wrack FBU General Secretary, Ronnie Draper BFAWU General Secretary, Janice
Godrich PCS President, Chris Baugh PCS Assistant General Secretary, Sean Hoyle
RMT President, Yannis Gourtsoyannis BMA junior doctors committee national
executive. Facebook event </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/1361018323924300/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">here</span></a><span style="font-family: "calibri";">.</span></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></span></span></u></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Tuesday 5 July </span></span></u></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Celebrating 68th birthday of the NHS.</span></span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> Get information about local and national
events being planned from </span><a href="mailto:lambethkonp@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">lambethkonp@gmail.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Saturday 16 &
Sunday 17 July </span></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">11am onwards. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Stalls for many anti-cuts/anti-austerity campaigns</b>
will be set up at the Lambeth Country Show in Brockwell Park. Reply to </span><a href="mailto:southwarksos@gmail.com"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "calibri";">southwarksos@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> if you want to help.</span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Other campaigns</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Stand Up for your Rights – free training for
claimants </span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">organised
by London Unemployed Strategies campaign at Stockwell Park Community Centre, 21
Aytoun Place, SW9 0TE. Further info from 020 7467 1283 or email Nick at
nickplus007@gmail.com</span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">FOLLOW US!</span></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Facebook: Southwark
SOS</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Are you part of a community group or campaign? We’d
like to hear from you. Tell us what you’re doing and we can advertise your
anti-cuts campaign activities. Email us at southwarksos@gmail.com. </span></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16pt;">Housing, health &
education – action that needs your support!</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Southwark Save Our Services campaign <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">17th May
2016</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The Housing
Bill passed through parliament on Thursday 12th May but the campaign against it
continues (see meeting this Wednesday). The government has been forced to back
away from wholesale academisation of schools but it still intends to do much
the same by stealth – hence the continuation of the NUT teachers’ union strike ballot.
Student nurses and university lecturers also campaigning – go along to the
events shown below – they will welcome your support! </span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">EVENTS LIST</span></span></u></b></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wednesday 18 May</span></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6.30pm. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Southwark Kill the Housing Bill Public
Meeting. </b>With Baroness Jenny Jones, Southwark Council Leader Peter John;
Betty Joseph, Southwark NUT; Alison Gelder, Housing Justice; Cris Claridge SGTO</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">At Congreve and Barlow
TRA, Doubtfire Hall, Tatum Street, SE17 1QR</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you want some
leaflets or posters to distribute, contact southwarkdch@gmail.com</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><u><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Thursday 19 May</span></u><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7
- 9pm <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Keep Our NHS Public organising
meeting</b> at Stockwell Centre, 1 Studley Rd (behind Stockwell Tube) SW4 6RA. This
is a meeting of the Lambeth group – If you want to help set up a Southwark KONP
group, reply to this email or contact the organisers at </span><a href="mailto:lambethkonp@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">lambethkonp@gmail.com</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">. <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Or
see https://www.facebook.com/LambethKONP.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thursday 19 May</span></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5.30pm – 7pm. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Special meeting of Southwark NUT</b> for
members to find out about the White Paper and the NUT’s campaign. Venue: The
Methodist Church Walworth, 54 Camberwell Rd., SE5 0EN. For more info phone 0207
740 6848 or email southwarknut@gmail.com</span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></span></span></u></b></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Friday 20 May </span></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">12pm to 2pm. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Stand Up for your Rights – free training
for claimants</b> organised by London Unemployed Strategies campaign at Stockwell
Park Community Centre, 21 Aytoun Place, SW9 0TE. Further info from 020 7467 1283
or email Nick at nickplus007@gmail.com</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wednesday 25 and
Thursday 26 May</span></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">From 8 am. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Support the university lecturers (UCU) on strike
over pay.</b> There will be picket lines at London South Bank University (Elephant
& Castle) and individual sites of the University of the Arts – LCC site at Elephant
& Castle and Camberwell Art College, Peckham Road SE15. At 1.30 on
Wednesday there will be <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">a rally </b>at
the employers HQ in Tavistock Square.</span></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><br /></span></span></span></u></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wednesday 25 May </span></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">10am -5pm. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Lobby of MPs to oppose the cuts to NHS
bursaries.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Meeting at Central
Hall Westminster Official, Storey's Gate, SW1H 9NH. See Facebook event at</span>
<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">https://www.facebook.com/events/1220777687973663/
.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wednesday 25 May </span></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">7.30 pm, for 8pm start. <b>Film showing & discussion: ‘Sell-Off'</b> a
short film by a group of British doctors which exposes the covert privatisation
of the NHS which has occurred over the past 2 decades without a public mandate
and against the public interest.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> Venue: <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Methodist
Church Hall, 155 Half Moon Lane, SE24 9JG (towards North Dulwich station). Attendance
is free and all are welcome.</span> Hosted by <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Dulwich and West Norwood 38 Degrees group.</span></span></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tuesday 31 May</span></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7pm. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Defend Council Housing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-
organising meeting</b> at the Alvey Estate Tenants Hall, ground floor of
Thomson House, Beckway Street, off East Street, SE17 1TS. Beckway Street is
close to the end of East Street at its junction with the Old Kent Road. <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Map <a href="mailto:here"><span style="color: windowtext;">here</span></a>.<b> </b></span>More information from </span><a href="mailto:southwarkdch@gmail.com"><span style="color: windowtext;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">southwarkdch@gmail.com</span></span></a><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span></div>
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at St Thomas’ Hospital. See background to the strike at their Facebook event at
https://www.facebook.com/events/1020899857963987/</span></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Monday 13 June</span></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Public meeting: ‘What sort of ‘Momentum’ do we need
for a fight back?’</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> Joint
meeting of Southwark Trades Council and Southwark Momentum. Speakers: Matt
Wrack - Gen Sec FBU and Trades Union Momentum, Nadine Houghton (personal
capacity) - GMB Organiser and Southwark Momentum, Aramark Striker (cleaners and
caterers), Paul Fleming - Southwark Labour Councillor, Chaired by April Ashley
- Chair, Southwark TUC. At Salvation Army Hall, Princess Street SE1 6HH. Contact:
Southwark TUC at stucsec@gmail.com</span></span></div>
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SouthwarkSOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11355199008143693736noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255997667877207883.post-38713777105514677252016-04-24T02:59:00.000-07:002016-04-24T02:59:25.103-07:00<span style="color: red; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16pt;">Support junior doctors’ strike,
leading the defence of the NHS</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Action
alert<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 6;"> </span></span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">18th
April 2016</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The junior doctors’ campaign is
in defence of the NHS and it coincides with the government’s plans to academise
i.e. privatise every school in the country, and its plan to deny access to, if
not destroy, social housing through the new Housing Bill. So it is vital that
we all support the BMA’s strike action on 26/27 April in practical ways: come
to Thursday’s Community meeting, and encourage everyone you can to come to the
picket line, especially for 1.30pm, on 26<sup>th</sup>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The various organising meetings below are
places you can get involved in this action.</span></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thursday 21 April</span></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7 – 9pm. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Meet
the King’s Doctors – a community meeting</b> to hear about why junior doctors
are taking further strike action, and how we can support them, defending the
NHS. Speakers include striking doctors, NUT teachers union & Anti Academies
Alliance. Venue: Crawford Estate Tenants Hall, Denmark Road, SE5 9EW. Called by
the King’s College Hospital BMA Committee.</span></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thursday 21 April</span></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>7 - 9pm <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Keep Our NHS Public organising meeting</b> at
Stockwell Centre, 1 Studley Rd (behind Stockwell Tube) SW4 6RA. This is a
meeting of the Lambeth group – If you want to help set up a Southwark KONP
group, reply to this email or contact the organisers at <a href="mailto:lambethkonp@gmail.com">lambethkonp@gmail.com</a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">. <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Facebook
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/LambethKONP">here</a>.</span></span></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Saturday 23 April</span></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">1-4pm. </span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Parents Defending
Education Rally </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">against the
Government’s plans to privatise and de-regulate state education.<b> </b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Speakers: author Michael Rosen, Kevin Courtney (NUT deputy gen sec),
Mary Bousted (gen sec ATL teachers union). Venue: UCL Institute of Education
(IoE), 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H 0AL (nearest tube: Euston). <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">To reserve a free place, click on the
‘Register’ button <span style="color: #00b050;"><a href="http://antiacademies.org.uk/2016/03/parents-campaign-against-academies-sign-up/"><span style="color: blue;">here</span></a></span></span></span><span style="color: #00b050; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Called by the
Anti-Academies Alliance, supported by the NUT and ATL unions. Southwark Save
Our Services is supporting <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">a joint
campaign in Southwark of parents and teachers</b> against the attacks on
education and local democracy. If you want to help, please email back or phone
07939090667.</span></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Saturday 23 April and Monday 25 April</span></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">12.30pm. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Leafleting
to advertise a hustings on the subject of housing for the candidates standing
in the Newington ward by-election.</b> Meet up at McDonalds, Walworth Road.
Contact Tanya on 07792 786 192 if you can help.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">8am-5pm. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Support junior doctors’ picket lines</b>. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Industrial action escalated to a full withdrawal of labour between 8am & 5pm. Other doctors and staff will continue to provide care during this time.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"> Information at BMA Website <a href="http://www.bma.org.uk/working-for-change/junior-and-consultant-contract-home/junior-doctor-contract-negotiations-home/juniors-take-action">here</a>. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Download a selfie poster <a href="http://uniteresist.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Junior-Doctors-Solidarity-Selfie.jpg">here</a> for yourself and workmates/ students/neighbours. Tweet or share it on Facebook with the hashtags: #JuniorDoctors #JuniorContract #NotSafeNotFair. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">To arrange for a doctor to speak to TU members at your place of work or union branch meeting, or to send messages of support contact <a href="mailto:christopher.james@doctors.org.uk">christopher.james@doctors.org.uk</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1pm for 1.30pm on Tuesday. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Solidarity protest at Junction of Bessemer Road/Denmark Hill SE5. </b>Junior doctors are calling for trade unionists, residents and campaigners<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>to<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>attend this solidarity event and to maximise media coverage<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">. </b>Bring banners and everyone you know!<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5pm on Tuesday. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">London solidarity demonstration with junior doctors,</b> marching from St Thomas’s Hospital to the Dept of Health. Called by London BMA, supported by London Region National Union of Teachers. FB event <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/581577345338957/">here</a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">. All welcome.</span></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tuesday 26 April</span></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7pm.
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Defend Council Housing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- organising meeting</b> at the Alvey Estate
Tenants Hall, ground floor of Thomson House, Beckway Street, off East Street,
SE17 1TS. Beckway Street is close to the end of East Street at its junction
with the Old Kent Road. <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Map <a href="mailto:here"><span style="color: windowtext;">here</span></a>.<b> </b></span>More
information from <a href="mailto:southwarkdch@gmail.com">southwarkdch@gmail.com</a></span><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Thursday 28 April </span></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">6:30pm, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Housing
Hustings for the candidates standing in the Newington ward by-election in May</b>.
Venue: Draper Hall, 66 Hampton Street, junction of Newington Butts, London SE1.
Leaflet and map <a href="https://gallery.mailchimp.com/cb39db56cab07dad23385b7eb/files/3DCH_hustings_28April2016_A6_2pp_web_1_.pdf">here</a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 16pt;">Doctors on strike, teachers
ballot for a strike – support action on health, education, homes & jobs this
month</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Action alert <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- Southwark Save Our Services campaign <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span></span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">3rd
April 2016</span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Since the Government’s
humiliating retreat over disability cuts and the launch of full-scale
privatisation of education, a number of campaigns have taken off - doctors have
escalating their strike action; teachers have agreed to ballot for a national
strike and anti-cuts campaigns in south London have taken important initiatives
that you can support: </span><span style="color: red; font-size: 12pt;">Faced
with closure by Lambeth Council, campaigners have occupied Carnegie Library in
Herne Hill, and on the Alton Estate in Wandsworth, parents occupied the
children’s Activity centre. Many Southwark people will be also attending the
national demonstration, the March for Health, Homes, Jobs and Education on Sat
16 April. All details are below. If you want to meet-up with fellow-campaigners
to attend any of these, email back or phone 07939090667 and we will tell you of
meet-up arrangements.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">All day. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Support the occupation of Carnegie Library in Herne Hill.</b> Faced
with closure by Lambeth Council, campaigners have occupied the library since
Thursday. Get updates at <a href="http://defendthe10-lambeth.org.uk/">http://defendthe10-lambeth.org.uk/</a></span></span></div>
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day, 8am onwards. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Protest in support of
junior doctors</b>. Junction of Bessemer Road/Denmark Hill SE5 (or go to your
nearest hospital). Information at BMA Website </span><a href="http://www.bma.org.uk/working-for-change/junior-and-consultant-contract-home/junior-doctor-contract-negotiations-home"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Calibri;">at</span></a> <a href="http://www.bma.org.uk/working-for-change/junior-and-consultant-contract-home/junior-doctor-contract-negotiations-home">http://www.bma.org.uk/working-for-change/junior-and-consultant-contract-home/junior-doctor-contract-negotiations-home</a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
</span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The BMA is escalating their strike
action. Download a selfie poster at <a href="http://uniteresist.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Junior-Doctors-Solidarity-Selfie.jpg">http://uniteresist.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Junior-Doctors-Solidarity-Selfie.jpg</a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> for yourself and workmates/ students/neighbours. Tweet or share it on Facebook
with the hashtags: #JuniorDoctors #JuniorContract #NotSafeNotFair. </span></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">To arrange for a doctor to
speak to TU members at your place of work or union branch meeting, or to send
messages of support contact <a href="mailto:christopher.james@doctors.org.uk">christopher.james@doctors.org.uk</a> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7pm-11pm. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Kick the Junior Doctors’ Contract </b>social<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b>organised by @MaudsleyDocs. Open to all.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">. The event will include an art exhibition, live music, speakers,
banner making, drinks and dancing. VENUE: DIY Space For London - 96-108 Ormside
Street, SE15 1TF.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">11.30am. <strong>'Don't steal our libraries - support the Carnegie occupation' demonstration</strong>. Assemble outside the library in Herne Hill Road. March via Minet Library to central Brixton. More details and a poster at <a href="http://defendthe10-lambeth.org.uk/">http://defendthe10-lambeth.org.uk/</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7pm. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">'Junior Doctors: Let's Turn Sympathy into Solidarity. Solidarity
meeting</b> at Bloomsbury Baptist Church, 235 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H
8EP. Nearest tube: Tottenham Court Road. Speakers include BMA junior doctors at
Whipps Cross Hospital, East London, BMA JDC, Student nurses, Matt Wrack FBU
firefighters’ union general secretary, Natalie Bennett Green Party leader,
Kevin Courtney NUT teachers’ union deputy general secretary. Organised by Unite
the Resistance. <span style="color: red;"><a href="http://uniteresist.org/2016/03/solidarity-meeting-tues-12-april-junior-doctors-its-everyones-fight/" target="_blank"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: blue;">.</span></span></a> </span>Facebook
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Friday 15 April</span></span></u></div>
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onwards. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Southwark Sleepout</span></b></span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">to highlight that the Housing Bill, if
passed, will lead to homelessness.</b> <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Assemble
Outside Southwark Town Hall, 160 Tooley Street, SE1 2QH.</span> Organised by
The Kill the Housing Bill Campaign. Similar events being held nationwide. More
details here at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/212636295758550/?active_tab=highlights">https://www.facebook.com/events/212636295758550/?active_tab=highlights</a>. Please
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onwards. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">National People’s Assembly
March for Homes, Health, Jobs, Education. End Austerity Now. </b>Assemble: 1pm,
Gower Street / Euston Road, London NW1. </span><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> See Facebook event <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1657115584538377/">https://www.facebook.com/events/1657115584538377/</a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri;">. If you want
to meet-up with fellow-campaigners to attend any of these, email back or phone
07939090667 and we will tell you of meet-up arrangements.</span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Organising meeting of Southwark Trades
Council.</b> Agenda items include current campaigns against cuts in Southwark.
Open to delegates and observers. Venue: 160 Tooley Street SE1. For more
information, write to stucsec@gmail.com.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">1-4pm.
</span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Parents Defending Education Rally </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">against the Government’s plans to privatise and
de-regulate state education.<b> </b></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 14pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Speakers: author
Michael Rosen, Kevin Courtney (NUT deputy gen sec), Mary Bousted (gen sec ATL
teachers union). Venue: UCL Institute of Education (IoE), 20 Bedford Way,
London WC1H 0AL (nearest tube: Euston). <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">To
reserve a free place, click on the ‘Register’ button at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1657115584538377/">https://www.facebook.com/events/1657115584538377/</a> </span></span><span style="color: #00b050; font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">. </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;">Called by the Anti-Academies
Alliance, supported by the NUT and ATL unions. Southwark Save Our Services is
supporting <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">a joint campaign in Southwark
of parents and teachers</b> against the attacks on education and local
democracy. If you want to help, please email back or phone 07939090667.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">7pm. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Defend Council Housing<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>-
organising meeting</b> at the Alvey Estate Tenants Hall, ground floor of
Thomson House, Beckway Street, off East Street, SE17 1TS. Beckway Street is
close to the end of East Street at its junction with the Old Kent Road. <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Map <a href="mailto:here"><span style="color: windowtext;">here</span></a>.<b> </b></span>More information from <a href="mailto:southwarkdch@gmail.com">southwarkdch@gmail.com</a></span></span></div>
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SouthwarkSOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11355199008143693736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255997667877207883.post-81296679868879361042016-04-08T08:22:00.000-07:002016-04-08T08:22:28.456-07:00SouthwarkSOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11355199008143693736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255997667877207883.post-90324483525200868452016-03-12T05:14:00.002-08:002016-03-12T05:21:05.149-08:00Support doctors standing up to Tories’ health cuts 1st March 2016Doctors need your support: next Wednesday and Thursday, visit doctors and their supporters on a picket line near you. (Background <a href="http://www.bma.org.uk/working-for-change/junior-and-consultant-contract-home/junior-doctor-contract-negotiations-home">here</a> ) or come to Thursday’s public meeting called by King’s doctors. Full details below. The government’s housing bill spells the death of council housing. Leafleting sessions and details of a demonstration are also given below.<br />
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Thursday 3 March<br />
7-9pm. Public meeting called by local junior doctors to mobilise the local community in support of their strike action against Tory plans to impose an unfair contract on junior doctors and, more broadly, to destroy the NHS as public service. At Albrighton Community Centre, 37 Albrighton Road, East Dulwich Estate, SE22 8AH. Contact <a href="mailto:christopher.james@doctors.org.uk">christopher.james@doctors.org.uk</a> about the local campaign.<br />
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Saturday 5th March<br />
10.30am onwards. Don’t Steal Our Libraries! Demonstration in Lambeth.<br />
Protest to defend Lambeth libraries under threat of closure. Assemble Windrush Square, Brixton, SW12 1JQ. Leaflets, links to online petition and other info <a href="http://defendthe10-lambeth.org.uk/">here</a>.<br />
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Saturday 5th March<br />
12.30 -1.30pm. Stall to leaflet and petition about the Housing Bill. Meet outside Co-op, Lordship Lane, East Dulwich SE22 8HJ. If you can help, contact the local Defend Council Housing campaign at southwarkdch@gmail.com. Details about the campaign are <a href="https://killthehousingbill.wordpress.com/">here</a>.<br />
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Wednesday 9 & Thursday 10 March<br />
8am-12noon. Protest in support of junior doctors (also on 6 & 7th April and 26 & 28th April). Assemble corner Bessemer Road/Denmark Hill SE5 (or go to your nearest hospital). Information at BMA Website <a href="http://www.bma.org.uk/working-for-change/junior-and-consultant-contract-home/junior-doctor-contract-negotiations-home">here</a>. Sign a petition <a href="https://www.change.org/p/jeremy-hunt-mp-we-oppose-jeremy-hunt-s-decision-to-impose-the-junior-contract-on-junior-doctors">here</a>. To arrange for a doctor to speak to TU members at your place of work or union branch meeting, or to send messages of support contact <a href="mailto:christopher.james@doctors.org.uk">christopher.james@doctors.org.uk</a><br />
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Saturday 12 March<br />
1-4pm. Health workers’ open meeting: ‘Junior Doctors Can Win: How Can We Take The Fight Forward In The NHS’ At SOAS, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG. Speakers include Yannis Gourtsoyannis – University College Hospital London BMA junior doctors’ committee (pc). See the Facebook page for the event <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/532377253589925/">here</a>.<br />
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Sunday 13 March<br />
12noon. National Demonstration: ‘Kill the Housing Bill - Secure Homes for All - Control Rents - Homes for People not Profit. Assemble at Lincoln’s Inn Fields, WC2A3TL. <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Lincolns+Inn/@51.5164302,-0.1144831,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xa52ba62c28564adf">Map</a>. Facebook event <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Kill-the-Housing-Bill-secure-homes-for-all-1535565046764103/">here</a>. If you can help with publicity, contact the local Defend Council Housing campaign at <a href="mailto:southwarkdch@gmail.com">southwarkdch@gmail.com</a>. Details about the south campaign are <a href="https://www.facebook.com/southwarkdch/?fref=nf">here</a> and the national campaign <a href="https://killthehousingbill.wordpress.com/">here</a>.<br />
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Monday 21 March<br />
7pm. Organising meeting of Southwark Trades Council. Agenda items include current campaigns against cuts in Southwark. Open to delegates and observers. Venue: 160 Tooley Street SE1. For more information, write to <a href="mailto:stucsec@gmail.com">stucsec@gmail.com</a>.<br />
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Saturday 16 April<br />
National People’s Assembly March for Homes, Health, Jobs, Education. End Austerity Now. Assemble: 1pm, Gower Street / Euston Road, London NW1. See Facebook event <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1657115584538377/">here</a>.<br />
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Save Southwark Youth Service. The original proposals for cuts to Youth and Play would have seen a reduction of £2.5m, or 73% of the entire budget. Following the energetic campaign of local youth, service staff and their supporters, the council has reduced this to a cut of 44%. The closure of youth centres is still likely. Over 100 full and part time jobs will be reduced to around 40. More info <a href="http://casouthwark.org.uk/focus-southwark/southwark-council-reverses-cuts-youth-and-play-services">here</a> and <a href="http://indefenceofyouthwork.com/2016/01/22/southwark-plans-73-cut-to-youth-play-youth-council-ignored/">here</a>. Send messages of support to 020 7525 3600 or e-mail: <a href="mailto:contact@southwarkunison.co.uk">contact@southwarkunison.co.uk</a>. SouthwarkSOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11355199008143693736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255997667877207883.post-1384913031532053812015-11-25T11:33:00.004-08:002015-11-25T11:33:43.341-08:00 Oppose Youth Service 73% cut – support junior doctors<b>Southwark Action Alerts 24th November 2015</b><br /><br />Southwark Council plans to cut 73% of the youth service budget and effectively end council run youth services as we know them. The council has reneged on its promise to protect frontline services. Please join the lobby on Wednesday (details below and attached).<br /><br />After the historic vote by BMA members, 98% for strike action over cuts to their salaries and increased hours, junior doctors are asking you to support their action next Tuesday. Come along to your nearest hospital between 8am and 12noon. King’s College Hospital doctors ask you to come between 8am and midday and bring others with you. (See 1 December below for more info.)<br /><br />Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.<br /><br />EVENTS LIST<br /><br />Tuesday 24 November<br />6pm. Protest: Hands off Tax Credits, Welfare not Warfare and End Austerity Now! Assemble Trafalgar Square, march to Downing Street for rally. The People's Assembly is calling a National Day of Action on the eve of the Autumn Statement. South London supporters will meet under the 4th plinth (the one that changes) at 5.45pm. Invite your Friends on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1650500771870715/">Facebook</a>.<br /><br />Tuesday 24 November<br />7pm. Defend Council Housing organising meeting at the Alvey Estate Tenants Hall, ground floor of Thomson House, Beckway Street, off East Street, SE17 1TS. Beckway Street is close to the end of East Street at its junction with the Old Kent Road. More information from <a href="mailto:southwarkdch@gmail.com">southwarkdch@gmail.com</a><br /><br />Wednesday 25 November<br />6.15pm. Lobby Southwark Council Assembly cover Council plans to cut 73% of the youth service budget and effectively end council run youth services as we know them. Meet outside Council offices at 160 Tooley Street SE1. For info and send messages of support contacts 020 7525 3600 or e-mail: <a href="mailto:contact@southwarkunison.co.uk">contact@southwarkunison.co.uk</a><br /><br />Thursday 26 November<br />6pm. Stand Up to Racism rally - Refugees Welcome here at South Bank Uni, Lecture Theatre A, Keyworth Centre, Keyworth St. SE1. (Ticket at Eventbrite <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-to-racism-rally-refugees-are-welcome-here-tickets-19474260036">here</a>) Contacts the south London campaign at <a href="mailto:amy_sutr@hotmail.com">amy_sutr@hotmail.com</a><br /><br />Thursday 26 November<br />8pm ‘The Trouble with TTIP’ film and speaker: Linda Kaucher at Methodist Church Hall, 155 Half Moon Lane, Herne Hill, SE24 9HU. Organised by 38degrees.<br /><br />Friday 27 November<br />6.30pm. Defend Lewisham Southwark College campaign organising meeting at Goldsmiths College (Room tbc). All welcome. Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Defend-Lewisham-Southwark-College/170859336428263">here</a>. For more information, contact <a href="mailto:savelscollege@gmail.com">savelscollege@gmail.com</a><br /><br />Friday 27 November<br />7pm to 9pm. One man comedy show about the NHS. Carl Walker’s show debunks the myths/bad press about a public NHS. Venue: The Bread and Roses pub, 68 Clapham Manor Street, SW4 6DZ. Free entry but suggested donation of £5/£3 unwaged. Eventbrite registration <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/one-man-comedy-show-about-the-nhs-tickets-19278555679?aff=utm_source%3Deb_email%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3Dnew_event_email&utm_term=eventurl_text">here</a>. Supported by Lambeth KONP.<br /><br />Monday 30 November<br />10.30am Protest to hand in petition against TTIP (Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership) at Downing Street. It is so big that it will stretch from Downing Street to the Houses of Commons. Organised by Unite the Union.<br /><br />Tuesday 1 December<br />8am. Protest in support of junior doctors on Day 1 of the strike (also on Tues 8th and Wed 16th). Assemble corner Bessemer Road/Denmark Hill SE5 (or go to your nearest hospital). Information at BMA Website <a href="http://bma.org.uk/working-for-change/in-depth-junior-and-consultant-contract/junior-doctor-contract-negotiations-home">here</a> or Doctors in UNITE Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Doctors-in-Unite-483632325131380/?fref=photo">here</a>. Download a petition sheet for your workplace and a solidarity selfie <a href="http://uniteresist.org/2015/11/bma-junior-doctors-deliver-magnificent-vote-to-strike-over-unsocial-hours/">here</a>. Contact <a href="mailto:southwarksos@gmail.com">southwarksos@gmail.com</a> to arrange for a doctor to speak to TU members at your place of work or union branch meeting. Send messages of support to <a href="mailto:kings.juniordoctors2015@gmail.com">kings.juniordoctors2015@gmail.com</a><br /><br />Saturday 5 December<br />10am – 5pm. People's Assembly Annual Conference. Speakers for the conference include, John McDonnell MP, Francesca Martinez, Dr Rory Hicks (Junior Doctors Campaign), Christine Blower, Dave Ward, Natalie Bennett and more to be confirmed. Venue: Friends Meeting House, Euston Road, London. Organised by The People's Assembly Against Austerity. Tickets and more information <a href="http://www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/people_s_assembly_national_conference_dec_5?utm_campaign=london&utm_medium=email&utm_source=thepeoplesassembly">here</a>.SouthwarkSOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11355199008143693736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255997667877207883.post-25433393588707471972015-11-17T00:26:00.004-08:002015-11-17T00:26:27.815-08:0073% Cuts to Youth and PLAYservice!
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Stop the destruction of youth services in Southwark!</div>
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Lobby Southwark Council!</div>
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Southwark Council plans to cut 73% of the youth service
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The council proposes to cut £2.5 million from the youth
service budget leaving less than £1million to work with some of the most
disadvantaged young people in London. 122 full and part time posts will be
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The council also plans to shut a number of its 8 youth
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The council has reneged on its promise to protect frontline
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SouthwarkSOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11355199008143693736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255997667877207883.post-3717815235371952052015-11-08T12:47:00.001-08:002015-11-08T12:47:24.155-08:00Attacks on library services, housing, trade unionsSouthwark Action Alerts 7th November 2015<br /><br />Today is another chance to support those in neighbouring Lambeth who are marching in protest at the plan to close three libraries and convert five other into unstaffed ‘lounges’. On Tuesday, college lecturers are on strike and in the evening there is another chance to protest against the government’s new laws restricting trade unions ability to organise strikes. With junior doctors currently balloting for industrial action over cuts to their salaries and increased hours, you can support their call for strike action <a href="https://www.change.org/p/british-medical-association-support-a-strike-for-junior-doctors">here</a>. Watch for updates in our next newsletter or join the workshop at the conference on 14 November (details below).<br /><br />Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.<br /><br />EVENTS LIST<br /><br />Saturday 7 November<br />10.30 – 12.30pm. March to Save Lambeth Libraries from Brixton Library to Tate South London Library where Cabinet Member Jane Edbrooke (responsible for the proposals to 'decommission' five of Lambeth's libraries) will be holding her surgery. Assemble Windrush Square, Brixton. More details <a href="http://www.minet.org.uk/event-2083210">here</a>.<br /><br />Saturday 7 November<br />12.30pm -1.30pm. Stall organised by Southwark Defend Council Housing Campaign in Rye Lane (outside Boots), Peckham SE15. Campaigners will be collecting names on a petition to give to Southwark Council against the selling off of council housing, being replaced by mainly private rented housing.<br /><br />Tuesday 10 November<br />7.30am onwards. Picket-lines at Lewisham Southwark College as part of a further education national strike action over pay. There will be picket lines at all 3 sites: Lewisham Way, Deptford and Waterloo. Please go along and show your support if you can. Strike call by UCU. Details of the action <a href="http://www.ucu.org.uk/fepayengland">here</a>.<br /><br />Tuesday 10 November<br />6pm. Protest at the third reading of the Trade Union bill which will restrict unions’ ability to organise strikes in defence of jobs, conditions and services. Assemble in Parliament Square. Organised by Trade Union Coordinating Group. Details and leaflet to download <a href="http://www.tucg.org.uk/2-uncategorised/468-tucg-trade-union-bill-3rd-reading-protest">here</a> .<br /><br />Saturday 14 November<br />11am – 5pm. Fight Austerity, Defend our Unions conference. Speakers include Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, Matt Wrack (FBU), Natalie Bennett (Green Party Leader), Kevin Courtney (NUT), Steve Gillan (POA) and John Hendy QC.<br />Workshops include the fight against unsocial hours contracts in the health service, opposition to the Trade Union bill, benefit cuts, combatting racism and scapegoating. Organised by Unite the Resistance. Venue: Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, 235 Shaftesbury Ave, London, WC2H 8EP. Book your ticket <a href="http://uniteresist.org/2015/08/unite-the-resistance-conference-2015/">here</a>.<br /><br />Thursday 19 November<br />6.30pm. South London People’s Assembly Organising meeting. Bread & Roses pub, 68 Clapham Manor St, London SW4 6DZ. More information from <a href="mailto:secretary@southlondonpa.org">secretary@southlondonpa.org</a>. Click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/924177671009527/">here</a> for the facebook event.<br /><br />Thursday 19 November<br />7pm - 9pm. Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public organising meeting in Pratts and Payne, 103 Streatham High Road, SW16 1HJ. (Note the change of day and venue this month.) There is no Southwark KONP group so Southwark activists please make contact with this Lambeth group to find out about local activity. The group have a new Facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/LambethKONP">www.facebook.com/LambethKONP</a> .<br /><br />COMING SOON<br /><br />Saturday 21 November<br />
1pm - 5pm. London Rally: Building the Fight Against Austerity. See <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1474773546164916/">Facebook </a>.<br /><br />Tuesday 24 November<br />6pm. Protest: Tories: Out of Credit - Out of Office Now Protest on day of the Autumn Statement. See facebook event <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1650500771870715/">here</a>.<br /><br />Tuesday 24 November<br />7pm. Defend Council Housing meeting. More information from <a href="mailto:southwarkdch@gmail.com">southwarkdch@gmail.com</a><br /><br />Thursday 26th November<br />8pm ‘The Trouble with TTIP’ film and speaker in Herne Hill, SE24. Organised by 38degrees.<br /><br />Saturday 5 December<br />People's Assembly Annual Conference<br />10am – 5pm. Central London. Tickets and more information will be available soon <a href="http://www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/">here</a>.SouthwarkSOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11355199008143693736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255997667877207883.post-72378358142826337342015-10-26T15:33:00.003-07:002015-10-26T15:33:30.616-07:00Junior doctors’ campaign is a fight to defend the NHSSouthwark Action Alert 25 October 2015<br /><br />Junior doctors will shortly be balloting for strike action in their fight against wage cuts. Southwark’s hospitals - King’s and Guy’s - would be affected and if you get friends and workmates to sign the attached petition this will boost doctors’ morale in their fight against these cuts.<br /><br />In neighbouring Lambeth, the council is going ahead with its plan to close five libraries, three will be turned into gyms and five others converted into unstaffed ‘lounges’. Details of a protest march are shown below.<br /><br />Workers in Southwark who decide to take strike action to oppose cuts to services and jobs will be prevented from doing so by the Government’s Trade Union bill which is one of the biggest attacks on the right to strike and organise for decades. Rallies and protests are shown below.<br /><br />Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.<br /><br />EVENTS LIST<br /><br />Monday 26 October<br />
6.30pm. Public Meeting on the Trade Union Bill. Called By Lambeth Trades Council. Guest Speaker from Institute for Employment Rights. Vida Walsh Centre, Saltoun Road, Brixton, London SW2 1EP.<br /><br />Tuesday 27 October<br />
7pm. Defend Council Housing meeting at the Alvey Estate Tenants Hall, ground floor of Thomson House, Beckway Street, off East Street, SE17 1TS. Beckway Street is close to the end of East Street at its junction with the Old Kent Road. Map here. More information from <a href="mailto:southwarkdch@gmail.com">southwarkdch@gmail.com</a><br /><br />Saturday 31 October<br />12.30pm -1.30pm. Stall organised by Southwark Defend Council Housing Campaign in Rye Lane (outside Boots), Peckham SE15<br /><br />Monday 2 November<br />1pm. Lobby of parliament against the Trade Union Bill. Called by the TUC.<br />6pm. Protest against Trade Union Bill at Parliament Square. Organised by Trade Union Coordinating Group (TUCG). Download leaflet <a href="http://uniteresist.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/fight-trade-union-bill-A5-BW.pdf">here</a>.<br />Use the “selfie” poster <a href="http://uniteresist.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Trade-Union-Bill-selfie.pdf">here</a> to use at work for solidarity pictures and protests.<br /><br />Wednesday 4 November<br />12noon. National Student demonstration: Free Education & Living Grants for All: No Barriers // No Borders // No Business! See Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1449378505377525/">here</a>. Assemble Malet St. Called by NCFAC, supported by 40 UK campuses to date<br /><br />1-3pm. Pensioners’ Lobby of Parliament for Better Care & Pensions. Rally in Committee Room 14, House of Commons. Called by the National Pensioners Convention. Get leaflet <a href="http://npcuk.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Campaign-Bulletin-101.pdf">here</a>.<br /><br />6.30pm. ‘Refugees Welcome Here’ public meeting. Speakers include: Diane Abbott MP Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, Owen Jones, Francesca Martinez, Shahrar Ali Green Party Deputy Leader, Anna Musgrove Refugee Council. Called by Stand Up to Racism. At Camden Centre WC1H 9JE. More details <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/565089156972291/">here</a>.<br /><br />Saturday 7 November<br />
10.30am. Assemble for March to Save Lambeth Libraries in Windrush Square, Opp. Town Hall, march to Tate Library, South Lambeth Road. More details <a href="http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2015/10/library-campaigners-plan-protest-march-from-brixton-to-stockwell-to-greet-cabinet-member-at-her-book-ish-gym/">here</a>.<br /><br />Saturday 14 November<br />
11am – 5pm. Fight Austerity, Defend our Unions conference. Speakers include Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell, Matt Wrack (FBU), Natalie Bennett (Green Party Leader), Kevin Courtney (NUT), Steve Gillan (POA) and John Hendy QC.<br /><br />A key theme is also combatting racism and scapegoating. Organised by Unite the Resistance. Book your ticket <a href="http://uniteresist.org/2015/08/unite-the-resistance-conference-2015/">here</a>.<br /><br />Thursday 19 November<br />
6.30pm. South London People’s Assembly Organising meeting. Bread & Roses pub, 68 Clapham Manor St, London SW4 6DZ. More information from secretary@southlondonpa.org. Click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/924177671009527/">here</a> for the facebook event.<br /><br />Thursday 19 November<br />
7pm - 9pm. Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public organising meeting in Pratts and Payne, 103 Streatham High Road, SW16 1HJ. (Note the change of day and venue this month.) There is no Southwark KONP group so Southwark activists please make contact with this Lambeth group to find out about local activity. The group have a new Facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/LambethKONP">www.facebook.com/LambethKONP</a> .<br /><br />OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS not listed above:<br /><br />Campaign to Save the Aylesbury. Campaigners are supporting local tenants to oppose the demolition of council housing in Southwark. Replacing social housing with private dwellings is denying thousands of people decent, affordable housing. A petition demanding that the Council respects the result of their ballot in 2001, or gives them another vote to decide what happens to their homes is being circulated. If you can help going door to door to seek signatures, contact southwarkdch@gmail.com or phone 07792 786 192. Website: <a href="http://www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch">www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch</a>.<br />
<br />Defend Lewisham Southwark College campaign. Contact <a href="mailto:savelscollege@gmail.com">savelscollege@gmail.com</a> for more info or to join the mailing list. Campaign Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Defend-Lewisham-Southwark-College-170859336428263/">here</a>. You can download the latest proposal from Southwark Council <a href="http://www.southwark.gov.uk/downloads/file/12170/the_future_of_further_education_in_southwark">here</a>.<br /><br />London Play and Youth Work Campaign is supported by Unite the Union. If you're a playworker, a child, a mum, a dad, a cousin, a youth worker, or you’re just concerned about cuts to youth services, please join. Find out more here or contact <a href="mailto:londonplaycampaign@gmail.com">londonplaycampaign@gmail.com</a><br /><br />London Unemployed Strategies (LUS) - a campaign to give a voice to unemployed people. For more information and to get involved, contact Nick on: 020 7467 1283 or 07530 001653, or email <a href="mailto:nickplus007@gmail.com">nickplus007@gmail.com</a>. Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LUSACTION">here</a>.<br /><br />Save Lewisham Hospital<br /><br />There is an indication that Lewisham Hospital may be under threat again. a petition online has been launched. For more information, click <a href="http://www.savelewishamhospital.com/petition-and-fightback-2015/">here</a>. For the petition, click <a href="https://www.change.org/p/our-healthier-south-east-london-save-lewisham-hospital-again">here</a>.<br /><br />SolidariTEA, a weekly drop-in between 2pm and 4pm for those affected by work capability, benefits & housing problems etc. Mutual support & planning direct action, at 97 Dawes House, Orb St, Walworth, London, SE17 1RD. For information, email to <a href="mailto:solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com">solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com</a> or phone 07966180429 on Mondays pm. See the Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/solidariTEAsouthwark?fref=ts">here</a>.<br /><br />South London Unite the Resistance. For news updates and action alerts on trade union and anti-austerity events in south London, join the email list by writing to <a href="mailto:southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com">southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com</a> or phone 07956579466.<br /><br />Southwark Trades Council meets on the second Wednesday each month at 160 Tooley Street. The Trades Council or local TUC group is a forum for local unions to meet and organise together. ALL Southwark trade union members are welcome. Contact 07983475050 or <a href="mailto:southwarktuc@gmail.com">southwarktuc@gmail.com</a> for more information.<br /><br />Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts can be contacted at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB or by emailing <a href="mailto:southwarkdpac@mail.com">southwarkdpac@mail.com</a>SouthwarkSOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11355199008143693736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255997667877207883.post-44987062136241304222015-10-17T09:09:00.000-07:002015-10-17T09:09:11.688-07:00Libraries and homes – key campaigns this monthSouthwark Action Alert 9 October 2015<br /><br />Southwark’s adjacent borough, Lambeth, is planning to close five libraries: Despite 1.3 million visits to the borough’s libraries last year, three libraries will be turned into gyms and five others converted into unstaffed ‘lounges’. Details of the protest lobby this Monday are shown below. You will also find details of several events relating to the demand for protection of council homes from private property developers. <br /><br />
EVENTS LIST<br /><br />Saturday 10 October <br />12-1pm. Stall organised by Southwark Defend Council Housing Campaign Outside Morrisons, Walworth Road, Opposite East Street. (Please note that the Peoples Housing Conference, planned for this date has been cancelled.)<br /><br />Saturday 10 October<br />2pm-4pm. Petitioning to urge Lambeth Council to pass a motion against <a href="http://www.globaljustice.org.uk/blog/2014/jun/6/10-reasons-why-you-should-be-worried-about-ttip">TTIP</a>. Meet in Windrush Square (opposite the Town Hall). Organised by Keep Our NHS Public and Global Justice. Find out more at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LambethKONP">https://www.facebook.com/LambethKONP</a><br /><br />Monday 12 October<br />6.30pm. Save Lambeth Libraries - Lobby Lambeth Council at Dunraven School 94/98 Leigham Court Road SW16 2QB. Five libraries to be closed. Download flyer with full details at <a href="http://t.co/fzPZRfNNlJ">http://t.co/fzPZRfNNlJ</a> .<br /><br />Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 October <br />10am – 5pm. The Aylesbury estate Compulsory Purchase Order reconvenes in Arry's Bar at Millwall Football Ground, Zampa Road, London SE16 3LN. If you live on the Aylesbury and want to attend <a href="https://aylesburytenantsfirst.wordpress.com/">Aylesbury Tenants and Leaseholders First </a>are arranging transport.<br /><br />Tuesday 13 October <br />5pm. Trade Union Co-ordinating Group ‘Kill the Bill’ protest & rally –outside Parliament for protest then 6pm Committee Room 10 House of Commons for rally - Chair: Steve Gillan POA. Speakers: Matt Wrack FBU, Michelle Stanistreet NUJ, Mark Serwotka PCS, Mick Cash RMT, John Hendy QC, Professor Keith Ewing, John McDonnell MP Shadow Chancellor, Caroline Lucas MP, Ian Lavery MP, Hannah Bardell MP, Rob Williams NSSN, Michael Bradley, Unite the Resistance. More info from <a href="http://tucg.org.uk/">TUCG </a>website<br /><br />Thursday 15 October<br />6.30pm. Public meeting: Homes for public need – not private greed with speakers from the European housing crisis coalition, anti-MIPIM campaigners and other campaigns for land and public infrastructure. At GMB office, 22 Stephenson Way, NW1 2HD. Facebook event <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/738030146341207/">here</a>.<br /><br />Saturday 17 October <br />12noon – 2pm. Join the Junior Doctors' London Protest, marching from Waterloo Place (off Pall Mall) to Parliament Square. Support them in their struggle against a new contract which would mean cuts in pay of around 30% and a huge increase in working hours.<br /><br />Tuesday 20 October<br />7pm. Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public organising meeting in the White Lion pub, 232-4 Streatham High Road, SW16 1BB. (Note the change of day and venue this month.)<br /><br />Wednesday 21 October<br />9am. Demonstration outside the property fair, MIPIM, at Olympia, Hammersmith Road, W14 8UX. Organised by Radical Housing Network, supported by Housing Action in Southwark & Lambeth, Defend Council Housing and others. More details <a href="http://radicalhousingnetwork.org/">here</a>.<br /><br />Tuesday 27 October<br />7pm. Defend Council Housing meeting at the Alvey Estate Tenants Hall, ground floor of Thomson House, Beckway Street, off East Street, SE17 1TS. Beckway Street is close to the end of East Street at its junction with the Old Kent Road. More information from southwarkdch@gmail.com<br /><br /><br />FOLLOW US!<br />Twitter @southwarkSOS<br />Facebook: Southwark SOS<br /><br />Are you part of a community group or campaign? We’d like to hear from you. Tell us what you’re doing and we can advertise your anti-cuts campaign activities. Email us at southwarksos@gmail.com. <br /><br />SouthwarkSOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11355199008143693736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255997667877207883.post-29271608068707802882015-09-14T00:16:00.002-07:002015-09-14T00:16:33.839-07:00Anti-cuts campaigners support migrants escaping war and povertySouthwark Action Alert 8th September 2015<br /><br />The huge support being offered by ordinary people to the Syrian refugees in the past week is being replicated by many public service providers and NGOs. Given that the inadequate provision of services is the consequence of government policies of austerity and privatisation, this Saturday’s potentially huge demonstration in support of refugees has attracted many campaigners calling for more funding for housing and service provision. Come along and join us!<br /><br />People from Southwark will be travelling to Manchester on 4th October to demonstrate outside the Tory Conference. (See below) Can your trade union branch/campaign give formal support to the advertising of this TUC event? Or help with costs of hiring transport and selling tickets? Reply to this email to let us know. The facebook event for the coach is here.<br /><br />Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.<br /><br />EVENTS LIST<br /><br />Wednesday 9 September<br /><br />9am -11am. Southwark Day of Action in support of the National Gallery all-out strike against privatisation. Campaigners and trade unionists in Southwark please come to the picket line or send a message of support initially to southwarksos@gmail.com to be taken on the day. For updates visit the strike Facebook page here.<br /><br />Friday, 11 September<br /><br />11am. Leafleting on the Aylesbury Estate for the Housing Rights, Human Rights Film night (see 19 Sept. below). Meet Thurlow Lodge, TRA, Corner of Thurlow Street and Albany Road. Organised by Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign.<br /><br />aturday 12 September<br /><br />12noon. Demonstration - Refugees welcome here! Housing campaigners and those against cuts to public services will be marching together at this demonstration in solidarity with refugees. Called by a wide range of refugee support groups, anti-cuts groups and others. Details here. Assemble Marble Arch/Park Lane 12noon. Southwark campaigners and friends meet 11.45am at Elephant & Castle (outside the Metropolitan Tabernacle, opp. the shopping centre).<br /><br />Sunday 13 September<br /><br />Rally and lobby of the TUC Congress in Brighton, calling on the TUC and the unions to organise a midweek demonstration on the day that the Tories bring their Trade Union Bill to Parliament and to prepare for mass co-ordinated strike action if it is passed. (Venue: Charlotte Room in the Grand Hotel 97-99 King’s Rd BN1 2FW, next to the Brighton conference Centre). Email info@shopstewards.net if you want to attend and need transport. More info at http://shopstewards.net/activate/events/<br /><br />Tuesday 15 September<br /><br />7pm. Public meeting - What Next for the Fight Against Austerity? How can the public mood around the migrant crisis and the response to Corbyn's leadership campaign translate into the death of the austerity agenda? Venue: New Cross Learning, 283 - 285 New Cross Road SE14 6AS. With Lindsey German (People's Assembly, Stop the War, Counterfire) Organised by South East London People's Assembly.<br /><br />Wednesday 16 September<br /><br />9am -11am. Southwark Day of Action in support of the National Gallery all-out strike against privatisation. Campaigners and trade unionists in Southwark: please come to the picket line or send a message of support initially to southwarksos@gmail.com to be taken on the day. For updates visit the strike Facebook page here.<br /><br />Wednesday 16 September<br /><br />10am–6pm. Fast Food Rights National Organising Day for fast food workers, union activists and community campaigners to find out more about the Fast Food Rights campaign. Organised by the Baker’s Union. Venue: TUC, Great Russell Street, London.<br /><br />Saturday 19th September<br /><br />7.30pm Housing Rights, Human Rights Film night, includes a film by Simon Hanna about the fight against social cleansing and the destruction of council housing in Southwark, and seven days in the Barcelona anti-eviction movement that has inspired people everywhere to fight for their homes. Venue: Tiendas Del Sur, 91–95, Newington Butts, Elephant & Castle SE1 6SF. Event supported by: South London People's Assembly Against Austerity, London Mexico Solidarity, Southwark Defend Council Housing.<br /><br />Tuesday 29 September<br /><br />7pm. Defend Council Housing meeting at the Alvey Estate Tenants Hall, ground floor of Thomson House, Beckway Street, off East Street, SE17 1TS. Beckway Street is close to the end of East Street at its junction with the Old Kent Road. Map here. More information from southwarkdch@gmail.com<br /><br />ADVANCE NOTICE<br /><br />Sunday 4 October<br /><br />7am. Coaches depart Southwark to the TUC’s national demonstration at the Tory Party Conference, Manchester. Initial details here. If you want to go, contact secretary@southlondonpa.org to find out about times and tickets. Can your trade union branch/campaign support and advertise this event, or send a donation to help with cost of coach hire? Reply to this email or write to secretary@southlondonpa.org<br /><br />3-8th October<br /><br />A week of protests and action at the Tory party conference. Organised by the People’s Assembly and other supporting organisations. See here for details.<br /><br />OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS not listed above:<br /><br />Campaign to Save the Aylesbury. Campaigners are supporting local tenants to oppose the demolition of council housing in Southwark. Replacing social housing with private dwellings is denying thousands of people decent, affordable housing. A petition demanding that the Council respects the result of their ballot in 2001, or gives them another vote to decide what happens to their homes is being circulated. If you can help going door to door to seek signatures, contact southwarkdch@gmail.com or phone 07792 786 192. Website: www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch. Facebook page: click here.<br /><br />Defend Lewisham Southwark College campaign The governors have voted to sell-off the Camberwell campus and a separate proposal by Southwark Council, published last month, is to take over the parts of the buildings that formed Southwark College before it merged with Lewisham in 2012.The Camberwell site is used by about 300 students - who mostly do ESOL classes and basic numeracy and some Job Centre plus courses. Contact savelscollege@gmail.com for more info or to join the mailing list. Campaign Facebook page here. You can download the latest proposal from Southwark Council here.<br /><br />Keep Our NHS Public meet monthly (except in August) in the upstairs room at the Phoenix pub, 348 Clapham Road, SW9 9AR (between Clapham North and Stockwell tube stations). There is no Southwark KONP group so Southwark activists please make contact with this Lambeth group to find out about local activity. The group have a new Facebook page at www.facebook.com/LambethKONP .<br /><br />London Play and Youth Work Campaign is supported by Unite the Union. If you're a playworker, a child, a mum, a dad, a cousin, a youth worker, or you’re just concerned about cuts to youth services, please join. Find out more here or contact londonplaycampaign@gmail.com<br /><br />information and to get involved, contact Nick on: 020 7467 1283 or 07530 001653, or email nickplus007@gmail.com. Facebook page here.<br /><br />Save Lewisham Hospital<br /><br />There is an indication that Lewisham Hospital may be under threat again. a petition online has been launched. For more information, click here. For the petition, click here.<br /><br />SolidariTEA, a weekly drop-in between 2pm and 4pm for those affected by work capability, benefits & housing problems etc. Mutual support & planning direct action, at 97 Dawes House, Orb St, Walworth, London, SE17 1RD. For information, email to solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com or phone 07966180429 on Mondays pm. See the Facebook page here.<br /><br />South London People’s Assembly organising meetings are held monthly at Bread & Roses pub, 68 Clapham Manor St, London SW4 6DZ. More information from secretary@southlondonpa.org. SLPA facebook here.<br /><br />South London Unite the Resistance. For news updates and action alerts on trade union and anti-austerity events in south London, join the email list by writing to southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com or phone 07956579466.<br /><br />Southwark Trades Council meets on the second Wednesday each month at 160 Tooley Street. The Trades Council or local TUC group is a forum for local unions to meet and organise together. ALL Southwark trade union members are welcome. Contact 07983475050 or southwarktuc@gmail.com for more information.<br /><br /> Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts can be contacted at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB or by emailing southwarkdpac@mail.com<br /><br />SouthwarkSOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11355199008143693736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255997667877207883.post-40559235286669713252015-08-20T13:38:00.000-07:002015-08-20T13:38:00.587-07:00Health services under the axe!Southwark Action Alert 16th August 2015<br /><br />You don’t need to look far to see the scale of cuts people in Southwark are facing: Public health funding in south London will be cut by £40 million from next January; King’s College Foundation Trust is estimating an £86million shortfall in this financial year, threatening job losses and a deteriorating service. And health is supposed to be a ‘protected’ area of government spending!<br /><br />These are all reasons for joining people from Southwark who will be travelling to Manchester on 4th October to demonstrate outside the Tory Conference. (See below) Can your trade union branch/campaign give formal support to the advertising of this TUC event? Or help with costs of hiring transport and selling tickets? Reply to this email to let us know. <br />
<br />EVENTS LIST<br /><br />Tuesday 18 August<br />7.15am to 9.30am. Protest against fare rises and calling for an affordable railway under public ownership. At Waterloo station, outside Exit 5, ‘Victory Arch’. Called by Action For Rail Campaign. See more <a href="http://actionforrail.org/take-action-protest-2016-fare-rise-support-public-ownership/">here</a>.<br /><br />Wednesday 19 August<br />9am onwards. Southwark Day of Action in support of the National Gallery all-out strike against privatisation. Campaigners and trade unionists in Southwark please come to the picket line or send a message of support initially to <a href="mailto:southwarksos@gmail.com">southwarksos@gmail.com</a> to be taken on the day. Strikers will help adapt a suitable painting from the National Gallery collection to help publicise our solidarity. For updates visit the strike Facebook page ‘No Privatisation at The National Gallery’.<br /><br />Saturday 22 August<br />4pm – 7pm. Meeting of Aylesbury Tenants and Leaseholders First, inviting residents and friends to discuss what is happening on the estate and listen to people who have been displaced by Council’s previous demolitions. Venue: Pembroke House, 80 Tatum Street SE17 1QR. Email: <a href="mailto:aylesburytenant@yahoo.co.uk">aylesburytenant@yahoo.co.uk </a>or call: 07476532632.<br /><br /><br />ADVANCE NOTICE<br /><br />Sunday 13 September <br />Rally and lobby of the TUC Congress in Brighton, calling on the TUC and the unions to organise a midweek demonstration on the day that the Tories bring their Trade Union Bill to Parliament and to prepare for mass co-ordinated strike action if it is passed. (Venue: Charlotte Room in the Grand Hotel 97-99 King’s Rd BN1 2FW , next to the Brighton conference Centre). Email <a href="mailto:info@shopstewards.net">info@shopstewards.net </a>if you want to attend and need transport. More info at <a href="http://shopstewards.net/activate/events/">http://shopstewards.net/activate/events/</a><br /><br />Saturday 19th September<br />7.30pm Housing Rights, Human Rights Film night, includes a film by Simon Hanna about the fight against social cleansing and the destruction of council housing in Southwark, and seven days in the Barcelona anti-eviction movement that has inspired people everywhere to fight for their homes. Venue: Tiendas Del Sur, 91–95, Newington Butts, Elephant & Castle SE1 6SF. Event supported by: South London People's Assembly Against Austerity, London Mexico Solidarity, Southwark Defend Council Housing.<br /><br />Tuesday 29 September<br />7pm. Defend Council Housing meeting at the Alvey Estate Tenants Hall, ground floor of Thomson House, Beckway Street, off East Street, SE17 1TS. Beckway Street is close to the end of East Street at its junction with the Old Kent Road. More information from <a href="mailto:southwarkdch@gmail.com">southwarkdch@gmail.com</a><br /><br />Sunday 4 October <br />7am. Coaches depart Southwark to the TUC’s national demonstration at the Tory Party Conference, Manchester.See details <a href="http://www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/demonstrate_at_tory_party_conference">here</a>. If you want to go, reply to this email to find out about times and tickets. Can your trade union branch/campaign support and advertise this event, or send a donation to help with cost of coach hire? Reply to this email or write to <a href="mailto:secretary@southlondonpa.org">secretary@southlondonpa.org</a> <br /><br />3-8th October <br />A week of protests and action at the Tory party conference. Organised by the People’s Assembly and other supporting organisations. See above for details.<br /><br /><br />OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS not listed above:<br /><br />Campaign to Save the Aylesbury. Campaigners are supporting local tenants to oppose the demolition of council housing in Southwark. Replacing social housing with private dwellings is denying thousands of people decent, affordable housing. A petition demanding that the Council respects the result of their ballot in 2001, or gives them another vote to decide what happens to their homes is being circulated. If you can help going door to door to seek signatures, contact southwarkdch@gmail.com or phone 07792 786 192. Website: <a href="http://www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch">www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch</a>. Facebook page: click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Southwark-Defend-Council-Housing/839272879439624">here</a>. <br /><br />Defend Lewisham Southwark College campaign The governors have voted to sell-off the Camberwell campus and a separate proposal by Southwark Council, published last month, is to take over the parts of the buildings that formed Southwark College before it merged with Lewisham in 2012.The Camberwell site is used by about 300 students - who mostly do ESOL classes and basic numeracy and some Job Centre plus courses. Contact savelscollege@gmail.com for more info or to join the mailing list. Campaign Facebook page ‘Defend Lewisham Southwark College’. You can download the latest proposal from Southwark Council’s website.<br /><br />Keep Our NHS Public meet monthly (except in August) in the upstairs room at the Phoenix pub, 348 Clapham Road, SW9 9AR (between Clapham North and Stockwell tube stations). There is no Southwark KONP group so Southwark activists please make contact with this Lambeth group to find out about local activity. The group have a new Facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/LambethKONP">www.facebook.com/LambethKONP</a> .<br /><br />London Play and Youth Work Campaign is supported by Unite the Union. If you're a playworker, a child, a mum, a dad, a cousin, a youth worker, or you’re just concerned about cuts to youth services, please join. Find out more here or contact <a href="mailto:londonplaycampaign@gmail.com">londonplaycampaign@gmail.com</a><br /><br />London Unemployed Strategies (LUS) - a campaign to give a voice to unemployed people. For more information and to get involved, contact Nick on: 020 7467 1283 or 07530 001653, or email <a href="mailto:nickplus007@gmail.com">nickplus007@gmail.com</a>. Facebook page <a href="http://www.londonplay.org.uk/blog_entry/3106/news/london_play_in_the_news/london_play_in_the_news/campaigners_vow_to_mobilise_against_play_cuts">here</a>.<br /><br />Save Lewisham Hospital<br />There is an indication that Lewisham Hospital may be under threat again. a petition online has been launched. For more information, click <a href="http://www.savelewishamhospital.com/petition-and-fightback-2015/">here</a>. For the petition, click <a href="https://www.change.org/p/our-healthier-south-east-london-save-lewisham-hospital-again">here</a>.<br /><br />SolidariTEA, a weekly drop-in between 2pm and 4pm for those affected by work capability, benefits & housing problems etc. Mutual support & planning direct action, at 97 Dawes House, Orb St, Walworth, London, SE17 1RD. For information, email to <a href="mailto:solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com">solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com</a> or phone 07966180429 on Mondays pm. See the Facebook page.<br /><br />South London People’s Assembly organising meetings are held monthly at Bread & Roses pub, 68 Clapham Manor St, London SW4 6DZ. More information from <a href="mailto:secretary@southlondonpa.org">secretary@southlondonpa.org</a>. <br /><br />South London Unite the Resistance. For news updates and action alerts on trade union and anti-austerity events in south London, join the email list by writing to <a href="mailto:southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com">southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com</a> or phone 07956579466.<br /><br />Southwark Trades Council meets on the second Wednesday each month at 160 Tooley Street. The Trades Council or local TUC group is a forum for local unions to meet and organise together. ALL Southwark trade union members are welcome. Contact 07983475050 or <a href="mailto:southwarktuc@gmail.com">southwarktuc@gmail.com</a> for more information.<br /><br />Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts can be contacted at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB or by emailing <a href="mailto:southwarkdpac@mail.com">southwarkdpac@mail.com</a><br />SouthwarkSOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11355199008143693736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255997667877207883.post-85233379025334047522015-07-26T11:16:00.003-07:002015-07-26T11:34:01.491-07:00Southwark Will SufferSouthwark Action Alert 21 July 2015<br />
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The new government’s austerity plans will have a huge impact on Southwark: cuts to welfare will worsen poverty, imposition of a new Right to Buy will compound the housing crisis, cuts and closures will decimate further education, the abolition of grants will increase student debt. These are all reasons for joining people from Southwark who will be travelling to Manchester on 4th October to demonstrate outside the Tory Conference. (See below) Can your trade union branch/campaign give formal support to the advertising of this event? Or help with costs of hiring transport and selling tickets? Reply to this email to let us know.<br />
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Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.<br />
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EVENTS LIST<br />
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Saturday 25 July<br />
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12-1pm. Benefit Justice stall petitioning against the benefit cuts. Venue: Outside Boots on Rye Lane. On top of the cuts to disability benefits, working tax credits, the continuation of the bedroom tax and other brutal cuts the reduction of the benefit cap to £23,000 will mean that another 500 families in Southwark may now be forced to move away from their friends, families and communities, many out of London.<br />
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Tuesday 28 July<br />
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7pm. Defend Council Housing meeting at the Alvey Estate Tenants Hall, ground floor of Thomson House, Beckway Street, off East Street, SE17 1TS. Beckway Street is close to the end of East Street at its junction with the Old Kent Road. Map <a href="http://search3.openobjects.com/kb5/southwark/cd/organisation.page?record=pJ3bpM3t82Y">here</a>. More information from <a href="mailto:southwarkdch@gmail.com">southwarkdch@gmail.com</a><br />
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Wednesday 29 July<br />
Reviewing and Resisting the Trade Union Bill public meeting, 6pm Mander Hall, NUT, Marbledon Place WC1 9BD<br />
Representatives from the <span class="caps">TUC</span>, <span class="caps">FBU</span>, <span class="caps">RMT</span>, <span class="caps">PCS</span>, <span class="caps">UNITE</span>, <span class="caps">UNISON</span> and <span class="caps">ASLEF</span>, have already agreed to join with <span class="caps">IER</span> experts
John Hendy and Keith Ewing, together with MPs and others to determine
what steps the labour movement needs to take to expose the unfair and
undemocratic nature of the government’s proposals.<br />
See <a href="http://www.tradeunionfreedom.co.uk/reviewing-resisting-the-trade-union-bill/">http://www.tradeunionfreedom.co.uk/reviewing-resisting-the-trade-union-bill/ </a><br />
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ADVANCE NOTICE<br />
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Sunday 13 September<br />
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Rally and lobby of the TUC Congress in Brighton, calling on the TUC and the unions to organise a midweek demonstration on the day that the Tories bring their Trade Union Bill to Parliament and to prepare for mass co-ordinated strike action if it is passed. (Venue: Charlotte Room in the Grand Hotel 97-99 King’s Rd BN1 2FW , next to the Brighton conference Centre). Email <a href="http://info@shopstewards.net/">info@shopstewards.net </a>if you want to attend and need transport. More info at <a href="http://shopstewards.net/activate/events/">http://shopstewards.net/activate/events/</a><br />
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Sunday 4 October<br />
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National Demonstration at the Tory Party Conference, Manchester. Called by the TUC and the People’s Assembly. <a href="http://www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/demonstrate_at_tory_party_conference">Details will follow</a>. Can your trade union branch/campaign give formal support to the advertising of this event? Or help with costs of hiring transport and selling tickets? Reply to this email or write to <a href="mailto:secretary@southlondonpa.org">secretary@southlondonpa.org</a><br />
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4-8th October<br />
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A week of protests and action at the Tory party conference. Organised by the People’s Assembly and other supporting organisations. See <a href="http://www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/demonstrate_at_tory_party_conference">here</a> for details.<br />
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OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS not listed above:<br />
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Campaign to Save the Aylesbury. Campaigners are supporting local tenants to oppose the demolition of council housing in Southwark. Replacing social housing with private dwellings is denying thousands of people decent, affordable housing. A petition demanding that the Council respects the result of their ballot in 2001, or gives them another vote to decide what happens to their homes is being circulated. If you can help going door to door to seek signatures, contact southwarkdch@gmail.com or phone 07792 786 192. Website: <a href="http://www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch">www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch</a> <br />
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Defend Lewisham Southwark College campaign 312 jobs have been at risk. The Camberwell will be closed at the end of July and sold off for approx.. £5m. The site is used by about 300 students - who mostly do ESOL classes and basic numeracy and some Job Centre plus courses. Contact <a href="mailto:savelscollege@gmail.com">savelscollege@gmail.com </a>for more info or to join the mailing list. Campaign Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Defend-Lewisham-Southwark-College/170859336428263">here</a>. You can download the latest proposal from Southwark Council <a href="http://www.southwark.gov.uk/downloads/file/12170/the_future_of_further_education_in_southwark">here</a>.<br />
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Keep Our NHS Public meet monthly (except in August) in the upstairs room at the Phoenix pub, 348 Clapham Road, SW9 9AR (between Clapham North and Stockwell tube stations). There is no Southwark KONP group so Southwark activists please make contact with this Lambeth group to find out about local activity. The group have a new Facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/LambethKONP">www.facebook.com/LambethKONP</a> .<br />
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London Play and Youth Work Campaign is supported by Unite the Union. If you're a playworker, a child, a mum, a dad, a cousin, a youth worker, or you’re just concerned about cuts to youth services, please join. Find out more <a href="http://www.londonplay.org.uk/blog_entry/3106/news/london_play_in_the_news/london_play_in_the_news/campaigners_vow_to_mobilise_against_play_cuts">here</a> or contact <a href="mailto:londonplaycampaign@gmail.com">londonplaycampaign@gmail.com</a><br />
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London Unemployed Strategies (LUS) - a campaign to give a voice to unemployed people. For more information and to get involved, contact Nick on: 020 7467 1283 or 07530 001653, or email <a href="mailto:nickplus007@gmail.com">nickplus007@gmail.com</a>. Facebook page here.<br />
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Save Lewisham Hospital<br />
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There is an indication that Lewisham Hospital may be under threat again. a petition online has been launched. For more information, click <a href="http://www.savelewishamhospital.com/petition-and-fightback-2015/">here</a>. For the petition, click <a href="https://www.change.org/p/our-healthier-south-east-london-save-lewisham-hospital-again">here</a>.<br />
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SolidariTEA, a weekly drop-in between 2pm and 4pm for those affected by work capability, benefits & housing problems etc. Mutual support & planning direct action, at 97 Dawes House, Orb St, Walworth, London, SE17 1RD. For information, email to solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com or phone 07966180429 on Mondays pm. See the Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/solidariTEAsouthwark?fref=ts">here</a>.<br />
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South London Unite the Resistance. For news updates and action alerts on trade union and anti-austerity events in south London, join the email list by writing to <a href="mailto:southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com">southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com</a> or phone 07956579466.<br />
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Southwark Trades Council meets on the second Wednesday each month at 160 Tooley Street. The Trades Council or local TUC group is a forum for local unions to meet and organise together. ALL Southwark trade union members are welcome. Contact 07983475050 or <a href="mailto:southwarktuc@gmail.com">southwarktuc@gmail.com</a> for more information.<br />
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Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts can be contacted at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB or by emailing <a href="mailto:southwarkdpac@mail.com">southwarkdpac@mail.com</a>SouthwarkSOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11355199008143693736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255997667877207883.post-74604664265052809692015-06-15T12:48:00.003-07:002015-06-15T12:48:45.519-07:00Southwark Action Alert 11th June 2015<div class="yiv4480324484" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397512267_7520">
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demonstration against austerity in a week’s time. Please help us leafleting at
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listing, link to our <a href="http://southwarksaveourservices.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">website</span></a> or post on your own Facebook page. Thank
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<b><u><span style="color: #c00000; font-size: 14pt;">EVENTS LIST</span></u></b></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Friday 12 June</span></u></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397512267_7638" style="font-size: 14pt;">5.30pm
– 6.30pm. <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397512267_7637">Leafleting for the People’s
Assembly demonstration</b>. Meet at Elephant & Castle Northern Line Tube exit.
Contact John on 07519811657 if you can come.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Friday 12 June</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">6pm-7pm.<b> Aylesbury Estate petitioning against
demolition and in favour of refurbishment. </b>If you can help going door to
door to seek signatures, contact <a href="mailto:southwarkdch@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">southwarkdch@gmail.com</a> or phone 07792 786 192.
Website: <a href="http://www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch</a>. Facebook page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Southwark-Defend-Council-Housing/839272879439624" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click
here</a>.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Friday 12 June</span></u></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397512267_7645" style="font-size: 14pt;">6.30
pm<b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397512267_7644">. Defend Lewisham Southwark College
campaign meeting</b> in Room RHB138, Goldsmiths University. 312 jobs are at
risk. The Camberwell site is threatened with complete closure. This will
devastate South East London by almost demolishing FE in two boroughs where it
is a crucial second chance for many people. Come along, or contact <a href="mailto:savelscollege@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">savelscollege@gmail.com</a>
for more info or to join the mailing list. Campaign Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Defend-Lewisham-Southwark-College/170859336428263" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Saturday 13 June</span></u></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397512267_7648" style="font-size: 14pt;">11am-4.30pm. <b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397512267_7647">Defend Council Housing Tenants and
Housing Summit</b></span></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397512267_7650" style="font-size: 14pt;">The summit will bring together housing campaigners to
share experiences. How do we build resistance after the after the brilliant
campaigns at Focus E15, New Era, Fred Wigg, Aylesbury and Cressingham and
Sweets Way, and the March for Homes. Venue: Bloomsbury Baptist Church Hall, 235
Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H 8EP. Near Tottenham Court Road & Holborn
underground. See <a href="http://www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397512267_7652" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk</a> or contact
<a href="mailto:info@defendcouncilhousing.org.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">info@defendcouncilhousing.org.uk</a></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Sunday 14 June</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">11am
– 4pm. <b>Leafleting for People's Assembly
demo</b> on 20th June at Portugal Day Festival on Streatham Common. 70,000
people are expected. Meet at SE Region TUC tent.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Sunday 14 June</span></u></div>
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<span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397512267_7653" style="font-size: 14pt;">1pm.
<b>Mega-stall for 20 June demo - leafleting
and other publicity.</b> Outside the Whitgift Centre, Croydon Town Centre, a
few minutes’ walk from both East Croydon and West Croydon stations. Also buses
109 or 250 from Brixton. Facebook event <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Or phone 07957
780 532.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Monday-Friday 15-19 June</span></u></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Leafleting for People's
Assembly demonstration.</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> Times and locations are still being finalised. Email <a href="mailto:southwarksos@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">southwarksos@gmail.com</a> or ring
07939090667 to get details.</span></div>
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<u><span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt;">Saturday 20 June</span></u></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt;">12noon. <b>National Demonstration</b>
<b>and festival: END AUSTERITY NOW</b> - the
message to the new Tory government. More than 70,000 people have already said via
Facebook they will be coming. </span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt;">Assembly time
& place:</span></b><span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt;"> 12pm, Bank of England (Queen Victoria St) City of London. Nearest tube:
Bank. </span></div>
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<b><span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt;">Southwark meeting
point:</span></b><span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt;"> 12noon outside Metropolitan Tabernacle opp. Elephant & Castle Rail
Station. (Contact Tanya on the day on 07792 786 192)</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt;">See <b>march route</b> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ThePeoplesAssembly/photos/gm.503022046526728/902823963118828/?type=1&theater" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>
to Parliament Square.</span></div>
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<b id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397512267_7656"><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397512267_7655" style="color: red; font-size: 14pt;">Called by the
People’s Assembly</span></b><span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt;">. Weblink <a href="http://www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/end_austerity_now_national_demonstration_saturday_20th_june?utm_campaign=all_london_news&utm_medium=email&utm_source=thepeoplesassembly" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">here</span></a>. Share & invite your friends on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/460624807433119/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Facebook</span></a>. </span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Tuesday 23 June (date to be confirmed)</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">All day. <b>Strike against education cuts and
redundancies at Lewisham Southwark College. </b>312 jobs are at risk. The
Camberwell site is threatened with complete closure. This will devastate South
East London by almost demolishing FE in two boroughs where it is a crucial
second chance for many people. Contact <a href="mailto:savelscollege@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">savelscollege@gmail.com</a> for more info. or
to send messages of support.</span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Tuesday 30 June</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">7pm
<b>Southwark Defend Council Housing meeting</b>
at the Alvey Estate Tenants Hall, ground floor of Thomson House, Beckway
Street, off East Street, SE17 1TS. Beckway Street is close to the end of East
Street at its junction with the Old Kent Road. <b>Map <a href="http://search3.openobjects.com/kb5/southwark/cd/organisation.page?record=pJ3bpM3t82Y" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. </b>Agenda
includes the campaign against the demolition of the Aylesbury, the Old Kent
Road Opportunity Area (Council Estates will be in it), Southwark Plan, lobby of
the Council Assembly 8 July.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">More
information from <a href="mailto:southwarkdch@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">southwarkdch@gmail.com</a></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Thursday 2 July</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">6.30pm.
<b>‘Fight the anti-union laws’ forum</b> with
speakers include Mark Serwotka PCS gen sec, Michelle Stanistreet Gen Sec NUJ,
Candy Udwin sacked PCS National Gallery rep, John McDonnell MP, Chris Stephens
MP (SNP) and Ian Hodson National President BFAWU. Plus other strikers. Venue: Student
Central (previously ULU) Malet Street, London WC1E 7AY. Organised by London
Unite the Resistance. Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/uniteresist" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">11am
– 4.30pm. <b>‘Stop the union-busters’ conference</b>,
in Conway Hall in London. Confirmed speakers include Mark Serwotka PCS General
Secretary, Ronnie Draper BFAWU General Secretary, Matt Wrack FBU General
Secretary & Dave Smith anti-blacklisting campaigner. Organised by the
National Shop Stewards Network. Leaflet with more details<span style="color: #00b050;"> <a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/266248961/NSSN-conference-July-4-leaflet-May22-version" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Wednesday 8 July</span></u></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">6pm.
<b>Lobby Southwark Council – stop destroying
council homes -</b> <b>Refurbishment not
demolition for the Aylesbury!</b> Venue: notified by the council in early July
at <a href="http://moderngov.southwark.gov.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://moderngov.southwark.gov.uk/</a> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt;">Download
copy of leaflet at the Southwark DCH Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Southwark-Defend-Council-Housing/839272879439624?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<b><u><span style="color: red; font-size: 14pt;">OTHER LOCAL
CAMPAIGNS not listed above:</span></u></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Campaign to Save the Aylesbury</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">. Campaigners are
supporting local tenants to oppose the demolition of council housing in
Southwark. Replacing social housing with private dwellings is denying thousands
of people decent, affordable housing.</span> <span style="font-size: 14pt;"> A petition
demanding that the Council respects the result of their ballot in 2001, or
gives them another vote to decide what happens to their homes is being
circulated. <b>If you can help going door
to door to seek signatures, contact <a href="mailto:southwarkdch@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">southwarkdch@gmail.com</a> or phone 07792 786
192.</b> Website: <a href="http://www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch</a>. Facebook page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Southwark-Defend-Council-Housing/839272879439624" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">click here</span></a>. <br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Keep Our NHS Public </span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">meet monthly in the
upstairs room at the Phoenix pub, 348 Clapham Road, SW9 9AR (between Clapham
North and Stockwell tube stations). There is no Southwark KONP group so
Southwark activists please make contact with this Lambeth group to find out
about local activity. The group have a new Facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/LambethKONP" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/LambethKONP</a> .</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">London Play and Youth Work
Campaign</span></b><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> is
supported by Unite the Union. If you're a playworker, a child, a mum, a dad, a
cousin, a youth worker, or you’re just concerned about cuts to youth services,
please join. The campaign’s Facebook page is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/defendplayandyouthworkers?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.
Contact <a href="mailto:londonplaycampaign@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">londonplaycampaign@gmail.com</a></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">London Unemployed Strategies (LUS) </span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397512267_7687" style="font-size: 14pt;">- a campaign to give a voice to unemployed people. For
more information and to get involved, contact Nick on: 020 7467 1283 or 07530
001653, or email <a href="mailto:nickplus007@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nickplus007@gmail.com</a>. Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LUSACTION" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext;">here</span></a>.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">SolidariTEA,</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397512267_7685" style="font-size: 14pt;">
a weekly drop-in between 2pm and 4pm for those affected by work capability,
benefits & housing problems etc. Mutual support & planning direct action,
at 97 Dawes House, Orb St, Walworth, London, SE17 1RD. For information, email
to <a href="mailto:solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com</a> or phone 07966180429 on Mondays pm. See the
Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/solidariTEAsouthwark?fref=ts" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">South London People’s Assembly </span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397512267_7690" style="font-size: 14pt;">meet monthly<b> </b>at
Bread & Roses pub, 68 Clapham Manor St, London SW4 6DZ. More information
from <a href="mailto:secretary@southlondonpa.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">secretary@southlondonpa.org</a></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">South London Unite the
Resistance.</span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397512267_7693" style="font-size: 14pt;">
For news updates and action alerts on trade union and anti-austerity events in
south London, join the email list by writing to <a href="mailto:southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397512267_7694" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com</a>
or phone 07956579466.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Southwark Trades Council </span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397512267_7682" style="font-size: 14pt;">meet on the second
Wednesday each month at 160 Tooley Street. The Trades Council or local TUC
group is a forum for local unions to meet and organise together. ALL Southwark
trade union members are welcome. Contact 07983475050 or <a href="mailto:southwarktuc@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">southwarktuc@gmail.com</a>
for more information.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt;"></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts </span></b><span id="yui_3_16_0_1_1434397512267_7680" style="font-size: 14pt;">can be contacted at Southwark Independent
Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB or by emailing <a href="mailto:southwarkdpac@mail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">southwarkdpac@mail.com</a></span>SouthwarkSOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11355199008143693736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255997667877207883.post-23734181698272865852015-05-25T13:19:00.001-07:002015-05-25T13:19:40.946-07:00Protests, petitioning and leafleting – it’s time to get involved!Southwark Action Alert 25th May 2015<br /><br />More than 60,000 people have already said they will attend the People’s Assembly March Against Austerity next month. Southwark campaigners will be meeting up at Elephant and Castle and going up together to the Bank of England assembly point. There’s a local planning meeting this week and more leafleting this weekend. Contact details are below, if you can help.<br /><br />See details below about two strikes coming soon in south London that need your support: at Lewisham and Southwark College and at the Globe Theatre.<br /><br />Various protests, petitioning and leafleting sessions are happening this weekend. Whether you feel strongly about one campaign or are just fearful of five more years of government cuts and austerity, now’s the time to get involved!<br /><br />***Please put in your diary this month’s events, shown below***<br /><br />Please tweet this listing, link to our <a href="http://southwarksaveourservices.blogspot.co.uk/">website</a> or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.<br /><b><br />EVENTS LIST</b><br /><br /><b>Tuesday 26 May </b><br />6.30-7.30. South London People’s Assembly planning meeting to build the June 20 anti-austerity demonstration. Meet at Bread and Roses, 68 Clapham Manor St, SW4 6DZ (in the garden room at the back). All welcome. If you've never come along before, now is the time! Flyers and posters will be available to take away. Meeting Facebook event <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/418368228347897/">here</a>. Demo Facebook event <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/460624807433119/">here</a>. More information from <a href="mailto:secretary@southlondonpa.org">secretary@southlondonpa.org</a><br /><br /><b>Tuesday 26 May</b><br />7pm Southwark Defend Council Housing meeting at the Alvey Estate Tenants Hall, ground floor of Thomson House, Beckway Street, off East Street, SE17 1TS. Beckway Street is close to the end of East Street at its junction with the Old Kent Road. Map <a href="http://search3.openobjects.com/kb5/southwark/cd/organisation.page?record=pJ3bpM3t82Y">here</a>. Agenda includes the campaign against the demolition of the Aylesbury, the Old Kent Road Opportunity Area (Council Estates will be in it), Southwark Plan, lobby of the Council Assembly 8 July.<br />More information from <a href="mailto:southwarkdch@gmail.com">southwarkdch@gmail.com</a><br /><br /><b>Wednesday 27 May</b><br /> 5:30pm. Protest on day of the Queen’s Speech; End Austerity Now! Assemble: Downing Street, then at 6.30 march to rally at 7pm, Emmanuel Centre, Marsham Street, Westminster SW1P 3DW. Called by the People’s Assembly. More details <a href="http://www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/protest_rally_on_the_day_of_the_queens_speech">here</a>.<br /><br /><b>Friday 29 May</b><br />6pm-7pm. Aylesbury Estate petitioning on Wendover against demolition and in favour of refurbishment. If you can help going door to door to seek signatures, contact southwarkdch@gmail.com or phone 07792 786 192. Website: <a href="http://www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch">www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch</a>. Facebook page: click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Southwark-Defend-Council-Housing/839272879439624">here</a>.<br /><br /><b>Saturday 30 May </b><br />12noon to 1pm. Petitioning against demolition of council homes (to be presented to the Council in July). Outside Morrison’s, Walworth Road, Opposite East Street SE17. Organised by Southwark Defend Council Housing campaign.<br /><br /><b>Saturday 30 May </b><br />1pm, Demonstrate in support of the campaign against the privatisation of the National Gallery and reinstatement of sacked Senior PCS rep Candy Udwin. (Members are also on strike again from 26 May to 4 June). Called by national PCS and supported by People’s Assembly. Come along and bring workmates and friends. Facebook event <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1579839878956813">here</a>. Strike info at <a href="http://bit.ly/NGrallyM30">http://bit.ly/NGrallyM30 </a><br /><br /><b>Saturday 30 May </b><br />Various times. Leafleting to publicise the People’s Assembly demonstration on 20 June. (See below). To find out where your nearest leafleting point will be, contact <a href="mailto:secretary@southlondonpa.org">secretary@southlondonpa.org</a> <br /><br /><b>Sunday 31 May</b><br />4pm-5pm. Aylesbury Estate petitioning on Wendover against demolition and in favour of refurbishment. If you can help going door to door to seek signatures, contact <a href="mailto:southwarkdch@gmail.com">southwarkdch@gmail.com</a> or phone 07792 786 192. Website: <a href="http://www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch">www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch</a>. Facebook page: click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Southwark-Defend-Council-Housing/839272879439624">here</a>.<br /><br /><b>Monday 1 June </b><br />8.30am - 3pm. Come to support Globe Theatre workers who are striking in a dispute over pay, at their picket line. Workers are members of BECTU trade union. Background info <a href="https://www.bectu.org.uk/news/2404">here</a>. If you can’t come, send a message of support to the strikers via <a href="mailto:southwarksos@gmail.com">southwarksos@gmail.com</a><br /><br /><b>Thursday 4 June</b><br />All day. Strike against education cuts and redundancies at Lewisham Southwark College. 312 jobs are at risk. The Camberwell site is threatened with complete closure. This will devastate South East London by almost demolishing FE in two boroughs where it is a crucial second chance for many people. Contact <a href="mailto:savelscollege@gmail.com">savelscollege@gmail.com</a> for more info. or to send messages of support.<br /><br /><b>Friday 5 June</b><br />6.30 pm. Defend Lewisham Southwark College campaign meeting in Room 150 Goldsmiths University, Main Building. (See information above about the threat to FE in South East London). Come along, or contact <a href="mailto:savelscollege@gmail.com">savelscollege@gmail.com</a> for more info or to join the mailing list.<br /><br /><b>Wednesday 10 June </b><br />7pm. Public meeting about the cuts to Lewisham Southwark College. (See above). Venue: St Giles' Church, Camberwell, SE5 8RB. The campaign is asking for volunteers to help with leafleting and other publicity. Contact <a href="mailto:savelscollege@gmail.com">savelscollege@gmail.com</a><br /><br /><br /><b>ADVANCE NOTICE</b><br /><br /><b>Saturday 13 June</b><br />11am-4.30pm. Defend Council Housing Tenants and Housing Summit<br />The summit will bring together housing campaigners to share experiences. How do we build resistance after the after the brilliant campaigns at Focus E15, New Era, Fred Wigg, Aylesbury and Cressingham and Sweets Way, and the March for Homes? Venue: Bloomsbury Baptist Church Hall, 235 Shaftesbury Avenue, London WC2H 8EP. Near Tottenham Court Road & Holborn underground. See <a href="http://www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/">www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk</a> or contact <a href="mailto:info@defendcouncilhousing.org.uk">info@defendcouncilhousing.org.uk</a><br /><br /><b>Saturday 20 June</b><br />12noon. National Demonstration and festival: END AUSTERITY NOW - the message to the new Tory government. Assemble 12pm, Bank of England (Queen Victoria St) City of London. Nearest tube: Bank. Southwark meeting point: outside Metropolitan Tabernacle opp. Elephant & Castle Rail Station. Called by the People’s Assembly. Weblink <a href="http://www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/end_austerity_now_national_demonstration_saturday_20th_june?utm_campaign=all_london_news&utm_medium=email&utm_source=thepeoplesassembly">here</a>. Share & invite your friends on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/460624807433119/">Facebook</a>. <br /><br /><br />OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS not listed above:<br /><br />Campaign to Save the Aylesbury. Campaigners are supporting local tenants to oppose the demolition of council housing in Southwark. Replacing social housing with private dwellings is denying thousands of people decent, affordable housing. A petition demanding that the Council respects the result of their ballot in 2001, or gives them another vote to decide what happens to their homes is being circulated. If you can help going door to door to seek signatures, contact southwarkdch@gmail.com or phone 07792 786 192. Website: <a href="http://www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch">www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch</a>. Facebook page: click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Southwark-Defend-Council-Housing/839272879439624">here</a>. <br /><br />Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public organising meet monthly in the upstairs room at the Phoenix pub, 348 Clapham Road, SW9 9AR (between Clapham North and Stockwell tube stations). There is no Southwark KONP group so Southwark activists please make contact with the Lambeth group to find out about local activity. The group have a new Facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/LambethKONP">www.facebook.com/LambethKONP</a> .<br /><br />London Play and Youth Work Campaign is supported by Unite the Union. If you're a playworker, a child, a mum, a dad, a cousin, a youth worker, or you’re just concerned about cuts to youth services, please join. The campaign’s Facebook page is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/defendplayandyouthworkers?fref=ts">here</a>. Contact <a href="mailto:londonplaycampaign@gmail.com">londonplaycampaign@gmail.com</a><br /><br />London Unemployed Strategies (LUS) - a campaign to give a voice to unemployed people. For more information and to get involved, contact Nick on: 020 7467 1283 or 07530 001653, or email <a href="mailto:nickplus007@gmail.com">nickplus007@gmail.com</a>. Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LUSACTION">here</a>.<br /><br />SolidariTEA, a weekly drop-in between 2pm and 4pm for those affected by work capability, benefits & housing problems etc. Mutual support & planning direct action, at 97 Dawes House, Orb St, Walworth, London, SE17 1RD. For information, email to <a href="mailto:solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com">solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com</a> or phone 07966180429 on Mondays pm. <br /><br />South London Unite the Resistance. For news updates and action alerts on trade union and anti-austerity events in south London, join the email list by writing to <a href="mailto:southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com">southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com</a> or phone 07956579466.<br /><br />Southwark Trades Council meet on the second Wednesday each month at 160 Tooley Street. The Trades Council or local TUC group is a forum for local unions to meet and organise together. ALL Southwark trade union members are welcome. Contact 07983475050 or <a href="http://southwarktuc@gmail.com/">southwarktuc@gmail.com </a>for more information.<br /><br />Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts can be contacted at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB or by emailing <a href="mailto:southwarkdpac@mail.com">southwarkdpac@mail.com</a><br />SouthwarkSOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11355199008143693736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255997667877207883.post-15412974112084425162015-05-12T13:21:00.001-07:002015-05-12T13:21:33.011-07:00Shocked & depressed by the election result? Opposition has already started in Southwark12th May 2015<br /><br />The election result is a bitter blow to all of us campaigning for public services, decent benefits & welfare provision. But the stakes are too high for us to roll over and accept £12 billion of welfare cuts, privatisation and job losses.<br /><br />During the past five days, forty thousand people have signed in on Facebook to attend the anti-austerity demonstration on 20th June (details below). This is a sign of the opposition the government can expect. Locally too, there are campaigns than need your help.<br /><br />Lewisham and Southwark College has been singled out by the Tories for the harshest cuts of any Further Education College in the country. 312 jobs are at risk. The Camberwell site is threatened with complete closure. This will devastate South East London by almost demolishing FE in two boroughs where it is a crucial second chance for many people.<br /><br />EVENTS LIST<br /><br />Tuesday 12 May<br />10am. Aylesbury CPO Inquiry - Southwark Council is trying to compulsorily purchase housing to make way for luxury housing built by Barratt homes. Venue: Millwall Conference Centre, the New Den, Zampa Road,SE16 3LN. (<a href="http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/inmyarea/Pages/venue-detail.aspx?directoryid=2606">Map</a>) Come along and join the campaigners. Find out more <a href="https://halag.wordpress.com/2015/03/27/cpo-public-inquiry-help-required/">here</a>.<br /><br />Campaign to Save the Aylesbury. Campaigners are supporting local tenants to oppose the demolition of council housing in Southwark. Replacing social housing with private dwellings is denying thousands of people decent, affordable housing. A petition demanding that the Council respects the result of their ballot in 2001, or gives them another vote to decide what happens to their homes is being circulated. If you can help going door to door to seek signatures, contact <a href="mailto:southwarkdch@gmail.com">southwarkdch@gmail.com</a> or phone 07792 786 192. Website: <a href="http://www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch">www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch</a>. Facebook page: click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Southwark-Defend-Council-Housing/839272879439624">here</a>.<br /><br />Wednesday 13 May<br />7pm Southwark Trades Council meeting Main item: how local unions can work together to respond to the upcoming attacks, at 160 Tooley Street (Room GO3). The Trades Council or local TUC group is a forum for local unions to meet and organise together. ALL Southwark trade union members are welcome. Contact 07983475050 or <a href="mailto:southwarktuc@gmail.com">southwarktuc@gmail.com</a> for more information, or just come along on Wednesday.<br /><br />Friday 15th May<br />6.30 pm. Defend Lewisham Southwark College campaign meeting in Room 150 Goldsmiths University, Main Building. (See information above about the threat to FE in South East London). Come along, or contact <a href="mailto:savelscollege@gmail.com">savelscollege@gmail.com</a> for more info or to join the mailing list.<br /><br />Tuesday 19 May<br />4.45- 5.45pm. Demonstration against massive cuts at Lewisham Southwark College, including closure of the Camberwell site. Assemble outside the Lewisham Way site to lobby the governors.<br /><br />Thursday 21 May<br />7.30 pm onwards. Fundraiser for the ‘Defend Lewisham Southwark College campaign and strike at the Amersham Arms, 388 New Cross Rd, SE14 6TY. Acts: ONE JAH (formed at Lewisham College) / COLIN SAMURAI / STEVE MORRISON / TRACKHORSE / CERI JAMES and The Three Fifths. MIKUS Dub DJ and PAT LYONS Master of Ceremonies. Facebook event <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/949467888407610/949469445074121/">here</a>.<br /><br />Thursday 21 May<br />7pm. Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public organising meeting in the upstairs room at the Phoenix pub, 348 Clapham Road, SW9 9AR (between Clapham North and Stockwell tube stations). There is no Southwark KONP group so Southwark activists please make contact with the Lambeth group to find out about local activity. The group have a new Facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/LambethKONP">www.facebook.com/LambethKONP</a>.<br /><br />Tuesday 26 May<br />7pm Southwark Defend Council Housing meeting at the Alvey Estate Tenants Hall, ground floor of Thomson House, Beckway Street, off East Street, SE17 1TS. Beckway Street is close to the end of East Street at its junction with the Old Kent Road. More information from <a href="mailto:southwarkdch@gmail.com">southwarkdch@gmail.com</a><br /><br />ADVANCE NOTICE<br /><br />Wednesday 10th June<br />7pm. Public meeting about the cuts to Lewisham Southwark College. (See above). Venue and details tbc. The campaign is asking for volunteers to help with leafleting and other publicity. Contact <a href="mailto:savelscollege@gmail.com">savelscollege@gmail.com</a><br /><br />Saturday 20 June<br />National Demonstration and festival: END AUSTERITY NOW - the message to the new Tory government. Assemble 12pm, Bank of England (Queen Victoria St) City of London. Nearest tube: Bank. Called by the People’s Assembly. Weblink <a href="http://www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/end_austerity_now_national_demonstration_saturday_20th_june?utm_campaign=all_london_news&utm_medium=email&utm_source=thepeoplesassembly">here</a>. Share & invite your friends on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/460624807433119/">Facebook</a>SouthwarkSOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11355199008143693736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255997667877207883.post-19854495200433365182015-04-27T14:18:00.000-07:002015-04-27T14:18:01.616-07:00 Campaign and Vote - against cuts and austeritySouthwark Action Alert 26th April 2015<br /><br />The NHS and housing are two issues that local campaigns are organising protests about this month.<br /><br />Watch out for an electoral voice against cuts and austerity: hustings are a great opportunity to challenge those parties committed to cuts and austerity, and to hear from those candidates who are opposed to them. Details are shown below. If you know of hustings that aren’t listed, please email back to give us information about them.<br /><br />***Please put in your diary this month’s events, shown below***<br /><br />Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.<br /><br />EVENTS LIST<br /><br />Tuesday 28 April<br />10am. Aylesbury CPO Inquiry - Southwark Council is trying to compulsorily purchase housing to make way for luxury housing built by Barratt homes. The schedule has not yet been produced, but first two days are likely to be Southwark Council presenting its case, with objectors following on third day. Venue: Millwall Conference Centre, the New Den, Zampa Road,SE16 3LN. Come along and join the campaigners. Find out more <a href="https://halag.wordpress.com/2015/03/27/cpo-public-inquiry-help-required/">here</a>.<br /><br />Tuesday 28 April<br />7pm Southwark Defend Council Housing meeting at the Alvey Estate Tenants Hall, ground floor of Thomson House, Beckway Street, off East Street, SE17 1TS. Beckway Street is close to the end of East Street at its junction with the Old Kent Road. More information from <a href="mailto:southwarkdch@gmail.com">southwarkdch@gmail.com</a><br /><br />Wednesday 29 April<br />7pm. Hustings / Question Time for Dulwich and West Norwood constituency at The Portico Gallery, 23a Knights Hill, SE27 0HS. Organised by Norwood Forum. Email: <a href="mailto:info@norwoodforum.org">info@norwoodforum.org</a><br /><br />Thursday 30 April<br />7.30pm. Hustings for Camberwell & Peckham Constituency. Chaired by Zoe Williams, author and Guardian columnist. Venue: the Peckham Liberal Club, 24 Elm Grove London SE15 5DE. Twitter @CP_hustings; Facebook at <a href="http://on.fb.me/1Hdaouc">http://on.fb.me/1Hdaouc</a>.<br /><br />Thursday 30 April<br />10am - 12.30pm. '7 days to Save the NHS' protest. Outside Dept of Health. For more information phone 07841181656 or email <a href="mailto:rehana.azam@gmb.org.uk">rehana.azam@gmb.org.uk</a><br /><br />5.30pm. Hands Off Our Pay: Healthworkers’ protest against planned attacks to unsocial hours pay outside St Thomas's Hospital main entrance, Westminster Road SE1 7EH. Supported by UNITE the Union. Flyer <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SE1healthworkers/photos/gm.1566186060301299/1464429793847622/?type=1&theater">here</a>. Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1566183773634861/">here</a>.<br /><br />Saturday 2 May<br />12noon. Demonstration - Bring Back the NHS: a public service, open to everybody and free at the point of use. Opposition to closure of services in the Maudsley. Organised by Southwark Pensioners Action Group. Assemble outside King’s College Hospital. (If you are free at 9.30 on Friday 1 May at 9.30 come to the pensioners centre and help make some placards.)<br /><br />7.30pm. Hustings for Bermondsey and Old Southwark constituency. Venue: St James Bermondsey, Thurland Road SE16. Organised by Christians for Transformation in Bermondsey and Rotherhithe (C4T) but open to all. Details <a href="http://www.se16.com/event/bermondsey-old-southwark-hustings">here</a>.<br /><br />ADVANCE NOTICE<br /><br />Thursday 21 May<br />7pm. Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public organising meeting in the upstairs room at the Phoenix pub, 348 Clapham Road, SW9 9AR (between Clapham North and Stockwell tube stations). There is no Southwark KONP group so Southwark activists please make contact with the Lambeth group to find out about local activity. The group have a new Facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/LambethKONP">www.facebook.com/LambethKONP</a>.<br /><br />Saturday 20 June<br />National Demonstration and festival: END AUSTERITY NOW in London, just six weeks after the general election, the message to the new government will be to end austerity. Called by the People’s Assembly. Weblink <a href="http://www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/end_austerity_now_national_demonstration_saturday_20th_june?utm_campaign=all_london_news&utm_medium=email&utm_source=thepeoplesassembly">here</a>.<br /><br />OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS not listed above:<br /><br />Campaign to Save the Aylesbury. Campaigners are supporting local tenants to oppose the demolition of council housing in Southwark. Replacing social housing with private dwellings is denying thousands of people decent, affordable housing. If you can help, contact <a href="mailto:southwarkdch@gmail.com">southwarkdch@gmail.com </a>or phone 07792 786 192. Website: <a href="http://www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch">www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch</a>. Facebook page: click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Southwark-Defend-Council-Housing/839272879439624">here</a>.<br /><br />London Play and Youth Work Campaign is supported by Unite the Union. If you're a playworker, a child, a mum, a dad, a cousin, a youth worker, or you’re just concerned about cuts to youth services, please join. The campaign’s Facebook page is here. Contact <a href="mailto:londonplaycampaign@gmail.com">londonplaycampaign@gmail.com</a><br /><br />London Unemployed Strategies (LUS) - a campaign to give a voice to unemployed people. For more information and to get involved, contact Nick on: 020 7467 1283 or 07530 001653, or email <a href="mailto:nickplus007@gmail.com">nickplus007@gmail.com</a>. Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/defendplayandyouthworkers?fref=ts">here</a>.<br /><br />SolidariTEA, a weekly drop-in between 2pm and 4pm for those affected by work capability, benefits & housing problems etc. Mutual support & planning direct action, at 97 Dawes House, Orb St, Walworth, London, SE17 1RD. For information, email to <a href="mailto:solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com">solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com</a> or phone 07966180429 on Mondays pm.<br /><br />South London People’s Assembly meet monthly at Bread & Roses pub, 68 Clapham Manor St, London SW4 6DZ. More information from <a href="mailto:secretary@southlondonpa.org">secretary@southlondonpa.org</a><br /><br />South London Unite the Resistance. For news updates and action alerts on trade union and anti-austerity events in south London, join the email list by writing to <a href="mailto:southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com">southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com</a> or phone 07956579466.<br /><br />Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts meet at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB. Details from <a href="mailto:southwarkdpac@mail.com">southwarkdpac@mail.com</a>SouthwarkSOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11355199008143693736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255997667877207883.post-11073862477030714312015-04-14T13:59:00.006-07:002015-04-14T13:59:41.749-07:00General election – a chance to vote against cuts and austeritySouthwark Action Alert 11th April 2015<br /><br />Even with a general election only four weeks away, local campaigns are still planning and taking part in activities. But there is also a clamour for an electoral voice against cuts and austerity. Hustings are a great opportunity to challenge those parties committed to cuts and austerity, and to hear from those candidates who are opposed to them. Details are shown below. If you know of hustings that aren’t listed, please email back to give us information about them. If you haven’t registered to vote yet, you can do it here.<br /><br />***Please put in your diary this month’s events, shown below***<br /><br />Please tweet this listing, link to our <a href="http://southwarksaveourservices.blogspot.co.uk/">website</a> or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.<br /><br />EVENTS LIST<br /><br />Saturday, 11 April<br />10am – 4pm. People's Convention for the NHS - National Conference at the Emmanuel Centre, Marsham Street, SW1P 3DW. This will bring together all those who are fighting for our NHS activists into a united campaign. Plenary sessions on TTIP, NHS Privatisation, How to Fight it and Win, NHS Reinstatement Bill, Political Campaigning and Mental Health Cuts. Contact for more info: <a href="mailto:nhsconvention@gmail.com">nhsconvention@gmail.com</a> Or go to <a href="http://www.nhsconvention.org.uk/">www.nhsconvention.org.uk</a>, or phone 07904 171413.<br /><br />Monday 13 April<br />7pm. Hustings for the general election at The Beormund Centre, 177 Abbey Street, SE1 2AN. Map. Organised by Southwark Trade Union Council. Contact <a href="mailto:southwarktuc@gmail.com">southwarktuc@gmail.com</a><br /><br />Monday 13 April<br />7.15pm. General Election Hustings at the Albrighton Community Centre, 37 Albrighton Road SE22 8AH - on the east side of Dog Kennel Hill, almost opposite Sainsbury’s, within the East Dulwich Estate. Organised by the Ivanhoe Residents Association. Full details are <a href="http://ivanhoeresidents.tumblr.com/post/116075052371/hustings-monday-is-april-13th-at-the-albrighton">here</a>.<br /><br />Tuesday 14 April<br />7.15pm. ‘Sell-Off: the Abolition of the NHS’ Film showing and discussion. Colliers Wood Community Ctr (first floor), 66-72 High Street, SW19 2BY. Organised by SW London Keep Our NHS Public. Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1620363188187410/">here</a>. For more info email <a href="mailto:swl.konp@gmail.com">swl.konp@gmail.com</a> If you can't make this - there's another on Friday May 1st 7pm at the Irish Ctr, 138-140 Hartfield Road, Wimbledon, SW19 3TG.<br /><br />Wednesday 15 April<br />5pm. Demonstration to Defend Lewisham/Southwark College against £7million cut to the staffing budget by July. Assemble outside Lewisham Way campus (SE4 1UT). Click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Defend-Lewisham-Southwark-College/170859336428263?sk=info&tab=page_info">here</a> for the latest on the campaign.<br /><br />Wednesday 15 April<br />7pm. Disability Hustings for the general election at Walworth Methodist Church, 54 Camberwell Road, SE5 0EN. Organised by Southwark Association for Mental Health (SAMH) . Details <a href="https://meetyournextmp.com/event/462-mental-health-and-disability-pre-general-election-hustings/">here</a>.<br /><br />Thursday 16 April<br />7pm. Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public organising meeting in the upstairs room at the Phoenix pub, 348 Clapham Road, SW9 9AR (between Clapham North and Stockwell tube stations). There is no Southwark KONP group so Southwark activists please make contact with the Lambeth group to find out about local activity. The group have a new Facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/LambethKONP">www.facebook.com/LambethKONP</a>.<br /><br />Thursday 16 April<br />6.30-8.30pm. Volunteers planning meeting for the ‘End Austerity Now’ demo in June (see below) at the UNITE office, 33-37Moreland Street EC1V 8BB. (Nearest Tubes: Angel / Old Street) Organised by The People’s Assembly. Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/566283403474130/">event</a>.<br /><br />Friday 17 April<br />7pm. Hustings for the Bermondsey & Old Southwark Constituency at the Young Vic Theatre. The event is FREE but you do need to reserve a space – you can do that <a href="http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/general-election-hustings-for-bermondsey-old-southwark-constituency-tickets-16232936149">here</a>. Hosted by What Next? Southwark and the Young Vic Hustings for the Bermondsey & Old Southwark Constituency.<br /><br />Friday 17 April<br />7pm. South London People’s Assembly Organising meeting at venue tbc. More information from <a href="mailto:secretary@southlondonpa.org">secretary@southlondonpa.org</a><br /><br />Saturday 18 April<br />12noon. London day of action against <a href="http://www.keepournhspublic.com/pdf/mythsandfacts-201504.pdf">TTIP </a>(Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership): Assembly with invited speakers, followed by action to highlight the threat TTIP poses to our NHS, food and environmental protection. Follow on Twitter @ttipinfo. Organised by Global Justice Now, War on Want, Friends of the Earth, and others. Contact: Sakina.sheikh@globaljustice.org.uk Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1614839095468184/">here</a>. <br /><br />Monday 20 April<br />8pm - 9.30pm. General election hustings at St Stephen's Church, College Road SE21. More information <a href="http://www.loughboroughjunction.org/general-election-hustings-for-the-three-lambeth-constituences">here</a>.<br /><br />Wednesday 22 April<br />10.30am. Election Hustings. The Southwark Pensioners Action Group has invited candidates in the general election to come along and outline their parties’ policies and answer questions from pensioners. Venue: Albrighton Community Centre at 37 Albrighton Road, off Dog Kennel Hill, SE22 8AH. Refreshments will be served. More information here or at <a href="http://www.spag.btck.co.uk/">http://www.spag.btck.co.uk/</a><br /><br />Thursday 23 April<br />7pm - 9pm. General election hustings at East Dulwich Community Centre, 46-50 Darrell Road, SE22 9NL.<br /><br />Saturday 25 April <br />Time tbc. General Election Hustings at Southwark Cathedral, London Bridge, London SE1 9DA. 220 yards from London Bridge Tube Station. Weblink <a href="http://www.london-se1.co.uk/whatson/event/16844/bermondsey-and-old-southwark-hustings">here</a> .<br /><br />Tuesday 28 April<br />7pm Southwark Defend Council Housing meeting at the Alvey Estate Tenants Hall, ground floor of Thomson House, Beckway Street, off East Street, SE17 1TS. Beckway Street is close to the end of East Street at its junction with the Old Kent Road. More information from <a href="mailto:southwarkdch@gmail.com">southwarkdch@gmail.com</a><br /><br />Thursday 30 April<br />5.30pm. Hands Off Our Pay: Healthworkers’ protest against planned attacks to unsocial hours pay outside St Thomas's Hospital main entrance. Flyer <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SE1healthworkers/photos/gm.1566186060301299/1464429793847622/?type=1&theater">here</a>. Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1566183773634861/">here</a>.<br /><br /><b>ADVANCE NOTICE</b><br /><br />Saturday 20 June<br />National Demonstration and festival: END AUSTERITY NOW in London, just six weeks after the general election, the message to the new government will be to end austerity. Weblink <a href="http://www.thepeoplesassembly.org.uk/end_austerity_now_national_demonstration_saturday_20th_june?utm_campaign=all_london_news&utm_medium=email&utm_source=thepeoplesassembly">here</a>.<br /><b><br />OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS not listed above:</b><br /><br />Campaign to Save the Aylsebury . Campaigners are supporting local tenants to oppose the demolition of council housing in Southwark. Replacing social housing with private dwellings is denying thousands of people decent, affordable housing. If you can help, contact southwarkdch@gmail.com or phone 07792 786 192. Website: <a href="http://www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch">www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch</a>.<br />
<br />London Play and Youth Work Campaign is supported by Unite the Union. If you're a playworker, a child, a mum, a dad, a cousin, a youth worker, or you’re just concerned about cuts to youth services, please join. The campaign’s Facebook page is here. Contact <a href="mailto:londonplaycampaign@gmail.com">londonplaycampaign@gmail.com</a><br /><br />London Unemployed Strategies (LUS) - a campaign to give a voice to unemployed people. For more information and to get involved, contact Nick on: 020 7467 1283 or 07530 001653, or email <a href="mailto:nickplus007@gmail.com">nickplus007@gmail.com</a>. Facebook page here.<br /><br />SolidariTEA, a weekly drop-in between 2pm and 4pm for those affected by work capability, benefits & housing problems etc. Mutual support & planning direct action, at 97 Dawes House, Orb St, Walworth, London, SE17 1RD. For information, email to <a href="mailto:solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com">solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com</a> or phone 07966180429 on Mondays pm.<br /><br />South London Unite the Resistance. For news updates and action alerts on trade union and anti-austerity events in south London, join the email list by writing to <a href="mailto:southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com">southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com</a> or phone 07956579466.<br /><br />Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts meet at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB. Details from <a href="mailto:southwarkdpac@mail.com">southwarkdpac@mail.com</a><br /><br />SouthwarkSOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11355199008143693736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255997667877207883.post-61336632947455032112015-03-08T05:37:00.005-07:002015-03-08T05:37:49.735-07:00Southwark Action Alert 6th March 2015The demolition of council housing in Southwark, being replaced by mainly private dwellings is denying thousands of people decent, affordable housing. Campaigners need your help to stop this – see this week’s events, below. <br /><br />Racism is being used to try and divide and rule at home as austerity continues to bite, and will get worse. So please come to the demonstration on 21 March (see below) to show the political parties and the media that we are united against racism and against austerity.<br /><br />***Please put in your diary this month’s events, shown below***<br /><br />Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.<br /><br />EVENTS LIST<br /><br />Saturday 7 march – Friday 13 March<br />Leafleting and petitioning for the ‘March For the Aylesbury’ (see 14th, below.) Help to publicise Saturday’s demonstration and to talk to local residents about the campaign against demolition and selling-off of council homes.<br /><br />Saturday. 11am. Stall, Walworth Road, outside Morrisons, opp East St<br /><br />Monday. 6pm, Leaflet the Wyndham and Comber Estate. Meet Jessie Duffett TRA hall, Wyndham Road, SE5<br /><br />Tuesday. 6pm, Leaflet the Alberta and Draper Estates. Meet 46 Harold Maddison House, Junction of Alberta Street and Penton Place, SE17 3SG<br /><br />Wednesday 5-6:30pm, Leaflet Kennington Tube (turn up anytime in between)<br /><br />Thursday. 12.30-2pm Leaflet Kings College Hospital, Bessemer Road Entrance off Denmark Hill<br /><br />Thursday (again). 5-6.30pm Leaflet Elephant Tube. Northern Line entrance<br /><br />If you can help, contact <a href="mailto:southwarkdch@gmail.com">southwarkdch@gmail.com</a> or phone 07792 786 192. Download a leaflet at <a href="http://www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch">www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch</a>.<br /><br />Tuesday 10 March<br /><br />London-wide public meeting to defend the NHS and in promoting demands for the NHS during the election campaign. Venue: Hammersmith Town Hall. Hosted by Save Hammersmith and Charing Cross campaign, supported by Keep Our NHS Public. More information at <a href="http://www.defendlondonsnhs.wordpress.com/">www.defendlondonsnhs.wordpress.com</a><br /><br />Saturday 14 March<br /><br />12noon. March for the Aylesbury: Refurbish Don’t Demolish! Save Our Council Homes! (see above for leafleting events). Assemble Burgess Park SE5 7QH, junction of Albany Road/Old Kent Road (opp Tesco) Called by Defend Council Housing and supported by many other campaigns and trade union branches including the Southwark Group of Tenants Organisations. If you can help, contact <a href="mailto:southwarkdch@gmail.com">southwarkdch@gmail.com</a> or phone 07792 786 192. Download a leaflet at <a href="http://www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch">www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch</a>. Facebook page: click here.<br /><br />Thursday 19th March<br /><br />6.30pm open for 7.30 start. Fundraiser Quiz Night in Support of Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public & Studley Residents' Association. Sign up and pre-register your teams at: <a href="mailto:konp_quiz@hotmail.com">konp_quiz@hotmail.com</a> Venue: The Stockwell Centre, 1 Studley Road, SW4 6RA. There is no Southwark KONP group so Southwark activists please make contact with the Lambeth group to find out about local activity. The group have a new Facebook page at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/LambethKONP">www.facebook.com/LambethKONP</a>.<br /><br />Saturday 21 March<br /><br />Assemble 12pm. Unity against Austerity - National Demonstration Against Racism & Fascism. Assemble outside the BBC in Portland Place, Central London, W1A 1AA, march to Trafalgar Square. Organised by Stand Up To Racism, supported by the TUC and many organisations.<br /><br />Tuesday 31 March<br /><br />7pm Southwark Defend Council Housing meeting at the Alvey Estate Tenants Hall, ground floor of Thomson House, Beckway Street, off East Street, SE17 1TS. Beckway Street is close to the end of East Street at its junction with the Old Kent Road.<br /><br />ADVANCE NOTICE<br /><br />Thursday 16 April<br /><br />7pm. Lambeth Keep Our NHS Public organising meeting in the upstairs room at the Phoenix pub, 348 Clapham Road, SW9 9AR (between Clapham North and Stockwell tube stations).<br /><br />Saturday 18 April<br /><br />Global day of action against TTIP. Details to follow. Follow on Twitter @ttipinfo<br /><br />Wednesday 22 April<br /><br />10.30am. The Southwark Pensioners Action Group have invited candidates in the general election to come along and outline their parties’ policies and answer questions from pensioners. This is a great opportunity to challenge those parties committed to austerity and hopefully to hear voices of those that are opposed to it. Venue: Southwark Pensioners Centre, 307 Camberwell Road, London SE5 0HQ. More information at <a href="http://www.spag.btck.co.uk/">http://www.spag.btck.co.uk/</a><br /><br />OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS not listed above:<br /><br />London Unemployed Strategies (LUS) - a campaign to give a voice to unemployed people. For more information and to get involved, contact Nick on: 020 7467 1283 or 07530 001653, or email <a href="mailto:nickplus007@gmail.com">nickplus007@gmail.com</a>. Facebook page <a href="https://www.facebook.com/LUSACTION">here</a>.<br /><br />SolidariTEA, a weekly drop-in between 2pm and 4pm for those affected by work capability, benefits & housing problems etc. Mutual support & planning direct action, at 97 Dawes House, Orb St, Walworth, London, SE17 1RD. For information, email to <a href="mailto:solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com">solidariteasouthwark@gmail.com</a> or phone 07966180429 on Mondays pm.<br /><br />South London Unite the Resistance. For news updates and action alerts on trade union and anti-austerity events in south London, join the email list by writing to <a href="mailto:southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com">southlondonunitetheresistance@gmail.com</a> or phone 07956579466.<br /><br />South London People’s Assembly meet monthly at Bread & Roses pub, 68 Clapham Manor St, London SW4 6DZ. More information from <a href="mailto:secretary@southlondonpa.org">secretary@southlondonpa.org</a><br /><br />Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts meet at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB. Details from <a href="mailto:southwarkdpac@mail.com">southwarkdpac@mail.com</a>SouthwarkSOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11355199008143693736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255997667877207883.post-35813840635552285832015-02-24T13:48:00.000-08:002015-02-24T13:50:04.345-08:00Lobby Southwark Council budget meeting!Southwark Trades Council<br />
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Lobby Southwark Council budget meeting!<br />
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FIGHT THE CUTS!<br />
Wed 25th Feb<br />
160 Tooley St, SE1 6 -- 7pm<br />
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Southwark Trades Council stands firmly against ALL cuts. We will fight for decent jobs, services and homes. We understand that a ConDem government set national cuts which do impact on local decisions, however we can not accept cuts should be made locally and we urge all councilors to vote and campaign with us to fight these.<br />
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No more job cuts, no more selling off of housing and land!<br />
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Southwark Trades Council supports NO council tax increases or Budget cuts. Thousands of residents have been dragged through courts with over 10% more people are forced to pay more despite very low incomes. This council is implementing welfare cuts whilst sitting on reserves and not fighting for our community. With the addition of rising housing costs, and job cuts are plunging more of our communities into unnecessary poverty. Over 7000 residents in our borough are using foodbanks, this is wholly unnecessary.<br />
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Southwark Council’s budget was cut by £25 million in 2014. The council meeting sets the Council Tax budget and includes a proposed £31 million cuts:<br />
• 200 jobs cuts<br />
• Elderly will be 'encouraged' to say in their homes rather than going into care homes. Monitored by technology rather than people!<br />
• Closure of all Cash offices and cut in call centre hours<br />
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We have already lost 600 jobs since 2010. This has left excess workloads on a far smaller workforce. Those left in the council, many who are also local residents, have also experienced a 16% cut in wages. With that sort of cut, its no wonder more people in work are claiming Housing Benefit. Controlling rents would make more sense to our community lifting insecurity and cutting the HB bill which is making landlords richer. We just can’t afford any more cuts especially whilst we see land and homes sold off to multinationals who then provide little to nothing in terms of secure social rented accommodation.<br />
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What can councils do?<br />
• Work with the trade unions and local community, who in consultations wish to see council services protected and in many cases an increase in funding. Use<br />
more reserves & campaign with us for more government funding<br />
• No cuts to jobs and support the campaign for £1 an hour rise pay rise<br />
No cuts in services such as the £17.9m in children’s & adult services. Bedroom tax & Council tax cuts – Immediately award Discretionary Housing payments to claimants affected by bedroom tax and cancel all possession and bailiff orders for those effected by welfare cuts.<br />
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What can YOU do:<br />
1. Join the lobby<br />
2. Contact your local councillor ahead of the meeting or call your local councillor or contact them online <a href="https://www.writetothem.com/">https://www.writetothem.com/</a><br />
3. Use your social media Tweet #NoCuts @lb_southwark & @peterjohn6<br />
We will be holding a general election hustings meeting focusing on who will fight austerity on Monday 30th. Venue to be confirmed but keep in touch via <a href="http://southwarktuc@gmail.com/">southwarktuc@gmail.com </a>and <a href="https://southwarktuc.wordpress.com/">https://southwarktuc.wordpress.com/</a><br />
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Get involved in a trade union: find out more from the Trades council or Southwark UNISON, (0207 525 6030); UNITE Community (0333 240 9798) or Unite Housing workers: <a href="http://www.housingworkers.org.uk/">www.housingworkers.org.uk</a><br />
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Organised by Southwark Trades Council<br />
Supported by Southwark UNISON & Unite Housing Workers LE1111 E: <a href="mailto:southwarktuc@gmail.com">southwarktuc@gmail.com</a> W: <a href="https://southwarktuc.wordpress.com/">https://southwarktuc.wordpress.com/</a>SouthwarkSOShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11355199008143693736noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255997667877207883.post-79952252417799157382015-02-09T05:56:00.001-08:002015-02-09T05:56:01.740-08:00How can we solve the housing crisis?<h4>
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Diane Abbott MP</div>
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Cris Claridge, Chair Southwark Group of Tenants Organisations</div>
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Jerry Flynn, <a href="http://35percent.org/">35% Campaign </a>Gerlinde Gniewosz, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SaveCressinghamGardens">Save Cressingham Gardens</a></div>
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Laura Fudge, <a href="https://aylesburytenantsfirst.wordpress.com/">Aylesbury Tenants First</a></div>
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Chair: Tanya Murat, Southwark Defend Council Housing</div>
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More information from <a href="mailto:southwarkdch@gmail.com">southwarkdch@gmail.com</a></div>
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