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Archive for June, 2009

London Debt Summit

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

There have been many concerns raised within the advice sector about the impact of the recession on advice services and their clients. So, Capitalise, London’s Debt Advice Partnership and the GLA organised the Debt Summit, which took place yesterday, to address some of these issues. There were a range of speakers invited including the Deputy Mayor of London, funders from both the statutory and charitable sector and the CEO of a voluntary advice agency. But, despite their diversity they were all in agreement about the need for a co-ordinated and strategic response to the impact of the recession.

Big boost to Brick Lane research

Thursday, June 18th, 2009

 
I recently worked on a research project into the working lives of waiters in London’s Brick Lane as part of the Need NOT Greed campaign. This project got mentioned in The Observer recently and received a big boost this week.
Along with Sharif and Aaron from Community Links I attended an event with other partner organisations intersted in the informal economy [...]

Refugee Week

Monday, June 15th, 2009

Today sees the start of Refugee Week an annual opportunity to reflect on the contribution that refugees have made to the UK and to “identify positive educational messages that counter fear, ignorance and negative stereotypes of refugees.”
It sometimes feels that few understand the reasons why people seek sanctuary in the UK and - if the tabloids were to be [...]

Launch of Child Poverty Bill and Take-Up Report

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Today we have two announcements from the Child Poverty Unit: Firstly the much anticipated Child Poverty Bill was presented to parliament yesterday  and is being published today. Details here.
The Bill is so important because it enshrines into law the target of eradicating child poverty by 2020. It is an essential step forward in tackling child poverty and one we welcome. [...]

Community Anchors Conference

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

“In these uncertain financial times will Community Anchors really be ‘fit for purpose’?” This was the title of a conference at the Tab Centre in Shoreditch, last week which was co-hosted  by the Bromley-by-Bow Centre, Community Links, Toynbee Hall, and the Centre of Institutional Studies at the University of East London. It was an intimate affair focusing on current [...]