Hundreds of members of staff working for St Mungo’s the homeless charity, are set to strike this week – Monday (16 March) to Wednesday (18 March) this comes after staff voted by 83.7 per cent for action in a dispute over the reinstatement of ‘race to the bottom’ terms and conditions and a punitive sickness …
Author Archives: Alan Hall
Goldsmith’s Staff ‘Strike Back’
Goldsmith’s College staff, members of the University and College Union (UCU) took strike action between Monday 9th and Friday 14th March. The strike was called to address the sustainability of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) and rising costs for members, and on universities’ failure to make significant improvements on pay, equality, casualisation and workloads. The hashtag is …
Fight to re-open bellingham green play area
Councillor Alan Hall representing Bellingham asked a formal Council Question at the full Lewisham Council meeting on 26th February 2020 about the ownership and future of the under 5s play area building on Bellingham Green. The play area is well used and currently the building is locked up and the toilets are inaccessible. The Generation …
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Sardines and Soldarity in London’s Piccadilly Circus
Anti fascists and Trade Unionists came together to protest against the far right, Italian politician Matteo Salvini on 3rd March 2020 in Piccadilly Circus, London. Salvini who has blamed migrants for the spread of the coronavirus was due to come to London to speak but his flight was cancelled due to the coronavirus scares: This …
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Lewisham Nurseries Go To Downing Street Over Cuts
On March 2nd 2020 ahead of the Government’s Spring Budget, parents, children, teachers, campaigners, Councillors & MPs joined the National Education Union (NEU) in handing a 25,000 signature petition to No10 Downing Street. The Petition says: “Nursery schools give 40,000 children the best start to school. The majority of these schools are located in the …
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Everybody’s Talking about Jamie and Schools
Everybody’s Talking about Jamie, has south London’s Noah Thomas in the lead role as Jamie New at the Apollo Theatre. broad programme of RSE prepares children and young people for the realities of the modern world, and is vital for keeping children and young people safe
It’s LGBTQ History Month in Lewisham
February marks Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender month in Lewisham. The new flag has been raised outside the Civic Suite and due to strong winds, needed to be replaced. That is a truly flying start! Just in case you’re wondering what this flag stands for Pink News helpfully explains this here Lewisham LGBT Forum has …
Ken Loach film “Sorry We Missed You” in the Fellowship and Star cinema
Come and see Ken Loach’s film, “Sorry we missed you” at the Bellingham Film Palace in the Fellowship and Star on Randlesdown Road, next to Bellingham railway station on Monday 2 March – 7.30pm – 9.45pm. Tickets £10 waged, £5 unwaged – buy tickets here More about this co-operatively owned venue here: The film explores the …
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Tube cleaners deserve better – Letter to London Mayor Sadiq Khan in the Evening Standard
The RMTUnion are campaigning for Justice for Cleaners on the London Underground and to support them, this letter was published in the Evening Standard: “Every day, thousands of Londoners benefit from the work of cleaners on the Tube and Overground. They keep our city’s arteries clean, enabling us to travel safely and comfortably. But these …
Lewisham Music’s World Premiere at the Royal Festival Hall
World Premiere of Endurance a piece celebrating Ernest Shackleton’s antarctic expedition in 1914 1916