Podcasts

In this series of short podcasts Francesca Feruglio from Law for Life speaks with Saskia O’Hara from Focus E15 and Jacob Stringer, Daniel Odukogbe and Cathy Leech from the London Renters Union about the history of their groups and their experiences in campaigning for access to decent housing in London. 

Part 1 - How did your housing campaign come about?

Part 2 - Tell us about a housing campaign success you achieved. How was it successful?

Part 3 - How have you been combining formal legal strategies with organising

Part 4 - How do you balance the need for achieving immediate results and ‘wins’ with long-term, strategic goals?

Part 5 - How has Covid impacted your work? What opportunities and challenges do you see in the current context?

Part 6 - What’s the role of housing occupations as a campaign strategy? (From the Q&A discussion)

The podcast is based on an online strategic forum organised by Law for Life on 25th November 2020. This event was one of four online strategic forums on housing rights that Law for Life organised with the support of Trust for London.

Law for Life’s strategic forums on housing rights aimed at increasing knowledge of community and grassroots groups over existing remedies and channels which can be used to address housing problems. The forums were a space to share practical experiences and learnings from campaigners, lawyers and local authorities seeking a more just and accountable housing system.

Local Councillors can be a very effective route for addressing housing problems in a quick and affordable way, and they are often one of the first points of contact for people facing housing issues and their advisors. In this podcast Francesca Feruglio from Law for Life speaks with Sue Lukes, Labour Councillor for Islington. Councillor Sue Lukes explains how to leverage the structure and powers of councils to address issues ranging from private sector renting to homelessness applications.

The podcast is based on an online strategic forum on Engaging with Councillors effectively held on the 10th September 2020. The event was one of four strategic forums on housing rights that Law for Life organised with the support of Trust for London.

Law for Life’s strategic forums on housing rights aimed at increasing knowledge of community and grassroots groups over existing remedies and channels which can be used to address housing problems. The forums were a space to share practical experiences and learnings from campaigners, lawyers and local authorities seeking a more just and accountable housing system.