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Monday, May 20, 2019

Mears Cats at Dockside

This evening there was an action outside Newham Dockside by the People's Empowerment Alliance for Custom House (PEACH) led by Mears Cats.

Newham Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz, was at a Youth Board meeting in Stratford and asked me to go and speak to the protesters. The action was about the slowness of the Council to progress the agreed transfer of short-life homes into housing cooperatives. Now I know the full facts, I think we do owe PEACH an apology for not being quick enough (and most importantly, not keeping them up-to-date with what is going on)

The next meeting with PEACH and the Mayor will be on 30 May and I am sure that we will be much closer to sorting things out by then.

Picture college of today and past actions with PEACH, the Mayor and Mears Cats.

Friday, August 17, 2018

Mears Cat Action August 2018

Mears Cats Action Aug 2018_ from Hero Austin on Vimeo.

Video from yesterday's action by Newham residents at Housing Contractor, Mears PLC headquarters in Enfield.

Newham Mayor, Rokhsana Fiaz and I joined the action to show solidarity with our residents and also to hand deliver a letter to the Mears Chief Executive Officer, David Miles, calling for a urgent meeting with him and the Mayor.