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When We Speak Activism Sessions Reflections by Emma Weaver

Reflections on When We Speak Half-Term Activism Workshops

A reflective blog on our Activism sessions for young Londoners by Emma Weaver, When We Speak Coach

Open letter to Boris Johnson

An open letter to the Prime Minister and our statement on the Sewell Race Report

We affirm our support as a signatory of an open letter to the Prime Minister challenging the findings of the report. This is why it is important for us.

Invitation to Express an Interest – Social Media Marketing

We are seeking creatives with a track record of reaching diverse communities and successfully overcoming barriers to accessing information to help us educate local and wider communities about their legal rights.

Bengali Health Advisory Service Meeting 1984

Bangladesh 50: Honouring the memories & experiences of local British Bengali people

In honour of the 50th anniversary 1971 Bangladesh War of Independence, Toynbee Hall has developed a year-long programme that brings stories and experiences of Tower Hamlets Bengali communities to the forefront of the anniversary celebrations.

Pandemic Stories Podcast

New Podcast Series: Pandemic Stories

To coincide with the release of the headline findings report from the Pandemic Stories Peer Research Project, the researchers joined Halima Begum to record a series of conversations about the mental health impact of the pandemic.

New Report: Those hardest hit before the Covid crisis have been disproportionately affected

Findings from the Pandemic Stories Peer Research project show that the pandemic has widened pre-existing inequalities in new report from Toynbee Hall and Thrive LDN.

Meeting of Bangladeshi Community leaders

Bangladesh 50: Stories of 1971 – A Story Competition

To celebrate East London’s rich heritage and Bangladesh’s 1971 independence movement, Toynbee Hall is hosting a stories competition to capture what life might have been like at that time.

Woman accesses the new designation wepage on Debt Free London dealing with debt as a result of domestic abuse

New partnership to support domestic abuse survivors with their debts

Debt Free London partners with Engie through the Employers Against Domestic Abuse Covenant (EDAC) supporting female survivors’ to deal with debt as a result of domestic abuse.

Pandemic Stories Group present to the APPGs

Pandemic Stories Research Group make their case to APPGs

Jennifer, a peer researcher on the Pandemic Stories project and Policy Champion reflects on her experience of presenting evidence to All Party Parliamentary Groups on Universal Credit and Foodbanks

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Pandemic Stories research group campaigns to #KeepTheLifeline

The Pandemic Stories Peer Research Group add their voices to the growing calls to keep the £20 uplift to Universal Credit and extend it to legacy benefits. Since June 2020, Toynbee Hall and Thrive LDN have been supporting Londoners to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on their financial health and wellbeing. The group…
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