Campaign Update from Shirley Franklin, DWHC Joint Chair
Hi everyone,
The day of the demo looms closer so most of our activity is focusing on making it as much of a spectacle as possible.
Please note the *new route *- Assemble at *Highbury Corner at 12*, not Highbury Fields – and it will go to the front of the hospital in Magdala Avenue. Islington Tribune have hired a bus that will go ahead of the march – regs, I’m afraid.
*Mass leafleting* at Holloway Road, by Morrisons entrance *11.30 on Saturday 20th *February.
Please leaflet wherever you can and also use the petitions in hard copy and on line. You can use this leaflet for yours and others’ windows, in addition to the fab info and posters in last week’s Islington Tribune. Look forward to seeing you at the above events – especially the demonstration!
Shirley Franklin,
Joint Chair of Defend the Whittington Hospital Coalition
On Thursday 18th November there will be a meeting hosted by Camden Council (6-8 pm at the Charlie Ratchford Centre,Belmont St,NW1 8HF-a few minutes walk from Chalk Farm Tube)The Main Topic is
ACUTE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN CAMDEN AND ISLINGTINGTON,CHANGES TO IN-PATIENT SERVICES PRE-CONSULTATION MEETING.
Presumably C and I will finally come clean on which two units they intend to close and thereby strip 100 acute beds from an already skeletal service.Shirley Franklin wrote passionately in the ‘Islington tribune’ of her deep anger at a closed ward at the Highgate Centre and her presence and that of other DHWC members would be deeply appreciated.