Town Hall launches search for 100 inspirational Hackney women to mark suffrage centenary
Nominations are open to find and showcase ‘local heroes’ driving change in the borough
Hackney Museum
Making Her Mark: new exhibition shows that women’s activism in Hackney didn’t end after 1918
The stories of Hackney’s female activists over the past century are being celebrated at Hackney Museum – plus, a chance to nominate your own inspirational local women
Pride in your image: young and old LGBTQI+ locals come together for a pair of artistic Hackney Museum exhibits
Out and About and From Bedroom to Battleground will be open in time for LGBT History Month, after the Council spent a year collecting historical testimony and artefacts from the community
Running the Hackney Half (Term): an activity guide for local parents
Our rundown of just some of the sessions and events around the borough to entertain even the most sugar-high child from 23 – 29 October
‘Don’t trash love’, say Hackney marchers at Pride 2017
Borough’s ‘biggest ever contingent’ join council bin lorry for London’s annual LGBTQI+ parade
Hackney Museum goes Pop with new radical printmaking exhibition
Warhol to Walker: American prints from pop art to today traces the movement’s influence on Hackney’s political posters
High heels row: Government rejects Hackney campaigner’s demand for law change
Local actor sent home from work for refusing to switch shoes calls Whitehall’s response to dress code inquiry a ‘cop-out’
Mayor launches year-long LGBTQI+ festival
Events throughout 2017 will celebrate Hackney’s LGBT+ community as part of drive to commemorate its history in the borough
Short film on view at Hackney Museum zooms in on the life of painter Paul Dash
A Hackney Wick artist who migrated here in 1957 is the focus of a poignant and fascinating short film about black identity
Stamford Hill Haredi Jewish exodus to Essex gathers pace
Haredi families could be upping sticks to Canvey Island as a result of the lack of large, low-cost housing in inner-London
Exhibition reveals rich cultural history of Stamford Hill’s Jewish community
Sharing Our Stories: Jewish Stamford Hill, 1930s–1950s focuses on memories of Jewish community through film, photography and story-telling
Exhibition reveals rich cultural history of Stamford Hill’s Jewish community
Sharing Our Stories: Jewish Stamford Hill, 1930s–1950s focuses on memories of the Jewish community through film, photography and story-telling
Stik’s Pride banner on display in Hackney Museum
The rainbow banner by the Hackney-based artist will be on display in the borough until October
Receptionist sent home for refusing to wear high heels donates shoes to Hackney Museum
Petition launched after Nicola Thorp was sent home without pay from a temping job to be debated in parliament this month
Education in brief
Digital summer camp, new campus for Olympic Park and decline in number of children exercising
The Puppini Sisters’ ‘little black book’
Looking for somewhere new to visit in Hackney this month? Local girls Marcella and Kate from the Puppini Sisters share their tips for the best hang-outs