It is a day for everyone who lives or works in Islington to come together and
discuss ways we can fight the attacks on our benefits and local
services.
With practical advice, workshops,
discussions, space to socialise, free literature, and refreshments we
hope there will be something for everyone.
The main aim of the day is to come together to learn about, and think up, practical ways of resisting the state-imposed increases in poverty and the increasing privatisation of public services. It will also be a chance to learn about how things such as public services and benefits are being changed, and what those changes will mean for us.
The main aim of the day is to come together to learn about, and think up, practical ways of resisting the state-imposed increases in poverty and the increasing privatisation of public services. It will also be a chance to learn about how things such as public services and benefits are being changed, and what those changes will mean for us.
Programme for the day
1pm - Welcome and introduction
1.30 to 3pm - Housing workshop: Understanding the changes to
housing benefit and social housing tenancies and building a practical
response to them.
Health workshop: Privatisation of the NHS and
fighting for control of our health care.
3 - 3.30pm - Time for refreshment and a chat
3.30 -
5pm - Unwaged struggles workshop: Knowing the benefit system and resisting change for the
worse.
Debt advice workshop: A practical advice session on
how to tackle debt, with information on
benefits, council tax, bailiffs and a local campaign against payday loan
sharks. There will also be a general discussion and a chance for people
to share experiences.
Education workshop: Discussion about academies, how
they
will affect our children’s education, and what we can do. There will
also be
information from a parent about a local campaign against forced
academies, as
well as a teacher's perspective.
5 - 5.30pm - Closing session, including a
chance to hear about all the local campaigns and future events.
Drinks afterwards to relax, talk, reflect.
I hope to make it along to this event with some genuinely alternative economics suggestions that people may not have considered. I hope I'll be given a chance to speak by asking a couple of questions. The most important questions are 1. What are public services? and 2. Why do we need them?
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