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Lecturers at 11 further education colleges across London are balloting for strike action. If there is a yes vote, they plan to strike together on Wednesday 5 May—the day before the general election.

Comrades, family and friends of the late Chris Harman gathered to celebrate his life at a memorial meeting in London this evening.

It’s hard to ride two horses with one arse. That was one of the more insightful comments by Derek Simpson, joint general secretary of the Unite union, when he addressed a Unite4Labour meeting in central London last night.

Activists, staff and service users lobbied to defend a vital alcohol and drug dependency service in south London. The protest at Marina House in Camberwell last Wednesday was small but well received.

Around 30 people demonstrated outside beauty products shop Ahava in London’s Covent Garden last Saturday. They called for it to be boycotted in support of the Palestinian struggle.

Campaigners were out on the streets of Barking, east London, last Sunday to wreck Nazi BNP leader Nick Griffin’s chances of getting elected.

Trade unionists, pensioners and anti-cuts campaigners came together last Saturday to march through central London in defence of the welfare state and public services.

Workers at eleven London colleges are balloting for strikes to save jobs.

Saturday 17 AprilChris Harman memorial meeting, 5pm, Brunei Gallery, School of Oriental and African Studies, London.Sunday 18 AprilTUSC national day of action with leafletting and canvassing.Go to »  www.tusc.org.uk Wednesday 28 AprilWorkers’ memorial day.A series of events around Britain organised by the TUC Go to »  www.tuc.org.uk/h_and_s/tuc-11563-f0.cfmSaturday 1 May

13 April 2010