A real #LivingWage, secure contracts, and access to #ESLOL classes for migrant workers took centre stage in our learners’ theatre piece, performed to #NHS and local leaders at the @citizensuk.org Assembly at St George's Cathedral in #Southwark. Voices raised, stories shared, change in motion!

🎉 The English Language Fairs are back! Free, friendly events across London offering ESOL classes, training, volunteering & community support. 💬✨ 📅 Starts 2 Dec – multiple boroughs! 🔗 Register via link in bio or email [email protected] #LearnEnglish #ESOL #LondonEvents #FreeESOL #LondonEducation

💬 Aid can’t fix poverty, but a Living Wage can. ✍️ Matthew Bolton, Chief Executive & Lead Organiser for Citizens UK, and Katherine Chapman, Executive Director @livingwageuk.bsky.social, write on the growing global #LivingWage movement. www.alliancemagazine.org/blog/aid-can...

🚨 This Thursday! Don’t miss our workshop at Camberwell College of Arts exploring language journeys & challenges, part of UAL's Ubuntu programme. 👥 Featuring two teacher-organisers from EFA. 🎟️ Free – last spots! Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ubuntu-our... @unioftheartslondon.bsky.social

🌟 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

☀️✨ 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

🚨 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 🌍

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

‪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.

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

‪📍 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

🎭 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

🎭 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...

🌍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

#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

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🚨 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

✨ 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! 💬

efa.london ✨ Join ESOL students, teachers, volunteers, and allies for #LoveESOL Forum Theatre! ✨ 📅 Saturday, 26th April ⏰ 10am - 12:30pm 📍 Waterloo Action Centre (14 Baylis Road, London SE1 7AA)

Thank you so much @creatingground.bsky.social for being part of this important community event 🙌✨

It was a pleasure to welcome Florence Eshalomi to our #ESOL class at Henry Fawcett Children’s Centre yesterday morning. It was fantastic to hear Florence’s support for ESOL and we are delighted she signed the #LoveESOL pledge: