against the Government's proposed incapacity benefit cuts, members of the
disabled people's Direct Action Network are discussing and planning to bring
our skills to a demonstration which will coincide with the Labour Party
Conference.
NATIONAL DAN ACTION IN MANCHESTER - EARLY NOTICE.
In unity with other local and national groups of disabled people acting
against the Government's proposed incapacity benefit cuts, members of the
disabled people's Direct Action Network are discussing and planning to bring
our skills to a demonstration which will coincide with the Labour Party
Conference.
Gathering at:
Manchester town centre
(time in afternoon and location to be arranged)
on Monday 25th September 2006.
We will collect signatures for the petition against the benefit cuts and
march to a fringe meeting (which is at 7pm) organised by those opposed to
the so-called welfare reform bill. New DANners always welcome!
For more information when it's available, or to confirm you are coming or
want to come, or if you wish to offer your help to the network in the
planning and organising of this action, please get in touch with one of the
people listed below.
If you, or your organisation, can publicise this action, or if you'd like to
help by donating money for equipment, or towards unwaged people's travel
costs, or if you can donate resources (like photocopying, printer toner, or
stationery and stamps!).. then please, do get in touch with someone listed
here!
For enquiries about the movement-wide campaign, see end of message!
Vicky Roberts at vickyjroberts@...
Mike Higgins on 0795 6856060 (voice only).
Paul Green on 0781219 9990 (voice or text).
Clair Lewis on 07970 959791 (voice or text).
Please leave us your contact details if you get our answerphones and leave
us a landline number if you can.
For more information about the issues surrounding the incapacity benefit
cuts, why they will affect disabled people badly and a statement from
organisations of disabled people, a petition and a list of other ways to
join in, or support the movement-wide campaign see the BCODP website at this
address: www.bcodp.org.uk , for the full information. The official launch of
the movement-wide campaign is tomorrow when more/ updated information will
be on the BCODP website. Please contact them to offer support to the
coalition of groups, the above are dealing with DAN business only.