About Hannah Mitchell Foundation
A radical campaign for directly-elected regional government for the North of England - covering the North-east, Yorkshire and Humber, North-West
Hannah Mitchell Foundation Description
The Foundation was formed in 2012 to campaign for devolved government in the North of England. Part of our role is gathering support within the centre-left and influencing mainstream thinking inside the Labour Party and beyond. Our patrons include several Northern MPs: Louise Ellman, Barry Sheerman, Angela Smith, Austin Mitchell, Debbie Abrahams, Jim Dobbin, Dave Heyes and Jonny Reynolds.
We are a forum for the development of a distinctive radical politics, rooted in our ethical socialist traditions of mutuality, co-operation, community and internationalism. We want to work with a wide range of organisations to build the case for directly-elected regional government for the North based on the principles of democracy and subsidiarity, social equity and justice, and sustainable development.
Hannah Mitchell (1871-1946) was an outstanding working class socialist and feminist who spent most of her life in the North-West: in Bolton, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester where she served on the council for many years.
Join us! See: www. hannahmitchell.org. uk We are also on twitter. We will be glad to supply a speaker for your ward or constituency meeting. Contact: paul@hannahmitchell.org. uk