[Anarchafeminists] Day of protest Monday 24th January about ESA and Atos

[Gail Chester]

Here is some info about local activity as part of Disabled People Against Cuts Day of Action. DPAC are very interested in building coalitions with able-bodied people fighting against the cuts, and welcome everyone to join their actions.

Best wishes, Gail
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On Monday 24th January at 11.30am Islington Poverty Action Group and Haringey Claimants Action Group will be leafletting/protesting outside Atos Healthcare at 1 Elthorne Road, just off Holloway Road, 2 minutes walk south from Archway tube. This local action is part of a national day of action against welfare benefits cuts, focusing on Atos, a private company who carry out medical assessments for people claiming Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), which is replacing Incapacity Benefit.
For background information on ESA and Atos, please see the attached rough draft of the leaflet for the day, and a more detailed briefing.
Atos have assessment centres in North London at Neasden, Hackney and Islington, which is also used for claimants living in Haringey. Atos Origin corporate headquarters are in central London, and a noisy 'picnic' has been planned for 2pm the same day at Triton Square, 1 minute walk north-west from Warren Street tube. 
If you can make it to the morning event at Archway, making your own slogan and placard would be a great help (and can be reused in the afternoon). We won't be going inside, or blocking access, as we don't want to disrupt any ongoing medical assessments of claimants. 
David (for Islington Poverty Action Group, part of LCAP)
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Here is background on DPAC and Action:

Coming event: Take Action Against Atos Origin and the Poverty Pimps on the 24th January. Info at
http://disabledpeopleprotest.wordpress.com/2011/01/05/target-atos-oriqin-and-the-povertv-pimps/

Please contact Johny Void (thevoidblog at yahoo.co.uk) il you're organising on event in your area to have it added to the website, fb page etc

DPAC was formed by a group of disabled people after the 3d October mass protests against cuts in Birmingham, England. The 3rd October saw the first mass protest against the austerity cuts and their impact on disabled people. It was led by disabled people under the name of The Disabled Peoples' Protest.

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blog: http://disabledpeopleprotest.wordpress.com

contact us mail at dpac.uk.net or linda_burnip at yahoo.co.uk

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