After our massive march through Leeds City Centre we have received loads more interest, more people getting involved with local groups and wanting to set up local groups across the city and further afield. Our next public meeting will be in the Kirstall area, on the Hawksworth estate. From this we hope to set up a […]
This is the latest of our updates sent to our mailing list. If you would like to get them sent to your inbox, click here and enter you email address. Dear all, It’s been over a month since the bedroom tax cuts to housing benefit came in, and tenants are already being told they are in arrears […]
Well, wasn’t Saturday great? We got over 1000 people marching through the streets of Leeds cheered on by onlookers. We got a load of press coverage (see below) and no one can deny there is resistance in West Yorkshire, but what next? How do we stop the Council and other Social Landlords evicting? How do […]
We had a great demo yesterday with over 1000 on the streets of Leeds calling on the council to refuse to evict bedroom tax victims. The report will come asap. In the mean time you should get along to a local meeting. This is republished from a flyer we distributed yesterday. Not all areas have […]
Hi everyone, 1) DEMONSTRATE! This Saturday 20th April will see one of the biggest demonstrations in Leeds we’ve seen for a long while, as we stand together and say NO TO THE BEDROOM TAX! NO TO EVICTIONS! BUILD COUNCIL HOUSING! When: 12 noon Where: Outside the Art Gallery, Victoria Gardens Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/431824633566630/ But we need […]
This is the latest of our updates sent to our mailing list. If you would like to get them sent to your inbox, click here and enter your email address. Welcome to our latest newsletter. We are seeing big things happen and are on a roll. We need your help to get this stopped so […]
Two days after the ‘bedroom tax’ policy came in, Leeds City Council broke its silence to say that it is considering reclassifying 865 affected properties so that they are not classed as ‘under-occupied’. Hands Our Homes is obviously pleased that the Council is starting to react to the thunder of opposition to the Bedroom Tax. […]
