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Forgotten and abandoned, young disabled people are fighting back against cuts through a new collective

By John Pring on 27th March 2025 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Forgotten and abandoned, young disabled people are fighting back against cuts through a new collective
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Hundreds of “forgotten” and “abandoned” young disabled people across the country have taken part in peaceful protests against government cuts to disability benefits, as part of a new movement of activists powered by social media. The Crips Against Cuts (CAC) collective […]

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 […]

Report set to amplify experiences of Black disabled people in music industry

By John Pring on 22nd June 2023 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Report set to amplify experiences of Black disabled people in music industry
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A new report has provided the first step towards amplifying the experiences of “unseen” and “unheard” Black disabled people who experience widespread discrimination in the UK music industry. It highlights the intersectional* barriers that Black disabled music creators and professionals face […]

Campaigners prepare for last-ditch rally to prevent Osime Brown deportation

By Chloe Johnson on 10th June 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Campaigners prepare for last-ditch rally to prevent Osime Brown deportation
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Campaigners are set to protest outside the Home Office this weekend to call on the government to abandon plans to deport a young, black autistic man to Jamaica, a country he has not visited since he was four. They say the […]

Coronavirus: Disabled women ‘facing greater risk of abuse and mental distress’

By John Pring on 14th May 2020 Category: Human Rights

Coronavirus: Disabled women ‘facing greater risk of abuse and mental distress’
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Disabled women have described how the COVID-19 crisis has forced them to increase their dependence on others and has placed them more at risk of domestic abuse, while the need for social isolation has increased their levels of mental distress. Their […]

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