National Disabled People’s Summit – 4th Nov. 2017
Join Deaf and Disabled people from the trade union movement, DDPOs and grassroots campaigns to explore how we can more effectively co-ordinate our resistance and organise joint campaigning in identified areas. Saturday 4 November 2017, 11am – 4.30pm, NUT headquarters, Kings Cross.
Saturday 4 November 2017; 11am – 4.30pm
NUT headquarters, Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, Kings Cross, London WC1H 9BD
Since 2010 Disabled people have been subject to brutal attacks in every area of our lives caused by the disproportionate impact of austerity measures and the dismantling of the welfare system. In August the United Nations disability committee publicly declared that they are now more worried about the UK than any other country in the entire history of the committee and that UK Government “social cuts” have led to “human catastrophe”. This followed publication at the end of last year of the Committee’s investigation into the UK which found evidence of “grave and systematic violations” of Disabled people’s rights due to welfare reform.
Yet the Tory Government continues to deny there is a problem.
This summit will bring together Deaf and Disabled people from the trade union movement, Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisations and grassroots campaigns to explore how we can more effectively co-ordinate our resistance and organise joint campaigning in identified areas.
The event will be largely workshop based with the aim of each workshop to come up with and agree a campaigns plan that participants will go away and work together to put into action. The idea of the Summit is to inspire concrete activity that will lead to real change.
Opening Plenary
Social Security and Universal Credits
Mental Health:
Using the Law
Accessing the Media:
Inclusive Education
Closing Plenary Part 1
Closing Plenary Part 2
Further Links:
National Disabled People’s Summit