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Dispute training, 25 April 6-8:30pm
When: Tuesday 25 April, 6-8:30pm Where: Main Event Space , Pelican House, 144 Cambridge Heath Road, E1 5QJ A dispute is when union members take collective action to put pressure on landlords and letting agents to resolve a member’s housing issue. We organise public...
Peer support training, 23rd March 6-8:30pm
When: Thursday 23 March, 6-8:30pm Where: Main Event Space , Pelican House, 144 Cambridge Heath Road, E1 5QJ This training is for all active LRU member, and especially those who want to get involved in member solidarity. We will cover the basics of peer support – the...
Unions and Sadiq Khan join renters in public call for Michael Gove to freeze rents
Trade unions, the Mayors of London, Greater Manchester, and Liverpool, the Green Party, think tanks and other organisations have joined London Renters Union (LRU) in calling for Michael Gove to freeze private rents. 1 in 2 private renters nationally are struggling...
Disrepair training, Thursday 2 March 6-8pm
Time: Thursday 2 March 2023, 6-8pm Venue: Common room, Pelican House (second floor), 144 Cambridge Heath Road, E1 5QJ This training will introduce legal routes for dealing with disrepair. It will cover the laws that tenants can use, how much compensation tenants can...
Peer support training, 28 November 6-8:30pm
When: Monday 28 November, 6-8:30pm Where: Common room, second floor, Pelican House, 144 Cambridge Heath Road, E1 5QJ This training is for all active LRU member, and especially those who want to get involved in member solidarity. We will cover the basics of peer...
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Event: London Renters Union Anti-Raids x Copwatch Training – Sat 16 Jul 2022, 11am – 2.30pm
Do you know how to spot an immigration raid? Do you know how to monitor police in your area? Do you want to learn how to challenge raids and intervene when you see police harassment and brutality? The London Renters Union are hosting an anti-raids x copwatch training delivered by Lewisham Anti-Raids and Hackney Copwatch. The workshop will help you understand how to monitor police, and safely intervene during immigration raids and police incidents.
Event: Building a better housing future – 27th July 2022
We know plenty about what’s wrong with housing in London, but how could it be better? This panel discussion will be a chance to think about housing futures, both in the short term and long term. What housing would you want to live in? Does it already exist or do you want to create something new? How can we move housing away from being a prop for the economy towards being embedded in community? What can we do to build our visions for housing together?
Local elections 2022: who has pledged to #SideWithRenters?
Across the city, LRU is building the power of renters. In the upcoming local elections, this means councillors want our votes, and are meeting our demands. Across 6 London boroughs, LRU members have developed local demands about changes they want to see the council...
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