RUMBLE, TELCO, RUMBLE! Members of our chapter will be journeying from all corners of East London to celebrate at the ExCeL centre! TELCO CITIZENS Citizens UK What a time to be alive 🥳🥳

🥁ROLL CALL 🥁 TELCO is a diverse alliance of 89 East London institutions representing 1,229 people. Let's make some noise and recognise ourselves and our power! #communityorganising

Achievement check! In TELCO's 6 boroughs, there are: - over 1000 accredited employers - 43,800 workers who have received an uplift - 25% of all accredited businesses in London This is our collective impact, due to our members' leadership and effort.

"Hope is not lost because we are taking action!" We're inspired by the young people in our alliance using their voices and taking action for a safer east london.

🎶Oh what a wonderful world this would be If we all opened our eyes to see We can give kindness to all right now And we can all come together somewhere Somehow🎶

So proud of Al Noor Primary school using their voices to stand in solidarity with those on the sharp end of injustice

We are one of few schools nationally to 'close the gap'. This is a great testament of the continued hard work & partnerships at the academy. In 2023 all Students achieved a GCSE Progress 8 score of +0.72 & our Disadvantaged Students achieved +0.80, an amazing accomplishment!

Revd ⁦Vanessa Conant⁩, Rector of St Mary's #Walthamstow, said the asylum seekers were ‘members of our community’. ‘They attend our faith organisations, our schools, our warm spaces…we need to take care of them as we would any other neighbour’. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

A small revolution took place in the minds of the yr 5s and 6s at Al Noor Primary school as they learned they can be leaders alongside the giants on whose shoulders they stand TELCO CITIZENS

Great to have Charlotte from project Malachi speak to our young people preparing for confirmation at Peter Paul this weekend. Such excellent work addressing #homelessness in Redbridge. Proud that Redbridge Citizens were there at the start of this project.

Great meeting with members of my housing team Redbridge Citizens - beavering away to ensure the council keeps its commitment to build CLT homes & starts addressing housing affordability, quality and availability in the borough and tackles the rise in homelessness

Shadowing mary senjobi at Redbridge Citizens was a pleasure. 3 key learnings: 1. Immediate follow-up meetings maximise momentum. 2. Leaders prefer short, regular meetings over long, occasional ones. 3. Shadowing colleagues helps organisers reflect on their own organising habits. 💯🙌

What a great night of people and power…at the London Citizens Mayoral Assembly 2,000 people from across London in unisonsharing their hopes for this mayoral election. Impactful and inspiring evening, great to see @TELCO leaders take the stage.

LONDON MAYORAL ASSEMBLY 2024 with London Citizens last night our young people shared the struggles many in our communities experience through song #IAmAStranger to a room of 2000+ people! Great to hear Labour candidate Sadiq Khan commit to challenging these injustices 💪🏻💪🏼💪🏽💪🏾💪🏿

Electric atmosphere at my third London Citizens Mayoral Assembly. Timely reminder of the progress we've made together on community land trusts, free school meals, the London Living Wage and more. Unfortunate that my Tory opponent refused to attend to do the same.

So proud of the young people people at Al Noor Primary School who attended and sang at the Unapologetically faithful in Public Space event, alongside, leaders from the Christian and Jewish faith tradition. It was a beautiful celebration of faith and why it moves us to do justice!

⌛With the #GeneralElection now only a few weeks away, it's urgent people register to vote before the 18th June deadline. Our Voter Registration Champions Scheme scheme can help your organisation support members to: ✅Register 📷Get ID 🗳️Vote Sign up now: bit.ly/3wNbGQi

Ordinary people making change. Last night 2000 Citizens UK leaders shared issues with Angela Rayner, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Richard Newby, Leader of the Liberal Democrats in the House of Lords and Sara Gezdari, Conservative candidate for Richmond Park #GeneralElection

At our national #GeneralElection assembly we heard powerful responses from politicians on issues that matter to communities. Should they be elected, they've agreed to work with us on #LivingWage, #Citizenship, #Housing & more. So, what was said? 🧵 (1/16) #CitizensManifesto