Archive for the ‘LOCAL CAMPAIGNS’ Category

Protest with Boundary House Residents against Theori Housing (Fri Oct 28)!

Boundary House residents and Focus E15 group are asking for support this Friday, when they will be leading a protest outside Theori offices in Leyton. The residents have been placed in Boundary House by Waltham Forest council, and Theori Housing manage the letting.  The hostel is over 30 miles away from Waltham Forest, and the […]

October 27, 2016  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: LOCAL CAMPAIGNS  Comments Closed

Northumberland Park Decides

  Tenants and residents at Northumberland Park are meeting up to discuss privatisation and demolition plans affecting as many as 1,900 homes. Haringey Council wants to sell the estate, without a ballot of residents, to a new joint venture company which would aim to make a 20% profit on the new homes that it would […]

August 12, 2016  Tags: ,   Posted in: LOCAL CAMPAIGNS  Comments Closed

Broadwater Farm Area estates ‘red-zone’ threat: support the community campaign

Haringey Housing Action Group supports the efforts of local residents who are trying to defend and improve their housing situation in the face of “regeneration” threats.  Below is  a callout from community groups on Broadwater Farm about an upcoming meeting and their request for support. Object now! Public Meeting Wed 24th Feb! From: Broadwater Farm […]

February 5, 2016  Tags: , ,   Posted in: LOCAL CAMPAIGNS, NEWS  Comments Closed

Fag Packet Towers AKA Apex House – send objections now!

We are regular users of Apex House, which is where the council’s housing office is based.  And we were alarmed to hear the plans for it – both to re-build it as a 22-storey eyesore with most of it being let as privately rented homes by an institutional/commercial landlord.   We’ve spoken to staff at the […]

October 27, 2015  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: INFORMATION, LOCAL CAMPAIGNS  Comments Closed

March against Evictions (Sat 19th September, 12pm)

Join us this Saturday (19th September) when we’ll be meeting up with Focus E15 in Newham on their March against Evictions to mark the 2nd anniversary of their campaign. Focus E15 fought an inspiring campaign for better housing for their members, after Newham Council pulled the funding on their homeless hostel.  They faced eviction and […]

September 15, 2015  Tags: ,   Posted in: LOCAL CAMPAIGNS  Comments Closed

It’s Our Tottenham, not Their Tottenham

Protest outside the £300-a-head ‘regeneration and redevelopment’ event at our Town Hall Thursday 26th March, 1pm – 2pm Tottenham Town Hall, Town Hall Approach Rd, London N15 4RY Protest called by the Our Tottenham Coordination Group, Haringey Housing Action Group, Taxpayers Against Poverty, and Haringey Solidarity Group. All supporters are welcome to bring relevant placards […]

March 25, 2015  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: LOCAL CAMPAIGNS  Comments Closed

Haringey Council plans to move thousands out of the borough

Join the mass Lobby of Haringey Council,5.30pm, Tuesday 10th February, outside Civic Centre, High Road, Wood Green, N22 8LE As part of its plans to make £70m cuts, the council wants to pass a policy to move up to 3,000 households in temporary accommodation out of the borough, and ultimately out of London. In particular, […]

February 9, 2015  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: LOCAL CAMPAIGNS, NEWS  Comments Closed

Victory for Haringey council tenants – and a grim warning

Haringey Council’s Cabinet last night (14 October) agreed that future Haringey Council tenants will continue to be offered permanent (lifetime) tenancies.Last year, members of Haringey Housing Action Group joined up with Haringey Defend Council Housing, to oppose the introduction of five-year, “flexible”, tenancies for new council tenants.  The council’s own consultation questionnaire was overly long […]

October 15, 2014  Tags: , ,   Posted in: LOCAL CAMPAIGNS, NEWS  Comments Closed

Shian HA ignore tenants’ boiler complaints, before calling the cops…

Once again, members of Haringey Housing Action Group found ourselves at the Hackney offices of Shian Housing Association, along with supporters from Fuel Poverty Action. We were supporting one of our members, and her neighbours.  They are all tenants of Shian HA and have been living in new-build properties in Tottenham for over three years.  […]

September 16, 2014  Tags: ,   Posted in: HHAG ACTIONS, LOCAL CAMPAIGNS  Comments Closed

1000 Mothers March for Justice, 29th March

This Saturday, Haringey Housing Action Group will be joining the 1000 Mothers March for Justice.  Come along and speak out against the attacks on welfare. We’ll be marching with families, carers & supporters 11am Saturday 29th March 2014 Assemble at Bruce Castle Park, Lordship Lane N17 8NU Move off 11.30 – march down Tottenham High […]

March 24, 2014  Tags: , ,   Posted in: LOCAL CAMPAIGNS  Comments Closed