Hackney’s stance unchanged as neighbouring council divests from firms linked to arms trade
Council insists it cannot withdraw stocks on ethics alone after Waltham Forest pulls investments
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Homeless man left psychologically ‘wounded’ after losing everything at Town Hall protest camp
Daemeon, 38, says he has had to ‘start again from the ground up’
Palestine campaigners accuse council of ‘carelessly’ dismantling protest camp – along with tents belonging to homeless people
Town Hall refutes accusations that it carried out an illegal eviction on final date of longstanding protest
Majority of Hackney Unison’s council pension holders support ethical divestment, survey finds
‘They’ve never consulted us on where we want our money invested,’ says Hackney Unison branch secretary
Pro-Palestine camp outside Hackney Town Hall to wind up – as protesters mull ‘change in tactics’
The camp has been stationed outside the borough’s municipal headquarters for two months
Hackney Mayor says she supports ‘ethical divestment’ following meeting with pro-Palestinian demonstrators
Caroline Woodley met with protesters camped outside Town Hall, including a woman who has lost more than 100 loved ones in the Israel-Hamas conflict
‘I was wrong to jump to conclusions’: Chair of HAIFA apologises to Hackney Green party councillors over ‘terrorists’ accusation
‘I would point out that I did not accuse all Green party members of being terrorists’, says Martin Sugarman
Pro-Palestinian protesters camped outside Town Hall vow to stay ‘until council divests’
Campaigners, who have already spent two weeks in their tents, are prepared for the long haul if their demands are not met
Pro-Palestinian protestors descend on Town Hall to demand end to Israeli weapons investment and Haifa twinning
Amid ongoing conflict in Gaza, local protestors call on Hackney Council to cease funding and axe relationship
‘Simply too much at stake’: Campaigners unite to protest Hackney’s fossil fuel investments
Divest Hackney and Extinction Rebellion call on council pension fund to fully divest from a ‘reckless, dying industry’
Campaigners call for ‘high ambition’ as Town Hall announces review of fossil fuel investments
Divest Hackney urges council to ‘go further than it has before’
Petition calls on council to divest from companies complicit in occupation of Palestine
Town Hall pension fund has £28m invested in firms such as Israel-based arms manfacturer Elbit Systems
Whoville listen? Councillors labelled ‘grinches’ as campaigners again call for 100 per cent fossil fuel divestment
Christmas cards from Hackney children calling for end to high-carbon investments delivered to committee as Town Hall defends 50 per cent divestment by 2022 as ‘ambitious’
Hackney Council approves further cuts to fossil fuel investments
Divest Hackney campaign welcomes move but calls for ‘truly fossil free pension fund’
Leader – Politicians must be prepared to upset drivers
CPZs and cycle superhighways infuriate some motorists but cleaning up the air is for the good of everyone
Divest Hackney demands council show ‘true leadership’ by shifting cash from fossil fuels
Campaign group is turning up the heat on council ahead of key meeting this month