#DrivingWhileBlack This has been my problem with the Metropolitan Police statements last week They continue to intimidate and harrass Black communities, but when we try and challenge them, it will get us ARRESTED! Solidarity with Joel, who does amazing work with young people

Wow, that's not a ranking to be proud of. Have you had issues with unaffordable housing in Wandsworth? Let us know at wandsworth-fairness.com/forum/housing-… or email [email protected]

Wednesday 13th October Story Time with Chinasa Uyanna author of Obi and his Curious Adventures. 10.15am Southfields & 2pm at Roehampton Library. 6.30pm Battersea Library, 1973 and Me, with Colin Babb. More details and booking at better.org.uk/library/london… #BlackHistoryMonth

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay an annual event organised by Mental Health Foundation Please share this thread of information on some free, confidential services that can help Wandsworth residents with depression, anxiety, isolation, stress and other mental health issues:

This #WorldMentalHealthDay we'd like to hear from you about your experience of mental health support in Wandsworth. Let us know at wandsworth-fairness.com/forum/health-w… or email [email protected]

Millionaires are calling on Rishi Sunak to introduce a #WealthTax on the UK's richest people to help pay for recovery from the coronavirus crisis and tackle the widening #inequality gap. theguardian.com/news/2021/oct/…

Another Charter Flight to Jamaica while majority of Windrush victims receive nothing Actions to take change.org/p/stop-all-cha… #jamaica50 #stoptheplane #killbordersbill

The pandemic shook us all & showed how much we depend on each other as a community. Tomorrow (Sat 6 Nov) we come together outside Tooting Market to party on Totterdown St at #TootingLightsUp & enjoy live performances from 12-7pm RT Sunrise Radio Apsara Think Events London Wandsworth Council

TW: death, suicide. This is heartbreaking. We need an overhaul of the benefits system. Sick and disabled people should be believed and not forced into work. Job seekers allowance should not be so low people starve to death. How can this be allowed to happen?

With Cllr Kemi Akinola at the Remembrance Sunday service. Visited the war grave in the churchyard & the site of St Benedict's Military hospital where soldiers who returned from WW1 injured were cared for. Our thoughts are of all those who have lost lives and loved ones in war

This #RemembranceSunday, we express our deep gratitude for all who served from Africa & the Caribbean, during WWI & WWII. “…hundreds, if not thousands, of women made their way from the Caribbean to Britain to do their bit” #LestWeForget THANK YOU from us to YOU. #NeverForget

Live in #Wandsworth? In severe financial hardship? Crisis grants (supermarket & fuel pre-payment meter vouchers) are available to local residents from Wandsworth Council They're grants not loans so you won't need to pay them back. More info and how to apply here: wandsworth.gov.uk/housing/benefi…

The decrease in UC will mean people choosing between heating and eating this winter. But this MP cares more about the lifestyles of those already earning £81,932. When we have such vast inequality the people at the top can't imagine how much difference that £20 would make.

This is brilliant news!

As women are paid less than men on average, from today until the end of the year, they effectively work for free. Not asking job applicants for salary history is a great idea to help level the playing field. #EqualPayDay theguardian.com/society/2021/n…

1,200 people are living with HIV in Wandsworth. Currently 45% of HIV diagnoses in Wandsworth are made late, higher than the National average of 42%. Taking routine tests is so important because detecting it as soon as possible makes treatment easier. #WorldAidsDay2021

We have created a situation in this country and across Europe where we leave desperate people with no alternative but to turn to ruthless people in order to try to get to a place of safety. This Nationality and Borders Bill is disgraceful.

Council Tax Reduction helps people on a low income to pay part or all of their council tax. If you live in #Wandsworth borough, residents under pension age who receive CTR are due for a Household Support Fund fuel voucher from Wandsworth Council, so check you're in! wandsworth.gov.uk/housing/benefi…

Merry Christmas! No snow this time but here's the geese of Wandsworth Common enjoying a flurry earlier this year.

Well done to the Wandsworth Foodbank for the amazing work they do! In a fair society we wouldn't need foodbanks, but right now they are vital. Use of foodbanks has doubled compared to before the pandemic as poverty and inequality has increased.