Friday, 30 January 2015

Where to find Stella Creasy MP for Walthamstow, this week

  • Saturday 31st January – In Walthamstow with the E17 Campaigners to hand out the Walthamstow Housing awards
  • Sunday 1st February – Campaigning in Enfield North for Labour in the general election
  • Tuesday  3rd February – Speaking at the Royal Society of Arts on self employment and acting as compere at a fundraising dinner in Redbridge for Labour
  • Saturday 7th February – Holding a drop in advice surgery for local residents at the Mall Selbourne Walk shopping centre from 2pm-4pm
  • Sunday 8th February – Speaking at ‘Change: How?’ in Central London and then campaigning in Hornsey and Wood Green for Labour

Dinner with 'Mister Postman' - fundraiser for Walthamstow, & Gt. Grimsby

On Wednesday February 25th the award winning author of 'Please Mister Postman' is special guest at a dinner in London to raise funds for the Labour Party campaigns in Walthamstow - to re-elect Stella Creasy (Shadow Minister for Competition and Consumer Affairs), and in Great Grimsby - to elect Melanie Onn (Labour's candidate to defend a majority of 714, in a seat which UKIP has called a 'top target').

With one modest payment you can enjoy a delicious dish and help 'dish' UKIP - oh and listen to a speaker with a bit of form - as former Home Secretary, former Secretary of State for Health, former Secretary of State for Education and Skills, former Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, former Secretary of State for Work and pensions. You may of course know him better as a regular sofa sitter in BBC's This Week - namely the Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP.

The Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP
The dinner is on Wednesday 25th February, from 19.30-23.00 and is at Troia, a central London restaurant known for its Mediterranean & Middle Eastern cuisine. The address is 3F Belvedere Road, London SE1 7GQ (click the address for Google maps). It's just behind the former County Hall, and nearest tube stations are Waterloo, or Westminster

Tickets are £40, or book a table for 10 for £300.
BOOK HERE

For more information, or if you'd like to make a donation: email Dannie

Tuesday, 27 January 2015

Housing E17: Awards Action Day Saturday 31st January

In this week's Working for Walthamstow newsletter Stella Creasy MP writes: "Next Saturday 31st January we will be presenting the E17 Housing Awards to the local estate and letting agents who have been voted the best and worst in Walthamstow by local residents. Hundreds of residents have been voting following the nominations made by residents as part of our campaign to reform the way both the private rented, social and home buying sectors in Walthamstow work so that we can ensure everyone has affordable and quality housing in our community. You can read more about this campaign and the work we have been doing here on my website. If you can join us on Saturday 31st January at 1.30pm please email for further details." 

Where to find Stella Creasy MP for Walthamstow, this week

  • Saturday 24th January – taking part in the Our Bodies, Our Futures Conference - see below for details.
  • Monday 26th January - holding an appointment only advice surgery for residents. To make an appointment please call 020 8521 1223
  • Tuesday 27th January - speaking at an event at the Google campus on the impact of mobile technology on Britain, and then debating how to tackle Britain's personal debt crisis at the Centre for Social Justice 
  • Thursday 29th January - debating the impact of advertising on consumers at the Advertising Association conference and then campaigning in Reading West for the general election
  • Friday 30th January - attending a reception at the Walthamstow Cricket Club 
  • Saturday 31st January - campaigning to provide affordable housing in Walthamstow.
  • Sunday 1st February- campaigning in Enfield for the general election. 

Saturday, 17 January 2015

OUR BODIES OUR FUTURE

Next Saturday - 24th January - Walthamstow's young campaigner team will lead the "Our Bodies Our Future" conference on the provision of relationship and sex education in our local schools. The team would like to ask for help from Walthamstow residents for the following activities for their event:
  • adult volunteers to help on the day with the management of the conference including security, the catering and stewarding - if you are able attend on the day and assist with these tasks please email stella@workingforwalthamstow.org.uk
  • assistance with the catering for the event including donations of food and drink - please email stella@workingforwalthamstow.org.uk if you can help
  • We are seeking a designer and printer to help convert their ideas for the pledge on education into material they can hand out at the event 
About the conference: it's a free conference for parents, pupils, teachers and campaigners of all ages in Walthamstow for our campaign to ensure the best sex and relationship education is provided in every school.

CONFIDENCE ABOUT OUR BODIES GIVES US CONFIDENCE ABOUT OUR FUTURES!

Featuring:
  • Free refreshments!
  • #doingitforthegirls theatre performance,
  • Jenny Smith
  • Frederick Bremer School,
  • Laura Bates Everyday Sexism,
  • Yas Neclati No More Page 3,
  • Nimko
  • Ali Daughters of Eve,
  • Cllr Mark Rusling Waltham Forest,
  • Borough Commander Jacquie Sebire,
  • Simon Blake Brook,
  • Hibo Wardere,
  • Stonewall and more...
Topics covered include: * Age Appropriate teaching, * Cyberbullying Empowerment, * Supporting young men, * Gangs, * Street harassment, * LGBT+ and Homophobic bullying, * FGM and Forced marriage, * Sexual Health Services, * and more...

Where and When: 
Frederick Bremer School, Siddeley Road E17 4EJ * 10.30am - 4pm, Saturday 24th January 2015

Contact Stella Creasy MP for more information or to RSVP
020 8521 1223 stella@workingforwalthamstow.org.uk
This has been printed by Stella Creasy and promoted by James Hedges, both at 23 Orford Road E17 9NL

Where to find Stella Creasy MP for Walthamstow, this week

  • Saturday 17th January - attending the opening of the new Winchester Road Methodist Church and then visiting Walthamstow's pop up shops on Hoe Street as well as Wood Street Market 
  • Tuesday 20th January – chairing the 'People's Parliament' event in Parliament on ‘ what should feminism be demanding from the 2015 election
  • Wednesday 21st January – mentoring a young feminist campaigner on public health issues and attending the Royal Shakespeare’s production of Henry IV with the Walthamstow winner of the +1 competition
  • Thursday 22nd January -holding a final meeting with the Walthamstow young campaigners responsible for the Our Bodies Our Future Conference 
  • Saturday 24th January – taking part in the Our Bodies, Our Futures Conference - see below for details.

Friday, 9 January 2015

Where to find Stella Creasy MP for Walthamstow, this week

  • Monday 12th January- campaigning to tackle ticket touting in parliament. 
  • Wednesday 14th January- Speaking at the Women for Refugee Women National conference and then attending the Labour Ilford North Campaign launch 
  • Thursday 15th January – holding an appointment only residents advice surgery. To book an appointment please call 020 8521 1223.  
  • Friday 16th January – Guest editing the Daily Mirror Ampp3d website. 

Monday, 5 January 2015

Where to find Stella Creasy MP for Walthamstow, this week

  • Monday 5th January -  Speaking at the launch of the Waltham Forest Fairer Funding report in Parliament on school funding
  • Tuesday 6th January – Speaking at the Progress reception in Central London
  • Thursday 8th January – Taking part in the Business Question time in Parliament 
  • Friday 9th January – Hosting a young campaigners meeting for the Our Bodies, Our Future campaign - see below for details of how to join
  • Saturday 10th January - campaigning in Reading for Labour