Southwark & Peckham Citizens
@SouthwarkCitz
Southwark & Peckham Citizens is a diverse alliance of 22 faith, education and community orgs, building power for the common good in our borough & beyond.
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11-01-2018 14:52:06
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Amazing Citizens UK Assembly at Westminster Central Hall yesterday evening. Over 2000 attended to hear questions put to one of the London Mayoral candidates, Sadiq Khan. The joy was in seeing so many young people, future leaders of our city, interested in building a city for all.
So proud of our choir & Junior Leadership Team who opened London Citizens Mayoral Assembly with an amazing song & powerful message! Great to hear so many fellow Londoners sharing their stories & dreams for the future. Sorry you missed our performance Sadiq Khan Come & visit us!
Excited for London Citizens #mayoralassembly . We hosted a workshop w/ #CorbinShaw Camberwell College of Arts Camberwell Space where local leaders designed banners representing London! Tonight they will be flying high in the roll call & grad designed housing set with shibboleth shechter support ๐
Thanks to The Guardian for this powerful coverage of our housing campaign and shedding light on our communities' stories.
Brenda Dacres William Cooper we look forward to working with you to tackle these critical issues.
We know this is true. Multiple pupilsโ physical & mental health is worsened by their homes. Damp, black mould, leaks, disrepair, rodents, antsโฆ Weโre actively campaigning for change Southwark & Peckham Citizens
& want to see decent homes for all L&Q Southwark Council Partnership Southwark
Joyful celebrating with Camberwell The Salvation Army all that their #babybank has done so far, and plans to do as a #BeWellOrg , including building a parent leadership team
Parents talking about #TemporaryAccomodation and #NRPF and how they impact health inequalities South London Listens
Amazing to see a two-week programme of totally free workshops.
Camberwell College of Arts leading the way in exploring the links between community organising, art & design ๐จ๐ผ๏ธ๐ชก
Staff, students & community members standing together to make change in Southwark & beyond ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Join us!
A great way to discover how Catholic Social Teaching and community organising in Schools and colleges are linked through faith. Please use the link below to register ๐๐พ๐๐ป๐๐ฝ๐๐พ ๐TELCO CITIZENS
Brilliant to have 5 Southwark churches across 3 denominations coming together with other churches South London Citizens TELCO CITIZENS to share how they are strengthening their congregations, organising for justice & reducing stigma around mental ill health โช
London Citizens hold a powerful action to highlight urgent housing issues. Our asks: combat rogue landlords, expand community land trusts, and improve council housing repairs and retrofit.
Deputy Mayor Tom Copley pledged support for affordable housing. ๐ โ
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โHousing came up and struck a nerve with many peopleโ
โI wanted to stand up and represent others in my communityโ
โWe wanted our council to care about us and hear our situationsโ
- Young leaders Chioma, Sarah and Grace Notre Dame Southwark on winning change with Southwark & Peckham Citizens โค๏ธ
The team Camberwell College of Arts made this quilt for Deputy Mayor for Housing Tom Copley to put on his bed
We hope it reminds him of our members who spend time huddled under their duvets because their homes are damp & cold
Thank you for meeting us & committing to work with us for change
We are now recruiting #MaternityMates in the London Borough of Southwark! Deadline for applications is 7th December, for more information visit: pact-citizens.org/volunteer/becoโฆ
Our Wellbeing Ambassadors represented SSq at this great Health Assembly last week, sharing the huge impact of poor housing on our physical and mental health. One of our amazing parents also took a leading role! Thank you South East London ICS for the pledges you made ๐๐ป
A conversation led by Southwark & Peckham Citizens also emphasised the importance of wider community
We need to build more high quality, family-sized social homes and repair and upgrade existing ones, so that everyone has a chance to put down roots and thrive as part of a stable community.
