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Helen Hayes and Chuka Umunna abstain on the controversial Welfare Bill
We expect that many of Lambeth’s poorer residents will be hugely disappointed to see that both Helen Hayes and Chuka Umunna were among the 184 Labour MPs who didn’t vote against the second reading of...
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Reclaim Brixton host Pop Up Assembly in Windrush Square, 25th July at noon
Reclaim Brixtion is hosting their second public assembly in Windrush Square on Saturday, with a three hour meeting scheduled from noon onwards. Described as “An open space for our community to speak,...
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African Revolutionary Film Festival in Brixton – Sunday 6th Sept
The South London branch of the Revolutionary Communist Group is putting on its third all day film festival, with the Brixton African Revolutionary Film Festival taking place on Sunday, 6th September....
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Brixton Momentum educational event attracts activists from all over London
Some 200 members and supporters of Momentum from all over London flocked to Brixton’s Karibu Centre on 13 February for an educational event entitled “Corbynomics : An Everyday Guide,” organised by...
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Cllr Scott Ainslie launches blistering attack on Lambeth’s plans to demolish...
The morning after Lambeth insisted it was pushing ahead with its wildly unpopular move to destroy the Cressingham Gardens estate against the wishes of the majority of its residents, Lambeth Green...
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Ben & Jerry’s Give A Fudge tour dishes out free ice cream to encourage voter...
Trendy ice-cream brand Ben & Jerry’s has teamed up with civil rights group Hope Not Hate to encourage Londoners to register to vote in time for the forthcoming London mayoral election. It’s a...
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In photos: big crowds turn out to support Rachel Heywood before Lambeth meeting
Despite the chilly weather, big crowds came out this evening to support, Cllr Rachel Heywood before she faced the Lambeth Labour Group at International House in Brixton. The meeting is to decide if...
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Brits Don’t Quit: Brixton gets plastered in pro-EU posters ahead of national...
A large stretch of central Brixton has been plastered in posters encouraging people to vote to remain in the EU, ahead of the forthcoming referendum on the 23rd June. The posters were spotted on both...
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Brexit campaigners try to sweet-talk Brixtonites outside the tube station
A few days ago, the centre of Brixton was plastered with posters urging voters to remain in the European Union, but a regular daytime presence outside the tube station has been maintained by a small...
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EU Referendum: Brixton goes to the polls
The polling stations around Brixton are open today (23rd June) for the country’s historic vote on whether the UK should stay in the European Union (‘Bremain’) or leave (‘Brexit’). In what has turned...
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In photos: a rainswept Referendum Day in Brixton
Although the rain has been hammering down for most of today, a hardy gang of Vote Remain campaigners outside the tube station were busy trying to persuade commuters to go for the ‘Bremain’ option. We...
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Brixton – please vote today! Polling stations are open till 10pm – and you...
Brixton Buzz urges you to vote today, and to try and persuade everyone you know to vote as well – especially if they are young. Don’t let this election be decided by old, angry, white Daily Mail...
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Lambeth public meeting to defend & extend the free movement of people,...
Unions, Labour members and activists have organised a public meeting in Brixton on Wednesday to defend and extend the free movement of people Called by Labour Campaign For Free Movement &...
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Trading with Trump – a Brexit nightmare? Global Justice Brixton host public...
Global Justice Now Brixton are hosting a local campaign event on the 22nd Jan to promote their call for greater democracy and transparency around trade deals. In conjunction with their London-wide...
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In photos: Malcolm X Anniversary commemorated with projections in Brixton’s...
On the evening of 23rd February 2018, Inminds human rights group commemorated the 53rd anniversary of Malcolm X’s death in Windrush Square outside the Black Cultural Archives in Brixton. Fifty three...
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People’s Audit to host election hustings at Vauxhall Gardens Community...
Ahead of the council elections in May, the People’s Audit team will be holding their latest public event, an election hustings at the Vauxhall Gardens Community Centre on Thursday 19th April, 2018....
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‘Clapham That Way’ says angry anti-gentrification graffiti on Brixton railway...
There’s a burst of righteous anti-yuppie, anti-gentrification graffiti currently emblazoned across the high level railway bridge in the centre of Brixton. The text reads: ‘Clapham that way, you 2D...
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Campaigners set up a Brixton-Brexit-Ometer outside the tube – and get...
Anti-Brexit campaigners were seen outside Brixton tube station last week inviting passersby to register their views on the Brexit deal – with the results being overwhelmingly one-sided. The DIY...
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‘London’s Most Dangerous Gang – Met Police’– Brixton graffiti, June 2019
An anti-police message has appeared on a railway bridge which spans the main road in the centre of Brixton. The graffiti says, ‘London’s Most Dangerous Gang – Met Police – The System Goons – ACAB!!!’...
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Streatham General Election Hustings at The Hideaway, Tues 26th Nov 2019
Love Streatham and Hideaway Streatham are hosting the Streatham Hustings at the Hideaway, and locals are invited to see the panel of four candidates for Labour, the Lib-Dems, Conservatives and Greens...
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Herne Hill Hustings coming up on Tuesday 3rd December, 2019
There will be a hustings event in Herne Hill on Tuesday 3rd December, held at the Baptist Church on Half Moon Lane, SE24, from 7-9pm. The event is hosted by the Herne Hill Forum with the support of...
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Streatham MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy highlights the plight of migrant care workers...
Streatham MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP – who has already proved herself to be infinitely more effective, human and compassionate than her slippery, party-switching, Chuka Umunna, has issued a statement...
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‘Refugees, Islamophobia and BLM – How do we continue the Anti-Racist Fight?’...
There’s an online Zoom meeting taking place tonight (7pm, Tues 17th Nov 2020) with the theme, ‘Refugees, Islamophobia and BLM – How do we continue the Anti-Racist Fight?‘ The event is hosted by Stand...
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Activists unite to voice their opposition to the Police, Crime, Sentencing...
Brixton Buzz is deeply disturbed by the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill which looks to grant police officers more precise powers to restrict demonstrations. These will include powers to...
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Streatham’s Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP receives diversity award in ceremony at...
On Wednesday 16th March, Patchwork Foundation announced Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP as the 2021 Newcomer MP of the Year at the prestigious MP of the Year Awards, hosted and presented by Patchwork Patron, Mr...
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Enough is Enough to hold major launch event at the Clapham Grand, Wed 17th...
A new campaign group urging the government to do more to tackle the cost of living crisis is holding the first of 50 proposed rallies across the UK with a launch event at the Clapham Grand this...
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Lambeth Green Party selects Jacqueline Bond as candidate for Vauxhall ward...
Lambeth Green Party has selected Jacqueline Bond as candidate for Vauxhall ward by-election, due to be held on Thursday 5 October 2023. The by-election was called following the death of Liam Jarnecki,...
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Lambeth: Thurs 5th October date set for by-election following death of local...
Lambeth Council has announced that a by-election will be held on Thursday, 5 October 2023 in the borough’s Vauxhall ward. The by-election follows the loss of Councillor Liam Jarnecki who passed away...
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Lambeth Liberal Democrat Councillor Ben Curtis selected as the Party’s...
Ben Curtis has been selected to represent the Liberal Democrats as the Party’s parliamentary candidate for Clapham and Brixton Hill. Ben works in external affairs for a charity that advocates for the...
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Donna Harris selected to represent the Liberal Democrats as the Party’s...
Donna Harris has been selected to represent the Liberal Democrats as the Party’s parliamentary candidate for Dulwich & West Norwood. Donna was elected as a Councillor in May 2022 and she is the...
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