London, Ipswich, Norwich, Leicester, Glasgow, Sheffield, Manchester, Vauxhall, Brighton, Northampton, Chesterfield (cancelled), Derby, Merseyside, Birmingham, Southampton, Edinburgh, Wokingham, Dundee and Online
Can’t get to one of these protests? Join the protest online – details here
If you are at an action and have a smartphone – you can tweet pictures to @dis_ppl_protest and @MHResist and we’ll retweet them for others to see. Include the hashtag #PIPFightback
Join the Thunderclap for the day of action |
Watch the video |
Callout poster for the central London protest – there will be many others around the country – check at the bottom of this page for one near you, if there isn’t – why not organise one?
PIP Fightback
National Day of Action Against PIP
Wednesday 13th July 2016
#PIPFightBack
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is the replacement for Disability Living Allowance (DLA).
Whilst DLA worked to provide support for the extra costs of being disabled, and the system worked well, the whole PIP system is rotten to the core.
The whole purpose of making the change from DLA to PIP is to remove people’s entitlements to the vital support which DLA provided to help enable disabled people to live a life on more even terms with non disabled people.
With the PIP assessment regime now in place, thousands of people have already lost out and reports of the shoddy nature of the assessments are growing every week. Whilst the success rate at tribunal is high, it is taking up to 6 months or longer for cases to be heard – leaving disabled people struggling
Atos and Capita are making a killing from conducting sham PIP assessments which are seeing thousands of legitimate claimants having their benefits refused, their incomes slashed and their motability cars removed.
It is time to step up the fight and to demand that the corporate assessors #DoNoHarm. There are PIP ‘consultation’ Centres across the country. If you cannot find a protest listed in your town or city, why not set one up.
If you decide to do so, please email mail@dpac.uk.net and we will advertise your event.
This is also a good way to meet others who have had enough and to form resistance in your local area. This day of action has been called jointly by Mental Health Resistance Network, Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) and WinVisible – women with visible & invisible disabilities
There will also be an online action announced nearer the time for people who can’t get to a direct action
List of actions:
These will be updated as more are set up – so keep checking back
Can’t get to one of these protests? Join the protest online – details here
If you are at an action and have a smartphone – you can tweet pictures to @dis_ppl_protest and @MHResist and we’ll retweet them for others to see. Include the hashtag #PIPFightback
| Location | Organising Group | Address of Protest | Start Time | Event Page | Contact |
| London | DPAC,MHRN, Winvisible | Capita PLC 71 Victoria Street London, SW1H 0XA | 1:15 pm | https://www.facebook.com/events/1745989482324814/ | mail@dpac.uk.net |
| Ipswich | DPAC Suffolk | PIP Consultation Centre, Unit 3, Duke St Ipswich Suffolk, IP3 0BF |
11:30 am | https://www.facebook.com/events/1541475526160241/ | Martin Tolley, dpacsuffolk@yahoo.com |
| Norwich | DPAC Norfolk | 11 Prince of Wales Road Norwich Norfolk NR1 1BD 12:30 – 2pm |
12:30pm-2pm | Marion Fallon,dpacnorfolk@gmail.com | |
| Leicester | DPACLeicester; DEAEP | Wellington House, 29 Albion St, Leicester. LE1 6GD | 11:00 am | https://www.facebook.com/events/667515193401874/ | Jane Linney, ratea62@gmaill.com |
| Glasgow | Glasgow DPAC | The Bridge 348 – 382 Argyle Street Glasgow G2 8LX. | 12:30pm | https://www.facebook.com/events/1768966556652741/ | Marion Nisbet, m.j.nisbet@talktalk.net |
| Sheffield | Sheffield DPAC | DWP Medical Assessment Centre, 1 Hartshead Square, Sheffield S1 2FD | 12:00–13:00 | https://www.facebook.com/events/1621151198212742/ | |
| Manchester | Manchester DPAC | PIP Consultation Centre, Units 1 & 2, The Brewery Yard, Deva City Office Park, Trinity Way, Manchester, M3 7BB (for Sat Nav M3 7BD) | 12:00 pm | https://www.facebook.com/events/522078507977893/ | ManchesterDPAC@gmail.com |
| London (Vauxhall) | Mental Health Resistance Network | Vauxhall PIP consultation Centre, 65 Sancroft Street SE11 5NG | 10.30 am to noon | https://www.facebook.com/events/908415682618292/ | mail@mentalhealthresistance.org |
| Brighton | Brighton DPAC | PIP Assessment Centre, Crown House, 21, Upper North St, Brighton BN1 3EP | 12 noon until 2.30pm | https://www.facebook.com/events/515085692018546/ | Miriam Binder, mimseycal@sky.com |
| Northampton | Northampton DPAC | The Capita offices Charles House Derngate Northampton NN1 1UE |
1:30pm – 3pm | https://www.facebook.com/events/132575083834834/ | Norman Adams ntactnorman@googlemail.com |
| Derby | Derbyshire DPAC | Ground Floor St Peters House Gower Street Derby DE1 1SB | 11am to 1pm | https://www.facebook.com/events/1691018591150835/ | Karen Springer, derbyshiredpac@gmail.com, @derbyshiredpac1 |
| Chesterfield | Derbyshire DPAC |
Protest Cancelled |
https://www.facebook.com/events/1632370943757444/ | Karen Springer, derbyshiredpac@gmail.com, @derbyshiredpac1 | |
| Merseyside | Merseyside TUC and Merseyside DPAC | PIP Consultation Centre, Exchange Station, Tithebarn Street, Liverpool L2 2QP | 12 to 3 pm | https://www.facebook.com/events/128180060944343/ | merseysidetuc@gmail.com |
| Birmingham | West Midlands DPAC | PIP Assessment Centre, Ground Floor 127 Hagley Road Birmingham B16 8LD | 13.15 to 15.30 | https://www.facebook.com/events/738061006297562/ | |
| Southampton | Southampton DPAC with The Peoples Assembly and Unite Community | BBC South Today, 10 Havelock Road, SO14 7PU Southampton | 17:30–18:30 | https://www.facebook.com/events/826680450799523/ | dpacsoton@gmail.com |
| Edinburgh | Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty, Disability History Scotland and Black Triangle Campaign | Scottish Parliament, EH8 8 Edinburgh, United Kingdom | 12.30 – 14.00 | https://www.facebook.com/events/303522106656955/ | ecap@lists.riseup.net |
| Wokintgham | Berkshire DPAC | Market Square, Wokingham
Please email berkshiredpac@gmail.com if you are going to let them work out numbers |
1-3p.m. | berkshiredpac@gmail.com | |
| Dundee | Scottish Unemployed Workers’ Network | Dundee City Square DD1 9 Dundee | 12.30-1.30 | https://www.facebook.com/events/293732660975693/ |
Now lam suicidal with my wife being bullied persecuted harassment. By atos I am waiting for the mental health team to come.. Because my wife won’t to get back to. They said my wife would not lose her DLA if she started work on the Monday and Thursday they said she would have to go for assessment from atos this harassment and persecution most stop people or dying. Any one can end up with a mental illness or a disability. Sorry but they are Murdering people.
Anyone from Plymouth?
Hi Bob,
Can you update the location for the Derby Fightback event?
We are now meeting at:
Ground Floor, St Peters House, Gower Street, Derby DE1 1SB
Many thanks,
Karen.
Is there one for South Wales?
I live in The Mid Glamorgan Area in south Wales and was wondering if there is one near here.
Hi Bob
The DPAC WM event is now 13.15 to 15.30 – sorry for the confusion.
What’s happening. In Newcastle upon Tyne come on the. Geordies.any one can end up with a disability or a mental illness they dieing every day because of the government policys and as country we must stick together.
Is there anything planned for Cardiff yet?
Not yet for Cardiff – if you want to get something going email mail@dpac.uk.net
Living in Torbay, South West. I guess Bristol would be my nearest venue. Any details yet?
No details yet, I’ll post updates as soon as I can after they come in so keep checking back
Northampton DPAC will be at:
13th July 2016
The Capita offices
Charles House
Derngate
Northampton
NN1 1UE
1:30pm – 3pm
Hi Norman, that’s great, glad to have you along, I will get the info up on the blog to advertise it. If you can email into the DPAC email mail@dpac.uk.net, and put for attention of Bob, I can send you some materials that you can use if you wish for banners and posters
Best wishes
Bob
Anything in Cumbria
Hi Fran
Sorry nothing in Cumbria so far, your nearest protest is in Manchester. Or you might consider organising one near to you – we can publicise the action for you ?
Derbyshire DPAC has advertised the day of action and Thunderclap across its groups on Facebook.
We are now in the process of organising events and will update as soon as possible.
Is there any in Newcastle upon Tyne
not that we know about at the moment