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North London on the TUC march – words and pictures

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North London on the TUC march – words and pictures

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Today’s demonstration calling for an end to austerity and challenging the squeeze on working people’s standard of living was a great success. TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said: “Today tens of thousands of people will join the TUC’s Britain Needs a Pay Rise march. Our message is that after the longest and deepest pay squeeze […]

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TUC: Britain needs a pay rise national march

The TUC is calling a national demonstration on October the 18th in Central London, and we want to send a message loud and clear to employers and politicians across the board that Britain needs a pay rise. That’s what a real recovery looks like.

We want you to be there but we don’t just want you to come, we want you to bring your friends, your families, your neighbours and your workmates, so that we make this a big and brilliant demonstration.

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London Housing Protest

MIPIM, the world’s biggest property fair, is coming to London, October 15-17th.

MIPIM proudly describes itself as the world’s largest property fair, attracting around 20,000 investors, developers, local authorities, and banks each year.

Join affected communities, the Radical Housing Network, the European Action Coalition for the Right to Housing and the City, Defend Council Housing, trade unions and a range of other groups to demand a City for People, not for Profit.

Video: Kurdish demonstration in Kings Cross

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Video: Kurdish demonstration in Kings Cross

Last night in King’s Cross St Pancras Kurdish demonstrators assembled to call for solidarity and support for those fighting Isis in Kobane and across the Kurdish regions in the region. Post by Dilber Dersim.

Sanctions Centres or Job Centres?

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Sanctions Centres or Job Centres?

Come and join us in a protest against sanctions on claimants and targets for staff! and take part in a mock ceremony and sign replacement when we re-name the job centre WITH ITS TRUE PURPOSE – THE SANCTION CENTRE

PLEASE SHARE WITH ALL YOUR CONTACTS – LETS MAKE THIS MEGA !!!

Update: click for full list of centres to be targeted.

Kurds march in Edmonton and Haringey in support of Kobane

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Kurds march in Edmonton and Haringey in support of Kobane

Report from Sarah Parker, pictures by Doug   On Sunday 28 September 1,000 or so people marched from Angel Edmonton through Haringey to the Kurdish community centre off Green Lanes to protest against the siege of Kobane, and the silence of the international community over the blatant  military support of the Turkish state for the […]

People’s Climate March – this Sunday 21st Sept

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People’s Climate March – this Sunday 21st Sept

The World Leaders’ Climate Summit in New York this September will be a key moment in the fight against climate change. The march organised in New York aims to be the biggest climate demonstration the US has ever seen, and over 900 solidarity events are planned globally on the same weekend. The Campaign against Climate […]

Sanctions protest – taking action on benefits

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Sanctions protest – taking action on benefits

by Tayeiba Shaa September 11th saw a pan national day of demonstrations outside key job centres around the cuts in benefits, in particular with regards to ‘sanctioning’. According to the citizen’s advise Bureau benefit sanctions are described as: “To get Universal Credit, you have to meet certain work-related requirements. These are the things you have […]

No sanctions – no targets – action at Wood Green job centre

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No sanctions – no targets – action at Wood Green job centre

by Janette Evans When I first got the idea for Barnet Housing Action Group to hold a protest outside the job centre in Wood Green – it was for very personal reasons; my daughter had moved into the hostel at the Y.M.C.A. and I had got to know a few of the young people there […]

Support the YCB Care Workers’ Strike – Barnet

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Support the YCB Care Workers’ Strike – Barnet

Hi Supporters Our care workers begin two days of strike action tomorrow. For Monday & Tuesday this week we are organising two picket lines which start from 7.30 am but they will be there for at least five hours on each day so please pop down to offer support and solidarity. Flower Lane day centre 41 […]

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