Axe the Housing Act organising meeting tomorrow, Monday 27 June 7pm
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Jun 26, 2016, 11:59:41 AM6/26/16
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All welcome to Axe the Housing Act organising meeting tomorrow, Monday 27 June 7pm at Unite office, 128 Theobalds Rd, London WC1X 8TN.
We will discuss what's next for the campaign following our march, including protest in Manchester 30 June, local campaign plans and the Summit proposed for 15/22 October 2016.
Also there are some proposals for how we organise, including this from Shirley Frost, Sheffield DCH:
PROPOSALS FOR NEXT ORGANISATING/NATIONAL MEETING
I note the proposal for a national summit was discussed and agreed at the national meeting on 21 ay but I could not attend as I was away and the train fare is prohibitive
1. ACTION PLAN
What I would like to see is a STRATEGY from now until the Act is to be implemented. This calls for an ACTION PLAN with clearly stated Objectives, Timelines, Who should be involved and what Activities will best serve that.The Summit or whatever should be seen in that context. The Action Plan should not seen as holy writ; it can be changed or amended as we go along as external events may dictate that. The main thing is that there is some sort of planning as we constrained by Parlliamentary process until April. Will also need to think at some stage what we do after April.
2. BETTER COMMUNICATION & VISIBILITY
I think we need more visibility - this is the biggest problem weve had so far - so we shuld have a NEWSHEET similar to that produced for DCH and the Bedroom Tax Campaign setting out a case, describing what we are doing or going to do, events, suggestions for activity and contact links if people agree to it. The list you have given me could form the basis to start with plus any others. After an initial run if it was on line then it could be updated. Campaigners could submit reports to be included so it achieves maximum visibillity. You know the format.
3. COMPRHEHENSIVE REACH
If we are basing it on the combined efforts of tenants, trade unions and council/lors there needs to be more emphasis on the latters' resonsibilities to their members & constituents and what they could/should be doing as part of their democractic brief , not just expecting hard pressed tenants to do all the leg work every time. They have the resources as well and we dont. There is inertia even paralyisis. They have a job to do and largely speaking they they are not doing it - not locally anyway. Glyn has written about the intention to develop a national network and support for local communities. Other organisations can be brought in as well once the future implications are spelt out to them. Trade union websites shouldnt just write about their opposition they should tell their branches to get stuck in.
National Meetings need to be inclusive. The biggest cost is travel. There should be pooled fares so that the burden is more equally shared and no-one is excluded if it can be avoided.
Proposed by:
Shirley Frost
Sheffield Defend Council Housing
0114 248 3937
I note the proposal for a national summit was discussed and agreed at the national meeting on 21 ay but I could not attend as I was away and the train fare is prohibitive
1. ACTION PLAN
What I would like to see is a STRATEGY from now until the Act is to be implemented. This calls for an ACTION PLAN with clearly stated Objectives, Timelines, Who should be involved and what Activities will best serve that.The Summit or whatever should be seen in that context. The Action Plan should not seen as holy writ; it can be changed or amended as we go along as external events may dictate that. The main thing is that there is some sort of planning as we constrained by Parlliamentary process until April. Will also need to think at some stage what we do after April.
2. BETTER COMMUNICATION & VISIBILITY
I think we need more visibility - this is the biggest problem weve had so far - so we shuld have a NEWSHEET similar to that produced for DCH and the Bedroom Tax Campaign setting out a case, describing what we are doing or going to do, events, suggestions for activity and contact links if people agree to it. The list you have given me could form the basis to start with plus any others. After an initial run if it was on line then it could be updated. Campaigners could submit reports to be included so it achieves maximum visibillity. You know the format.
3. COMPRHEHENSIVE REACH
If we are basing it on the combined efforts of tenants, trade unions and council/lors there needs to be more emphasis on the latters' resonsibilities to their members & constituents and what they could/should be doing as part of their democractic brief , not just expecting hard pressed tenants to do all the leg work every time. They have the resources as well and we dont. There is inertia even paralyisis. They have a job to do and largely speaking they they are not doing it - not locally anyway. Glyn has written about the intention to develop a national network and support for local communities. Other organisations can be brought in as well once the future implications are spelt out to them. Trade union websites shouldnt just write about their opposition they should tell their branches to get stuck in.
National Meetings need to be inclusive. The biggest cost is travel. There should be pooled fares so that the burden is more equally shared and no-one is excluded if it can be avoided.
Proposed by:
Shirley Frost
Sheffield Defend Council Housing
0114 248 3937
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