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Campaigning Against the Cuts

The Cuts website False Economy has published research suggesting more than 2,000 charities and community groups face cuts

More than 2,000 charities and community groups are facing budget cuts as local authorities reduce their funding – or in some cases completely withdraw it – according to research published today by False Economy.

The research, based on hundreds of Freedom of Information responses from local councils across England, shows that one year on from the launch of the Big Society, many charities and voluntary groups face deep funding cuts.

Read the full story on the False Economy website

Government announces cuts to disabled people’s support as “new test”

A briefing from Disability Alliance

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is today (Monday 6th December) launching a consultation on Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for working age disabled people [1]. This consultation will rename the benefit (‘Personal Independence Payment’) and introduce a new assessment from 2013 for all recipients – but also aims to deliver the Government proposal of cutting the amount of DLA available by 20% [2].

Coalition of Resistance National Conference

Coalition of Resistance National Conference - Youth Students and Education Workshop 27th November 2010, Camden

The following link is to a 15 year old speaking at the Coalition of Resistance Conference on Saturday. Just put Coalition of Resistance November into youtube search.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrgzpPvJxmQ

False Economy Website

A useful website has been set up by TUC and a broad range of campaigning groups against the cuts: falseeconomy.org.uk

Unison Training

Unison is offering training specifically for voluntary sector and community work activists:

Just email Learning& This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Evolving Nature of Protest

News from libcom.org about the Evolving nature of Protest

See the full article and the comments at: http://libcom.org/news/student-protests-what-next-01122010

After another successful day of action yesterday, we look at what lies next for the growing movement against the UK government's austerity measures of cuts to services and rising fees.

Yesterday showed continued energy for the fight against austerity as protesters successfully evaded deployments of riot police and horses in towns and cities across the UK, and were joined by similar protests on a large scale in Italy.

Yorkshire & the Humber TUC All Together Seminar

10TH DECEMBER 2010
10.00am to 1.00pm - Registration at 9.30am
Leeds Church Institute, 20 New Market Street, LS1 6DG

An inter-agency meeting to look at bringing interested people together to form a joined-up campaign against the proposed expenditure cuts

SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE:

Bill Adams, Yorkshire & the Humber TUC, Regional Secretary
Tim Roache, Yorkshire & the Humber TUC President &
Regional Secretary of GMB
Cliff Williams, Regional Secretary of UNISON
Zoe Walker, Campaign Against Closing the Scott Hall Leisure Creche.
plus other trade union speakers.
Speakers also invited from:
Leeds University Union, regional colleges and a speaker on how cuts will affect older people.

To book your place please download the booking form here and return it to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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