We all have an interest in a system that is there when we need it most. Instead of scapegoating and blaming vulnerable groups, the Government should address the underlying causes of ill-health and invest in our social and physical infrastructure. theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

PIP IS NOT AN “OUT-OF-WORK” BENEFIT

- Stop talking about “getting people into work”
- The DWP hasn’t worried about “unnecessary assessment” before now
- For “treatment” (if that’s even relevant) we need a properly funded and supported NHS

I'm supporting a new petition calling for urgent reform of Carer's Allowance to ensure it properly supports carers and puts an end to the devastating overpayments that carers are facing. Please add your name...Carers UK petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6604…

Places like Byker (discussed in this article) have multiple food banks, community groceries, food pantries etc. - and it's still not enough to meet the need. We need justice, not charity - where people have enough income to afford to buy their essentials.

These SICK! Festival
Launderette Sessions look amazing! A fantastic collaboration between Merel
& Prof Sarah Marie Hall 😃
Happening at the Amazing Grace Launderette in Harpurhey throughout May ...

Join in the fun activities, music and snacks on Saturday 27 April from 11am-2pm at Wythenshawe Civic Centre and see how we can build an #antipoverty #community Friends of the Dandelion community Garden [email protected] 🧡 Wythenshawe Foodbank Get It Done

The Prime Minister is trying to blame the huge rise in disability and poor health on GPs signing people off sick too easily, when it's rising poverty and our crumbling public services he should be worried about.

The £ cost of unacceptable levels of inequality & poverty: higher rates of children entering care are estimated to have cost the North at least £25bn more in the past four years. Personal costs for children & families will be devastating & far-reaching - news.sky.com/story/social-i…

We’re supporting the thousands of people who will register to vote today on National Voter Registration Day. If you haven’t registered to vote yet, head to the link in our Stories to register to vote - it only takes 5 minutes, #NVRD #RegisterToVote

Last chance to send an abstract for the Methods Fair - always a fun event 👇

My #AnatomyofGenocide report provides the frame and analytical tools to understand what Israel is doing to the people in Gaza. With every passing day new evidence of the extent Israel has considered everything 'targetable', 'destroyable', and everyone 'killable' in Gaza, emerges…

Latest poverty statistics must surely provide the ultimate wake-up call “With an election looming, these devastating data sets must result in far-reaching commitments from all prospective MPs.” ⁦Sabine Goodwin⁩ for ⁦Poverty Research and Advocacy Network (PRAN)⁩ #CashFirst pran.org.uk/blog/latest-dw…

Animators from Mexico, Lebanon and Colombia created the GRAM_palestina initiative to honor the children of Gaza and demand a ceasefire.

More than 13,000 Palestinian children have been killed by Israel during its attacks on Gaza since October 7.

Join our #TeenageKicks workshop at Glasgow Glasgow Women's Library and hear stories from the exhibition plus share your own teenage experiences using collage/zine-making. Free, all ages welcome.
📆4.30pm Thurs 18 April 2024
womenslibrary.org.uk/event/teenage-…

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🚨 We’ve got 12 days to get this urgent petition to 100k signatures. We know we can do this!

We need a Gaza Family Scheme that would reunite families & offer sanctuary until it is safe to return.

Sign + click on the link sent via email after to confirm: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/6485…

Tomorrow is the 7th anniversary of the two-child limit. Listen to this letter from participants of the Nuffield Foundation-funded Benefit Changes and Larger Families project explaining why this policy needs to go. youtu.be/8kW-RhlSG4M

The foreground of these accounts speak of the inhumane, a sort of disbelief at the brutality unfolding in plain sight. It’s also the background that is terrifying, seeing the extent to which hospitals have become shells, flimsy, barely-there ghosts but still somehow full of care

#OtD 23 Mar 1953 singer, songwriter & former Black Panther Yvette Marie Stevens, better known as Chaka Khan, was born in Chicago. Joined the BPP aged 14, spoke at rallies and worked on their free breakfast for schools program. Learn more about the BPP: shop.workingclasshistory.com/collections/al…

A shocking statistic that should shame the govt & those who imposed austerity on the UK - immediate action is needed:
🔹End the 2-child limit & benefit cap
🔹End 5 week wait for UC
🔹 Expand Free School Meal provision
🔹End NRPF
🔹 Ensure everyone can afford the essentials