Alan Walter, political activist, born 8 October 1957; died 7 March 2009
Northampton Defend Council Housing will be showing remembrance to ALAN Walter who was central to Defend Council Housing’s work; he will be remembered in Spring Boroughs, Northampton
Norman Adams of Northampton Defend Council housing said today “We are thinking out of the box, and we will be doing something that we feel sure Alan would have approved of” sometime in March
Time/Place and action still to be finalised
Norman Adams – How I remember Alan Walter… he managed to combine being a straightforward, ordinary bloke with being an inspirational force… a master of the arts of the agitator and brilliant organiser.
Alan Walter, political activist, born 8 October 1957; died 7 March 2009
Alan Walter, who died aged 51 after a heart attack, was a master of the arts of the agitator and organiser. He was involved in grassroots politics throughout his life, but it was in the area of council housing that he had his greatest successes
He was a Camden council tenant who believed that good, affordable council housing was the best way of improving the lot of the people – education and health care would be meaningless without it.
I always found Alan’s arguments made sense and often gave meetings a purpose and direction that no one else could. He cut through the crap, his knowledge and commitment was central to Defend Council Housing’s work, and to drawing in the support of the labour and trades union movement for this vital issue.
RIP mate
