March for Homes 31.01.15

The 'March for Homes' is planned 31.01.15 assembling midday at St. Mary's Churchyard - culminating at City Hall.

www.marchforhomes.org

It is being organised by several pressure groups across London: local ones include People's Republic of Southwark, 35% Campaign (Elephant Amenity Network).

A few off-message London Labour MPs are turning up such as Diane Abbott & John McDonnell.

I'm a little surprised that this march has not been featured in the news or any of the SE1 forum posts. I only found out about it when a leaflet was thrust into my hand.

Another article to galvanise us to get out there and make a noise about homes for people, and not for greed and profit.
Speaking to our local MP over the weekend about the March for Homes and he is coming too.

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jan/18/buying-home-britain-impossible-dream-london-uk-housing-crisis

I have seen some responsible postering on a couple of estates advertising the event, I wouldn't mind a handful of those posters to stick up, though perhaps not so responsibly.

Some locals, including Southwark Residents Say No, are meeting tomorrow at St George's Circus at 11.45 if you fancy joining the group.

We had a leaflet through the door in the week, I've a feeling this will be a decent turnout.

I hope so.

Wet, and cold, but definitely well worth the effort this afternoon. The March for Homes was well attended and good humoured too.I am wary of large numbers of people and emotive issues, which the basic need for shelter is, but I need not have worried.
Boris will no doubt smirk and make jokes about the peasants with their pitchforks. Predictable stuff which we are tired of. I would like our elected represantatives to take the housing crisis seriously.

I took this picture of a great looking protester:



Let us hope the message calling for the abolition of the Bedroom Tax is heeded.

I am all for more council housing - I live in a council house myself - and for people to be helped, whatever their circumstances. However, I don't like the term "bedroom tax" - nobody is being taxed here, it is a reduction in benefit paid. That's not to say I agree with the reduction.

part of aylesbury has been reclaimed/occupied - https://fightfortheaylesbury.wordpress.com/