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Windrush Day 2022

Help celebrate Windrush Day in Islington on 22 June

Islington celebrates Windrush Day on Wednesday, 22 June with a wealth of events including music, performance, stories, Caribbean refreshments and chances to share memories and experiences.

Cllr Diarmaid Ward, Executive Member for Finance, Planning and Performance

Islington Council launches extra support scheme to help most vulnerable with cost of living

Islington Council has launched a new Council Tax rebate scheme to help the thousands of low-income households and pensioners most likely to be struggling with the rising cost of living.

A poster promoting the George Floyd event on Wednesday 25 May

Islington marks anniversary of George Floyd’s death with online Black History Working Group event

To mark two years since George Floyd’s death, Islington Council’s Black History Working Group is hosting an online event, named ‘George Floyd: Two Years On, Where Are We Now?’.    

Logo with the words Islington Together - For a more equal future

Islington Council’s new Executive will work together to build a more equal Islington

Islington Council today (Wednesday, 18 May) announces a new Executive, who will lead the council’s work to create a more equal future for people in the borough.

Islington resident Sandra Ashitey; Islington Council Leader Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz; Islington resident Kelton Rigobert; Inequality Task Force member Navinder Kaur, Chief Executive of Voluntary Action Islington; and Nathalie Renaud, Director of Elizabeth House

Let’s Talk Islington: Two weeks left for Islington residents to feed into biggest ever engagement to build a more equal future for the borough

People who live, work and study in Islington are being urged to take part in Islington Council’s biggest-ever public engagement to help create a more equal future for the borough, as the council issues a final call for feedback and ideas.

Logo with the words Islington Together - For a more equal future

An open letter to Islington’s social care workers

World Social Work Day on 15 March is a welcome opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitude for all the amazing work you do, each and every day, to support some of Islington’s most vulnerable residents.

LGBTQ History Month banner which includes the progress flag with the Islington Together logo. On the bottom of the graphic it reads "LGBTQ History Month 2022"  followed by the logos from Challenging inequality, We Are Islington and the council logo

Islington Council stands with its communities to celebrate LGBTQ History Month in February

Islington Council stands with Islington’s LGBTQ communities to celebrate their history and contributions, while working to ensure its members are safe, connected and included in the borough. 

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Islington Council unveils budget to create a more equal Islington in face of cost-of-living crisis

Supporting local people to cope with the cost-of-living crisis – and building a more equal Islington for everyone amid the Covid-19 pandemic – are the key drivers of Islington Council’s budget proposals for the next financial year.

Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz (centre), Leader of Islington Council, at the first meeting of the Let's Talk Islington Task Force

Force to be reckoned with – Let's Talk Islington team to tackle inequality

As part of its drive to make the borough a more equal place, Islington Council has formed a Task Force of business, academic and local leaders to examine the real issues affecting local people.

Logo with the words Islington Together - For a more equal future

Thousands in Islington will get £200 supermarket vouchers to help with living costs this winter

** PLEASE NOTE THIS STORY IS FROM 2021 **

Islington Council is distributing £200 supermarket vouchers to thousands of Islington households to help with food and bills this winter as part of its package of support for people in greatest need.

Islington Council

Extra council tax support for low-income households in Islington

Islington Council is looking to cut council tax bills for working age low-income households, to help with the cost of living for local people and create a more equal Islington.

Let's Talk Islington launch in Caledonian Park with (L-R) Jessica Plummer, parent champion and anti-knife-crime campaigner; Paul O'Brien of Sunflour Bakery in Caledonian Road; Gladys Cobbina-Agyemang (seated), of the Black Women's Link Project; Cllr Kaya Comer-Schwartz, Leader of Islington Council; Navinder Kaur, Chief Executive of Voluntary Action Islington and member of the Inequality Task Force

Let’s Talk Islington: Islington residents invited to help build a more equal future for the borough

Today (Monday 29 November), Islington Council launches its biggest-ever public engagement programme in a bid to explore local people’s experience of inequality and, with local communities, help build a more equal borough together.