Posts Tagged ‘Heather Mendick’
Opinion: ‘The campaign for divestment in Hackney may yet be won’
‘As Hackney goes to the polls, at issue is not only divestment, but whether the council’s fundamental decision-making structures are actually fit for purpose’ says Gwen Jones
Read MoreLabour calls on Green party mayoral hopeful Zoë Garbett to justify alliance with candidate who described Hamas’ October 7 attacks as an ‘act of resistance’
London Labour party: ‘By choosing to align herself with Heather Mendick, Zoë Garbett risks legitimising views that are deeply offensive’
Read MoreLocal elections 2026: Independent Socialists unveil two candidates for Homerton
Heather Mendick and Alana Heaney bidding to oust Labour incumbents
Read MoreCampaigners demand ‘openness’ as council picks architect for Morning Lane rebuild
Morning Lane People’s Space wants to know council’s ‘red lines’ for contoversial regeneration of Tesco site
Read MoreMorning Lane campaigners quit community panel over ‘corrupt council process’
Activists blast Town Hall’s ‘dishonesty’ and ‘broken promises’ over central Hackney development
Read MoreMorning Lane campaigners accuse council of ‘excluding residents from key decisions’ on future of Tesco site
Activists say Town Hall has ‘insulted community’ in row over future of major development in Hackney Central
Read MoreHackney Mayor says she supports ‘ethical divestment’ following meeting with pro-Palestinian demonstrators
Caroline Woodley met with protesters camped outside Town Hall, including a woman who has lost more than 100 loved ones in the Israel-Hamas conflict
Read MorePro-Palestinian protestors descend on Town Hall to demand end to Israeli weapons investment and Haifa twinning
Amid ongoing conflict in Gaza, local protestors call on Hackney Council to cease funding and axe relationship
Read MoreLetter: ‘The suppression of dissent in Hackney is an alarming pattern’
Members of two local campaign groups condemn council’s ‘refusal to listen to citizens’
Read More‘We’ll keep coming back’: Hackney protesters vow to continue fight for Palestine
Demonstrators have again urged the council’s pension fund to divest from companies complicit in Israel’s ‘apartheid and occupation’ of Palestine
Read MoreGaza: Hackney Council calls for cessation of hostilities
Green party motion passes – with qualified Labour support
Read MoreCampaigners pushing for affordable housing on Morning Lane announce public meeting
Morning Lane People’s Space to outline results of latest residents’ survey on 20 September
Read MoreProtesters demand Hackney Council divest from companies that operate in the ‘Occupied Palestinian Territories’
Around 60 people attended the protest organised by Hackney Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) with support from Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS)
Read MoreCampaign over social housing in Hackney Central gathers momentum
Developer Hackney Walk says it is ‘working very hard’ to deliver redevelopment with over 20 per cent affordable housing
Read MoreDevelopers pressed on affordable housing levels for Hackney Central plans
Hackney Walk to hold more detailed consultation with residents next year as negotiations continue
Read MoreTitbits – Dice rolls, guarded events and assorted malcontents
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
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