Hackney UNISON: ‘There’s never been a more important time to join us’
The borough’s largest trade union pays tribute to its members tackling the coronavirus crisis, and invites anyone who values their rights to sign up. Find out how…
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Locked up in lockdown: How coronavirus has exposed the flaws in our prison system
Charities speak out amid growing concerns for the physical and mental health of inmates, with restrictions taking a ‘terrible toll’
Coronavirus: How the pandemic is reshaping green activism
Climate campaigners in Hackney on shifting strategies, and what we can learn from the response to Covid-19
Hackney communities ‘pull together’ in face of pandemic’s massive impact
Ed Sheridan finds out how some of Hackney’s minority groups are coping with the coronavirus lockdown
Coronavirus: How the pandemic is changing the fight against child exploitation
Youth charities call for cohesive approach after warning lockdown measures could be ‘perfect storm’ for criminality
Peanut butters and Tokyo cherries: Hackney’s street trees are a balm for a city in crisis
According to author Paul Wood, who documents the capital’s trees, the borough ‘truly is London’s urban arboretum’
Telling Tales: The floating children’s bookshop gathering a steady stream of followers
Daisy and Jon Hollings’ roving business is ‘not your standard model, but it seems to be working’
Literacy charity appeals for volunteers as it prepares for Hackney expansion
The Citizen finds out how Bookmark is trying to reach its goal for ‘every child to read’
Beyond jam and Jerusalem: A different side to the Women’s Institute in Hackney Wick
A growing unit is combining tradition with defying stereotypes through feminist crafts, cocktails and pumpkin activism
Swimming against the plastic current: Bettina Maidment on spearheading River Lea clean-up
The Plastic Free Hackney founder spoke to the Citizen after a team of 120 volunteers took part in the Big Spring Beach Clean last weekend
2018 – A divisive twelve months, but greener pastures await (in Hackney at least!)
We look back at a year in which the political atmosphere in the UK has been poisonous, but one that showed Hackney is doing its bit for the atmosphere that really matters – the one that keeps us alive
Hackney’s new barbershops: crews, cuts and cultural communities
Barbershops associated with particular identities and interests are joining traditional haircutters on Hackney’s high streets
Why birdwatching is the new favourite pastime for East Londoners
Long considered the preserve of the uncool, birdwatching is fast gaining in popularity among city dwellers
Tom Hunter on squatting in Hackney during the 90s: 'It gave my art a meaning and a purpose'
The photographer recalls life as a student on Ellingfort Road, then a fully squatted street, and the community he helped to build – and battled to save
Tom Hunter on squatting in Hackney during the 90s: ‘It gave my art a meaning and a purpose’
The photographer recalls life as a student on Ellingfort Road, then a fully squatted street, and the community he helped to build – and battled to save
A celebration of the body: the work of performance artist Poppy Jackson
Poppy Jackson, who caused a stir last November with a performance that saw her sit naked on the roof of Toynbee Hall, talks about the wider significance of artwork and the female body in public spaces