.Come and have your say (details here)
7pm Thursday 14th February 2013
at Camden Town Hall, Council Chamber
Judd St, WC1H 9JE
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Cuts in benefit are an unjust attack on the poor and they must stop. People are already being driven into debt, hunger and homelessness. From April millions more will be hit by the Bedroom tax, cuts in council tax benefit, ending Disability Living Allowance and further vicious cuts. In one of the richest countries in the world, the rise of food banks, destitution and poverty is not acceptable. People receiving benefits did not cause the banking and economic crisis and we do not accept them being scapegoated to pay for it.
We reject false divisions and stigmatisation of people who are low-paid or unpaid.
We will join with local and national campaigns including disabled peoples, tenants, unemployed workers, trade unions, students, pensioner, single mothers and others to oppose benefit cuts We will support and link up local campaigns. We oppose all evictions and legal action against those hit by benefit cuts and support all actions taken in defence.
Dates for your diary:
1. 9 March central London ‘summit’ bringing together all those hit by and opposed to Benefit cuts, to hear from, link up, support and build local and national campaigning
2. 20 March budget day protest. More details of London protests to follow. If you are involved in or organising any local budget day protests send us information to circulate
Tags: adult care, Campaign for Benefit Justice, Carers, carerwatch, disability living allowance, employment support allowance, independent living fund, welfare reform bill
13 February 2013 at 13:20 |
we really need to keep up the fight against these punitive and damaging welfare cuts to the most vulnerable. The UK is a very rich country that chooses to punish the poor and disabled instead of making sure the rich and powerful pay their full share. Millions of pounds of benefits go unclaimed each year, no mention is ever made of this. This Tory government seem to forget that the poor have a vote too, let’s hope come the next election they will understand that fully.