Friday 4th July 2pm: Independent Living Tea Party – Caxton House, Tothill St, London, SW1 #SaveILF Friday 4th July 3pm: LET THEM EAT CAKE? No to all sanctions! Fri 4th July, 3-5pm Peckham Jobcentre. Monday 7th July 9am: Justice for Tony and George 7th July Sheffield Tuesday 8th July 12-2pm: Vigil for the WCA Judicial… Continue Reading Write to IDS about #wcamentalhealth
Hello comrades ALLFIE (the Alliance for Inclusive Education) would like to put together some short and snappy videos on disabled peoples experiences of having Disabled Students Allowance and the impact it has had in helping them benefit from higher education on our lovely website - In particular we would like to focus on inclusion and… Continue Reading Disabled Students Allowance – looking for your stories!
Upcoming actions: Friday 4th July 2pm: Independent Living Tea Party – Caxton House, Tothill St, London, SW1 #SaveILF Friday 4th July 3pm: LET THEM EAT CAKE? No to all sanctions! Fri 4th July, 3-5pm Peckham Jobcentre. Tuesday 8th July 12-2pm: Vigil for the WCA Judicial Review High Court, London Wednesday 9th July 1pm: Legal Challenge… Continue Reading Its pester your MP time again! EDM 197 #SaveILF
Urgent – Legal Challenge to PIP 20 metre descriptor to be held in Birmingham Administrative Court, Bull Street next week on July 9th and 10th. The solicitors have asked for a room for observers to the case and are waiting for confirmation of that. They would like anyone who can to attend to show… Continue Reading Legal Challenge to PIP descriptors, Birmingham – vigil July 9th 1pm
Join Sheffield #DPAC outside courts on 7th July A peaceful direct action by disabled people and older people at Sheffield train station against South Yorkshire Transport for revoking free travel from March 31st has been marred once more by aggressive police actions. There have been peaceful direct actions since April. Sixty protesters took part on… Continue Reading Justice for Tony and George 7th July Sheffield
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The Falconer Bill is another in a round of Bills advocating assisted suicide for those who are terminally ill. Previous Bills of this nature have been defeated because quite simply they are considered dangerous. The Bill will be debated in the Lords on 18th July. Join us on Friday 18th July, outside the House of… Continue Reading Assisted Suicide: Stop it before it starts! Join us 18th July London!
Join Sheffield #DPAC outside courts on 7th July A peaceful direct action by disabled people and older people at Sheffield train station against South Yorkshire Transport for revoking free travel from March 31st has been marred once more by aggressive police actions. There have been peaceful direct actions since April. Sixty protesters took part on… Continue Reading Justice for Tony and George 7th July Sheffield
We want to congratulate the Peoples Assembly and all who joined the successful demo in London on the 21st June. Over the weekend various accounts have surfaced on social media in relation to DPAC and the event. We would like to clarify that the DPAC steering group have not released any prior statements nor spoken to… Continue Reading Disabled People against Cuts and the Peoples Assembly