by Puru Miah | Jul 16, 2021 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets
What happened in East London, with a police raid in Hoxton Docks on an art installation, acts as a warning for those of us that cherish fundamental rights such as freedom of expression and protest. On a morning in East London at Hoxton Docks police around 40 police...
by Puru Miah | Jul 3, 2021 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, COVID-19
Following the close of the Labour Party in the Batley and Spen by-election. An attempt to unpick the campaign, draw lessons and their applications to Tower Hamlets. There was once the Party of Labour “He had come a long way to this blue lawn, and his dream must have...
by Puru Miah | Jun 26, 2021 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
This month is PRIDE month. Despite the negative headlines about dysfunctional politics in Tower Hamlets. Standing up for minorities and oppressed groups is an age-old tradition in the East End. Tower Hamlets is one of the most diverse boroughs in London, and London...
by Puru Miah | Jun 15, 2021 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
My personal reflection in attending the #SAVEBRICKLANE rally on Sunday 13th June 2021 “Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!” cries sheWith silent lips. “Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse...
by Puru Miah | May 18, 2021 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
As a Tower Hamlets Councillor in East London, there have been a lot of questions raised. Why Palestine? What relevance does it have locally? Below is my answer. Following the dehumanizing experience of the ‘Age of Empire’ and the horrors of the 20th century. Despite...
by Puru Miah | May 14, 2021 | Blog: All Things Mile End, All Things Tower Hamlets, Community, Democracy
The story behind the Palestine Solidarity banner in Brick Lane. It all started with an email… “If one is forever cautious, can one remain a human being?” ― Alexander Solzhenitsyn (1918 – 2008) Security forces in Jerusalem storming worshippers in the Al Aqsa...
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