Islington’s Green Euro candidate joins demo to stand up for refugees 25th February 2014 by Islington Green Party A demonstration outside the Australian Embassy in London yesterday joined a series of worldwide protests in expressing mounting outrage at Australia’s asylum policy. “Light the dark” candlelight vigils have protested against mounting worries over Australian governmental asylum policy. A recent riot at Australia’s notorious detention centres, ended in the death of Reza Barati a 23 […] Read more »
Green Party launches London-wide campaign for fairer housing 14th February 2014 by Islington Green Party The controversial Mount Pleasant site in south Islington will this month play host to one of a number of protest actions as part of a London-wide Green Party campaign for fairer housing developments, built for Londoners rather than investors. The campaign – called Crumbs for London – was launched last week by Green Party London Assembly member Darren Johnson, […] Read more »
The UK has failed to protect LGBT asylum seekers 11th February 2014 by Islington Green Party Caroline Allen, Islington-based Green Party candidate for the European elections in May, wrote a column last week for leading LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) news website PinkNews.co.uk, on how the government has failed those fleeing homophobic and transphobic persecution. In the piece, she writes how it is “testament to our city that London […] Read more »
Why Greens want the Ultra Low Emission Zone to include the whole of Islington 10th February 2014 by Islington Green Party After sustained pressure from campaigners and overwhelming evidence of dire health effects from air pollution, London’s Mayor has finally seen the light and is proposing introduction of an Ultra-Low Emission Zone for the existing congestion zone in 2020. This would already include parts of Islington, and our proposal is simply asking Boris to extend the […] Read more »
Islington Greens back striking teachers at local ‘free school’ 10th February 2014 by Islington Green Party Teachers are on strike this week at the STEM 6 Academy, a newly opened free school on City Road, for students aged 16 -18 wanting to specialise in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. Teachers were individually coerced into signing harsh contracts before Christmas and now wish to obtain union recognition in order to re-negotiate these […] Read more »
Mayor’s U-turn on Tube ticket offices is undemocratic and dangerous 7th February 2014 by Islington Green Party London Mayor Boris Johnson is abandoning his pre-election pledge and will be closing every Tube ticket office by 2015, as well as cutting 953 station jobs, removing supervisors from many stations, and cutting frontline staff while creating more managers. Islington Green Party council candidate Charlie Kiss asked: “When did Londoners get the opportunity to give […] Read more »
Let’s make Boris’ plan for diesel exhaust more ambitious 6th February 2014 by Islington Green Party A letter to Mayor Johnson asking for Islington to be included in the Mayor’s proposed Ultra Low Emission Zone to clean up our air by 2020 was handed to the Environment Committee of the London Assembly ahead of their meeting this morning. The committee is due to discuss the Mayor’s proposed Ultra Low Emission […] Read more »