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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

Mayor hopes Hackney will become Borough of Sanctuary 'within a year'

Q&A session sees Mayor Caroline Woodley acknowledge that many residents "feel left behind"

Author: Hackney Citizen

Mayor hopes Hackney will become Borough of Sanctuary 'within a year'

Hackney Council votes to lobby government over ‘inhumane’ hostile environment

Town Hall passes motion urging Home Secretary to drop ‘destructive’ measures in rare show of cross-party consensus

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney Council votes to lobby government over ‘inhumane’ hostile environment

Child Migrant Voices in Modern Britain, Eithne Nightingale, book review: ‘Unique perspectives on how we live’

Nightingale’s sensitive collection of people’s stories is ‘remarkable for its sheer diversity’

Author: Sarah Birch

Child Migrant Voices in Modern Britain, Eithne Nightingale, book review: ‘Unique perspectives on how we live’

Hackney brewery joins forces with refugee women to condemn government’s illegal migration bill

Five Points and Women for Refugee Women release craft beer to inspire opposition to Whitehall’s plans

Author: Olivia Barber

Hackney brewery joins forces with refugee women to condemn government’s illegal migration bill

Delivery couriers stage rousing protest against ‘excessive policing’ in Hackney

Crowds took to the streets earlier in the month when police attempted to arrest a driver in Dalston

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Delivery couriers stage rousing protest against ‘excessive policing’ in Hackney

‘Violent disorder’ at Dalston protest: Met’s ‘disproportionate and inflammatory approach’ raises concerns over policing – again

Operation to clamp down on street robberies involving scooters escalated into ‘violent scenes’

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

The Roles We Play, Sabba Khan, book review: ‘Laden with paradox and rich in nuance’

This genre-defying volume by an East London architect is a ‘meditation on the collective trauma of immigration’

Author: Sarah Birch

The Roles We Play, Sabba Khan, book review: ‘Laden with paradox and rich in nuance’

Hackney community group drafted in by City Hall to help fleeing Hongkongers

Estimates suggest 300,000 could arrive in Britain in the coming years to escape China’s crackdown on free speech

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Hackney community group drafted in by City Hall to help fleeing Hongkongers

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

Town Hall calls for ‘no recourse to public funds’ immigration condition to be scrapped as it launches £100k fund

Mayor and cabinet members accuse government of ‘plunging families into unexpected financial crisis’ through the policy

Author: Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

Mayor Glanville, with a reuseable water bottle, speaks at the waste inquiry. Photograph: Parliament.uk

Elli Free: Will we ever learn?

The director of Room to Heal, a local charity supporting refugees and asylum seekers, on Windrush, immigration detention, and opportunities for ‘fundamental change’ post-lockdown

Author: Hackney Citizen