The Queens Jubilee has seen the disgrace of exploiting the unemployed through workfare. The ‘ethical’ company Holland & Barrett who are due to be signed up to 1100 workfare places will receive its deserved focus of this week of action. Up and down the country groups will been taking action against workfare providers – A4E, Maximus, Reed etc… including those who have signed up on workfare – Holland & Barrett, Tesco, Shoe Zone etc…

Join us and take part in fun and creative actions against workfare.

What can you do?

Join up with your local groups – anti-cuts groups, claimants groups, trade unions and other organisations campaigning against workfare!

Organise a workfare walk of shame on your high street. See a video and how to guide here:  http://www.boycottworkfare.org/?p=896

Come to our workfare counter-conference on 10th July in Birmingham from 10am – 5.30pm at the Unite Building, Transport House, 211 Broad Street, Birmingham B15 1AY (Disability access provided)

Do some sleuthing! Help find out where workfare is taking place on your high street:  http://www.boycottworkfare.org/?p=1017

Know your rights! Leaflet at your local job centre or work programme provider to let people know their rights. Download the latest leaflet here:  http://www.boycottworkfare.org/?p=280

Be creative! People have dressed as chain gangs, occupied shops that use workfare, encouraged customers to turn away, delivered a “bullshit detector” to workfare thinktanks, organised a farewell party for A4e and more…

Contact us! Let us know what you’re planning on the Facebook event here:  http://www.facebook.com/events/481490495199880/ or email  info@boycottworkfare.org or tweet to @boycottworkfare

These actions have been announced so far:

Birmingham – Join our workfare counter-conference on 10th July in Birmingham from 10am – 5.30pm at the Unite Building, Transport House, 211 Broad Street, Birmingham B15 1AY (Disability access provided).
More info:  http://www.boycottworkfare.org/?p=1192

Brighton – 11am 7th July – Workfare walk of shame.
More info:  http://www.facebook.com/events/147156832086122/

Hastings – 11.30am 7th July Station Plaza.
More info:  http://www.facebook.com/events/487136131301980/

Leeds – Planning page for the week of action, with workfare walks of shame on Wednesday and Thursday.
More info:  http://www.facebook.com/events/296199677142491/

Liverpool – Weekly pickets culminating throughout June & July!
More Info:  http://www.boycottworkfare.org/?p=1082

London – 12 noon, near Goodge Street station.
More info:  http://www.facebook.com/events/125371334270349/

York – Fountain Parliament Square 1pm 7th July.
More info:  http://www.facebook.com/events/400637146639661/

Poole – 1pm 7th July – Kingland Crescent Holland and Barrett.
More info:  http://www.facebook.com/events/332334253511231

South West – July 7th will see our campaign take to the streets of Bristol again. The following week will see a variety of action across the region. We currently have news of pickets of workfare providers taking place in Bath, Yate, Wells, Stroud, Swindon and again in Bristol. More details to follow.
More info:  http://bristol.indymedia.org/article/709603

You may want to find out more information about workfare providers and those who have signed up to it here:  http://www.boycottworkfare.org/?page_id=16