Where to find Stella Creasy MP for Walthamstow, this week

• Saturday 12th December - running a campaign training session for the Cooperative Action Network
• Sunday 13th December - attending the Walthamstow Labour Party Quiz night
• Monday 14th December- meeting with campaigners in Westminster to discuss how to ensure online safety for young women 
• Tuesday 15th December - visiting the school of the child who won my greetings card competition and then meeting with local muslim representatives and attending the science and technology select committee 
• Thursday 17th December - speaking at the Redbridge GLA fundraising event 
• Friday 18th December - holding an appointment only residents advice surgery. To book an appointment please call 020 8521 1223. 

An evening at Chequers - quiz fundraiser December 13th

We have another of our famous fundraiser pub quizzes on Sunday December 13th at The Chequers pub in Walthamstow High Street. Quizmaster is again Neil Gerrard, guaranteed to delight and frustrate you with his mix of questions. Tickets are £12 [concessions and discounts apply] and can be

bought online at billetto, 

or reserved by phone: 07516 764474 

or by email: walthamstowfundraiser@yahoo.co.uk

And below is our glossy poster!

Where to find Stella Creasy MP for Walthamstow, this week

• Friday 13th November- Heading to Trafford to help run the Cooperative Action Network training event and then speaking at the Trafford Labour Party Annual Dinner 
• Saturday 14th November - speaking at the 'Funny Women' conference on leadership for women and then speaking at the Labour East of England Regional Conference dinner in Stevenage 
• Monday 16th November - holding my first online surgery for local residents. To book an appointment please call 020 8521 1223. 
• Tuesday 17th November - attending parliament to seek to take part in Health Questions 
• Thursday 19th November- attending the Walthamstow Labour Party AGM at the Asian Centre on Orford Road 
• Friday 20th November - holding an advice surgery for local residents. To book an appointment call 020 8521 1223. 
• Saturday 21st November- attending the E17 Safer Streets for All meeting on street harassment in Walthamstow and then speaking at the 'Mumsnet Blogfest' in central London. 

London wide Policy Forum

London Regional Director Dan Simpson writes: "All Labour Party members and supporters can play a role in shaping Labour's manifesto for London and I am writing to let you know that our manifesto consultation is open.

We have published six short policy consultation papers, designed to stimulate thought and facilitate

discussion about how best our Mayoral Candidate Sadiq can tackle the great challenges facing our city." The papers cover: 

• Business, growth and jobs
• Cleaner, greener London
• Equality and fairness
• Housing and planning
• Safer and healthier communities
• Transport and infrastructure

Submissions

Individuals - an online form and the papers - at 

http://www.labour.org.uk/shape-labours-london-manifesto. The consultation closes at 6pm on 27 November 2015, so please do get in touch by then.

CLPs are encouraged to hold discussions locally and to make submissions. All contributions will be fed into a London-wide Policy Forum on 5 December which all CLPs, Labour Groups and affiliates will be invited to attend.

ICYMI - Stella Creasy MP in the Guardian

In case you missed it, Stella Creasy MP was interviewed for G2 in the Guardian on Monday, along with one of the banners in the party offices celebrating the Walthamstow Women's Co-operative Guild. The banner is thought to date from the 1920s.

Where to find Stella Creasy MP for Walthamstow, this week

• Monday 2nd November–speaking at a conference about diversity and social cohesion with representatives of the Canadian parliament, and then meeting constituents and representatives of Trade Unions in parliament to discuss the Government’s Trade Union Bill which I will be opposing. If you wish to be part of this lobby please attend at 3pm. 
• Tuesday 3 November – Taking part in Pete Pahides Soho Radio Show with fellow local resident Darren Hayman and then attending the Science and Technology Select Committee of which I am now a member 
• Friday 6 November – supporting Living Wage week with a campaign action in Walthamstow targeting low wage practices at Turtle Bay. See below for details. 
• Saturday 7 November - speaking at the Guardian live alternative party conference at Soho Theatre 
• Sunday 8 November – taking part in Waltham Forest’s Remembrance Service at the Town Hall

Housing, Healthcare, Voter Registration & Awkward Turtles - how to Join Walthamstow Labour's Campaigns!

click here & register to help us save Walthamstow! News from Stella Creasy MP - she writes:

Thank you to everyone who came to our campaign workshop on Saturday 17th November– you can see some more of the pictures from the afternoon here.This email is to let you know how what we decided to do to take action on these important issues. At the workshop we agreed three priorities for actions for each campaign with which any local member or supporter can help. To join with any of these actions please click the link below stating you would like to join and we will send you the project plan and contact details for this group. Housing: Set up a Landlord led letting agency as a cooperative to challenge the costs for tenants and landlords in the private sector Research the concept and establish feasibility. Establish a steering group and engage landlords. Identify and engage tenants who may benefit from a cooperative agency. Click here if you want to join the housing campaign  Healthcare: Renegotiate the PFI debt of Barts Health Trust to save money and protect healthcare services at Whipps Cross Hospital Develop a new model for funding NHS. Raise public awareness of the PFI scandal Stage a challenge to the legality of the PFI contracts Click here if you want to join the healthcare campaign  Voter Registration: Register an extra 1000 voters in Walthamstow before December 1st 2015 Link to other community groups, esp including BME/faith groups; and letting agents to remind people to register when they move house. Targeted door knocking for those households we know are not registered. Stalls in the shopping centre and schools and colleges to register 17 year olds and over Click here if you want to join the voter registration campaign  Austerity: Tackle the impact of austerity on Walthamstow’s residents Launch a campaign on low pay and the living wage, including tackling Turtle Bay on their unfair tipping practices, and campaigning for Waltham Forest council and its subcontractors to become living wage employers Invite representatives of other local campaigns and local people affected by austerity to speak at Labour Party events, and send Labour party delegates to meetings of other campaigns in turn. Create a directory of local services, benefits and campaigns which can be used by local people affected by cuts to get support. Click here if you want to join the austerity campaign  Already activities as part of these campaigns are being planned - if you would like to join these activities please reply to this email for further details: Saturday 31 October – voter registration action Walthamstow Faith establishments  – venue tbc 2pm Turtle Bay Tips Policy Protest – Friday 6 November 6pm outside Turtle Bay in Walthamstow Voter Registration in Hoe Street- Saturday 14th November - 11am-1pm and 2pm-4pm venue tbc Given the urgency of ensuring people register to vote before December 1 2015, please read this short article and share it with anyone you know in Walthamstow - many residents may not realise that due to the Government's changes they could be removed from the electoral register so please do ensure you tell them and you register to vote today!  As well as these campaigns, we are seeking volunteers to help with delivering the leaflets for Sadiq Khan’s London Mayoral campaign – if you could deliver some of these over the next month please let Richard know. And our digital group is working on how best to share information with members and supporters online- if you would like to join this discussion please let Gerri know. Finally, a reminder that our CLP AGM is coming up on November 19th and your local branches* will be having their AGMs earlier in November too (check here for updates). If you would like details of these meetings please reply to this email – and to help us plan for the AGM please do let our CLP secretary know if you plan to attend so we can make sure we can arrange a suitable venue to accommodate everyone.    I look forward to working with you on these important issues for Walthamstow's future- and thank you to everyone who brought cake to our workshop!

Where to find Stella Creasy MP for Walthamstow, this week

• Saturday 24th October - holding a residents drop in advice surgery in Walthamstow Mall on Selbourne Walk between 2-4pm at which all are welcome. During this will also be helping to register people to vote before then going out to register people to vote in the High Street area- please reply to this email to join this activity for further details. 
• Monday 26th October- taking part in Education questions in parliament to raise mental health services for young people in schools 
• Tuesday 27th October- attending parliament to vote against the Government's welfare reform bill as it has not been amended to reflect concerns measures within it will cause destitution
• Thursday 29th October -taking part in debates in parliament to raise further concerns about the impact of tax credit cuts on Walthamstow.
• Friday 30th October- holding a residents surgery for pre booked appointments only. To book an appointment please call020 8521 1223. 

Saturday October 17th: Social event & Campaign workshop

(UPDATE - to see outcomes of this meeting click here.)
This is an informal social event and campaign workshop in partnership with the local Cooperative Party and is open to all party members and supporters in Walthamstow. It begins at 4pm with a tea party - at which young children would be very welcome; then at 5.30pm we’ll be starting our campaign workshop. 

We have three campaigns we’d like your help to plan on the following topics:

• Housing- how can we create a landlord cooperative to help tackle high rents and improve housing standards in Walthamstow?
• Healthcare – how can we challenge the impact of PFI debt on the future of our local healthcare services in Walthamstow?
• Democracy- how can we increase voter registration in Walthamstow to ensure all voices are heard?
  

All members and supporters are welcome at this event and it is free to attend, but to help us with logistics for this day please RSVP to this email and we will let you know the venue. 

If you can’t make the event but would like to know more about these campaigns please do also email to let us know - and if you can help with a donation of cake for our tea please do get in touch!