“England is one of the only countries in Europe that allows people to be evicted without private landlords having to give a reason. The threat of being kicked out without doing anything wrong causes insecurity and stress for millions of familes, and makes people suffering shoddy housing scared to complain”
Sign Generation Rent’s Petition on 38 Degrees to abolish Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988:
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/end-unfair-evictions-abolish-section-21
Spike Lee’s “Clockers” (1995) portrays the struggle for survival in urban America. Based on Richard Price’s 1992 novel, the film is set in a housing ‘project’, where a young man battles against a future without hope.
As President Trump prepares to visit the UK, the film’s themes of poverty, brutality and racism have enduring power and relevance. The Trump administration has launched a renewed attack on low-income communities, but there are similar things happening here.
The film will be introduced by local housing campaigner Glyn Robbins, who has written a book about the fight for decent housing in the US and UK. In 1992, Glyn was also working on one of the projects where ‘Clockers’ is set and will share his experiences in a Q and A.
This special screening of ‘Clockers’ is jointly hosted by The Genesis and the Homes for All campaign. All proceeds wiill go to Justice for Grenfell.
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The Parliamentary Campaign for Council Housing is delighted to invite council tenants from across the country to meet MPs and give their views on the current issues and priorities for council housing.
It will take place on 9th July 6-8pm at the House of Commons.
The event will include a short slot for each delegation to say what they see as the main concerns in relation to council housing locally and nationally. This can be backed up by written evidence if people want to go into more detail.
We hope this will be written up into a report, and will help to shape the argument for more direct investment in existing and new council housing.
Tenant groups from Leeds, Edinburgh, Carlisle, Swindon, Stroud, Cambridge and Harlow are among those so far saying they will take part. Joint delegations along with local trade unions and councillors are welcome.
Please email jamie.sweeney (at) parliament.uk if you would like to attend.