GBA 179 Focus E15 Mothers

In GBA 179 we get better acquainted with Focus E15 Mothers. I talk to some of the people involved in the political struggle taking place at the Carpenters Estate, where a group of mothers and their supporters have turned some uninhabited (but perfectly fit to be inhabited) flats into a social centre serving the community and raising awareness of the harsh realities of local and national housing policy. https://twitter.com/FocusE15 https://twitter.com/E15OpenHouse https://www.facebook.com/pages/Focus-E15-Mothers/602860129757343 https://www.facebook.com/pages/E15-Open-House-Occupation/1630838387142657 https://www.facebook.com/events/322455237939436/ Also in the episode is a talk given by Mike Jackson one of the members of the Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners the activist group featured in the recent film Pride. http://www.coolcave.co.uk/blog/video/all-out-dancing-in-dulais-1986.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsFY0wHpR5o More info on Focus E15: http://t.co/A5mO2CKqmj http://t.co/ySKSDDOKKj http://t.co/xcFAZ24103 https://t.co/C7ssh19igq https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAjCiXwP46w http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/23/real-politics-empty-london-housing-estate We mention: South London Revolutionary Communist Group: http://www.revolutionarycommunist.org/ https://www.facebook.com/southlondonrcg Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesbians_and_Gays_Support_the_Miners Robin Wales: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Wales Newham Council: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newham_London_Borough_Council Toll Puddle Martyrs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tolpuddle_Martyrs The Chartists: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chartism You can hear Getting Better Acquainted on Stitcher SmartRadio, Stitcher allows you to listen to your favourite shows directly from your iPhone, Android Phone, Kindle Fire and beyond. On-demand and on the go! Don’t have Stitcher? Download it for free today at www.stitcher.com or in the app stores. Help more people get better acquainted. If you like what you hear why not write an iTunes review? Follow @GBApodcast on Twitter. Like Getting Better Acquainted on facebook. Tell your friends. Spread the word!