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Author: Merilyn Moos \ Gaza \ Haringey \ Haringey Justice for Palestinians \ Meeting \ report
Report: Gaza emergency meeting Wightman Road Mosque
by Merilyn Moos Over 100 people of every age and background gathered to condemn Israel’s massacre of people in Gaza. In addition to the speakers, and despite considerable technical difficulties, ironically mostly at our end, there was a moving, intermittent conversation via Skype with Hazem in Gaza. I shall focus on the main themes only. […]
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Editorial comment from Jim Jepps We’ve had some brilliant articles up on the North London Star in the last seven days. Merylin Moos’ review of the Tottenham Theatre company’s Walter Tull was really lovely, and well timed as today is the one hundredth anniversary of Great Britain declaring war on Germany. It’s not just the […]
Author: Samir Jeraj \ Housing \ Hoxton \ New Era estate
New Era tenants fight back against evictions
by Samir Jeraj Tenants from the New Era estate in Hoxton met last week to start on their campaign to stay in their homes. All 89 households in the estate are facing eviction since rent hikes were announced by the new owners. The tenants and their supporters have launched a Residents’ Association, Facebook campaign page, and […]
Fuse book club \ Housmans \ Nigel Farage \ The right
Fuse book club: Revolt on the Right: Explaining Support for the Radical Right 14th August
Housmans has a monthly book club which usually meets on the second Thursday of the month, starting at 7 pm in the shop. This is a friendly, relaxed group, and all book-lovers are welcome! The group reads a lot of non-fiction titles, and some fiction, too. Members are always welcome to suggest the next title, […]
Finsbury Park Mosque \ Gaza \ Jeremy Corbyn \ Protest
Meeting: Justice for Palestine, Finsbury Park Mosque 7th August
7 pm, Thursday 7th August Finsbury Park Mosque, St Thomas’s Road N4 Speakers: Jeremy Corbyn MP Lindsey German, Stop the War Coalition Shamil Joarder, Friends of Al-Aqsa Glynn Secker, Jews for Justice for Palestinians Hugh Lanning, Palestine Solidarity Campaign Cllr James Murray, Islington Council Cllr Claudia Webbe, Islington Council Dr Mohammed Ali Said, Finsbury Park […]
Weekend Press Round-Up
This week’s press round-up sees privatised services being brought back in house, an examination of the housing crisis and a posh Camden school finding new ways to weed out the weak from the strong; Unite has welcomed Islington bringing it’s repair service back in house; The council has broken the £16.5 million-a-year contract with […]
Islington Palestine fundraiser – 11th August
Fundraiser for the Hoping Foundation which provides grants to grassroots community associations working with young people in the refugee camps. “Our application procedure ensures that it is the Palestinians themselves who identify their needs and design the activities we support. We work closely with local Palestinian volunteers in the refugee camps, particularly through the Youth Activity […]
Camden \ Green Party \ Natalie Bennett \ Patrick Harvie \ Scottish Independence
Camden Greens discuss Scottish independence – 8th August
Hosted by Camden and Islington Green Parties, the meeting will be chaired by Green Party of England and Wales Leader, and Green prospective parliamentary candidate for Holborn and St Pancras, Natalie Bennett. This public meeting will be a chance to hear the latest from the Green Yes campaign in Scotland, and to explore the issue […]
Author: Phil Tsappas \ Brain Douglas \ Mark Duggan \ policing \ Shiji Lapite \ Tottenham
Justice for Mark Duggan – An appeal for witnesses
by Phil Tsappas The family and supporters of Mark Duggan are urging anyone who was in the Ferry Lane and Tottenham area on the day of Mark’s murder to come forward as witnesses. Within hours of Mark being shot dead by armed police on 4 August 2011, stories were circulating about a dramatic ‘shootout’, […]
Author: Merilyn Moos \ Football \ Review \ Sport \ Spurs \ Tottenham theatre \ War \ WWI
Review: ‘The Story of Walter Tull’
by Merilyn Moos A remarkable and poignant production of ‘The Story of Walter Tull’ was put on by the newly formed Tottenham Theatre (dir. Lynda Brennan), in partnership with the Bruce Grove Youth centre, and supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The play was chosen for the theatre’s first production partly because of Tull’s links to […]
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