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englishforaction.bsky.social @englishforaction.bsky.social · Sep 5

🌟 Learn English for FREE with #EmpowerESOL! 🌟

Join us this Sept at King’s College London or online via Zoom. Build confidence, connect, & grow with fun, student-focused classes.

📅 Recruitment: 1st 2 weeks of Sept
📝 Register: forms.cloud.microsoft/r/V84qm1tuB0

#ESOL #KCL

englishforaction.bsky.social @englishforaction.bsky.social · Aug 14

☀️✨ Perfect end to the year! EFA students from across London gathered for a sunny picnic at St John’s Waterloo 🌿💛 We ate, danced, connected & celebrated ESOL 📚💬 Here’s to our amazing community—see you in Sept! 👋🎉 #ESOL #LoveESOL

englishforaction.bsky.social @englishforaction.bsky.social · Aug 12

🚨 Volunteer Call-Out! 🚨 Help power the LoveESOL English Fairs across London (Nov–Jan) 🗓 Support migrant communities, break language barriers & open opportunities 💪 Roles: forms, set-up, clear-up, data entry. 📩 [email protected] #Volunteer #LoveESOL #London 🌍

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englishforaction.bsky.social @englishforaction.bsky.social · Jul 28

Following months of grassroots organising, ESOL learners from our Tower Hamlets Housing Action Group held Clarion Housing to account over disrepair. A big win thanks to support from @shacaction.bsky.social and ongoing solidarity from @umakumaran.bsky.social 💥📣 #HousingJustice #EFAChange #ESOL

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englishforaction.bsky.social @englishforaction.bsky.social · Jul 25

‪We had a great time exploring the aquarium, butterfly house and gardens @hornimanmuseum.bsky.social last week! Thank you especially to Rose for the warm welcome and organising our visit.

englishforaction.bsky.social @englishforaction.bsky.social · Jul 11

Thanks for having us. We're glad to see ESOL on the agenda at City Hall. It's key to a more equal London. We urge everyone working with migrant communities to respond to the consultation. Let's make sure learners’ voices are heard: www.london.gov.uk/ITSconsultation #LoveESOL #ESOLforAll

englishforaction.bsky.social @englishforaction.bsky.social · Jun 27

‪📍 City Hall came alive with voices for ESOL!

On 24 June, EfA students performed powerful theatre on ESOL barriers, sparking action & calls for better coordination.

We call for single points of contact in each borough.

#ESOLForAll #ESOLSinglePoint

@london.gov.uk‬

englishforaction.bsky.social @englishforaction.bsky.social · Jun 26

🎭 How can theatre transform the ESOL classroom?

EfA Teacher-Organiser Güneş Güven joined a powerful Theatre of the Oppressed training at King’s College London led by our amazing team

👀 Read her reflections: efalondon.org/using-theatr...

#ESOL #TheatreOfTheOppressed #ForumTheatre

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englishforaction.bsky.social @englishforaction.bsky.social · Jun 26

🎭 ESOL teachers, volunteers & activists – join us Fri 4 July (10am–4pm) at King’s College London for a hands-on workshop in Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed 🎬

Build trust, tell stories without words & explore real struggles through theatre.

🎟️ Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/introducti...

englishforaction.bsky.social @englishforaction.bsky.social · Jun 18

🌍Join us for Open House: Community as a Superpower
✨Food, stories & solidarity from Colombia to Bangladesh!
📅 Hackney Refugee Week 2025
🎟️ Free tix: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-house...
#RefugeeWeek2025 #Hackney #ESOL
@refugeeweek @bootstrapcharity @LAWALondon @lovehackney @hackneycouncil

englishforaction.bsky.social @englishforaction.bsky.social · May 20

#ESOL students, teachers & supporters held a ‘teach-out’ near Parliament urging Keir Starmer's govt to invest in English education—not cut it.

“We are not strangers. I’ve lived here 6 years—London is our home.” – Doris, EFA student

#InvestInESOL #WeAreNotStrangers #LanguageJustice #RightToLearn

englishforaction.bsky.social @englishforaction.bsky.social · May 16

Are you committed to helping us to build strong communities where people know and support each other? Or are you joining the pile on, in a misguided attempt to staunch the rise of Reform and distract from the political failures that your government is now responsible for?

englishforaction.bsky.social @englishforaction.bsky.social · May 16

You say migrants should learn English and at the same time, your government is bringing in yet more cuts to adult education that will make it even harder to find an English class.

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englishforaction.bsky.social @englishforaction.bsky.social · May 16

Prime minister, you talk about the importance of learning English. And you're right - we know that English helps people to talk to their neighbours, defend themselves at work, participate in local groups and institutions.

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englishforaction.bsky.social @englishforaction.bsky.social · May 16

Further cuts to public services, on top of 15 years where they had been cut to the bone, cause illness and isolation. Racism and scapegoating migrants turns us into strangers.

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englishforaction.bsky.social @englishforaction.bsky.social · May 16

Obscene rent and poor housing are driving working class families out of our city centres, causing schools to close and communities to be broken up.

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englishforaction.bsky.social @englishforaction.bsky.social · May 16

Kier Starmer, you were right the first time. Political failure risks turning us into an island of strangers, not migration. Low pay and long hours mean people don't have the time or energy to do much outside of work and childcare.

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englishforaction.bsky.social @englishforaction.bsky.social · May 16

At EFA we've spent nearly two decades building strong communities and helping people to connect, to make friends, learn together and take action for social justice together. We know a little bit about works and what doesn't.

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englishforaction.bsky.social @englishforaction.bsky.social · May 16

"Without strong migration rules, we risk becoming an island of strangers" - Kier Starmer 2025

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englishforaction.bsky.social @englishforaction.bsky.social · May 16

“We welcome migrants, we don’t scapegoat them. Low wages, poor housing, poor public services, are not the fault of people who come here: they’re political failure. So we have to make the case for the benefits of migration; for the benefits of free movement."-Keir Starmer, 2020

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englishforaction.bsky.social @englishforaction.bsky.social · May 16

Island of Strangers?

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englishforaction.bsky.social @englishforaction.bsky.social · May 1

🚨 We're looking for Trustees! 🚨

Join English for Action (EFA) to support migrant communities & shape a fairer London. No experience needed—just passion! 💥

Rolling deadline—apply now: efalondon.org/could-you-be...

#Trustees #EFA #Volunteering #ESOL

englishforaction.bsky.social @englishforaction.bsky.social · Apr 8

🎟️ Reserve your FREE ticket: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/loveesol-f...

#ESOL #TheatreForChange #CommunityPower #MigrationMatters #InclusiveEducation #ActNow #WaterlooActionCentre #LoveESOL #ForumTheatre #CommunityBuilding #TheatreForGood

englishforaction.bsky.social @englishforaction.bsky.social · Apr 8

📅 When: Saturday, 26th April
⏰ Time: 10am - 12:30pm
📍 Where: Waterloo Action Centre (14 Baylis Road, London SE1 7AA)

It’s time to act for ESOL! 💪 Let’s make change, together.

#LoveESOL Forum Theatre

Join a community forum theatre event with ESOL students and take part in the #LoveESOL campaign

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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englishforaction.bsky.social @englishforaction.bsky.social · Apr 8

✨ Get ready for the #LoveESOL Forum Theatre! ✨

🎭 ESOL students, teachers, volunteers, and allies are coming together to expose the real-life barriers migrants face when trying to access ESOL. Through interactive theatre, YOU can be part of the conversation and help find real solutions! 💬

#LoveESOL Forum Theatre

Join a community forum theatre event with ESOL students and take part in the #LoveESOL campaign

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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