Campaigners met for our fortnightly meeting on Thursday 23rd June to discuss the current situation and plan next steps. Following our last meeting campaigners have been collecting signatures on the petition to defend Rachel Heywood and selling campaign tee shirts at last weekend’s events at Myatts field and Tate South Lambeth’s very successful Portuguese market. […]
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Young campaigners win £1000 for Carnegie Association
Young library campaigners who attend Charter School entered a public speaking competition in which the charity or organisation that they champion stood to win £1000. The team, Rosa Beuzeval, Oliver and Ellie won the competition for Carnegie Friend’s charitable trust. The funds will be used to develop the Association’s business plans to run the Carnegie […]
Pop-up Carnegie
To coincide with the ‘exhibition’ of the plans for the Carnegie Library being held at St Saviours Church Hall on Tues 21st June (2pm to 8pm) and Weds 22nd June (11am to 6pm), Defendthe10 campaigners are organising a ‘pop up carnegie’ in the park opposite. Supporters are encouraged to visit the exhibition and find out […]
Campaign meeting Thursday 9th June – notes and actions
Update since our last meeting in May: As predicted, Lambeth Labour group has suspended Rachel Heywood for standing up and speaking out. A specially convened meeting on Wednesday 1st June, which was attended by only half of the Labour councillors, voted to discipline Rachel and set conditions for her return. More than 130 Campaigners were […]
Gipsy Hill By-election Hustings
A hustings will take place for the Gipsy Hill Ward by-election (due to take place on Thurs 9th June) to which all seven candidates have been invited. All candidates have been asked what they think of Lambeth Libraries Plans This will be your chance to put questions to all the political parties about local issues. […]
Lobby Lambeth Full Council Meeting Elm Green School 18 May 6pm.
The Council continue to pursue their Bookish-gym proposals even though its now clear there is NO plan – so they are throwing money at trying to close libraries – We must stop them.
Join Save Lewisham Libraries March 21st May 12.00pm outside Lewisham Library
Solidarity with the Lewisham Libraries campaign. Assemble 12noon Lewisham Library, 199 Lewisham High Street London SE13 6LG. March to Town Hall, catford. savelewishamlibraries.blogspot.co.uk The other side of our leaflet: pic.twitter.com/HohZQ5QKmt — SaveLewLibraries (@SaveLewLibs) 6 May 2016
Latest Campaign meeting 12th May – Notes and actions
Another large meeting in Brixton library brought together library campaigners from across the borough to plan our next steps. It is clear that the council remains committed to its library plans and is quite prepared to spend whatever it takes. Latest plans to close Waterloo library and to move it into the Christian Oasis centre […]
Brixton Buzz: Support for Cllr Rachel Heywood expected
http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2016/05/public-show-of-support-expected-for-labour-cllr-rachel-heywood-as-she-is-summoned-by-whips-to-explain-her-support-for-libraries/