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Author: Phil Tsappas \ Cat Hill \ Enfield \ eviction \ Protest
Cat Hill protest evicted – items urgently needed
The Cat Hill protest camp was evicted yesterday (August 28th). I wasn’t there but followed the event unfold as it was live streamed. Picture taken by Phil Tsappas on 27 August – day before the eviction The following items are needed urgently: Sleeping bags Quilts Pillows Plates Old garden table and chairs Cutlery Food […]
Author: Marcos Schneider \ Barnet \ Campaign \ Cat Hill \ Enfield \ Occupy
Campaign for Cat Hill – report as occupiers issued eviction notice
Report and pictures by Marcos Schneider [Marcos & Phil visited the Cat Hill protest camp on 19 & 20 August. What follows is Marcos’ impressions of the moment the eviction notice was issued to the occupiers and the protest that followed] First impressions of the development (19 August) Approaching the roundabout at Cat Hill, […]
Author: Owen \ Camden \ Frank Dobson \ Holborn and St Pancras \ Keir Starmer \ Sarah Hayward
The race to follow Frank Dobson – who will Camden Labour select?
by “Owen” A few weeks ago Holborn and St Pancras MP Frank Dobson finally confirmed the worst-kept secret in north London political circles, announcing his retirement at the next election after more than three decades in Parliament. Shockingly enough, quite a few Labour figures have declared their interest in representing a prime central London seat […]
Author: Kyri Tsappas \ Justice \ Mark Duggan \ report \ Tottenham
Vigil for Mark Duggan – report and pictures
Report and pictures by Kyri Tsappas 200 people met at Broad water Farm on Monday the 4th of August to remember Mark Duggan, who was brutally murdered by the police 3 years ago at the age of 29. The family wanted to meet at Broadwater Farm and march towards Ferry Lane where Mark was fatally […]
Author: Reuben Bard-Rosenburg \ ECONOMY \ EU \ NOTOTTIP \ report \ TRADE \ TTIP \ USA
North Londoners plan the fight against TTIP
by Reuben Bard-Rosenberg Yesterday I went along to a meeting in Islington of activists opposed to the Trans Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). TTIP is a treaty being negotiated between the US and EU, which will not only remove barriers to trade, but which will also strictly limit the ability of governments to carry […]
Author: Kyri Tsappas \ Gaza \ Haringey \ march \ Protest \ report
Haringey takes to the streets in solidarity with Gaza
by Kyri Tsappas The mood on the demonstration on Saturday was quite electric. 500 angry and frustrated protesters took to the street, waved their placards and banners and marched through Wood Green High road. There were many slogans being shouted and sung like “ In our thousands and our millions, we are all Palestinians” […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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’, […]
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