Welfare Abolition Toolkit now online - week of action one week away!

from email, 2 March 2009:

The government is about to "reform" the Welfare State into oblivion....read the details in the Call out below....and this is happening.....in weeks! Week of Action Against the Welfare Abolition Bill - one week away!

Disabled People’s Direct Action Network, Feminist Fightback, and London Coalition Against Poverty met this week to get planning for the week of action from 7-15 March 2009 and have put a toolkit together to help others take action.

The week of action has been called at short notice because the 3rd reading and commons vote could take place anytime from 9th March 2009. The window in which to stop these draconian changes is small so we need to take action now!

Toolkit now available online

The toolkit for action is now available at www.lcap.org.uk. It includes:

A Briefing on the ‘Welfare Abolition Bill’
An Action Guide with ideas for action and a list of possible targets
A leaflet for you to use on your actions
Information on subvertising the disgusting 'Targeting Benefit Thieves' posters
A leaflet to give to claimants at your local Jobcentre Plus
A draft press release

Take action now:

Forward the call to action and links to the toolkit to every e-list you are on or organisations you think might be interested.

Call an emergency meeting of a group you are involved in to plan an action.

Get together with others to leaflet your local Jobcentre Plus.

If you're in London (or can come down)...

* Come to the lobby of Parliament this Tuesday. Meet people from this e-list at St Stephen's Gate at 11.30am, or come along to committee room 14 at 12.30-14.30.

* Join LCAP and Feminist Fightback to leaflet at job centres in Hackney in the next few weeks. Email londoncoalitionagainstpoverty@gmail.com if you have time to spare to leaflet.

* Come to the next planning meeting (hosted by Feminist Fightback) on Thursday 5th March, 7pm, The Angel, City Road (50m south of Old St roundabout)

Forward the call to action:

Call to Action

Week of Action on ‘Welfare Abolition Bill’ March 7 – 15th

The London Coalition Against Poverty, Disabled People’s Direct Action Network and Feminist Fightback are calling on all groups and individuals concerned with the eroding of our welfare rights to take part in a week of action against the ‘Welfare Abolition Bill’ .

As the government has bailed out banks and rewarded the bosses with big bonuses they have been stealthily pushing through a bill that will virtually abolish welfare for single parents and disabled people. Poor people are being forced to pay for the financial crisis caused by the rich.

The Bill proposes a number of draconian changes including:

- Introducing a compulsory work-for-benefits system in a US-style workfare scheme
- Privatising more of the work of Jobcentre Plus to companies which will be paid more the less benefits they award
- Increased punishments for claimants
- Cuts on carers’ allowance
- Compulsory two parent registration on birth certificates, including survivors of violence

The third reading is expected near the end of March. We need to stand with those targeted to oppose the passing of this bill by taking dissent to the streets, to the government offices, to the bankers and the bosses.

Join the planning email list here:
http://groups.google.com/group/no-to-welfare-abolition

A toolkit with more information on the bill, leaflets, a press release and suggestions for action is available here: http://www.lcap.org.uk

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