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<DIV class=ecxplainMail><STRONG>Women at the Cutting Edge…</STRONG><STRONG><BR></STRONG>11am – 5pm<BR>Saturday 30 October<BR>The Arbour, 100 Shandy Street, E1 4ST<BR>(Nearest tubes: Stepney Green, Mile End)<BR><BR>On 20 October the ConDem government’s “Spending Review” will detail<BR>enormous cuts in public services. We are already feeling the impact of earlier<BR>cuts many affected by Labour; nurseries and libraries are closing, jobs are<BR>being lost. As the government “austerity drive” steps up, the reality is<BR>that cuts will hit the lives of all but the wealthiest. In many cases women<BR>will be hit the hardest with recent reports estimating that women will suffer<BR>72% of the tax and benefit cuts.<BR><BR>Whether you’re a feminist, an activist, a trade unionist, someone affected by<BR>the cuts, or involved in fighting the cuts in your college, community or<BR>workplace, or just interested in how the landscape of the welfare state is<BR>changing, Feminist Figtback invit
es you to join a day of discussions and<BR>networking. We want to put these cuts in a political context, link up, and<BR>share ideas and skills as we plan to fight them together.<BR><BR>Participatory workshops on:<BR><BR>- WHAT'S GOING ON? MAPPING CUTS AND CAMPIAGNS<BR><BR>- WHO DO THE CUTS AFFECT? WHY ARE CUTS A FEMINIST ISSUE?<BR><BR>(For more information about this workshop go to <BR><A href="http://www.feministfightback.org.uk/?page_id=328" target=_blank>www.feministfightback.org.uk/?page_id=328</A>) <BR><BR>- DEMYSTIFYING THE "ECONOMICS OF THE CRISIS"<BR><BR>(For more information about this workshop go to<BR><A href="http://www.feministfightback.org.uk/?page_id=331" target=_blank>www.feministfightback.org.uk/?page_id=331</A>) <BR><BR>- 'IN, AGAINST (AND BEYOND?) THE STATE': WHAT ARE OUR STRATEGIES FOR FIGHTING<BR>CUTS?'<BR><BR>(For more information about this workshop go to<BR><A href="http://www.feministfightback.org.uk/?page_id=%20326" target=_blank>www.feministfightb
ack.org.uk/?page_id=%20326</A>) <BR><BR>Free creche available. Open to people of all genders<BR><BR>For more information or to book a stall at the event or a place in the creche<BR>go to <A target=_blank>www.feministfightback.org.uk</A> or email <A target=_blank><FONT color=#0068cf>feminist.fightback@gmail.com</FONT></A> or<BR>call Laura on 07971 842027.<BR><BR>Facebook: <A target=_blank><FONT color=#0068cf>http://tinyurl.com/wac30</FONT></A><BR></DIV> </body>
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