[Anarchafeminists] Fw: Friends of Hackney Nurseries Fun Day this Sunday + Hackney Unites info

[Gail Chester]

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From: Friends of Hackney Nurseries 
To: Gail Chester 
Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2010 3:47 AM
Subject: FW: Friends of Hackney Nurseries Fun Day this Sunday + Hackney Unites info


1.  Pasted in below is the text of the flyer for our Fun Day, as well as attaching it.


Friends of Hackney Nurseries Fun Day! 

30 May - 11 am to 2 pm

London Fields

∗ Face Painting ∗ Raffle ∗ Lucky Dip ∗

∗ Banner Making ∗ Story Telling ∗

∗ Teddy Bears Picnic ∗

Come and join us!

Enjoy a day out meeting other people who care about community childcare

Show support for the Friends of Hackney Nurseries' campaign to resist cuts

For more info e-mail FHN at live.co.uk



Friends of Hackney Nurseries

We are a group of parents, nursery workers, local residents and community activists who believe that quality childcare should be affordable and accessible to all.



Childcare is a basic need for families - especially women. We need to provide childcare as a community - not isolated in our own homes. We need accessible, quality nurseries for all.



At the end of April at least 8 community nurseries in Hackney were informed of immediate cuts in their budget of up to 60%, or about £50,000. This will mean the serious threat of nursery closures, and hardship and distress for parents, workers and children. The Learning Trust and Hackney Council are denying that there is a programme of cuts to nursery provision - so we want to know:

Where has the money gone?

How can nurseries keep running with such drastic cuts?

Why are all the politicians and officers passing the buck and not answering our questions?



After previous successful fights against cuts to nurseries, Friends of Hackney Nurseries has re-activated to fight against cuts, and to fight for even more and better childcare provision locally.

Visit http://friendsofhackneynurseries.wordpress.com to sign our petition, contact us or

find out about the next meeting.



JOIN US!

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2. A bit more about Hackney Unites (to be held at Stoke Newington School on Saturday 5th June).  Friends of Hackney Nurseries has now been given a stall, and we are more than happy to display leaflets, etc, for any other feminist or relevant groups.  However, it seems from the advance publicity that the only child care being provided will cost £2.50 per hour per child, i.e. at least £15 if you want to use it for the whole day. If true, this seems completely extraordinary and unacceptable to us.  And whilst there are a number of women speaking, and many of the issues are of concern to us, there does seem to be a distinct lack of feminist sensibility.



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