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Activism and Campaigning

Starmer’s ‘very alarming’ call to legalise assisted suicide

By John Pring on 14th March 2024 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Starmer’s ‘very alarming’ call to legalise assisted suicide
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The decision of Labour leader Keir Starmer to publicly back assisted suicide is “very alarming” and will make it “very, very difficult” for disabled campaigners to prevent its legalisation, according to those opposing a change in the law. Starmer told ITV […]

DPAC demands ‘no more deaths from benefit cuts’ outside DWP headquarters

By John Pring on 7th March 2024 Category: Activism and Campaigning

DPAC demands ‘no more deaths from benefit cuts’ outside DWP headquarters
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Disabled activists have explained why they travelled from across England to protest outside the headquarters of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) at social security reforms they say will put the lives of even more claimants at risk. Monday’s protest […]

DPAC returns to the streets for ‘active resistance’ to DWP cuts

By John Pring on 22nd February 2024 Category: Activism and Campaigning

DPAC returns to the streets for ‘active resistance’ to DWP cuts
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Disabled activists have announced a fightback against a series of “horrific” government social security reforms and have called for “active resistance” to the plans, starting with a national day of action and a protest in London early next month. A meeting […]

Disabled women’s collective searches for more of Frida’s sisters

By John Pring on 25th January 2024 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled women’s collective searches for more of Frida’s sisters
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A disabled women’s collective is looking to recruit fresh blood to help it spread the intersectional feminist values that lie at the heart of its groundbreaking work, in what it says is a “pivotal moment” in its history. For the first […]

Alan Benson: Tributes from ‘heartbroken’ colleagues to ‘astounding campaigner’

By John Pring on 21st December 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Alan Benson: Tributes from ‘heartbroken’ colleagues to ‘astounding campaigner’
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Countless tributes have been paid by friends, fellow campaigners and colleagues following the death of Alan Benson, an “astounding campaigner and ambassador” who played a major role in the fight for an accessible transport system. As well as being co-chair of […]

Ruth Bashall: Tributes and affection for ‘mighty’ and ‘formidable’ activist

By John Pring on 7th December 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Ruth Bashall: Tributes and affection for ‘mighty’ and ‘formidable’ activist
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Friends and fellow activists have paid tribute to the “mighty”, “formidable” and much-loved Ruth Bashall, who has died at the age of 71. She leaves a commitment to the women’s movement stretching back half a century, and to fighting for the […]

Disabled people ‘must rediscover appetite for fighting oppression’

By John Pring on 30th November 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Disabled people ‘must rediscover appetite for fighting oppression’
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A leading disabled activist has issued a call in a new book for the disabled people’s movement to rediscover its appetite for fighting oppression and transforming society. In Disability Praxis*, Bob Williams-Findlay argues that the disabled people’s movement has gradually drifted […]

‘This is why we fight for justice after losing loved ones to state violence’

By John Pring on 9th November 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

‘This is why we fight for justice after losing loved ones to state violence’
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Three women who have lost loved ones to state violence have described how they were able to spend years fighting for justice, while coping with the grief caused by the flawed and dangerous police, mental health and social security systems. Anna […]

Purple Tuesday faces fresh ‘purple-washing’ claims after multiple access fails

By John Pring on 9th November 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Purple Tuesday faces fresh ‘purple-washing’ claims after multiple access fails
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A series of embarrassing online access fails has again left a high-profile campaign facing accusations that it allows businesses to parade their supposed commitment to accessibility and inclusivity, while failing to put those promises into practice. This week saw the sixth […]

Protesters highlight DWP’s ‘terrifying’ plans for work capability assessment

By John Pring on 2nd November 2023 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Protesters highlight DWP’s ‘terrifying’ plans for work capability assessment
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Disabled activists were outside the Westminster offices of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) this week to oppose a “farcical” public consultation into proposed changes to the work capability assessment that they believe would cause further deaths of claimants. The […]

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