On Monday 25th November (1.30pm to 4pm) the Just Fair Consortium are
hosting a Testimony Session with the UN Special Rapporteur on
Disability (Shuaib Chalklen) in Resource for London (356 Holloway Road,
London, N7 6PA – please see directions below).
By London Underground: Take the Piccadilly line to Holloway Road station. On leaving the station turn left and walk under the railway bridge for 5 minutes. Resource for London is on the opposite side of the road and can be reached by using the pedestrian crossing. (please check with Transport for All if you need an accessible tube station on 020 7737 2339)
The event will enable disabled people
to present personal stories of how they have been affected by austerity
measures, cuts to social care and welfare reform, including Disability Living
Allowance/Personal Independence Payment, Universal Credit, closure of the
Independent Living Fund, removal of the spare room subsidy (‘bedroom tax’),
Employment Support Allowance and Work Capability Assessment and the Work
Programme.
If you would like to attend and tell your
story, please book a place at the following link: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/un-special-rapporteur-on-disability-testimony-session-tickets-9341062369
If you require any further information
please email Jonathan Butterworth (Just Fair Director) on jbutterworth@just-fair.co.uk
Jonathan Butterworth
Director
Just Fair: Justice and Fairness
Through Human Rights
Mob: 07950 975 712
Skype: jonathan-butterworth
Web: www.just-fair.co.uk
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Getting There
By London Underground: Take the Piccadilly line to Holloway Road station. On leaving the station turn left and walk under the railway bridge for 5 minutes. Resource for London is on the opposite side of the road and can be reached by using the pedestrian crossing. (please check with Transport for All if you need an accessible tube station on 020 7737 2339)
By bus: Buses 4, 17, 29, 43, 153,
253, 259, 271, 279 and X43 stop within a short walk of Resource for London. Also
there are mobility buses available in the area, these are numbers 920, 921, 923
and 927.
