The Mass Sleep Out - National day of action against the bedroom tax!
Ed Colenutt | 06.08.2013 11:07 | Public sector cuts | Social Struggles
Whilst the highest earners in the country are awarded tax breaks and big business invariably gets away with not paying it’s fair share – or in some cases paying no tax at all – the ConDem coalition is targeting some of the most vulnerable in society to pay for the financial crisis. Many of these people are now facing eviction proceedings as they are simply unable to meet the financial demands being made of them. This cannot be allowed to continue – now is the time to show your disapproval!
Events have already been setup in over 45 towns and cities across the UK - with over 2,000 people signed up to take part - but we would like to see this spread further!
If there is no event currently planned for your own town/city, we urge you to consider getting one started. We can offer support for anyone seeking to do so, including help & advise from other event organisers, promotional material to raise awareness of your event and important documents/statistics relating to the bedroom tax.
If you don’t wish to organise an event yourself – and even if you are unfortunately unable to attend on the 24th – there is still plenty you can do to help. We are relying on word of mouth to spread the message of this campaign, so please talk about it to people you see and share on your social media accounts to publicise the campaign as much as possible.
Website: http://tmso.org.uk
Facebook: http://facebook.com/MassSleepover
Twitter: http://twitter.com/TheMassSleepOut
Ed Colenutt
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