Cuts Conversations Saturday 12 May 12:00pm Outside WH Smiths, Lands Lane, Leeds, West Yorkshire LS1 6AW What do you think about: Housing benefit cuts, increased hours for working tax credit, lone parents need to seek work once youngest reaches 5, time limit to ESA, 40% ATOS decisions overturned, free labour, medical exams for disabled people, scapegoating and hate crime. We’ll decide the actual topics together on the day
https://bit.ly/vxNg07
DPAC protest against NHS destruction Birmingham – tell Andy Lansley what you think of his plans. Andrew Lansley will be in Birmingham on 15 May & there is a protest meeting at 5pm Centenary SQ outside the ICC
Alternatives – 1 million climate jobsTuesday 15 May 11:00am 11.00am to 12.30pm Prices’ Square, Northfield, as guests of Northfield Eco-Centre 1.00pm to 5.00pm Birmingham Cathedral on Temple Row, Birmingham B3. 7.00pm Public meeting in the Council House – (committee Rooms 3 and 4) Victoria Square, Birmingham, to hear local and national speakers from a number of campaigns.
The Climate Caravan will be in Birmingham on Thursday 15th May, promoting 1 million climate jobs. Go along to one of their events to find out more about this alternative
https://bit.ly/Kn6ilq
Boycott workfare: Farewell Emma, Farewell A4eThursday 17 May 12:00pm Brixton High Street, SW9
Emma Harrison recently left her positions as chairperson of A4e – a ‘welfare to work company’ that looks to make money out of unemployed people through bullying and strange cultish practices amongst other things – after allegations of systematic fraud at the company. We feel a party is in order to see Emma and A4e on their way. Boycott Workfare will be holding a farewell party outside Brixton A4e with balloons, music, cake, fizzy pop, and party hats
https://on.fb.me/JVWHho
Lord Freud will be speaking at the National Housing Federation’s Welfare Reform Conference on the 23rd May. Join protesters at 9.15 to tell him what you think outside the Commonwealth Club, 25 Northumberland Avenue, London, WC2N 5AP
UK Uncut to hold protest ‘Great British Street Parties’ before Jubilee and Olympics Saturday 26 May 2012, 10:45am UK Uncut, the anti-cuts direct action group, has announced a new plan of action to start shortly before the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations and the Olympic period.
https://bit.ly/IDepv9
National Conference: How Do We Break Workfare? Saturday 26 May 10:59am The Railway Club, 4 Belmont, Brighton BN1 3TF
https://bit.ly/elfPkG
Grassroots 2012 Saturday 26 May 11:00am Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS We’re a community of trade unionists and progressive organisations committed to tackling the big challenges we face right now. To do that we’ve set up Grassroots, a conference and space that lets us share and hear the most exciting and practical ideas on campaigning, organising and mobilization
https://bit.ly/JzRldW
MASS ACTION 28TH JULY – ouroylmpics-the flyer. Pls print out, distribute..and join us
https://t.co/XzL8vXg9
with thanks to the Void, TUSC and ouroylmpics
