Tag: North Edinburgh Fights Back

Poverty? We're not having it!

Maybe it was the lure of Euro 2012 football on TV, or maybe it was the draw of the Olympic torch up at Edinburgh Castle, but whatever the reason there was a disappointing attendance at North Edinburgh Fights Back’s public meeting held in North Edinburgh Arts Centre last week.

Despite the draw of advertised speakers from the Poverty Alliance and Shelter Scotland, only a dozen people came to hear NEFB plans to fight back against poverty and social injustice.

The sparse attendance did provide NEFB members an opportunity to rehearse speeches before next week’s Full Council meeting, however. North Edinburgh Fights Back plans to present individual Community Charters to all 58 councillors during a delegation to the 28 June meeting, urging councillors of all parties to commit to a series of anti-poverty measures.

A group spokesperson said: ‘We would like more people to have been at the public meeting but it is always difficult to get people out to attend meetings. However we are sure that many more members of the community will be supporting us when we present the charter at the council meeting, and we would urge local people to join us to let the councillors know ‘Poverty – we’re not having it’!”

The Full Council meeting on Thursday 28 June is open to the public and begins at 10am.

You can find out more about North Edinburgh Fights Back by visiting their website at  www.northedinburghfightsback.org.uk

 

We’re not having it! Campaign groups organise public meeting

 

North Edinburgh Fights Back and Muirhouse Womens Group are holding a public meeting in North Edinburgh Arts Centre on Wednesday (13 June) to organise a joint campaign against cuts to local services – an opportunity to ‘hear the case against poverty and join the fightback’.

Speakers confirmed include representatives from Shelter Scotland and the Poverty Alliance.

The meeting starts at 6.30pm – all welcome.

For further information visit www.northedinburghfightsback.org.uk

See poster for details:

poverty-not-having-it-2

We're not having it! Campaign groups organise public meeting

 

North Edinburgh Fights Back and Muirhouse Womens Group are holding a public meeting in North Edinburgh Arts Centre on Wednesday (13 June) to organise a joint campaign against cuts to local services – an opportunity to ‘hear the case against poverty and join the fightback’.

Speakers confirmed include representatives from Shelter Scotland and the Poverty Alliance.

The meeting starts at 6.30pm – all welcome.

For further information visit www.northedinburghfightsback.org.uk

See poster for details:

poverty-not-having-it-2

Charter presentation put on hold

Local campaign group North Edinburgh Fight Back has cancelled plans to present their anti-poverty demands to councillors at tomorrow’s full council meeting – the last before the 3 May elections.

Last month, the group announced their intention to present all 58 councillors with individual copies of the Community Charter scroll and to send a deputation to address Thursday’s meeting.

The group has been in touch to say that this will NOT now be happening and has asked us to let our readers know.

More information on why tomorrow’s deputation was cancelled – and when the scrolls will be handed over – when we have it.

 

FIGHTING BACK!

Local community campaign group North Edinburgh Fights Back is to hold a community conference at Craigroyston High School on Saturday (12 November). The conference – ‘Tackling Poverty and Inequality’ – has been jointly organised with the STUC and Edinburgh Trades Union Congress and aims to create an Anti-Poverty Charter.

The conference programme includes keynote speakers and workshops and over one hundred delegates from across the country are expected to attend the event.

North Edinburgh Fights Back member Willie Black said: “This is an important conference and it has generated a lot of interest, both locally and further afield. We want to see communities, community organisations and Trade Unions join together to resist and fight the scourge of poverty which is decimating our communities – communities that are already struggling to cope with the punishing effects of government cuts”.

The conference, which starts at 10am, is a free event but participatants are advised to book their place as demand is likely to be high. For further information on the ‘Tackling Poverty and Inequality’ community conference contact Willie Black on 0751 568 6421 or email w.black@blueyonder.co.uk

North Edinburgh Fights Back Public Meeting

North Edinburgh Fights Back a local community group campaigning against the cuts in North Edinburgh have organised a public meeting to take place on Tuesday 30th August 2011 from 6.30pm-8.00pm in the North Edinburgh Arts Centre. The group have organised speakers who will talk about the effects of the cuts to the local area.

If you would like more information on this group please search them on Facebook at North Edinburgh Fights Back where you will ind out more about the groups work and also see minutes from their meetings.

You can also visit the groups website at www.northedinburghfightsback.org.uk