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BAPS Annual General Meeting
Tuesday 16 July, 6 pm
Greek Cypriot Centre
Britannia Road, N12 9RU

Followed by guest speakers
Adelaide and Paul Joseph at 7.30pm

Meet Adelaide and Paul Joseph, Barnet residents and veterans of the struggle against Apartheid. Readings from Paul's recently published memoirs and Mandella's letters. Adelaide and Paul will talk about collective mobilisation under the hostile conditions of the Apartheid state.

Listen to their message of hope for the struggle against austerity and against the far right who promote the politics of division and hate.

BAPS Annual General Meeting: Tuesday 16 July, 6pm
Greek Cypriot Centre, Britannia Road, N12 9RU

Followed by guest speakers Adelaide and Paul Joseph at 7.30pm

Barnet Tories curtail local democracy

Comments at committee to be limited to one per person
25 committee meetings cancelled since May last year
Labour councillors highlight 'democratic deficit'

The Tory proposal to restrict democracy was approved at the Constitution and General Purposes Committee on the 25 June. This needs to be agreed at a Full Council on Tuesday 30 July 2019.

Read the report in the Barnet Times here.
Read Mrs Angry's report of the Committee meeting here.

John Dix responds to the Review of Capita Contracts

When there is a problem, decisive action is necessary. The fraud and the subsequent report from Grant Thornton was a wake-up call that Capita were failing in so many aspects of the service. This was the opportunity and impetus for change. The report to the committee appears superficial and without rigour. It shows a reluctance and timidity to change and resolve the problems that are clear for all to see. It suggests your acceptance of failure by Capita and that there are no better solutions.... Read Jon Dix's full response here.

Watch the video of meeting here.

Capita shares drop to £1 on the day Barnet renews contract. The shares were £1.50 a year ago. Can Capita shares now be bought at the Poundshop? What does this indicate about the strength of Capita?

The Right to Live Independently

Following a successful and large public meeting on the 21 May, a lobby was held of the committee in support of Cllr Reema Patel’s Members' Item flagging up the risk of forcing individual disabled residents into residential care homes against their wishes.

Barnet council’s policy was challenged in the House of Lords by the crossbench disabled peer Baroness Campbell. As a result, the Government has agreed to examine the cost-cutting of home care in Barnet. Read more here.

If you need help and advice, contact the Centre for Adults’ Social Care at https://www.cascaidr.org.uk

A planning meeting of the new campaign for The Right to Live Independently will take place on Tuesday 9 July 6.30-8.30 at the Greek Cypriot Centre, 2 Britannia Road N12 9RU. ALL WELCOME.

Climate change

Barnet Climate Change Action Group was formed in a meeting on 4 June (view minutes here). It includes residents from the Barnet branch of Extinction Rebellion and others and initiated by Barnet Multi-Faith Forum. The first action was on Thursday 20 June – National Clean Air Day, in which a letter was handed to councillors. The group plans to take actions about the problem of air pollution around schools, as 10 Barnet schools with dangerous air pollution levels were recently identified.

Next meeting Tuesday 2 July 6 pm in the Blue Beetle next to St Mary’s church Finchley Central 26 Hendon Ln, Finchley, London N3 1TR (view the draft agenda here). ALL WELCOME.

Privatised companies aren’t *just* ripping you off and damaging your precious public services. They’re also threatening the future of the whole planet by failing to tackle climate change.

Click here to watch 4 reasons why public ownership will help tackle climate change

Thursday 18 July, 6pm
Barnet Fairness Commission launch

Launch of the Barnet Fairness Commission with Guest Speaker, Catherine West MP.

The launch takes place at 6pm on Thursday 18 July, 2019 at Trinity Church, Avion Crescent, Grahame Park Way, NW9 5QY.

The Barnet Fairness Commission is a new initiative looking at how we can work together as a community to tackle inequality and achieve a fairer, more inclusive and more prosperous borough.

The Barnet Fairness Commission is non-partisan and has been established on a cross-party basis and with the involvement of local community groups.

Barnet Alliance for Public Services meet every 3rd Tuesday of the month at 6.30-8.30 in the Greek Cypriot Centre, 2 Britannia Road North FInchley N12 9RU. All Welcome.

Contact BAPS by email at
barnetalliance4publicservices@gmail.com

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