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This is a message from Unite! the community coalition, it is a reminder of our AGM to be held on Monday 9 September at 6.30pm at St Luke's Church Homerton Terrace (off Morning Lane) E9. The meting will discuss strategies for community empowerment, including networking, inter community initiatives, and seeking funding for community projects. It is open to sympathisers, but only members will be allowed to vote. Naturally we would urge sympathisers to join as it costs just £1 a month (visit our website for a membership form)

This message also includes a number of urgent updates from community and trade union campaigns.

Finally please feel free to cascade this message on to friends and colleagues, anyone wishing to join or leave our emailing list can simply send a message to the address below.


Community roundup


If you wish your group to feature in our community roundup then simply send us an email of what is happening, and we will forward it on to our growing list of community activists.

Wise Owls

Wise Owls are a not-for-profit company helping the over 45s get jobs, become self-employed or start up in business. They have been successful in getting employers to place jobs with them and are now anxious to tap into over 45s looking for jobs. If your group can help them publicise the opportunities available then please contact;  admin@wiseowls.co.uk.

Keith Frost
Marketing Manager

Phenzwaan

Phenzwaan, the poet who enraptured us with his poetry at the Beating Racism forum is to release a new CD of his work. He sent us the following message;


Greetings and good day to you from everyone here at the lab

At present we are formulating plans for the release of Phenzwaan's 3rd phenomenal spoken word CD Volume The Phenzology Volume Final:We Will Survive' which is currently scheduled for release 'October 1st 2002'

We are writing to inform you that we are organising several promotional launch parties for the release of the CD during October and that we would like the launch to be incorporated into any events/showcases that you will be organising or taking part in leading up to and during the same month. This will inspire additional promotion for your event and also for Phenzwaan's CD release.

Phenzwaan will be available for all performance bookings leading up to and throughout this period.

We would be very pleased to hear from you soon regarding this, you may email  phenzwaan@vizzavi.net

Releases by the Multi Award Winning
Performance Poet & Spoken Word Recording Artist

Phenzwaan the Cosmic Wordsmith...

Phenzology Volume One:
The A.R.T.I.S.T ~ CD

Phenzology Volume Two:
Meditations of a Cosmic Wordsmith ~ CD

Phenzwaan LIVE @ The Spitz ~ Video & CD

Available Now..

For Purchase or Booking Information
Email  phenzwaan@vizzavi.net
Call or Text +44(0)7833 652 949

Phone masts

Tenants on Hawksley court inform us that Orange intend to place yet more masts on Carlisle House on Hawksley Court estate within one week. The locals stopped the previous attempt two years ago. We are in the same position all over again and require HELP to peacefully block the access . We have been given a target date of Sept 16 but it is very likely that the attempt will fall a few days before or after.

The tenants are concerned about the impact on their children of increased radiation associated with the masts.

They have a meeting on 9 September at 8pm at Hawksley Court Community Hall, Albion Road.

Phone 0207 502 9192 for more details.

Latest news from Hackney Trades Union Council

Hackney TUC will be meeting on Wednesday 11 September from 7.30 at the Marcon community hall (junction of Marcon Place and Amhurst Road). This is an open meeting for trade unionists who either live or work in the borough.

Guest speakers include
Bob Tennant, Secretary to the Greater London Association of Trades Union Councils
Andre Joseph, Secretary of the Hackney Action for Racial Equality
As well as a speaker from the Fire Brigade's Union

The meeting will end at 9pm and it is anticipated that we will adjourn to a local bar to engage in a less formal discussion.

Unison seeks assistance on Monday 9 and Friday 16 September!

We have been asked to circulate the following from Hackney Unison

Hackney Council to recruit strike breakers
Max Caller; seeks to influence election by deferring union busting operation

Hackney Library workers have been in dispute for nearly a year over the council's refusal to pay the nationally agreed rate for working Saturdays. The council has recently advertised in a attempt to recruit a strike breaking workforce to take our members jobs on Saturdays. Our calculations are that it will be more expensive to pay sessional staff than it is for existing workers to be paid at the nationally agreed rate. This is a union busting operation co-ordinated by a Labour council. Last year they dismissed Unison members and re-instated them with lower terms and conditions. Jules Pipe has boasted that he will not engage with Unison officers because he does not like their politics!

Recruitment will take place at Hommerton Library and Unison are calling for supporters to protest from 8.45am on Monday 9 September and on Friday 13 September.

Max Caller seeks to influence election by deferring union busting operation

Meanwhile we have received evidence of political manipulation by Max Caller (the returning officer for the Mayoral election) which is aimed to assist Jules Pipe's candidacy for Mayor. The council had planned to begin the scabbing operation in the first week in October, but a leaked memo explains that it will be delayed until after the mayoral election.

Extract from Max Caller to Ian Hook dated 3 September 2002

Re Hackney Libraries new pattern of working update

I have discussed Joan's email dated 30 August with the leader, we have agreed that it would be sensible to defer the opening on Saturdays until after the mayoral election to prevent unnecessary industrial action during the election campaign.

The returning officer appears to be making council policy on the basis of the impact it will have on the Labour leaders election prospects! This cannot be right.



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