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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A
title=fhn@live.co.uk href="mailto:fhn@live.co.uk">Friends of Hackney
Nurseries</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=gailchester@blueyonder.co.uk
href="mailto:gailchester@blueyonder.co.uk">Gail Chester</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, May 29, 2010 3:47 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> FW: Friends of Hackney Nurseries Fun Day this Sunday +
Hackney Unites info</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Chalkboard-Bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">1.<SPAN> P</SPAN>asted in below is the text of the
flyer for our Fun Day, as well as attaching it.</FONT></SPAN>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: TrebuchetMS-Bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN></B> </P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: TrebuchetMS-Bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Friends of Hackney
Nurseries </SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Chalkboard-Bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Fun Day!
</SPAN></B></FONT></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Chalkboard-Bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">30 May - 11 am to 2 pm</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Chalkboard-Bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">London</SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Chalkboard-Bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
Fields</SPAN></B></FONT></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">∗
</SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Chalkboard-Bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Face Painting </FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">∗ </SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Chalkboard-Bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Raffle </FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">∗ </SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Chalkboard-Bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Lucky Dip </FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">∗</SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">∗
</SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Chalkboard-Bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Banner Making </FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">∗ </SPAN><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Chalkboard-Bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Story Telling </FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">∗</SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">∗
</SPAN><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Chalkboard-Bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Teddy Bears Picnic </FONT></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Symbol; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">∗</SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Chalkboard-Bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Come and join us!</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Chalkboard-Bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Enjoy a day out meeting other people who care about
community childcare</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Chalkboard-Bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Show support for the Friends of Hackney Nurseries'
campaign to resist cuts</FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Chalkboard-Bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">For more info e-mail
FHN@live.co.uk</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: TrebuchetMS-Bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><FONT size=3 face="Times New Roman"></FONT> </P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: TrebuchetMS-Bold"><FONT
size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">Friends of Hackney
Nurseries</FONT></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: TrebuchetMS"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">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.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: TrebuchetMS"><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: TrebuchetMS; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">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.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: TrebuchetMS; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: TrebuchetMS; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">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:</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: TrebuchetMS"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Where has the money gone?</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: TrebuchetMS"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">How can nurseries keep running with such drastic
cuts?</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: TrebuchetMS"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Why are all the politicians and officers passing the buck
and not answering our questions?</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: TrebuchetMS"><FONT size=3
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: TrebuchetMS; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">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.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: TrebuchetMS; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Visit </FONT><A
href="http://friendsofhackneynurseries.wordpress.com/"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">http://friendsofhackneynurseries.wordpress.com</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> to sign our petition, contact us or</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: TrebuchetMS; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">find out about the next meeting.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: TrebuchetMS; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN> </P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: TrebuchetMS; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">JOIN US!</FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: TrebuchetMS; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">========================</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: TrebuchetMS; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"></FONT></SPAN></B> </P>
<P class=ecxMsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: TrebuchetMS; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">2. A</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Chalkboard-Bold; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> bit more about Hackney
Unites (to be held at Stoke Newington School on Saturday 5th June).<SPAN>
</SPAN>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.<SPAN> </SPAN>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.<SPAN> </SPAN>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.</SPAN></FONT></P></FONT></DIV><BR>
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