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Heading Upstream published
Major report outlining Barnsley's success in promoting social justice through citizen and community action.
Event
Transforming services changing lives - November 2017
Join Manawanui at this one day symposium in Auckland in November.
News
Café Spoon wins Venue of the Year
The Spoon Café, brought to you by Unity, wins an Icon Award for Venue of the Year!
Release
Social Rights Are Human Rights published
Professor Paul Hunt's report argues that the UK has ignored social rights, but now is the time to make them central to…
Action
Petition: human rights for disabled people
A petition to appoint a cabinet minister and stand up for our human rights.
News
United Nations condemns UK Government
The UN has criticised the UK for failing to protect disabled peoples' rights.
Event
Connecting individuals with disabilities and community members - September 2017
Quip are hosting a one-day workshop in Prague on 21st September.
Action
What's the role of civil society?
An independent inquiry has been launched into the future of civil society and it's seeking your views.
Action
#TimeforUnrest
A campaign to fuel the growing movement for more recognition, education, research & funding for ME.
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Learning Disability England takes shape
LDE elects Representative Body comprising people with learning disabilities, family members, friends,…
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The making of the PACE scandal
A Special Issue of the Journal of Health Psychology is to be published to explore the scandalous PACE Trial.
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Letter to Minister for Disabled People
Mo Stewart sets out the harm caused to sick and disabled people by the government's welfare policies.
Release
Back to Bedlam published
Robin Jackson's report outlines the severe crisis for people with a learning disability caused by government policy.
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CCC
Virginia Moffatt has edited a series of essays describing how
Coverage
Self-directed support in Scotland
The Herald in Scotland has reported concerns that Scotland's legislation on self-directed support is not bringing…
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Civil disobedience by Rev Paul Nicolson
Rev. Nicolson is refusing to pay his Council Tax in solidarity with all those harmed by government's attack on the…
Event
Launch of Citizen Network Australia - August 2017
WA’s Individualised Services (WAIS) invite you to a workshop and the Australian launch of Citizen Network.
Event
12th September: Basic Income book launch
Join Basic Income UK and the Centre for Welfare Reform at the launch of Malcolm Torry's new book Citizen's Basic Income a…
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Exploring true citizenship - August 2017
A 2-day workshop on citizenship theory and practice in partnership with the Jeder Institute.
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10th June: Relative Poverty exhibition
Les Monaghan's powerful photographic exhibition revealing the reality of poverty in modern Britain comes to…
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Democracy and citizen engagement - June 2017
Join an emerging local collaboration of activists and ordinary citizens in Madison, Wisconsin USA.
News
Disability activists say vote Labour
In a letter to The Guardian, leading disability activists and their allies urge people to vote for Labour in the General…
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Open Letter to Damian Green on welfare reform
From Ekklesia and the Centre for Welfare Reform to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions setting out their…
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Go deep - May 2017
Diversity Matters invite you to attend a free event in either Glasgow or Edinburgh and discover the Go Deep Game.
Event
28th April: Relative Poverty Exhibition
Les Monaghan's powerful photographic exhibition revealing the reality of poverty in modern Britain starts in…
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26th June: Monetary reform for fairness?
A Festival of Debate event in Sheffield, speakers will put forward their ideas on how to create a better, stronger and…
Event
1st June: Basic Income for Sheffield?
A Festival of Debate event, this meeting is part of a project to make UBI a reality for the people of Sheffield, tackling…
News
Open Letter to Prime Minister opposing ESA cut
Ekklesia, backed by the Centre for Welfare Reform, have published an Open Letter to the UK Prime Minister opposing the…
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Career Fair 4 all - April 2017
An exciting opportunity in Greece for people with disabilities.
Event
Inspired by love - June 2017
Inclusion BC is accepting submissions for Artwork and Workshop Proposals for their 2017 Conference.
News
Call for retraction of PACE publication
Open Letter to Psychological Medicine calls for retraction of publication of improper research of PACE trial.
Research
Spartacus responds to Green Paper
The latest Spartacus Network report reviews the Government's plans to reform ESA and the Work programme. They find the…
News
UK Government rejects UN criticisms
The UK Government appears to have rejected the severe criticisms of the United Nations for the way in which its…
Event
NCIA Witness Seminar 10 March 2017
An invitation from the National Coalition for Independent Action (NCIA) to a Witness Seminar in London on 10th March.
News
Sylvana Mahmic named Citizen of the Year
Congratulations to Sylvana Mahmic of Marrickville, New South Wales who has been awarded joint Inner West Council…
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Nudge Unit finds Welfare Conditionality is flawed
The government's Nudge Unit has found that the Welfare Conditionality policy promoted by Government is…
Research
Troubled Families Programme in trouble
NIESR evaluation finds that there is no evidence Troubled Families Programme had any significant impact on key…
Research
Welfare reforms save less than expected
Welfare Trends report published by the Office of Budget Responsibility.
News
Official adult social care statistics released
NHS Digital has published three reports which include the latest statistics on the safeguarding and care of…
News
Major breakthrough on PACE trial
There's been a major breakthrough on PACE trial as the courts force Queen Mary University of London to release data from…
Action
Are we giving children in Care the right support?
Support this call to ensure that children entering the care system are routinely given robust assessments to detect…
Research
What is the psychological impact of disability cuts?
Jessica Saffer is exploring the psychological impact of disability benefit cuts and seeking people to interview as…
Action
Resist the rise of Welfare Cards
Two petitions have been launched to oppose Government plans to develop Welfare Cards to replace benefits paid in cash.
News
UK Supreme Court rejects Scotland's Named Person scheme
The UK Supreme Court has rejected the Scottish Government's proposal to give every child a Named Person as an…
News
The changing face of UK poverty
The latest report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies underlines that Government policy is increasing poverty for…
Action
Tell National Audit Office of benefit sanction harm
NAO benefit sanctions study call for evidence by Autumn 2016.
News
UK in breach of international human rights
The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has expressed “serious concern” about the…
Release
Is Named Person scheme paternalistic?
Robin Jackson reviews the arguments for the Named Person Scheme in Scotland and argues that the scheme will be wasteful…
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