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
Kam Adams
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
Titbits – selective voices and multiple choices
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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
Divesting from businesses involved in Palestine would ‘breach legal guidance’, council says
Pensions committee chair says Town Hall is legally required to ‘ensure thousands of former council employees are paid’
‘We’ll keep coming back’: Hackney protesters vow to continue fight for Palestine
Demonstrators have again urged the council’s pension fund to divest from companies complicit in Israel’s ‘apartheid and occupation’ of Palestine
Council is ‘on wrong side of history’ says Hackney Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Committee refuses to hear deputation because of concerns about ‘community cohesion’
Changing of the guard at the Town Hall as new Speaker elected and chief executive departs
Cllr Michael Desmond to occupy Speaker’s chair for rare second term as former finance boss Ian Williams to serve as acting chief exec
Hackney remembers Duke of Edinburgh as flags flown at half-mast
Local tributes are being paid to HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who died at Windsor Castle today at the age of 99.
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Inclusive Pride flag flies above Hackney Town Hall for first time
Lifting of the flag, with extra colours to represent queer people of colour and trans people, marks start of Pride Week
‘Many mornings I’d wake up next to a corpse’: Survivor tells moving story to mark Holocaust Memorial Day
Harry Olmer, 92, recounted his experience as around 100 people gathered for the council’s ceremony on Monday
Local stars honoured at Hackney’s Youth Sports Awards
Olympic sailor Iain Percy handed out gongs in front of 200-strong audience at the Town Hall
Outrage at Town Hall as antisemitism claims follow Stamford Hill parking debate
Orthodox Jewish community representatives walk out of council meeting
Diane Abbott drops in at Hackney primary school’s Democracy Day
The local MP joined borough councillors to help explain the value and intricacies of the electoral system to pupils
Young people celebrated at ‘inspirational’ Jack Petchey Foundation awards
129 youngsters were recognised for a range of achievements at a ceremony at Stoke Newington Town Hall this month