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An independent campaigning group that aims to educate, empower and organise Bengalis and Bangladeshis in the UK🌷🇧🇩
Oct 4, 2022 8 tweets 4 min read
🧵 Brick Lane Under Attack
A response by the Save Brick Lane campaign to a defamatory video that has been posted anonymously to Youtube. MYTH: The video claims that the Spitalfields & Banglatown Forum will “cleanse the area of ethnic minorities’.

FACT: In reality, the plan will provide a powerful set of tools for local people to ensure that they get the right types of development for their community. Image
Sep 14, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
This evening the Development Committee of @TowerHamletsNow voted IN FAVOUR of the Truman Brewery redevelopment proposal by a margin of 1. 🧵 Today's decision ultimately came down to the votes of just two Labour councillors : Cllr @Kevin_J_Brady and Cllr @KaharChowdhury - both of whom sided with profiteers this evening. Councillior Leema Qureshi was not allowed to vote because she was self isolating at home.
Sep 14, 2021 15 tweets 3 min read
We will be live-tweeting tonights Tower Hamlets Development Committee meeting where they will decide whether to approve the Truman Brewery's plans to build a shopping mall and corporate offices on #BrickLane

You can watch proceedings here from 6:30PM:

towerhamlets.public-i.tv/core/portal/we… A reminder from Bangladeshis across the world on why #BrickLane matters to them and the wider Bengali community.

Sep 14, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
More than a year ago, the Truman Brewery thought that this proposal would glide through the council during the height of a pandemic. 🧵 Since this campaign began a year ago, we have collected thousands of objections, gained the support of more than 140 traders & businesses on Brick Lane, knocked on more than hundreds of doors and alerted supporters around the world 🌎
Sep 13, 2021 4 tweets 3 min read
We asked Bangladeshis & Bengalis in the U.K. and around the world 🌎 to answer one simple question:
“Why is the #savebricklane campaign to you?” Full video on our Instagram instagram.com/tv/CTxicn0IVrh
Sep 13, 2021 4 tweets 3 min read
We asked Bangladeshis & Bengalis in the U.K. and around the world 🌎 to answer one simple question:
“Why is the #savebricklane campaign to you?” Full video on our Instagram instagram.com/tv/CTxicn0IVrh…
Aug 15, 2021 7 tweets 3 min read
What you need to know about the #savebricklane campaign ❗️🧵 Tower Hamlets has experienced more gentrification than any other London borough 🏙