Posts Tagged ‘Patrick Vernon’
‘Let us help you’: Windrush campaigners urge people to come forward for free support – even if they don’t want to claim compensation
A group of organisations are offering mental health support as well as free legal advice if needed
Read MoreVIDEO: Campaigner and former Hackney councillor urges people to get the Covid vaccine
Read on for details of an online event giving local Black communities a chance to ask health and community leaders about the vaccine
Read MoreBlack History – The Past and The Present: Prominent local figures take part in ‘illuminating’ panel
Hundreds listen as Diane Abbott MP, Patrick Vernon OBE and others cover ‘vast terrain’ in celebration of Black History Month
Read MorePublic Windrush artwork set to be revealed as Town Hall’s annual festival gets underway online
Winning sculpture, which will be the first permanent monument to the Windrush Generation in the UK, to be announced on Windrush Day on Monday
Read More‘It’s time for a change’: Hundreds attend online vigil for George Floyd
Over 400 listen to local politicians and community leaders demanding global change
Read MoreBlack Lives Matter: What can you do?
Alice Jones provides a useful list of resources, from what to read and watch to educate yourself and your children, to which petitions to sign and where to donate
Read MoreJennette Arnold to bow out of London Assembly after nearly 20 years
The Labour member for Hackney, Islington and Waltham Forest says the ‘time is right’ for new challenges
Read MoreHackney children ‘going hungry at lunchtime’ due to parents’ immigration status
Diane Abbott & Mayor of Hackney pledge support for campaign to secure free school meals for undocumented children
Read MoreHackney becomes first council to pass Windrush motion as leading activist urges others to follow suit
Town Hall officially agrees to push the government for a public inquiry into the scandal and oppose criminalisation of the Windrush generation
Read MoreHackney’s Caribbean elders join councillors to mark Windrush Day
Deputy Mayor Anntoinette Bramble hosted a Town Hall ceremony on 22 June for the 70th anniversary of the ship’s arrival in Britain
Read MoreFormer Hackney councillor renews call for national Windrush Day
Patrick Vernon urges government to make 22 June an annual ‘celebration of migrants’
Read MorePetition launched by former Hackney councillor calls on government to issue Windrush amnesty
Patrick Vernon OBE looking to attract enough support to trigger parliamentary debate on the future of Commonwealth immigrants who came to UK as children of the Windrush generation
Read MoreRiot in Dalston as protest over death of Rashan Charles turns violent
Police and politicians urge people to respect Charles family’s wish for no “hostile actions”
Read More‘No justice, no peace’: Angry protesters hold vigil for Rashan Charles who died after police chase
Stand Up To Racism protestors block Stoke Newington High Street following death of 20-year-old black man
Read MoreThe last supper: Patrick Vernon dines with Hackney Citizen
In the first in an occasional series, former Labour councillor tucks in at Clapton eatery Spice and Grill
Read MoreHackney curry house Spice and Grill reopens after refurb
Menu stays the same at Clapton institution popular with politicos
Read MoreMasters of the Airwaves: The Rise and Rise of Underground Radio – review
Masters of the Airwaves tells the story of the birth of black music radio in the UK through interviews with the people who were there
Read MoreHackney Council meeting ends in farce amid accusations of Standards Committee ‘bias’
Dalston Special Policy Area plans voted through earlier in evening
Read MoreSankofa exhibition opens at Hackney Museum as part of Black History Month
Histories of African and African-Caribbean people in Britain examined in new show
Read MoreHackney councillor Patrick Vernon awarded OBE in Queen’s birthday honours
Queensbridge councillor awarded gong for his commitment to combating health inequalities
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