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Author: Hope Liebersohn \ Miners' strike \ Review \ Theatre \ trade unions
Review: Wonderland
by Hope Liebersohn Beth Steel was the daughter of a Nottinghamshire miner, and her play about the miners’ strike of 1984-5 at the Hampstead Theatre in Swiss Cottage runs until 26 July only, and is well worth a visit. You’ll get an insight into the cold, determined cabinet minister, Nicholas Ridley and the Coal Board […]
Cricklewood \ Fascists \ Protest \ South-East Alliance
Racist thugs not welcome in Cricklewood: July 19th
On 19th July, a fascist group want to march through our community, and we want to stop them. The Swastika-wielding, hate-filled nazis of the ‘South-East Alliance’ have decided to return to North West London in the latest installment of their quest to make everyone as ignorant as they are. This group have Ulster Loyalist connections […]
#j10 \ report \ Strike \ trade unions
North London on strike: our #J10 reports
Updated: 10:30 pm As the day goes on we hope to bring you more reports, photos and comments on today’s industrial action where around one million people across the country are thought to be on strike. Send us your pictures and reports from the strike in North London. You can either send it to office@northlondonstar.org.uk or […]
austerity \ George Binette \ interview \ Strike \ trade unions \ Unison \ Video
Interview: George Binette (Camden Unison) on Thursday’s strike
We spoke to George Binette, branch secretary of Camden Unison, about Thursday’s strike action, how we can support his members and others as well as where the action goes after the industrial action. It may seem like we chose the noisiest part of Camden to conduct this interview, but this is simply the perils of filming […]
City Hall \ Housing \ Meeting \ Protest
Housing Committee at City Hall: July 10th
Thursday July 10th Meet at 1 pm (meeting starts at 2pm) City Hall (110 The Queen’s Walk, SE1 2AA) Time to tell those in power what we think about Boris’ housing strategy. Come and have your say and ask questions. If you want to go up with others meet outside Marsh Drive Community Centre (NW9 […]
Author: Naomi Care \ feminism \ FGM \ forced marriage \ porn \ Violence against women \ Yvette Cooper
Will Labour take real action on violence against women?
By Naomi Care This week, Yvette Cooper has made the ground-breaking announcement that Labour would introduce a ‘women’s safety officer’. The watchdog’s role would cover FGM, forced marriage and promises a crackdown on revenge porn. Forgive me if I hold my applause. Once again, the discussion around safety for women has focused around some of […]
Author: Phil Tsappas \ Defend Council Housing \ Haringey \ Tottenham \ Turner Avenue
Spreading the message on Turner Avenue
Report from Phil Tsappas An open air drop in session was held on Tuesday the 1st of July at Turner Avenue, South Tottenham. Turner Avenue is made up of 83 flats, all of which may be demolished – the council have begun consulting the residents on their ‘options’. Nine residents dropped by and spoke with us, […]
Protest \ Strike \ trade unions
Public sector strikes: All out on July 10th
Up to 2 million members of Unite, National Union of Teachers, Public and Commercial Services Union, Fire Brigades Union, Unison and GMB will all be taking strike action together on 10 July. This is the biggest co-ordinated strike action for years and we’d like to encourage people to visit their local picket lines and also […]
Author: Jim Jepps \ Data \ Data Shine \ Housing \ Maps \ Resources
Mapping North London Housing
By Jim Jepps There’s a very interesting new website called Datashine that creates maps based on census data. I thought I’d check out some of the breakdowns for housing in North London (click images to enlarge). I heartily recommend having a play with the site yourselves, there’s all sorts of metrics you can investigate – religion, gender, […]
Caroline Lucas \ Francesca Martinez \ Kate Hudson \ Kate Smurthwaite \ Strike \ trade unions \ Unison \ Video
Video: Kate Smurthwaite on why you should back the July 10th strikes
There’s also this Unison video of trade unionists talking about why they are going on strike. You can also watch Francesca Martinez, Kate Hudson and Caroline Lucas MP.
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