12th May 2015
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.
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.
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.
EVENTS LIST
Tuesday 12 May
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. (Map) Come along and join the campaigners. Find out more here.
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.
Wednesday 13 May
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 southwarktuc@gmail.com for more information, or just come along on Wednesday.
Friday 15th May
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 savelscollege@gmail.com for more info or to join the mailing list.
Tuesday 19 May
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.
Thursday 21 May
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 here.
Thursday 21 May
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 www.facebook.com/LambethKONP.
Tuesday 26 May
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 southwarkdch@gmail.com
ADVANCE NOTICE
Wednesday 10th June
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 savelscollege@gmail.com
Saturday 20 June
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 here. Share & invite your friends on Facebook
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
Monday, 27 April 2015
Campaign and Vote - against cuts and austerity
Southwark Action Alert 26th April 2015
The NHS and housing are two issues that local campaigns are organising protests about this month.
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.
***Please put in your diary this month’s events, shown below***
Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Tuesday 28 April
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 here.
Tuesday 28 April
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 southwarkdch@gmail.com
Wednesday 29 April
7pm. Hustings / Question Time for Dulwich and West Norwood constituency at The Portico Gallery, 23a Knights Hill, SE27 0HS. Organised by Norwood Forum. Email: info@norwoodforum.org
Thursday 30 April
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 http://on.fb.me/1Hdaouc.
Thursday 30 April
10am - 12.30pm. '7 days to Save the NHS' protest. Outside Dept of Health. For more information phone 07841181656 or email rehana.azam@gmb.org.uk
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 here. Facebook page here.
Saturday 2 May
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.)
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 here.
ADVANCE NOTICE
Thursday 21 May
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 www.facebook.com/LambethKONP.
Saturday 20 June
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 here.
OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS not listed above:
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 southwarkdch@gmail.com or phone 07792 786 192. Website: www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch. Facebook page: click here.
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 londonplaycampaign@gmail.com
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 nickplus007@gmail.com. Facebook page here.
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.
South London People’s Assembly meet monthly at Bread & Roses pub, 68 Clapham Manor St, London SW4 6DZ. More information from secretary@southlondonpa.org
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.
Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts meet at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB. Details from southwarkdpac@mail.com
The NHS and housing are two issues that local campaigns are organising protests about this month.
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.
***Please put in your diary this month’s events, shown below***
Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Tuesday 28 April
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 here.
Tuesday 28 April
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 southwarkdch@gmail.com
Wednesday 29 April
7pm. Hustings / Question Time for Dulwich and West Norwood constituency at The Portico Gallery, 23a Knights Hill, SE27 0HS. Organised by Norwood Forum. Email: info@norwoodforum.org
Thursday 30 April
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 http://on.fb.me/1Hdaouc.
Thursday 30 April
10am - 12.30pm. '7 days to Save the NHS' protest. Outside Dept of Health. For more information phone 07841181656 or email rehana.azam@gmb.org.uk
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 here. Facebook page here.
Saturday 2 May
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.)
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 here.
ADVANCE NOTICE
Thursday 21 May
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 www.facebook.com/LambethKONP.
Saturday 20 June
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 here.
OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS not listed above:
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 southwarkdch@gmail.com or phone 07792 786 192. Website: www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch. Facebook page: click here.
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 londonplaycampaign@gmail.com
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 nickplus007@gmail.com. Facebook page here.
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.
South London People’s Assembly meet monthly at Bread & Roses pub, 68 Clapham Manor St, London SW4 6DZ. More information from secretary@southlondonpa.org
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.
Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts meet at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB. Details from southwarkdpac@mail.com
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
General election – a chance to vote against cuts and austerity
Southwark Action Alert 11th April 2015
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.
***Please put in your diary this month’s events, shown below***
Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Saturday, 11 April
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: nhsconvention@gmail.com Or go to www.nhsconvention.org.uk, or phone 07904 171413.
Monday 13 April
7pm. Hustings for the general election at The Beormund Centre, 177 Abbey Street, SE1 2AN. Map. Organised by Southwark Trade Union Council. Contact southwarktuc@gmail.com
Monday 13 April
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 here.
Tuesday 14 April
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 here. For more info email swl.konp@gmail.com 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.
Wednesday 15 April
5pm. Demonstration to Defend Lewisham/Southwark College against £7million cut to the staffing budget by July. Assemble outside Lewisham Way campus (SE4 1UT). Click here for the latest on the campaign.
Wednesday 15 April
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 here.
Thursday 16 April
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 www.facebook.com/LambethKONP.
Thursday 16 April
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 event.
Friday 17 April
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 here. Hosted by What Next? Southwark and the Young Vic Hustings for the Bermondsey & Old Southwark Constituency.
Friday 17 April
7pm. South London People’s Assembly Organising meeting at venue tbc. More information from secretary@southlondonpa.org
Saturday 18 April
12noon. London day of action against TTIP (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 here.
Monday 20 April
8pm - 9.30pm. General election hustings at St Stephen's Church, College Road SE21. More information here.
Wednesday 22 April
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 http://www.spag.btck.co.uk/
Thursday 23 April
7pm - 9pm. General election hustings at East Dulwich Community Centre, 46-50 Darrell Road, SE22 9NL.
Saturday 25 April
Time tbc. General Election Hustings at Southwark Cathedral, London Bridge, London SE1 9DA. 220 yards from London Bridge Tube Station. Weblink here .
Tuesday 28 April
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 southwarkdch@gmail.com
Thursday 30 April
5.30pm. Hands Off Our Pay: Healthworkers’ protest against planned attacks to unsocial hours pay outside St Thomas's Hospital main entrance. Flyer here. Facebook page here.
ADVANCE NOTICE
Saturday 20 June
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 here.
OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS not listed above:
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: www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch.
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 londonplaycampaign@gmail.com
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 nickplus007@gmail.com. Facebook page here.
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.
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.
Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts meet at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB. Details from southwarkdpac@mail.com
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.
***Please put in your diary this month’s events, shown below***
Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Saturday, 11 April
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: nhsconvention@gmail.com Or go to www.nhsconvention.org.uk, or phone 07904 171413.
Monday 13 April
7pm. Hustings for the general election at The Beormund Centre, 177 Abbey Street, SE1 2AN. Map. Organised by Southwark Trade Union Council. Contact southwarktuc@gmail.com
Monday 13 April
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 here.
Tuesday 14 April
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 here. For more info email swl.konp@gmail.com 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.
Wednesday 15 April
5pm. Demonstration to Defend Lewisham/Southwark College against £7million cut to the staffing budget by July. Assemble outside Lewisham Way campus (SE4 1UT). Click here for the latest on the campaign.
Wednesday 15 April
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 here.
Thursday 16 April
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 www.facebook.com/LambethKONP.
Thursday 16 April
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 event.
Friday 17 April
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 here. Hosted by What Next? Southwark and the Young Vic Hustings for the Bermondsey & Old Southwark Constituency.
Friday 17 April
7pm. South London People’s Assembly Organising meeting at venue tbc. More information from secretary@southlondonpa.org
Saturday 18 April
12noon. London day of action against TTIP (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 here.
Monday 20 April
8pm - 9.30pm. General election hustings at St Stephen's Church, College Road SE21. More information here.
Wednesday 22 April
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 http://www.spag.btck.co.uk/
Thursday 23 April
7pm - 9pm. General election hustings at East Dulwich Community Centre, 46-50 Darrell Road, SE22 9NL.
Saturday 25 April
Time tbc. General Election Hustings at Southwark Cathedral, London Bridge, London SE1 9DA. 220 yards from London Bridge Tube Station. Weblink here .
Tuesday 28 April
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 southwarkdch@gmail.com
Thursday 30 April
5.30pm. Hands Off Our Pay: Healthworkers’ protest against planned attacks to unsocial hours pay outside St Thomas's Hospital main entrance. Flyer here. Facebook page here.
ADVANCE NOTICE
Saturday 20 June
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 here.
OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS not listed above:
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: www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch.
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 londonplaycampaign@gmail.com
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 nickplus007@gmail.com. Facebook page here.
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.
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.
Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts meet at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB. Details from southwarkdpac@mail.com
Sunday, 8 March 2015
Southwark Action Alert 6th March 2015
The 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.
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.
***Please put in your diary this month’s events, shown below***
Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Saturday 7 march – Friday 13 March
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.
Saturday. 11am. Stall, Walworth Road, outside Morrisons, opp East St
Monday. 6pm, Leaflet the Wyndham and Comber Estate. Meet Jessie Duffett TRA hall, Wyndham Road, SE5
Tuesday. 6pm, Leaflet the Alberta and Draper Estates. Meet 46 Harold Maddison House, Junction of Alberta Street and Penton Place, SE17 3SG
Wednesday 5-6:30pm, Leaflet Kennington Tube (turn up anytime in between)
Thursday. 12.30-2pm Leaflet Kings College Hospital, Bessemer Road Entrance off Denmark Hill
Thursday (again). 5-6.30pm Leaflet Elephant Tube. Northern Line entrance
If you can help, contact southwarkdch@gmail.com or phone 07792 786 192. Download a leaflet at www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch.
Tuesday 10 March
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 www.defendlondonsnhs.wordpress.com
Saturday 14 March
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 southwarkdch@gmail.com or phone 07792 786 192. Download a leaflet at www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch. Facebook page: click here.
Thursday 19th March
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: konp_quiz@hotmail.com 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 www.facebook.com/LambethKONP.
Saturday 21 March
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.
Tuesday 31 March
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.
ADVANCE NOTICE
Thursday 16 April
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).
Saturday 18 April
Global day of action against TTIP. Details to follow. Follow on Twitter @ttipinfo
Wednesday 22 April
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 http://www.spag.btck.co.uk/
OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS not listed above:
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 nickplus007@gmail.com. Facebook page here.
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.
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.
South London People’s Assembly meet monthly at Bread & Roses pub, 68 Clapham Manor St, London SW4 6DZ. More information from secretary@southlondonpa.org
Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts meet at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB. Details from southwarkdpac@mail.com
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.
***Please put in your diary this month’s events, shown below***
Please tweet this listing, link to our website or post on your own Facebook page. Thank you.
EVENTS LIST
Saturday 7 march – Friday 13 March
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.
Saturday. 11am. Stall, Walworth Road, outside Morrisons, opp East St
Monday. 6pm, Leaflet the Wyndham and Comber Estate. Meet Jessie Duffett TRA hall, Wyndham Road, SE5
Tuesday. 6pm, Leaflet the Alberta and Draper Estates. Meet 46 Harold Maddison House, Junction of Alberta Street and Penton Place, SE17 3SG
Wednesday 5-6:30pm, Leaflet Kennington Tube (turn up anytime in between)
Thursday. 12.30-2pm Leaflet Kings College Hospital, Bessemer Road Entrance off Denmark Hill
Thursday (again). 5-6.30pm Leaflet Elephant Tube. Northern Line entrance
If you can help, contact southwarkdch@gmail.com or phone 07792 786 192. Download a leaflet at www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch.
Tuesday 10 March
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 www.defendlondonsnhs.wordpress.com
Saturday 14 March
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 southwarkdch@gmail.com or phone 07792 786 192. Download a leaflet at www.defendcouncilhousing.org.uk/dch. Facebook page: click here.
Thursday 19th March
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: konp_quiz@hotmail.com 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 www.facebook.com/LambethKONP.
Saturday 21 March
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.
Tuesday 31 March
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.
ADVANCE NOTICE
Thursday 16 April
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).
Saturday 18 April
Global day of action against TTIP. Details to follow. Follow on Twitter @ttipinfo
Wednesday 22 April
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 http://www.spag.btck.co.uk/
OTHER LOCAL CAMPAIGNS not listed above:
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 nickplus007@gmail.com. Facebook page here.
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.
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.
South London People’s Assembly meet monthly at Bread & Roses pub, 68 Clapham Manor St, London SW4 6DZ. More information from secretary@southlondonpa.org
Southwark Disabled People Against Cuts meet at Southwark Independent Living Centre, 10 Bradenham Close, SE17 2QB. Details from southwarkdpac@mail.com
Tuesday, 24 February 2015
Lobby Southwark Council budget meeting!
Southwark Trades Council
Lobby Southwark Council budget meeting!
FIGHT THE CUTS!
Wed 25th Feb
160 Tooley St, SE1 6 -- 7pm
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.
No more job cuts, no more selling off of housing and land!
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.
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:
• 200 jobs cuts
• Elderly will be 'encouraged' to say in their homes rather than going into care homes. Monitored by technology rather than people!
• Closure of all Cash offices and cut in call centre hours
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.
What can councils do?
• 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
more reserves & campaign with us for more government funding
• No cuts to jobs and support the campaign for £1 an hour rise pay rise
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.
What can YOU do:
1. Join the lobby
2. Contact your local councillor ahead of the meeting or call your local councillor or contact them online https://www.writetothem.com/
3. Use your social media Tweet #NoCuts @lb_southwark & @peterjohn6
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 southwarktuc@gmail.com and https://southwarktuc.wordpress.com/
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: www.housingworkers.org.uk
Organised by Southwark Trades Council
Supported by Southwark UNISON & Unite Housing Workers LE1111 E: southwarktuc@gmail.com W: https://southwarktuc.wordpress.com/
Lobby Southwark Council budget meeting!
FIGHT THE CUTS!
Wed 25th Feb
160 Tooley St, SE1 6 -- 7pm
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.
No more job cuts, no more selling off of housing and land!
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.
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:
• 200 jobs cuts
• Elderly will be 'encouraged' to say in their homes rather than going into care homes. Monitored by technology rather than people!
• Closure of all Cash offices and cut in call centre hours
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.
What can councils do?
• 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
more reserves & campaign with us for more government funding
• No cuts to jobs and support the campaign for £1 an hour rise pay rise
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.
What can YOU do:
1. Join the lobby
2. Contact your local councillor ahead of the meeting or call your local councillor or contact them online https://www.writetothem.com/
3. Use your social media Tweet #NoCuts @lb_southwark & @peterjohn6
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 southwarktuc@gmail.com and https://southwarktuc.wordpress.com/
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: www.housingworkers.org.uk
Organised by Southwark Trades Council
Supported by Southwark UNISON & Unite Housing Workers LE1111 E: southwarktuc@gmail.com W: https://southwarktuc.wordpress.com/
Monday, 9 February 2015
How can we solve the housing crisis?
Join the discussion hosted, by Defend Council Housing
7pm, Tuesday 10 February
Walworth Methodist Church
54 Camberwell Road
London
SE5 OEW
Speakers:
Diane Abbott MP
Cris Claridge, Chair Southwark Group of Tenants Organisations
Jerry Flynn, 35% Campaign Gerlinde Gniewosz, Save Cressingham Gardens
Laura Fudge, Aylesbury Tenants First
Chair: Tanya Murat, Southwark Defend Council Housing
More information from southwarkdch@gmail.com
Sunday, 1 February 2015
Radical housing network week of action 14th - 23rd February
Dear All
With elections looming and more and more of us fighting high rents, evictions, gentrification and destruction of their homes and communities, the Radical Housing Network is calling a week of action to give a warning that we intend to force politicians to respond to what Londoners really need:
HOMES FOR PEOPLE NOT FOR PROFIT
Mayor Boris Johnson is the most powerful politician in London when it comes to decisions about housing, with control over a £1.8bn budget for delivering new homes and hundreds of hectares of public land.
His budget goes to the vote on 23 February and if passed, will mean more sky-high rents, sell-offs of the public land we need to build council housing and ‘affordable’ housing that most people can’t afford. It’s a recipe for bigger profits for landlords and developers, and more social cleansing and homelessness for ordinary Londoners.
Details of local actions already being planned as part of the week of action are listed below. The week will culminate in a family-friendly mass action on 23 February to
BLOCK THE BUDGET and demand SOCIAL HOUSING NOT SOCIAL CLEANSING
Monday 23 February, 9am
City Hall, The Queen's Walk, London SE1 2AA
https://www.facebook.com/events/828141947231932/?source=1&sid_create=2710301415
We would love you to be part of the week of action. There are lots of ways you can get involved:
Come along to our next organising meeting on Monday 2 February at 7pm at Unite Moreland Street, EC1V 8BB (nearest tube: Angel or Old Street) to help shape our plans.
Organise an action as part of the week. We’ll help promote it on the Radical Housing Network website and social media.
Help us spread the word. Tell all your members/contacts, mention in on your website, promote the week on social media or contact us to get flyers.
If you’re involved in a trade union, contact us for a draft motion in support of the week.
Come along on the 23rd and help us block the budget!
Let us know if you have any questions or need more information by email to housingnetwork@lists.riseup.net.
Week of action
Events already planned as part of the week of action include:
Sat 14 Feb
Lambeth Housing Activists are holding 'love council housing' stalls around Lambeth during the day. In the evening they’re screening Utopia London with a Q&A with retired council estate architect Kate Macintosh. See housingactivists.co.uk for more details.
Lewisham People Before Profit are holding ‘love council housing’ actions. See Facebook for more details.
Campaigners in Tower Hamlets are holding a banner drop, tour of Britain's first Council Estate and a screening of Chocolate City on how developers carved up Washington. Contact Glyn on 07411 557097 for more details.
Thurs 19 Feb
Digs (Hackney Renters) are holding a screening of great films on housing struggles across the ages (and maybe even a Hackney-based quiz after)! 6.30-9pm at PEER Gallery, 97-99 Hoxton St, N1 6QL.
Sat 21 Feb
Digs (Hackney Renters) are holding an action prep workshop for the week of housing action. Stick around for a surprise and catch the rest of the action. 2pm at PEER Gallery, 97-99 Hoxton St, N1 6QL.
More actions being planned, including private tenants action against high rents (contact southlondonrenters@gmail.com for details).
Best wishes
Liliana Dmitrovic on behalf of Radical Housing Network
With elections looming and more and more of us fighting high rents, evictions, gentrification and destruction of their homes and communities, the Radical Housing Network is calling a week of action to give a warning that we intend to force politicians to respond to what Londoners really need:
HOMES FOR PEOPLE NOT FOR PROFIT
Mayor Boris Johnson is the most powerful politician in London when it comes to decisions about housing, with control over a £1.8bn budget for delivering new homes and hundreds of hectares of public land.
His budget goes to the vote on 23 February and if passed, will mean more sky-high rents, sell-offs of the public land we need to build council housing and ‘affordable’ housing that most people can’t afford. It’s a recipe for bigger profits for landlords and developers, and more social cleansing and homelessness for ordinary Londoners.
Details of local actions already being planned as part of the week of action are listed below. The week will culminate in a family-friendly mass action on 23 February to
BLOCK THE BUDGET and demand SOCIAL HOUSING NOT SOCIAL CLEANSING
Monday 23 February, 9am
City Hall, The Queen's Walk, London SE1 2AA
https://www.facebook.com/events/828141947231932/?source=1&sid_create=2710301415
We would love you to be part of the week of action. There are lots of ways you can get involved:
Come along to our next organising meeting on Monday 2 February at 7pm at Unite Moreland Street, EC1V 8BB (nearest tube: Angel or Old Street) to help shape our plans.
Organise an action as part of the week. We’ll help promote it on the Radical Housing Network website and social media.
Help us spread the word. Tell all your members/contacts, mention in on your website, promote the week on social media or contact us to get flyers.
If you’re involved in a trade union, contact us for a draft motion in support of the week.
Come along on the 23rd and help us block the budget!
Let us know if you have any questions or need more information by email to housingnetwork@lists.riseup.net.
Week of action
Events already planned as part of the week of action include:
Sat 14 Feb
Lambeth Housing Activists are holding 'love council housing' stalls around Lambeth during the day. In the evening they’re screening Utopia London with a Q&A with retired council estate architect Kate Macintosh. See housingactivists.co.uk for more details.
Lewisham People Before Profit are holding ‘love council housing’ actions. See Facebook for more details.
Campaigners in Tower Hamlets are holding a banner drop, tour of Britain's first Council Estate and a screening of Chocolate City on how developers carved up Washington. Contact Glyn on 07411 557097 for more details.
Thurs 19 Feb
Digs (Hackney Renters) are holding a screening of great films on housing struggles across the ages (and maybe even a Hackney-based quiz after)! 6.30-9pm at PEER Gallery, 97-99 Hoxton St, N1 6QL.
Sat 21 Feb
Digs (Hackney Renters) are holding an action prep workshop for the week of housing action. Stick around for a surprise and catch the rest of the action. 2pm at PEER Gallery, 97-99 Hoxton St, N1 6QL.
More actions being planned, including private tenants action against high rents (contact southlondonrenters@gmail.com for details).
Best wishes
Liliana Dmitrovic on behalf of Radical Housing Network
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