Russell Brand supports Focus E15 single mums' campaign to battle eviction from social housing in east London

Here is a link to an article written by The Independent newspaper about Celebrity-turned-activist Russell Brand and his support for the FOCUS E15 campaign and helping protest the rights for the Single mothers and their children to live in the abandoned homes on the Carpenters estate in Stratford. 

Although the mother's lost their battle with the Council and were forced to leave their "homes" on the Carpenters estate, Russell Brand and the protestors ensured they would carry on campaigning “for decent housing for all” (The Independent). 

Russell Brand stated at the protest, “I disagree with people being cleared off Carpenters Estate so they can gentrify the area. What’s happening here is an indication of a much broader story and that’s what I’m interested in" (The Independent). This form of gentrification seems almost a violation of human rights, it doesn't get any simpler than housing single mothers and children at any cost to ensure they are kept off the streets and that mother and child are both safe! 

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/russell-brand-pledges-support-to-focus-e15-campaign-as-mums-battle-to-fight-eviction-from-social-housing-in-east-london-9771910.html

- Conor Griffin