East London (TELCO)

East London (TELCO) Citizens

Who are we?

We are TELCO Citizens (The East London Citizens Organisation), the founding Chapter of Citizens UK. Over 50,000 people form our alliance, from schools, universities, churches, mosques, migrant groups and other community organisations.

Our alliances are in Barking and Dagenham, Hackney, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.

Together, we organise to overcome injustice and win change on the things that you and your local communities care about most across the city.

Since our founding in 1996, we have:

Pioneered the Living Wage campaign in the UK
Joined the Royal Docks Association Group, encouraging over 25 employers in the Royal Docks to become accredited real Living Wage employers
Organised to ensure London’s 2012 Olympics had jobs, housing and Living Wage legacy
Won London’s first Community Land Trust
And much more!

What are we fighting for?

The priority issues voted on by members in our community include:

TELCO Citizens members

Barking & Dagenham

Church at Barking Riverside
All Saints Catholic Secondary School
CU London
Holy Family RC Church
Moms on a Mission
On the Rock International Ministries
Riverside Secondary School
Shpresa Programme
Elevate Her UK
Thames Ward Community Project

Hackney

Catholic Association for Racial Justice (CARJ)
ELATT
English for Action
Hackney and Stoke Newington Methodist Circuit
Hackney Foodbank
Loughborough University London
Loughborough University London - Institute for Design and Innovation
New City College - Hackney
St Andrew’s Church N16
St John's Hoxton
St Thomas Moore RC Church, Manor House
Trinity Saints United, Haggerston

Find out more about our alliance in Hackney.

Newham

Applecart Arts
Caritas Anchor House
Chobham Academy
Community Links - Canning Town
Dot Dot Fire
London Design and Engineering College UTC
Mind in Tower Hamlets and Newham
Money A+E
Newham Methodist Circuit
Newham Muslim Forum
Newham Sixth Form College
Our Lady of Walsingham Parish/St Margarets
People's Empowerment Alliance for Custom House (PEACH)
Sarah Bonnell Girls School
School 21
School 360
Shpresa Programme
St Angela's Girls School
St Antony's Catholic Primary (Forest Gate)
St Antony's R C Church
St Bonaventure's Catholic School
St Martin's CoE Parish, Plaistow
St Stephen's & St Nicholas' Parish
Trustees of St Francis RC Church
University of East London
Ursuline Convent

Redbridge

Al Noor Primary School
Caritas Diocese of Brentwood
Caterham High School, Ilford
Goodmayes Primary chool
Mayespark Primary School
Palmer Catholic Academy
Redbridge Equality Council
Saint Margaret of Antioch, Ilford
Saint Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Somali Welfare Trust
St Thomas of Canterbury Church, Woodford

Tower Hamlets

Coffee Afrik
Darul Ummah & Dawatul Islam
East London CLT
East London Mosque
Life Seeker's Aid
Mind Tower Hamlets
Queen Mary University, Politics and International Relations Department
Queen Mary University Public Engagemen
Salvation Army Stepney & Poplar
St George's in the East
St Mary's Church,
St Paul's Church, Shadwell
The Centre for Theology & Community
Women100

Waltham Forest

Connaught School for Girls
Leyton Sixth Form College
Leyton St Catherine & St Paul (Cornerstone Church)
Parish of Walthamstow - St Mary's
St Barnabas Church, Walthamstow
Holy Trinity & St Augustine of Hippo

Want to join our Chapter?

We know everyday people have the ability to shape the world around them and we're always looking for new members to join us!

Find out more about the benefits of becoming a Citizens UK member.

Get in touch with one of your local Community Organisers using the form below or by emailing:

For general East London Citizens enquiries - emmanuel.gotora@citizensuk.org
For Newham enquiries - caroline.verdant@citizensuk.org
For Hackney & Islington, Barking & Dagenham, Redbridge or Waltham Forest enquiries - emmanuel.gotora@citizensuk.org