On Friday 29 June there will be a hearing in the Royal Courts of Justice in the Strand, London, where a judge will decide whether to grant permission for a judicial review of the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) as it affects people with mental health problems. The WCA is being used to harass and remove benefits from people in mental distress, leading many to contemplate suicide: some, we believe, have already taken their own lives.
The MHRN is supporting the application for judicial review and is organising a vigil outside the court on the day. The vigil will be peaceful and will serve to show our solidarity with all people living with mental health difficulties who are in the firing line of Tory brutality.
We won’t know until the day before what time the case will be heard so we are asking people to arrive outside the courts at 11.00am on the 29th. Bring banners if you wish, but the vigil will be conducted in a spirit of respect for the court.
Please spread word of the vigil as widely as possible.
MHRN Vigil
Date: 29 June
Time: 11.00am
Venue: Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London
Any update with this please ?
No, not yet- we’ll post updates on the site as soon as we hear
Wow thets really strange no mention on bbc. Seems like they are now guilty of false advertising as they are NOT impartial. STOP PAYING THESE TORY PUPPETS
Does anyone know how the hearing to review the wca went?
The Work Capability Assessment Must be Abolished with Immediate Effect
I totally agree the wca is a complete setup, no matter how you answer, what the medical problems are with you, nothing computes its like there aren’t right answers. One big number reducing programme going under th cover of so called medical professionalism
here here
VIRTUAL VIGIL
As I cant get to london to support this initiative, and asume no can many others I have created a room in https://tinychat.com – its free, safe and u dont need a login – please join me – u dont even need to chat – lets see how many people can join in a virtual vigil.
How it works – from 10:30am Friday 29/6/12
https://tinychat.com/wcareview
select guest you can then input a name.
You dont need to use your facebook login, you dont need to create a login.
There is a facility to have private chats as well.
Please lets join together and support our friends who have arranged this vigil and participate as best we can.