Posts Tagged ‘protest’
Council accused of ‘salami slicing’ library budgets
‘It is about time this Labour council called on the central government to provide more funding’
Read More‘It’s not f***ing okay’ – Tempers flare at council debate over Hackney’s ‘ties’ with Israel
The council has faced pressure from Green party and Independent Socialist councillors to end its twinning relationship with Haifa, but Hackney Labour party has accused its opponents of political game-playing
Read MoreLondon Mayor joins Green party in calling for London arms fair to be scrapped
Sadiq Khan ‘is appalled that the capital is being used as a marketplace for those who wish to trade in weapons’
Read MoreOpposition groups stage Council AGM walkout over ‘assault on democracy’
Green party and Independent councillors slam Labour for ‘stifling criticism’, attacking service failures and position on Israel-Gaza war
Read MoreCross-party support as Hackney Mayor and councillors join anti-racist solidarity rally
Labour, Green and independent representatives attend Hackney Stand Up To Racism event
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 MoreGaza: Hackney Council calls for cessation of hostilities
Green party motion passes – with qualified Labour support
Read MoreTown Hall protesters gather to call on Hackney Mayor to resign
Around 40 to 50 people joined the protest to express their outrage.
Read MoreProtest as Hackney Unison chair amongst those handed compulsory redundancies in libraries shake-up
Union claims there are ‘more than enough posts available in the restructured library service’
Read More‘So many people want change’: Free photography exhibition in Hackney captures years of protest across the UK
Protest Stories by the Future Hackney collective is a comprehensive picture of the recent surge in activism
Read MoreDelivery couriers stage rousing protest against ‘excessive policing’ in Hackney
Crowds took to the streets earlier in the month when police attempted to arrest a driver in Dalston
Read MoreChild Q: Protestors hit streets over police strip-search of Black teenage girl at school
People gathered in Stoke Newington High Street outside the police station to express their anger and disgust
Read More‘Friends! Musicians! Visionaries!’: Town Hall rally planned to protect Strongroom Studios from construction work
Protesters claim ‘developments such as this will kill culture’ as Save Strongroom petition attracts almost 6,000 names
Read MoreChildren protest SEND cuts at Hackney Town Hall as parents address council
Deputy Mayor Bramble offers ‘co-production’ with parents to manage changes
Read MoreMayor of Hackney Philip Glanville backs Passing Clouds protest
Hackney’s most senior local politician said he was sorry he could not attend event as hundreds rallied in Dalston
Read MoreSisters Uncut activists climb onto Town Hall balcony to set off flares
Group used ladders to stage action in order to put pressure on newly-elected Mayor of Hackney Philip Glanville
Read MoreHackney passes budget amid protests against cuts to services
One protester said: ‘You should be ashamed of yourselves!’
Read MoreMeg Hillier MP condemns ‘onslaught’ against housing benefit renters after Digs protest
Calls it ‘almost impossible’ to rent thanks to private landlords and benefit cap
Read MoreSt Mungo’s Broadway strikers protest outside Mare Street hostel
A seven-day strike action by workers from the charity St Mungo’s Broadway has begun today to protest against pay cuts and changes to contracts
Read More