Fighting racial injustice in Waltham Forest
Mel Strickland from Waltham Forest Migrant Action on how the borough has responded to recent global events The shocking...
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Minorities are being put at greater risk
Ursla Hawthorne, co-chair of Waltham Forest Stand Up To Racism, on how the pandemic is taking a toll on...
Response to today’s government announcement
Today the government has launched a public health campaign that will not reach you. It won’t reach you because...
Why we must stop this incinerator
Extinction Rebellion Waltham Forest member Will Farbrother on why the group is opposing the Edmonton incinerator rebuild Extinction Rebellion...
In the dark
Marlowe Road Estate resident Michelle Edwards sees her patience worn thin as power cuts blight council tenants still living...
Music festival threatens nature reserve
The bid to stage a music festival on Leyton Marsh is just the latest threat faced by this part...
Over compensating?
Marlowe Road Estate resident Michelle Edwards has a run-in with a consultancy firm looking to profit from her eviction...
Campaign against airport expansion
Meera Chadha urges Waltham Forest residents to oppose London City Airport expansion Many Waltham Forest residents know the frustration...
Struggling to break the cycle
On an estate riddled with drug dealing and violence, housing associations must take responsibility for their tenants’ crimes and...
Into the wild
Abi Woodman from Save Lea Marshes introduces a campaign to transform Leyton’s former Thames Water Depot into a site...