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29th April 2021 by Islington Green Party
On May 6th the residents of Mildmay will have the chance to vote in a by-election triggered by the resignation of a Labour Councillor, and we are delighted that local resident and campaigner Zoe Alzamora is standing as a Green candidate. Zoe recently worked with her community to protect green space at Park View estate, […]
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26th April 2021 by Islington Green Party
The London Assembly Elections are only a few weeks away, and with London having declared a climate emergency now more than ever your vote for a Green future matters. Siân Berry is currently in 3rd place for the race for Mayor, and in the London Assembly the race is on to get more Green Assembly members […]
21st April 2021 by Islington Green Party
Islington Green Party is thrilled to announce that Katie Dawson, who served as councillor between 2006-2010, is standing again in the May 6th by-election for Highbury West. In her four year term, she made a huge difference in Islington including: Introducing 20 mph speed limits on residential streets. Securing Islington’s first secure estate cycle shed (on […]
19th April 2021 by Islington Green Party
On May 6th London goes to the polls for the delayed 2020 London Assembly Election, and we are incredibly proud that Siân Berry and Caroline Russell are standing again to help turn London Green. In the last five years, Caroline and Sian have achieved real change in the London Assembly, including: Winning a big change […]
12th March 2021 by Islington Green Party
The NOcado campaign began at the start of 2020, shortly after our shocked community in Tufnell Park/Upper Holloway found out that Ocado had been given permission to open a 24/7 depot in a small vacant light industrial estate right next to a primary school and nursery. In fact, permission had been given months earlier, but […]
8th February 2021 by Islington Green Party
The campaign to save the trees at Dixon Clark Court should be viewed with great sadness. We should thank the determined and intrepid protestors on the site, as well as many others in the Borough, for focussing our attention on the vital need to retain all our sizeable trees for their contribution to our health […]
1st February 2021 by Islington Green Party
Homes are a major source of CO2 emissions. To achieve the government and the council’s zero-carbon targets, as well as reduce fuel poverty, we need to carry out ‘deep retrofit’ energy improvements to tens of thousands of existing homes in Islington – comprehensive ‘whole house’ schemes, going far beyond a double-glazed window here and a […]
28th January 2021 by Islington Green Party
In the middle of a respiratory pandemic, it makes absolute sense to cut air pollution and make our streets safer and more pleasant for walking and cycling by reducing the number of local car journeys. Barely a quarter of Islington households own a car, so the new Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, which came into being in […]
25th January 2021 by Islington Green Party
A Green-led initiative has seen Islington council becoming the first London borough to commit to a pilot for universal basic income (UBI). UBI is a non-means tested payment, providing locals economic security which comes at a time when it’s needed the most. It is a reliable base that people- young and old, can support themselves […]
18th November 2020 by Islington Green Party
In September the Community Plan 4 Holloway organised a well attended ‘Placard Parade’ outside Holloway Prison. Members from the local community joined the organisers and other local groups to show through messages on placards their expectations for the site. The area of the former prison is larger than Tufnell Park Playing Fields, and this huge […]
15th November 2020 by Islington Green Party
Latest figures show that Islington recycled or composted only 29.6% of its household waste in 2019-20 – fractionally up on the year before but still well below an original target of 37% by 2020. Central government cuts to local authorities since 2010 have seriously harmed the ability of local councils to function, with Islington having […]
12th November 2020 by Islington Green Party
Temporary wider pavements are helping safe distancing at shops, bus stops, etc, but Green Councillor Caroline Russell is working with Canonbury School to help make their one permanent. Even before the 2020 pandemic made social distancing essential to protect our families and loved ones, the school streets project was designed to improve air quality and […]
9th November 2020 by Islington Green Party
In December last year, local residents jumped into action when Ocado planned to build a diesel depot next to a primary school. The site threatened to worsen the health of many local kids with no regards to already illegal levels of air pollution across London. The Nocado campaign presented a hundred pages of evidence to […]
8th November 2020 by Islington Green Party
Over the summer Green Councillor for Highbury East Caroline Russell has been pressing the council to re-open key services safely, and we’re delighted that important facilities like libraries are back again, adjusted to meet the demands of coronavirus. Previously Caroline had asked, successfully, for food markets and cemeteries to be re-opened, and, after more pressure […]
6th November 2020 by Islington Green Party
Congratulations and thanks to Marcus Rashford for so brilliantly – and importantly – raising the country’s awareness about food poverty; to Islington Council for stepping in to provide free school meals over half-term when the government failed so pitifully to respond to the need; and to the wonderful local businesses and community groups here who […]
4th November 2020 by Islington Green Party
During the coronavirus pandemic our need to stay safely apart means a lot less space on buses and tubes. But if just a fraction of people who usually use public transport got in a car instead, London would become gridlocked and hugely more polluted. That’s why we need action to make it easier to walk […]
30th October 2020 by Islington Green Party
After the devastating fire in 2018 that seriously damaged Highbury Leisure Centre, it’s good to see work on site continuing to restore the roof and pool, with the centre scheduled to re-open fully in January. Meanwhile, the gym is open again, subject to appropriate Covid safety rules and with all sessions needing to be booked […]
26th October 2020 by Islington Green Party
The Green Party welcomes the new council homes being built on Park View estate but is pushing the council to also remember existing residents, still living in cold, damp homes. Conditions in the pre-existing homes have been of long-running concern, with residents campaigning for action since 2018 with the support of Green Councillor Caroline Russell. […]
22nd October 2020 by Islington Green Party
Islington’s new local testing site will be open 7 days a week, 08:00–20:00, from 4 Oct, on the Sobell Centre car park. Anyone with coronavirus symptoms can book a test at https://www.gov.uk/get-coronavirus-test or by calling 119. The ‘walk-in only’ site is entered from Hornsey Road, with no parking available for those attending. https://www.islington.gov.uk/social-care-and-health/coronavirus-covid-19/how-to-stay-safe-and-healthy/stop-the-spread-of-the-virus-and-save-lives/how-to-book-a-test On 16th […]
30th June 2020 by Islington Green Party
On July 3rd the public consultation for the redevelopment of Holloway Prison will close. This project is the largest housing development in Islington for over 30 years. It is an opportunity to create something bold that responds to local needs in an environmentally sustainable way. However, having read the draft Masterplan, Islington Green Party believe […]
19th June 2020 by Islington Green Party
Around the world and across the UK there is a wave of resistance and change, and the Green Party stands with Black Lives Matter every step of the way. In the UK, there still isn’t justice for Stephen Lawrence. There still isn’t justice for the 72 who died in Grenfell – the majority from BME […]
On June 14th 2017 a fire broke out in Grenfell Tower, resulting in the deaths of seventy two people. The memories of that disaster are still raw, and across the UK people have been coming together to remember the lives cut short, and to demand answers as to how this could have happened. It is heart-breaking […]
19th March 2020 by Islington Green Party
Mutual Aid groups are being established across the country, with further details available here. These are grassroots organisations, affiliated neither to charities, political movements nor government, which seek to help the local community and those most vulnerable. They can assist with tasks such as getting shopping for those unable to leave their homes, picking up […]
14th March 2020 by Islington Green Party
London Assembly members Siân Berry and Caroline Russell won praise from every other party, as they presented their proposals for London’s budget. Siân Berry said: “We’re at the end of the current Mayor’s term and yet he has left nearly £71 million unspent – that’s a lot of money for Sadiq Khan to just […]