disability

Disillusioned with mass marches through London? Organise your own TUC demo at home!

A guide to organising a TUC march in your house, by DPAC (Disabled People Against Cuts).

Rail workers are striking for passenger rights but no-one’s talking about that

Submitted by QQ on Nov 9 2017 11:19

Train conductors, represented by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), are on their second day of coordinated strikes on multiple services.

2011-12: Disabled Bolivians March to La Paz

Submitted by Reddebrek on Jan 19 2017 03:37

In 2011 a group of disabled Bolivians marched through the country to the capitol to push for increased support and to combat stigma. They were met with riot police and state violence.

Scottish Govt – Act Now to Stop “Catastrophic Impact” of Cuts on Disabled Community

Disability campaigners and their allies are urging the Scottish Government to act NOW to stop the horrendous benefits cuts being inflicted on disabled people. Following a demonstration at the Scottish Parliament activists from Black Triangle and Disability History Scotland presented a petition with this demand to be considered by the First Minister.

PIP assessors, #DoNoHarm!

The news is dominated by Brexit. The referendum result is producing damaging divisions between different sections of working class people, even outbreaks of outright racism.However the Tribe of the Moles wants to forcibly drag the conversation out of the comfort zone of parliamentary discussions and constitutional debates, to explore one of the many grey zones of this so called democracy.

Alfred Olango and the hatred of solidarity

Submitted by Soapy on Oct 8 2016 16:30

Sending the police to deal with mental health crises is bad for everyone, so why does it continue to happen?

The Obama Administration Six Years In: the situation worsens

Submitted by Soapy on Jul 8 2015 15:25

A quick look back at how the country has fared after 6 years of the Obama Administration.

Disabled People Against Cuts storm British parliament

Submitted by bracehead on Jun 29 2015 14:19

This week severely disabled people from the activist group Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) occupied the lobby of, British Parliament building the House of Commons, in protest against government plans to scrap the Independent Living Fund

Resisting the Bedroom Tax in Newcastle: Eviction of Disabled Tenant Adjourned For 42 Days

Submitted by DanielBaker777 on Nov 27 2014 17:12

A brief report from today's action in Newcastle Upon Tyne to resist the eviction of a disabled tenant due to rent arrears incurred from the Bedroom Tax