[Ssf] Welfare meeting

[dave thompson]

hello, 

'If Dave is ok I would like to press forward the first
and try to facilitate the groups formation around the
disability benefit issue'.

Good news, I am so pleased that people from the ssf
have taken an interest in these issues.  I hope i
didn't sound too proprietorial, i just dont want to
let these people down, they have been in the past by
the left. Now, i am am quite optimistic a succesful
arms length campaign/support network can be achieved.
though such issues can be incredibly hard work, slow
and demanding. I also agree with Jase, that we keep
the two issues seperate: pehaps the SSF can be more
politically involved with a wider no cuts/save the
w/state campaign. i have said it before but I really
think we, the new social movements are at the
beginning of a new historical social force as long as
our ideas, values, etc don't become a new dogma. 


see you dave t..


nice one


but can peopl please post up thoughts, ideas, info on
the welfare meeting/proposed campaign on the wiki
soonest.

ta




--- spodulike at freeuk.com wrote:

> There is one of the smaller rooms at Quaker meeting
> house which we 
> could have for £18 for two hours, although that
> would only be for 10 
> people.
> 
> The lack of cheap meeting space is a pain, specially
> considering the 
> churches around and abouts. Could have a look and
> see what else is 
> available.
> 
> Am happy to press on with this if people are ok,
> dunno if any more 
> conclusions were made at the pub (was tired so had
> to go). There are a 
> couple of campaigns brewing around this and for now
> I would like to 
> concentrate on one, 
> 
> 1: Campaign around disability and carers benefits,
> attacks on DLA and 
> so on. This could include advocacy work as well as
> general information. 
> This was the focus of the first meeting
> 
> 2: Campaign around end of the welfare state and
> attacks on benefits in 
> general. This could also include advocacy work and
> involve PCS stuff. 
> This is a wider campaign which could involve a much
> wider remit.
> 
> These campaigns would benefit from sharing
> resources, but I think that 
> as specific agendas they need to be kept seperate.
> If Dave is ok I 
> would like to press forward the first and try to
> facilitate the groups 
> formation around the disability benefit issue. There
> was clearly 
> interest in doing stuff last night so think a
> meeting would be 
> worthwhile, anyways, let me know what you think.
> Should get somewhere 
> booked by the weekend if going ahead. Cheers,
> 
> Jason
> 
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