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Protest Against Atos Outside the Paralympic Test Event!

claimantsfightback | 26.11.2011 19:44 | Health | Public sector cuts | Workers' Movements | World

As part of December’s month of festive action against Atos and the benefit cuts (1), disabled people, benefit claimants and supporters will be demonstrating outside the Paralympic Goal Ball test event (2) being held at the Olympic Park in Stratford on Saturday 3rd December from 2pm.



Atos are the French IT firm responsible for carrying out the government’s Work Capability Assessment which has led to tens of thousands of sick and disabled people being forced into poverty after being stripped of essential benefits. Despite the process being dubbed unfit for purpose and an increasing number of suicides due to the stressful and vicious health testing regime, this form of assessment is to be extended to everyone on some form of disability or health related benefit.

When not bullying disabled people Atos are also the official IT partners of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Join us to ensure that Atos do not receive one ounce of positive publicity from this role, as they champion their support for disabled athletes with one hand whilst destroying the lives of of disabled and sick benefit claimants with the other.

On December 3rd, International Disabled People’s Day (3), protesters will be gathering outside the entrance of the Olympic Park in Stratford at the Paralympic Goalball test event. Join us from 2pm and let’s show the world what Atos really think about disabled people.

Watch this space for further details. Bring banners, placards, noise!

Ttravel to Stratford station (DLR, Central/Jubilee Lines, London Overground) and then follow the indications to the Olympic Park entrance via Westfield Stratford City shopping centre. The route from the station to the entrance of the Olympic Park is approximately 600 metres.

The London Underground Jubilee and Central lines at Stratford Regional station are step free as are: DLR, National Rail and London Overground platforms at this station. Travel assistance can be pre-booked on National Rail and London Overground services.

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(1)  http://benefitclaimantsfightback.wordpress.com/2011/11/13/a-month-of-festive-action-against-atos-and-the-benefit-cuts/
(2)  http://www.londonpreparesseries.com/goalball/index.html
(3)  http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=1561

claimantsfightback
- e-mail: notowelfarecuts@yahoo.co.uk
- Homepage: http://benefitclaimantsfightback.wordpress.com/

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  1. they can argue what they fucking like — riotact

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