social justice

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Paper: 08.11.22 Biopsychosocial Model or Bio-political Ideology? Will people with Long-COVID escape the prejudices directed towards people with ME/CFS.
Paper: 07.11.22 Truth and Citizenship This Norah Fry lecture explores the conditions necessary for respecting disability rights.
Article: 02.08.22 30 Years on Citizenship This article and film reviews the work of Simon Duffy on the topic of citizenship.
Paper: 29.07.22 UK Democracy Fit for 21st Century How to reorganise the constitution of the UK to support genuine democracy and good government.
Paper: 20.07.22 Lived Citizenship for Persons in Vulnerable Life Situations This Open Access book brings together a variety of articles on citizenship for people with multiple impairments.
Album: 26.06.22 UK Poverty Data in Graphics Infographics showing how poverty is created by the unfairness of the UK tax-benefit system.
Paper: 23.05.22 Citizens Rising The Relationships Project shares the stories and experiences of young people in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Paper: 04.05.22 Centralisation Meets Austerity A detailed analysis of the impact of austerity on Local Spending in every local authority in England.
Map: 04.04.22 Local Spending in England A map of Local Spending and the impact of austerity in England.
Article: 30.03.22 Homelessness in Sheffield since 2005 This article explores how levels of homelessness have changed in Sheffield since 2005.
Article: 24.11.21 UBI: Unpaid Labour and Gender Relations We need to value care and help move society away from an unjust system that advantages men over women.
Review: 07.07.21 Post Growth Tim Jackson's book marshals great thinkers, poets and evidence to argue we must abandon our destructive notion of…
Review: 17.06.21 Out of the Ordinary Marc Stears proposes that the values and visions of ordinary people carry within them the possibility of radical…
Paper: 11.06.21 Avoiding Misconceptions When Designing Supports We need to readjust our thinking to overcome the prejudices against disabled people built into the modern world.
Webinar: 08.06.21 Neighbourhood Democracy and Food The Neighbourhood Democracy Movement (NDM) hosted this webinar with 4 invited guests to explore the relationship…
Review: 04.06.21 Those Who Can, Teach This book is an eloquent testimony to the importance of investing in quality education to enrich the futures of all…
Article: 25.05.21 An Ode to the Citizen Spirit of Sheffield Sheffield has proud history of combining diverse peoples and communities into a greater whole, with a commitment to…
Review: 08.04.21 A Wild Love for the World David Towell reviews a new collection of writings celebrating the lifework of the Buddhist ecologist Joanna Macy.
Film: 18.03.21 Change Is Coming Tapiolan Kuoro, the Finnish Children's choir, sing from Greta Thunberg's ‘No-one Is Too Small To Make A…
Paper: 16.03.21 The Creation of Preventable Harm The Work Capability Assessment (WCA) is a key element of the UK Government's welfare policy and has caused preventable…
Inspiration: 04.03.21 Everyone Has Strengths Virtues or character strengths help us think about what is important in our lives and can be a useful person-centred…
Article: 14.01.21 The Ideal of Citizenship Simon Duffy gave this talk to the LAC Network and argues that citizenship is the ideal the world needs today.
Film: 15.12.20 Building on Mutual Aid Basic Income and Neighbourhood Democracy could help us reorganise society and shift power to citizens.
Webinar: 14.12.20 Stigma and Poverty: The Shame Game Mary O'Hara discusses her book ‘The Shame Game’ sharing the perspectives of people who are living with…
Webinar: 06.12.20 Killed By The State? Social Policy Abused Mo Stewart describes the outcome of 10 years of independent disability studies research into the social policies and…
Review: 09.11.20 Sorry We Missed You Ken Loach's film reveals the brutal reality of the modern gig economy.
Slide: 29.10.20 To Hell with Poverty The Church must make a greater effort to fight the causes of poverty and support the #BasicIncome movement.
Paper: 21.10.20 What Price Preventable Harm? Mo Stewart summarises the conclusions of the Preventable Harm Project which examined the causes and impact of the…
Article: 06.10.20 Welcoming Refugees into Our Communities Steph Farr explains how we might be able to change hearts and minds to ensure communities welcome refugees and others…
Article: 28.09.20 A Fair and Just Future for Cornwall The Cornwall Independent Poverty Forum's report outlining its vision for achieving social justice in Cornwall.
Article: 07.07.20 A Response to All Lives Matter Black Lives Matter. We all need to accept that institutional and systemic racism is still prevalent in our society…
Film: 24.06.20 Is Basic Income Essential to the Good Life? Simon Duffy gave this keynote talk for the Centre for Wellbeing in Public Policy and as part of the Festival of Debate…
Film: 08.04.20 Universal DisCredit The Canary supported Videoblogg Productions to produce a documentary describing the problems with the Universal…
Article: 02.04.20 The Upstream Response to COVID-19 Dr Simon Duffy sets out some key principles to guide local communities as they develop their response to the COVID-19…
Article: 25.02.20 The DWP Fails People with a Learning Disability Neil Carpenter describes the barriers to justice and economic security created by the DWP's systems.
Article: 10.12.19 UK Food Banks in 2019 Lizzie Peck provides an overview of the emergence and rapid growth of food banks since the Coalition Government and the…
Article: 08.12.19 Undercooked Analysis Steve Griffiths argues that the Institute for Fiscal Studies has failed to be objective in its analysis of Labour's…
Article: 07.12.19 Accountancy is not Economics Steve Griffiths examines the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) critique of of Labour's 2019 Manifesto and discovers…
Article: 01.12.19 Why I Wrote Second Class Citizens Stef Benstead found that many people, like Christian Conservatives, care about poverty but have false beliefs about…
Paper: 27.11.19 Influences and Consequences In the conclusion to the Preventable Harm Project Mo Stewart shows how US companies and right-wing ideology have…
Slide: 28.10.19 Self-Directed Support and Social Justice Self-directed support is a matter of social justice... but it is constantly threatened by consumerism and…
Inspiration: 24.10.19 Inclusion Press Jack Pearpoint, Lynda Kahn and Cathy Hollands have recently updated the Inclusion Press website and are keen to share…
Paper: 23.10.19 Canaries in the Coal Mine Newcastle Council for Voluntary Service (NCVS) share their 2019 report on the state of the voluntary, community and…
Article: 02.08.19 Bill of Rights Including Social Rights Human rights need the full protection of the constitution, social rights + right to access the law must be included.
Review: 24.07.19 Crippled by Austerity Simon Duffy reviews Frances Ryan's important book which describes the devastating impact of the UK Government's…
Paper: 27.06.19 An Emancipatory Welfare State A draft consultation paper setting out the arguments for a basic income for people with disabilities.
Project: 24.05.19 Anti-Austerity Resisting UK Government attacks on the welfare state
Project: 23.05.19 Sustainability & Justice Exploring how to live with justice in harmony with the planet.
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