(Ekklesia)
November 14, 2012
LONDON, ENGLAND– [Excerpt provided by Inclusion Daily Express] The ‘We are Spartacus’ network promoting disabled people’s views on welfare reform, is launching a major campaign today . . . and aims to make a big social media splash from 8am onwards.
Ekklesia, which helped promote the Spartacus report, ‘Responsible Reform: Changes to Disability Living Allowance’, by Sue Marsh, Dr Sarah Campbell and others, is pleased to back this latest initiative.
The original Spartacus report was published independently and written entirely by disabled people in January 2012, supported and endorsed by a range of NGOs, including Ekklesia, Disability Alliance, Mind, Papworth Trust and Scope.
Based on detailed examination of submissions to the DLA consultation by 532 organisations, it exposed the fact that that the coalition government’s proposed ‘reforms’ lacked both backing and credibility.
Since then the Welfare Reform Act has passed into law, despite numerous parliamentary defeats for key elements of it. Attacks on the rights, dignity, integrity and living standards of disabled people and carers have continued over the past year.
Entire press release:
Spartacus launches new disability rights campaign on social media
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/node/17361
Related:
We are Spartacus
http://wearespartacus.org.uk
Responsible Reform: Changes to Disability Living Allowance (Ekklesia)
http://www.ekklesia.co.uk/responsiblereformDLA
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