Hackney Migrant Centre - Hackney Citizen

Hackney Migrant Centre founding member Wendy Pettifer passes away aged 72

Pettifer, a housing lawyer and 'fierce radical social justice warrior', died following a long illness

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney Migrant Centre founding member Wendy Pettifer passes away aged 72

Vaccine pop-ups to encourage uptake in ‘marginalised communities’

Health and community leaders join forces to help undocumented migrants feel safe enough to get the jab

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

Vaccine pop-ups to encourage uptake in ‘marginalised communities’

Local organisations call for intervention from Hackney Mayor on NHS migrant charges

Open letter appeals for more public opposition during a pandemic that disproportionately affects minority ethnic people

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

Local organisations call for intervention from Hackney Mayor on NHS migrant charges

Migrants’ rights groups welcome departure of Home Office staff from Town Hall

Embedded immigration officer, whose presence was criticised for acting as a deterrent to people seeking council help, deemed surplus to requirements

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

Sunday's best: Licensing committee considers Hoppers' bid for longer opening hours

Letter: ‘Remove all barriers to NHS care for overseas workers and migrants’

Keep Our NHS Public, Hackney Migrant Centre, unions and others call on local politicians and health bosses to help end ‘hefty’ surcharges

Author: Hackney Citizen

Letter: ‘Remove all barriers to NHS care for overseas workers and migrants’

Campaigners decry ‘cruel and horrifying’ regulations hitting migrants during Covid-19 crisis

Hackney Migrant Centre and Keep Our NHS Public unite to demand change to healthcare surcharge for all migrants, with government now set to exempt NHS staff

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

Campaigners decry ‘cruel and horrifying’ regulations hitting migrants during Covid-19 crisis

‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way’: Urswick head on how the school provides free meals for all

Richard Brown responds to campaign to stop children in Hackney being denied food due to their parents’ immigration status, saying the school has funded meals for all its students for years

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘Where there’s a will, there’s a way’: Urswick head on how the school provides free meals for all

Hackney 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

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

Hackney children ‘going hungry at lunchtime’ due to parents’ immigration status

Hackney brothers to ‘celebrate London’s gravel paths and dirt tracks’ in charity cycling event

Bike enthusiasts Andrew and Phil Diprose, who run The Ride Journal, are raising money for St Mary’s Centre

Author: Max Eckersley

Hackney brothers to ‘celebrate London’s gravel paths and dirt tracks’ in charity cycling event

Three billboards outside St Mary’s, Hackney

Church rector takes inspiration from Oscar-winning film to raise awareness of homelessness in the borough

Author: Hackney Citizen

Three billboards outside St Mary’s, Hackney

Free concert organised by Speaker to raise money for the borough’s homeless and migrants

Choirs, rock musicians and a Turkish saz ensemble among those coming together for ‘Hackney in Harmony’ at St John of Jerusalem Church on 6 May

Author: Hackney Citizen

Fight fire with choir: refugee group Woven Gold. Photograph: Hackney Council

Dish up, dish out: Hackney restaurants sign up to ‘solidarity tax’ to fight food poverty

Restaurants can add a few optional pennies to a bill or menu item, with the proceeds going towards food supplies for Spitalfields Crypt Trust and Hackney Migrant Centre

Author: Hackney Citizen