by Puru Miah | Oct 27, 2018 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Democracy
After much hard work by campaigners and elected members, TFL has agreed to rename a bus stop after the Altab Ali, to mark the 40th anniversary of his racist murder and the anti racist movement the came about, following his death. On Wednesday 11th of July in main...
by Puru Miah | Oct 27, 2018 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Crime and Anti Social Behavior (ASB), Democracy
Journalist Rod Liddle wrote a racist and Islamophobic piece in the Sunday Times. Politicians from all side expressed the standard outrage and demands for apology. In this piece I argue, that if activists and public figures are genuine in their outrage we must address...
by Puru Miah | Oct 20, 2018 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Housing
Last weekend the community in Mile End came together to successfully overturn an eviction of a family on the homeless register by Tower Hamlets Council. Below is a brief synopsis of what happened along with the lessons learned. A Community United: An injury for one,...
by Puru Miah | Oct 20, 2018 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Democracy
Below is the Press Release from the Save Our Nurseries Tower Hamlets, outlining the successful call at the Overview and Scrutiny Committee, asking the monitoring officer to take the matter to a Full Council meeting, as the decision contravenes policy. The call in was...
by Puru Miah | Oct 20, 2018 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community
There has been much discussion within Mile End and Whitechapel ward about the fact that local sports team don’t have access to the premier sports facilities in the ward, Mile End Stadium. A good example of the plight is Tower Hamlets Hockey Club, a local team...
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