On the event of the £20 a week cut to Universal Credit, protest online with DPAC’s #AudioRiot and make some noise in opposition.
DPAC is aware that many of us in our community are still isolated, shielding, or even just protecting themselves and their loved ones; and are cautious about taking part in public activism.
Join us online, in parallel to our protest opposite Downing Street, and demand that the government listens to us when we say Stop the Cuts to Universal Credit and give #20MoreForAll.
When: Thursday 30 September 2021 from 5.30pm
Where: On Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and other social media.
How: Post on social media and share why you oppose the cuts to Universal Credit. Link articles (see examples below) that detail the appalling consequences of austerity and use graphics and videos to create an eye-catching statement (see below). Make sure you use the hashtags below so your shouts can be heard!
Why: This month the UK government are reversing the £20 a week uplift to Universal Credit payments, a lifeline that thousands have been depending on during the pandemic. The decision has the potential to push 840,000 people into poverty. At the same time, disabled people on legacy benefits (such as Employment and Support Allowance) never received the uplift to begin with.
Hashtags: #AudioRiot #20MoreForAll #CancelTheCut #StopAndScrap
Article links:
#20More4All: testimonies, stats & facts – DPAC
https://dpac.uk.net/2021/09/disability-news-service-23rd-september/
https://dpac.uk.net/2021/09/disability-news-service-16th-september/
Tories refuse to accept protest letters from disabled people ahead of budget (socialistworker.co.uk)
https://disabilitybenefitsconsortium.com/2021/08/26/test-post/
Links to interviews with DPAC activists about the cut to Universal Credit and our week of action:
https://www.socialistthinktank.com/podcasts/socialist-night-live-30-audioriot
Video links:
Promo film for #AudioRio week of action:
#AudioRiot opening rally:
Videos with Boris “Piffle” Johnson:
#AudioRiot #20MoreForAll DPAC Protest September 2021 – YouTube
Graphics:
To post these images to your social media, right hand click the picture and select ‘save image as…’. Then, upload this saved graphic to your Twitter or Facebook posts via the add image option.
