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25th January 2016 by Islington Green Party
Following a high air pollution episode last week, Islington residents took to the streets at the weekend to install air pollution measuring tubes on roadsides across the borough. These tubes measure nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the air which is linked to a range of respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses that are particularly harmful to children, older […]
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4th January 2016 by Islington Green Party
On the day transport fares go up throughout the country, activists from Islington Green Party have been talking to commuters and handing out #FairFares postcards at numerous stations across the borough, revealing our radical plans to flatten fares across the capital and make transport fairer for all Londoners. The stations were: Caledonian Road Highbury and […]
1st December 2015 by Islington Green Party
I was shocked to hear the news of Friday night’s attempted arson attack at Finsbury Park Mosque, which is on the boundary of my ward and is used by many of my constituents. I have taken part in some of the open days they have run for schools and the rest of the community, so […]
30th November 2015 by Islington Green Party
London Green Party is holding a public meeting on the topical and crucial issue of climate change next week. The meeting entitled ‘It’s 5 to Midnight… Can we Afford to Gamble with Our Planet’s Future?’ will be held at St Mellitus Church, Tollington Park, London N4 3AG on the evening of Monday 7th December. Doors […]
29th November 2015 by Islington Green Party
Islington Greens joined hundreds of other Green Party members from across the country as part of the People’s March for Climate, Justice and Jobs. The message from the Green party bloc and the estimated 50,000 others on the march was clear: that we all demand strong, definitive action on climate change at the Paris COP21 […]
19th October 2015 by Islington Green Party
Just a year after the Council opened up the Town Hall making it easier for Members of the Public to raise questions of the council, a motion has been passed to limit time for public questions. Councillor Caroline Russell said “At Full Council, We were asked to vote on reducing the the time allocated […]
Green councillor Caroline Russell has been inundated with grateful messages from the Muslim community after convincing her colleagues on Labour-run Islington Council to pass a motion requesting changes to the Government’s controversial Prevent scheme. Caroline Russell, the sole non-Labour member on the North London council, proposed a motion last week calling on the council to […]
19th August 2015 by Islington Green Party
This evening saw the first meeting of Islington residents, businesses, third party organisations and Green Party members to develop ‘The People’s Parking Plan’. The plan is a resident and business-led response to the current consultation over changes to the Controlled Parking Zones across the borough. The meeting was organised by Islington Green Party and Green […]
25th June 2015 by Islington Green Party
Caroline Russell, the sole Green councillor and opposition voice on Islington Council, led five local campaign groups into Islington Town Hall this past Thursday, 25th June. She supported activists from groups that campaign on issues ranging from housing to road safety, from workfare to weed killer so that they might use the local political framework […]
18th June 2015 by Islington Green Party
Councillor Russell, Islington’s sole opposition and Green Party councillor, has joined a protest against Workfare at Finsbury Park Station. As well as supporting the grassroots movement to oppose the injustice of Workfare, Councillor Russell has tabled a question to the Full Council next Thursday regarding Finsbury Park Business Forum’s participation in the Workfare programme. […]
