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Latest updates from and for Citizen Network members.

Event: 19.12.19

CitizenFest 2020 Save the date for the next ‘We are One’, Glasgow’s Festival of Citizenship on 12 September 2020.…

Event: 18.12.19

7 January: 15 weeks can change the world Registration is open for the Citizen-Centred Leadership course for 2020 - an inspiring online course in how to make…

PFG Doncaster win more awards PFG Doncaster have won 2 categories at the Doncaster Business Awards for their amazing peer support work.

Community groups welcome plans to pilot UBI An open letter from a range of community groups has been published welcoming the growing support for UBI by several…

Bedroom Tax breaches Human Rights The Supreme Court ruling means that Councils and Tribunals can ignore Bedroom Tax on Human Rights grounds.

Stark evidence of human rights abuse Joint Committee on Human Rights publishes its second report on the abuse of human rights of children and adults with…

UK General Election 2019 Date set for 12 December 2019 - the Centre for Welfare Reform supports all those who want to advance democracy, justice,…

Release: 25.09.19

Second Class Citizens out now The Centre has published a major new book which provides an authoritative overview of how the UK Government's…

Labour Party backs calls for social care reform The 2019 Labour Party Conference has passed a resolution which calls for a universal and free social care system.

Guerilla news in your pocket Now Then is leading the way in providing an alternative platform for local and national news as publications from…

Release: 12.09.19

How to Fully Fund Social Care On behalf of the Reclaim Social Care campaign Simon Duffy and Gordon Peters have developed a report outlining how and…

Event: 21.08.19

12 September: Fixing the Social Care system Join Yorkshire Socialist Health Association to explore ‘How to Fully Fund Social Care’ - a report by the…

Action: 21.08.19

Join Penzance Citizens Panel Cornwall Independent Poverty Forum are looking for people to be part of a 15 member Citizens Panel.

It's Our City update Sheffield People's Petition to change the way Sheffield Council works has amassed over 21,500 signatures.

Event: 25.07.19

16 September: Self-Directed Support in Europe A one-day conference to explore the state of self-directed support in Europe and strategies to encourage further…

Sheffield backs basic income pilot Sheffield City Council is backing a basic income pilot in the event of a Labour Government.

Release: 26.06.19

Glasgow hosts Summer Festival of Citizenship Hundreds of people will gather in Glasgow to celebrate the wonderful diversity of humanity and the need for equality…

Event: 24.06.19

27 July: Campaign for a Yorkshire Parliament Join the Campaign's launch event in York for a devolved parliament for Yorkshire.

Action: 20.06.19

Survey on Universal Credit Unite the union is examining the impact of Universal Credit on working people and people not in work.

Event: 28.05.19

29 August: Leading the Way An International Conference on Self-Directed Support in Helsinki, Finland with John O'Brien, Kate Fulton and Simon…

UK breaches human rights UN Special Rapporteur Philip Alston has published a final report on poverty in the UK, concluding that the UK…

Research: 08.05.19

Global survey on a good welfare system Complete the Citizen Network global survey to let people know what you think a good welfare system should be like.

Labour Party welcomes report on basic income Dr Guy Standing has produced a report for Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell setting out the case for piloting basic…

Event: 10.04.19

Will the Labour Party support Basic Income? An opportunity to hear from one of the leading thinkers on basic income Guy Standing, at this year's Festival of Debate…

Parliamentary hearings on institutional abuse The Joint Committee on Human Rights is investigating the unnecessary institutionalisation of children with…

Event: 14.03.19

9-10 August: We Are One Save the date and join us in celebrating the wonderful diversity of human life at CitizenFest Glasgow 2019.

Action: 13.03.19

Endorse Basic Income Endorse Basic Income UK's statement supporting the principle of a Basic Income for the UK to make it a key campaign issue…

Event: 12.03.19

2019: Festival of Debate Tickets are on sale now for this year's Festival from April through to June in Sheffield, UK.

Event: 27.02.19

May 2019: #MillionsMissing This year's #MillionsMissing will take place from 5 to 12 May. Save the dates and join in!

Action: 26.02.19

Welfare Reform - call for evidence What impact has the Welfare Reform & Work Act (2016) had on the levels of poverty, inequality and health…

Research: 24.02.19

Has any place tried reinvesting criminal justice funds to keep women out of prison? Has any place tried reinvesting criminal justice funds to keep women out of prison?

Labour listens to disability campaigners The Labour Party is moving from opposing austerity and welfare reform towards identifying new policies for benefits…

Event: 07.02.19

AIREA Madrid - March 2019 Citizen Network members are being offered a discount for the next AIREA event in Madrid.

Coverage: 06.02.19

Developing a political platform for spoonies Spooniehacker interviews Catherine Hale who leads the Chronic Illness Inclusion Project.

Event: 31.01.19

Keys to Citizenship in Action – March to June 2019 Citizen Network Australia are proud to announce our first webinar series.

Event: 31.01.19

Go Deep Open House – March 2019 Go Deep Open House is a 2 day learning exchange exploring the essence beyond Them & Us.

Research: 24.01.19

What kind of support do people really need? Research on self-directed support and the kind of support people with disabilities and their families need in the…

Action: 23.01.19

24 January: #MEdebate in House of Commons MPs from all Parties will be debating a motion on ME put forward by Carol Monaghan MP.

Event: 22.01.19

14 March: Campaigning, politics and self-advocacy Simon Cramp will talk about his work and life, drawing from his new book ‘Don't Cramp My Style’ at The…

Event: 21.01.19

9 March: Basic Income in the North An event in Sheffield for activists, researchers and everyone interested in making basic income happen.

Event: 04.01.19

Refugee Week Conference - February 2019 Refugee Week are hosting two days of inspiration, learning and networking in preparation for Refugee Week 2019.

Universal Credit is a bad policy Dr Simon Duffy outlines why Universal Credit is not good 'in principle' but that it is damaging and dangerous.

Cumulative Impact Assessment debate Thanks to the WOW Campaign Parliament debated the need for a Cumulative Impact Assessment in the House of Commons.

Event: 18.12.18

2019: Café Economique A range of discussions in Leeds in 2019 on the new economics we need for the 21st Century.

UK Government is in denial UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights publishes statement following his visit.

Event: 16.11.18

Citizen Network at IASSIDD - August 2019 Citizen Network is working in partnership with IASSIDD to encourage contributions on equal citizenship and…

Research: 25.10.18

Is Britain Fairer? 2018 Comprehensive report by EHRC warns that at-risk groups are in danger of being forgotten and becoming trapped in…

Research: 24.10.18

Progress on disability rights in the United Kingdom Update on steps taken by UK governments to act on recommendations from the CRPD to improve the lives of disabled people…

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