http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/SaveBethnalGreen/
Use this link to petition number 10 Downing street to save the Bethnal Green Centre
Wednesday, 25 November 2009
Tuesday, 17 November 2009
Anyone got any oxygen?
Our wall of protest in the entrance hall at the centre has been removed by management as has almost every sign publicising the meeting.My facebook acount has been misteriously disabled, the social networking site says it cannot identify the content that broke its rights and responsabilitys clause due to "tecnical and security"reasons. This could have somthing to do with me inviting people to the meeting via the site. Management are determined that we do not hold a public meeting to publicise the plight of the Bethnal Green Centre. We are being denied what Margret Thatcher called" the oxygen of publicity " by a labour council
There are two oganisations that provide classes at the centre one is life long learning which is run by the council, the other is tower hamlets collage. The collage is in negotiations to move out of the building to Oxford house for an agreed period, to make way for school children from nearby Oaklands school while their school is refurbished. This is the same argument that was used nearly two years ago to dismantle our adult education centre. Once the school children move out the council will be left with a half empty building This is a clasic devide and concquer tactic and a stepping stone move to close the centre.Nine subject cordinators for life long lerning have already been given redundency notices
In a recent e-mail from Isobell Catermole , acting corprate director to Fazul Hoque the wards labour counciler she assures us that life long learning classes will not be affected and that there are no plans to despose of rhe building. This is trying to put the cat back into the bag as we have already uncoverd plans at a meeting under the freedom of information act to sell the building.This is also confermed in a letter from Kevan Collins to George Galoway.
This charade of the council trying to deny their intentions will not wash with people who have been lied to before.
Trying to get the council to revel their plans for the centre is like trying to get blood out of a stone see Mike Michells sterling efforts by googling "reports on the future of bethnal green adult education centre"
all the twists and turns and misinformation is all desighned to make our job harder sufice to say
THE BETHNAL GREEN CENTRE IS UNDER THRET!
SAVE IT!
There are two oganisations that provide classes at the centre one is life long learning which is run by the council, the other is tower hamlets collage. The collage is in negotiations to move out of the building to Oxford house for an agreed period, to make way for school children from nearby Oaklands school while their school is refurbished. This is the same argument that was used nearly two years ago to dismantle our adult education centre. Once the school children move out the council will be left with a half empty building This is a clasic devide and concquer tactic and a stepping stone move to close the centre.Nine subject cordinators for life long lerning have already been given redundency notices
In a recent e-mail from Isobell Catermole , acting corprate director to Fazul Hoque the wards labour counciler she assures us that life long learning classes will not be affected and that there are no plans to despose of rhe building. This is trying to put the cat back into the bag as we have already uncoverd plans at a meeting under the freedom of information act to sell the building.This is also confermed in a letter from Kevan Collins to George Galoway.
This charade of the council trying to deny their intentions will not wash with people who have been lied to before.
Trying to get the council to revel their plans for the centre is like trying to get blood out of a stone see Mike Michells sterling efforts by googling "reports on the future of bethnal green adult education centre"
all the twists and turns and misinformation is all desighned to make our job harder sufice to say
THE BETHNAL GREEN CENTRE IS UNDER THRET!
SAVE IT!
Saturday, 7 November 2009
Here we go again
The Bethnal Green Centre is once again under thret from Tower Hamlets Council.
Come to the meeting with counciler Fazul Hoque THURSDAY 19 NOVEMBER AT 5.30 at the Bethnal Green Centre, 229 Bethnal Green road (behind the post office)
The latest attack on dirtyhands classes such as woodwork and upholstery comes in the form of an"observation"in which tutors previously marked as outstanding have been said to be unsatisfactory. Teaching which dose not fit through the moving goal posts will be sudspended.One fixture built by the health and safety coordinator was said to be a hazard on health and saftey grounds.
Course fees have been raised, as has the minimum number of students required to run a course.Therefore courses have been closed due to lack of numbers.Marketing of classes remains woefuly inadiquate
One tutor has been thretend with suspension should they get involved in the fight back.(no suprise there then)
Counciler Hoque seems to have forgoten that we were at the hustings meeting before he was elected where he was arguing for the introduction of school children into the Bethnal Green Centre, now he seems to have changed his mind saying he would like to see it as a" community centre"
Show your support for this vital community recorce by coming on thursday 19th ,sighn the pettition or sighn up for a class.
GET INTO ACTION!
GET IN IT TO WIN IT!
Come to the meeting with counciler Fazul Hoque THURSDAY 19 NOVEMBER AT 5.30 at the Bethnal Green Centre, 229 Bethnal Green road (behind the post office)
The latest attack on dirtyhands classes such as woodwork and upholstery comes in the form of an"observation"in which tutors previously marked as outstanding have been said to be unsatisfactory. Teaching which dose not fit through the moving goal posts will be sudspended.One fixture built by the health and safety coordinator was said to be a hazard on health and saftey grounds.
Course fees have been raised, as has the minimum number of students required to run a course.Therefore courses have been closed due to lack of numbers.Marketing of classes remains woefuly inadiquate
One tutor has been thretend with suspension should they get involved in the fight back.(no suprise there then)
Counciler Hoque seems to have forgoten that we were at the hustings meeting before he was elected where he was arguing for the introduction of school children into the Bethnal Green Centre, now he seems to have changed his mind saying he would like to see it as a" community centre"
Show your support for this vital community recorce by coming on thursday 19th ,sighn the pettition or sighn up for a class.
GET INTO ACTION!
GET IN IT TO WIN IT!
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