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In 24 days of hunger strike, 76-year-old Peter Cole has brought the power of protest to the doorstep of the Tories

“It’s the power of vulnerability” says one onlooker of 76-year old Peter Cole’s solemn vigil in support of action on climate change. …

by Daisy Lester/ December 11, 2019/ Features/

Protestors take to the streets in second anti-SPAC Nation demonstration

By Dominic Webb and Evie Breese Anti-SPAC Nation campaigners ramped up the pressure on the controversial church with second protest …

by Eastlondonlines/ December 2, 2019/ Croydon/

Doctors stage protest over health app ‘destabilising and privatising’ the NHS

Dozens of people, including doctors and medical staff from across London joined a protest by Tower Hamlets GPs against an …

by Georgina Gambetta/ November 23, 2019/ Health, News, Tower Hamlets/

Police called to angry clashes at anti-SPAC nation protest in Croydon

Police were called to an angry confrontation in Croydon on Saturday between members of a controversial church and a group …

by Evie Breese/ November 17, 2019/ Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories/

Commuter anger after 83 year-old XR protester glues himself to DLR train

A Extinction Rebellion activist has been arrested yesterday after glueing himself to a DLR train at Shadwell Station. This comes …

by William Cotton/ October 18, 2019/ Environment, Local News, News, Politics, Society, Tower Hamlets/

Dalston locals protest plans to open Pret on Kingsland Road

Plans by the sandwich chain Pret a Manger to open a branch in Dalston have dismayed locals who claims it …

by Georgia Ridout/ October 11, 2019/ Business, Hackney, News/

Further protests as Anti-Racism occupation are threatened with legal action

After 133 days of occupation, the Goldsmiths Anti-racist Action group (GARA) have received a notice of eviction from the University’s …

by Astra McKenzie/ July 22, 2019/ Education, Lead Stories, Lewisham/

Lewisham underlines plans to tackle air pollution as climate protests continue

 Green Chain Walk, Beckenham Place Park,  Pic: N Chadwick Lewisham council have declared a nine-point plan to improve air quality and …

by Ting Hu/ June 18, 2019/ Environment, Health, Lewisham, Local News/

Extinction Rebellion protests disrupt traffic in Lewisham

Dozens of Extinction Rebellion activists blocked traffic and caused disruptions during rush-hour in Lewisham this morning. The Lewisham branch claimed …

by Tommy Ebbs/ June 14, 2019/ Environment, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Uncategorized/

Tidemill protesters leave camp on green opposite the demolished garden

The crosses set up near the garden and Reginald House. Pic: Save Reginald Save Tidemill Campaigners protesting the demolition of …

by Hardeep Channa/ May 30, 2019/ Housing, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, News/

Climate change protestors plan Bethnal Green roadblock tomorrow

Climate change activists are planning to block an unamed Bethnal Green road tomorrow to draw attention to local air pollution. …

by Amanda Wahlqvist/ March 29, 2019/ Environment, Health, Lead Stories, News, Tower Hamlets/

Gender identity debate cancelled by Lewisham Council because of fears of protests by trans activists

The organisers of a planned debate about race, gender and identity due to take place at the Civic Suite in …

by Hardeep Channa/ March 26, 2019/ Lead Stories, Lewisham/

Students locked in at Deptford Town Hall as Goldsmiths responds to anti-racist protests

Students from Goldsmiths, University of London have been prevented from entering or leaving  Deptford Town Hall, which they are occupying as part …

by Victoria Smith/ March 17, 2019/ Lead Stories, Lewisham/

Pub workers stage protest over lack of extra pay for Christmas working

Workers from London-based pub chain Antic  staged a protest outside the Job Centre pub in Deptford last Friday calling for …

by Claudia Glover/ December 11, 2018/ Lewisham/

Police called as Lewisham Council meeting suspended amid angry protests over Tidemill Gardens

  By Bertille Duthoit and Nicolle Okoren Police were called to a Lewisham Council meeting last night after protestors from …

by ELL Admin/ November 29, 2018/ Lead Stories, Lewisham, News/

Protestors march through Croydon in wake of Grenfell effigy burning

Three hundred people staged a protest march in South Norwood on Wednesday night following the incident last week in which …

by Claudia Glover/ November 16, 2018/ Croydon, Lead Stories/

Occupants of Catford flats protest over ‘damp and dangerous’ housing conditions

Residents of a Catford block of flats staged an angry placard waving protest outside Lewisham Council offices this week urging …

by Millie Bull/ November 16, 2018/ Lead Stories, Lewisham/

Barts Health Trust scraps immigration checks for patients following wide scale protests

A letter signed by more than 600 activists has stopped an immigration check being carried out by the Barts Health …

by Anisha De/ September 26, 2018/ Health, Lead Stories, Tower Hamlets, Uncategorized/

Protest against Hackney Council’s controversial new licensing policy

  Residents in Hackney have come together to protest against the council’s new controversial licensing regulations. Over 100 residents gathered …

by Joe Lyness/ July 29, 2018/ Hackney, News/

Mayor leads protest against reduction in key East London bus service

Plans to cut the route of a key East London bus service are being contested by Philip Glanville, the Mayor …

by Lisa-Marie Krey/ June 25, 2018/ Hackney, Lead Stories, Local News, Tower Hamlets, Transport/

Serco workers stage protest at east London hospital

Around 1,600 NHS cleaners and healthcare assistants employed by outsourcing company Serco staged a protest over pay during a board …

by Erenata Kadrolli/ May 11, 2018/ Employment, Health, Tower Hamlets/

Bianca Jagger backs protests against Beckenham Place Park tree felling

International human rights activist Bianca Jagger, former wife of Mick Jagger, has joined the protests against the current tree felling …

by Erenata Kadrolli/ February 17, 2018/ Environment, Lewisham, Politics/

Stoke Newington parents protest over Hackney road closure plans

Stoke Newington parents have launched a petition opposing Hackney Council’s new road closure plans over concerns it will increase air …

by Laura Butcher/ January 23, 2018/ Hackney, Local News, Transport/

Protest outside Bethnal Green school as governing body accused of “breathtaking arrogance”

Parents of children at troubled Bangabandhu School in Bethnal Green staged a protest outside the school gates on Monday morning …

by Saman Javed/ November 28, 2017/ Education, Lead Stories, Tower Hamlets/

Tower Hamlets schools to become academies despite protest

Two Tower Hamlets state schools will become academies despite efforts from local parents and campaigners to block the handover. A …

by Alex Wilson/ August 4, 2017/ Education, Lead Stories, News, Tower Hamlets/

Cambridge student investigated for tweeting “all white people are racist” following Rashan Charles protest

An investigation has been launched into a former Croydon school pupil who tweeted that white people had “colonised” Dalston following …

by Alex Wilson/ August 1, 2017/ Crime, Croydon, Hackney, Lead Stories, Local News, News, Politics/

Parents from Tower Hamlets protest to save nurseries

Parents of nursery school pupils protested at a Tower Hamlets council meeting last Wednesday afternoon (March 22) in a bid to stop the privatisation of …

by Beatriz Mendonça da Fonseca/ March 27, 2017/ Education, News, Tower Hamlets/

Parents in Forest Hill School cuts protest

Furious parents protested this week against cuts totalling £1.3m to be made at Forest Hill school for boys in Lewisham. A …

by Harrison Ashman/ March 26, 2017/ Education, Lead Stories, Lewisham, News/

Boat dwellers protest overhaul of moorings on Regent’s Canal

Boat dwellers in Tower Hamlets are protesting plans to overhaul the moorings system along a historic stretch of Regent’s Canal. …

by Victoria Lancaster/ March 9, 2017/ Housing, Local News, Tower Hamlets/

VIDEO: Lewisham hospital joins NHS protest 

Lewisham hospital staff joined the tens of thousands of protesters who marched on Saturday in protest against proposed NHS cuts that …

by Imogen Mills/ March 7, 2017/ Health, Lewisham, Politics, Save Lewisham A&E, Videos/

VIDEO: Protesters gather outside Dalston art gallery over controversial exhibition

 Around 250 people gathered outside a Dalston gallery on Saturday to protest against recent exhibitions showcasing works by the so-called …

by Courteney Mussell/ March 1, 2017/ Hackney, Lead Stories, News, People, Society, Videos/

Goldsmiths students protest for migrants’ rights

More than 100 students walked out of their classes at Goldsmiths on Monday, February 20, to show solidarity with migrants …

by Benedetta Ricci/ February 23, 2017/ Education, Lewisham, News/

Goldsmiths students protest tuition fee rise

Hundreds of Goldsmiths students held a demonstration outside Deptford Town Hall yesterday (October 4) in protest at the university’s plans …

by Paden Vaughan/ October 5, 2016/ Education, Lead Stories, Lewisham, News/

Protesters dance through Hackney in bid to save Passing Clouds music venue from developers

Thousands of people marched and danced through Hackney on Saturday in a bid to secure the future of the former …

by Solomon Elliott/ September 19, 2016/ Arts, Hackney, Music/

Lecturer resigns in protest against sexual harassment claims on campus

Goldsmiths lecturer Sara Ahmed has resigned from her post at the university in what she termed as a “protest against …

by Sophianne Morrissey/ June 11, 2016/ Education, Lewisham, News/

Protesters march to save Lewisham libraries

  Lewisham locals are taking a stand to save their libraries after the borough council cut £1 million from its library budget. …

by ELL Admin/ May 22, 2016/ Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, Society/

Parents take children out of school in SATS protest

Large numbers of parents across east London took their children out of school today (May 3) in support of the …

by Amanda Ternblad/ May 3, 2016/ Education, Lead Stories, Politics/

Mayor warns of the ‘gutter of provocation’ after Britain First protests

Society needed to stay ”away from the gutter of provocation” the Mayor of Tower Hamlets said in the wake of …

by Yana Guganova/ March 17, 2016/ Local News, News, Politics, Tower Hamlets/

Traffic protests in ‘Isle of Clogs’

Docklands residents have tied their shoes to railings along Marsh Wall in the Isle of Dogs in a protest against …

by Juliet Moore/ March 7, 2016/ Tower Hamlets, Transport/

Britain First protest outside Whitechapel mosque

Far-right political party Britain First staged a protest outside the East London Mosque in Whitechapel on Tuesday. Three members of the …

by Rebecca Henrys/ March 3, 2016/ Lead Stories, Politics, Society, Tower Hamlets/