See Information about the Day of Action on Social Media here
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Cartoon: Maximarse – Same Circus – Different Clowns by Phil Evans. You can more of his work on his Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/PhillEvansIllustration
Planning for the Day of Action to Welcome Maximarse to their new role as assessors for the cruel and hateful WCA is taking shape, and we now have actions planned or in planning for:
Aberdeen, Balham, Bournemouth, Bradford, Brighton, Cardiff, Croydon, Dundee, Ealing, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hull, Inverness, Ipswich, Leeds, Leicester, Lincoln, Manchester, Norwich, Portsmouth, Plymouth, Reading, Sheffield, Sunderland, Toronto, Truro, Wrexham and Maximus HQ in central London.
If you can get to one of these protests – great ! You can see details of each event list below. If you would like to contact the organisers of any of the actions beforehand – mail us on mail@dpac.uk.net and we will be able to put you in contact with them.
Keep an eye on this page – we will keep it updated with locations all over the UK where actions are planned, and details of new actions are coming in to DPAC central thick and fast so keep an eye out for updates.
If there isn’t a protest where you live – why not organise one? – we can help you with advice, leaflet designs, placard designs and put you in contact with local groups near to you, if you are interested email us on mail@dpac.uk.net
If you can’t make a protest, we are going to have a social media day of action as well. Details of that will be going up on this website in the near future.
Finally, at the end of this post, we have included an instructional video on how to organise a DPAC protest that we think everyone should see.
We would just like to add that the Day of Action is aimed at the objective of ending the Work Capability Assessments and destroying the credibility of Maximus which should be relatively easy to do given their appalling track record. We do not want these protests to give Maximus or their new employee, Sue Marsh, an opportunity to accuse us of attacking their poor staff as ATOS falsely claimed.
** Stop Press ** UKUncut will be joining with us to take part in the Day of Action against Maximus
*** Stop Stop Press ** We have been informed that our friends and allies in Canada, Ontario Coalition Against Poverty will be holding a solidarity action with us against Maximus Offices in Toronto – details of this to follow
MASS DAY OF ACTION AGAINST MAXIMUS! 2ND MARCH 2015.
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Aberdeen |
Details to be announced |
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Balham |
Irene House, 218 Balham High Road, Balham, London, SW12 9BX |
10.30 Am – 12noon |
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Bournemouth |
Details to be announced |
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Bradford |
Bradford City Centre, Wool Exchange Buildings, 22 Bank Street, Bradford, BD1 1PR |
8.30 am to 10.30 am |
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Brighton |
West Lees House, 21-35 Dyke Road, Brighton, BN1 3GD, (North End of the Clock Tower, Next to Old Job Centre.) |
1pm |
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Cardiff Run by DAN Cmyru |
Block 2, Government Buildings, St Agnes Road, Gabalfa, Cardiff, CF14 4YJ. |
1 -4 pm |
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Croydon |
Stephenson House, 2 Cherry Orchard Road, Croydon, CR0 6BA |
10 am – 6pm. |
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Dundee |
Details to be announced |
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Ealing |
Medical Assessment Centre/Ealing Job Centre, 86-92 Uxbridge Road, West Ealing London W13 8RA |
9 am -10.30 am |
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Edinburgh |
Argyle House, 3 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9SJ |
1pm-3pm |
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Glasgow |
Corunna House, 29 Cadogan Street, Glasgow, G2 7RD |
12.30 -2 pm |
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Hull |
Job Centre Plus, Hill Britannia House, 2 Ferensway, Hull HU2 8NF (Organised by Hull People’s Assembly) |
1pm to 2 pm |
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Inverness |
Details to be announced |
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Ipswich |
Medical Assessment Centre, St. Felix House, Silent Street, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 1TF. |
1 pm onwards. |
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Leeds |
Leeds Briggate LS1 6NP (meet near the Bodyshop) |
12 noon until 2 pm |
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Leicester |
1st Floor, Rytland Centre, Halford Street, Leicester, LE1 1TQ |
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Lincoln |
Medical Assessment Centre, Viking House, 98 Newland |
1 pm onwards |
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London Central Maximus HQ |
Maximus HQ Level 1, Queen Anne’s Gate, London, SW1H 9BU |
1 – 5 pm |
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Manchester |
Albert Bridge House, Bridge Street, Manchester, M60 9AT |
12 noon until 4 pm |
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Norwich |
St Mary’s House, Duke St, Norwich. NR3 1QA |
1pm |
TBA |
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Portsmouth |
Medical Assessment Centre, Wingfield House, 316-334 Commercial Road, Portsmouth PO1 4TA |
1 pm until 5 pm |
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Plymouth |
Argosy house, longfield road, plympton, plymouth, PL6 8LS |
12 noon until 3 pm |
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Reading |
St Mary’s Butts, Reading, RG1 2LG |
11 am – 1 pm |
https://www.facebook.com/events/1404292959867177/ |
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Sheffield |
Medical Assessment Centre, 1 Hartshead Square, Sheffield, S1 2FD. |
1- 3 pm (meet first at 12.30 pm at City centre) |
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Sunderland |
Sunderland Job Centre, 60-66 John Street, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR1 1QT |
11 am-1pm |
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Toronto |
Details to be announced |
4pm UK time |
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Truro |
Pydar House, Pydar Street, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 2XD (the current WCA Assessment Centre) After a while spent there protest will move on to Truro City Centre outside the JobCentre Plus |
12 noon until 2 pm |
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Wrexham |
Medical Assessment Centre, Ty Maelor, 15-17 Grosvenor Road, Wrexham LL11 1BW |
1pm – 3pm |
How about fielding candidates in the political constituencies where all these organisations are based, I don’t think it will be to late and will certainly send a spike into all political parties irrespective, similiarly same at local council elections, does not cost to much to field a candidate
Are these the only places where Maximus is opening offices, or just regional offices? Is there going to be one, for instance, in Hastings, or will all WCAs for there be taking place in Brighton?
Hello Anthony
There is a WCA office in Hastings and Maximus will continue to use it.
We are organising protests wherever we can find people who can be local organisers to work with us in setting it up. We haven’t yet had anyone come forward to be an organiser for Hastings, so if you (or anyone else reading this) is interested in working that role, we can offer support, and advice in how to go about it.
If anyone is interested in organising a protest where we don’t yet have one listed, please email mail@dpac.uk.net and we can discuss what it involves with you.