Hackney Solidarity Network

Benefit Gig for No Borders & Calais Migrant Solidarity
26th February 2010 @ 195 Mare Street, Hackney

6pm onwards: Food / Film / Info
8pm – 2am: Music

Entry by Donation

Performers;Captain of the Rant (A'capella / Punk / Lyrical)Deferred Success (folk / acoustic / punk)52 Commercial Road (experimental / post-rock)Rabies Babies (punk / rock / thrash)Jakal (punk / reggae / ska) Plus cabaret & more to be confirmed!

For more information on Calais Migrant Solidarity / No Borders check out; http://calaismigrantsolidarity.wordpress.com/ http://london.noborders.org.uk/

As part of the Hackney Unemployed Workers Group’s continued activity to promote true understanding of how to combat the oppressive welfare system in the UK, a training and information day has been organised for Saturday the 27th of February at Navarino Mansions Community Hall, Dalston, near Hackney Downs station, E8 1LB

* Hear about benefits you might need to claim and other legal info
* Share experiences of getting your rights
* Learn how to support others at the Job Centre

Building Solidarity and Resistance:
A report back from the Manchester Right to Work Conference

Tuesday 2nd March, @ 7pm
Speakers: Ibrahim Avcil, chair of GIK-DER (Refugee Workers Cultural Association); and Alison Lord, chair of UCU Poplar branch, Tower Hamlets College

Refugee Workers Cultural Association
Unit C1, 3-19 Victorian Grove (Second Floor) N16 8EN
off Stoke Newington High Street, near Tesco

@ The Hackney Empire

see news section for letter from Roland Muldoon

YFFJs march Barking March 13th noon (http://www.youthfightforjobs.com)

Hackney Solidarity Network / Reel News Film and Discussion Night; Sunday March 14th 7-10pm Films including "Copenhagen: System Change Not Climate Change!", Peoples Assemblies in Argentina 2001/2, discussion and a proposal for a Peoples Assembly in Hackney on April 4th!

We will be showing all or some of Reel News' just finished film from COP15 " Copenhagen: System Change Not Climate Change!" (Reel News, 80:00) at the usual venue the MOTH Club Valette Street, Hackney

Demo to support the four socialists witch hunted by Unison
Congress House Monday March 15th 6pm followed by public meeting

http://www.stopthewitchhunt.org.uk/

Hackney KONP - Thursday 18 March 7 pm in the MOTH Club.

HSN regular general meeting, MOTH Club Tuesday 23rd March 7.30 till 10.30

10 APRIL MARCH & RALLY IN DEFENCE OF THE WELFARE STATE AND PUBLIC SERVICES (see poster attached with details)

This very important demonstration has been called by the National Pensioners' Convention - there are now 24 trade unions and another 5 campaigns on board organising the event.
The aim is to lay down a marker to the politicians (of whatever political description) before the General Election that we will not stand for more cuts and privatisation of our public services, including the National Health Service.

Next Hackney Heckler is due out early May so deadline for articles, contact information etc is Tuesday April 13th. Hackney Heckler is Hackney's only independent newspaper with all the articles written by those who are doing the campaigning they are writing about, instead of employed journalists, and distributed,again, by those ordinary local people through street, door to door and cafe outlets. We employ no journalists, take no commerical advertising and receive no funding from outside Hackney. We will have a print run of 5K or 6K for this issue.