Successful Campaigns

01/02/18 - We Won! On February the 1st, I presented full council with the 5,623 signatures of the ‘Open Brighton's Homeless Shelters 365 days a year’ petition and made an appeal to the room. After some debate, there was then a vote on expanding the provision of services to those already homeless. In a stunning repeat of last year’s unanimous vote, the council have now agreed - without abstentions - to send an extra £25,000 for night shelters, bringing the total to £160,000. This is an amazing result, and you played a key part in it. I’m so proud of what we achieved, as you should be.

Drumchapel pool will not be closing to meet looming budget cuts, it has been confirmed. The deputy leader of Glasgow City Council has said closing the pool will not be included in this year’s budget plan.

13/12/14 - We had a great result & won the No Zip In Glenridding. After an open parish meeting, with Mike Turner of Tree Top Treks & Richard Leafe of the LDNPA being present to answer questions, there was a parish vote held. Mike Turner told us he would not go ahead if the parish did not want the zip wire. The vote was an overwhelming majority in favour of NOT having the Zip Wire instalation at the head of the valley. Good to his word, Mike Turner backed away & sent a statement that can be viewed here: http://www.mountainrun.co.uk/news/power-to-the-people-no-zip-here

Following this successful petition, the statue of Robert Milligan has been removed https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-52977088 There's now a new campaign to build a memorial to historic Londoner and Black anti-slave trade activist Olaudah Equiano in its place. Please sign here: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/build-a-memorial-for-olaudah-equiano-in-west-india-quay-london?bucket=win

03/10/18- Exciting news! It's just been announced that Paul Ermitano and his wife Jamila have been granted visas to stay in Britain. The couple were called by the Home Office on Wednesday morning and were told their case had been reconsidered and that they had been granted visas until June 2020. Mr Ermitano, 31, said "thank you was not enough" to say to all those who had helped him. https://www.buzzfeed.com/emilydugan/a-cardiac-expert-and-a-nurse-who-were-facing-deportation https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-45735853

UPDATE: 21st December - Great news, our campaign worked! Northamptonshire police have rejected the G4S deal! Read more here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-35150679

UPDATE: 10/12/15 Today has been a very good day! The councillors voted unanimously to accept our petition, and voted to never sell the Staffordshire Countryside and Green Spaces to private investors. Read more here http://www.staffordshirenewsletter.co.uk/Petition-sell-public-green-spaces-backed/story-28341570-detail/story.html

UPDATE: 15/04/16 We won! Thank you for signing the petition Fully Fund the first treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Due to your fantastic support today NICE announce funding for the first genetic treatment for Duchenne in the UK. Read more here: http://www.actionduchenne.org/nice-recommend-translarna-for-treating-nmdmd/

WE DID IT! Thanks to your support, Bristol City Council has agreed to our proposal for a Task Force to lead on the phase-out of glyphosate in our city. During the council debate, which was triggered by your petition signatures, Councillors voted unanimously in favour of a motion to stop using the controversial chemical in Bristol’s public spaces. The new Task Force will see the Council working with land managers across the city to plan a phase-out of glyphosate, and the transition to safer methods of weed control. We’ll be supporting the Council in this work, as well as keeping a close eye on the small print – so watch this space! Read the text of speeches, statements and the motion on our website: http://www.pesticidesafebristol.org/news/ Watch the video here: youtube.com/watch?v=k2BlzQdYyfc. (Watch from 30m for Bee The Change Project statement on how glyphosate impacts pollinators, and from 1hr11m for main petition debate) Spread the good news by sharing our Facebook posts: www.facebook.com/PesticideSafeBristolAlliance With thanks for your support, The Pesticide Safe Bristol Alliance team

UPDATE 26/04/17 We won! We're delighted to announce that Colston Hall will be renamed by 2020! Thank you for all of your support. PEOPLE POWER WORKS! BBC reported: "Louise Mitchell, chief executive of Bristol Music Trust, said it was "an entirely moral decision" to change the name of the venue. Edward Colston, who lived in Bristol, invested in a slave trade company for 11 years and was an active slave trader. Ms Mitchell added it was the "right thing to do" for the "artists, public and diversity of staff" Press coverage: http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/colston-hall-renamed-2020-relaunch-36108 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-england-bristol-39705023