Event: Candles in the Darkness: Bhopal at 40

Event poster -- details in Eventbright link. An Indian woman holds a candle. Behind her is a night time candlelight vigil with a floor decoration surrounded by candles, young wheelchair users, a few placards and banners.

Wed 4 December 7pm — free Zoom event organised by our friends at the Bhopal Medical Appeal (Brighton) We’re glad to share this event — a chance to find out more about what happened, and get the latest news on the demands of the survivors. 7pm to 8.30pm UK time auto-captions available. Register here They say: Join the Bhopal … Read more

Marking #Bhopal40 — demands & events

Drawing of two Indian women, Hindu and Muslim together, with fists raised, in front of factory on fire. Bhopal 40 years of confronting corporate crime. International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal

3 December 2024 is the 40th anniversary of the Bhopal gas tragedy in India, the world’s deadliest industrial disaster, when a pesticide factory owned by Union Carbide exploded next to the community. It marks 40 years of women gas survivors confronting corporate crime and Dow Chemical — who took over the site but refuse to … Read more

We’re taking part Wed 2 Oct: Learn about your rights! The UNCRPD

Event image by Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People. Learn about your rights! Drawing of unequal scales of justice. Speaker announcement: photo of Prof Jorge Araya, a Latino man with dark hair, moustache and beard, in a suit and tie. He is Secretary of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and an official of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

The Disabled Mothers’ Rights Campaign/WinVisible was glad to take part in this Zoom event held by Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People, “Learn about your rights!”. About the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), with key guest speakers: Wednesday 2 October 11am-3.45pm Speaker info, programme of the day and register here: … Read more

Thursday 19 Sept: Kate’s talk at London Transport Museum Depot in Acton

Black and white photo from a Campaign for Accessible Transport protest. Kate, a wheelchair user, is in the middle of about 15 disabled people smiling and laughing. Police stand around them with arms folded.

Event this Thursday 19 Sept lunchtime at London Transport Museum Depot, in Acton. Our Kate Brown is giving a talk. Disabled People are seeing RED 12:45 | Holden Room | Talks last 30 minutes Red double decker buses were public transport, were we not the public? So we hijacked a bus in Oxford Street and … Read more

WinVisible women defending our benefit rights

A large crowd of mainly disabled people in a semi-circle on the grass in Parliament Square, with Houses of Parliament in the background. Many banners including DPAC, DPAC Ipswich and Suffolk, WinVisible, Unite Community branches.

On 18 July, WinVisible women took part in #DisabledPeopleDemand – a celebration of disabled people’s creativity and our demands for the new government, organised by Disabled People Against Cuts, with Recovery In The Bin, Bromley & Croydon Unite Community, Disability and Migrant Network (DAMN) and the Trans Safety Network. Labour’s insulting attacks on sick and … Read more

Election pledges: Billions more for military, not for our needs

Our quote from The Big Issue (19 June): “Labour and Tory alike pledge billions more for military spending and nuclear submarines, but don’t prioritise funding for independent living and support for mothers and children to keep families together in the community.” Our full comment was, “. . . Instead there is massive spending to businesses in … Read more

“You are owed some money” – winning back after PIP cut

WV logo -- a woman of colour's fist holds pound notes, inside a shape combining the women's symbol and Egyptian Eye of Horus, symbol of healing. In this case, the pound notes say PIP.

Ms X, a disabled single mum and survivor of domestic violence, tells how she secured over £5,000 backdated PIP which the DWP owed for her social support needs “mixing with people” – taking action from info about a legal case she read about online.  She could pay off energy bills and other debts hanging over … Read more

Rwanda Bill: Disability and Migration Network statement

People demonstrating for asylum rights including All African Women's Group, WinVisible, Women of Colour in the Global Women's Strike.

We support the Disability and Migration Network statement against the Rwanda Bill and condemn the scapegoating of people seeking asylum and disabled claimants, together with Global Women Against Deportations groups. Sharing from Disability Rights UK: The Safety of Rwanda Bill has passed its remaining parliamentary stages. This follows a long fight from campaigners to challenge … Read more

“Sick note Britain” — Doctors in Unite defend patients and GP rights

"Sick note Britain" 27 April 2024. White text on red background.

Doctors in Unite is the UK’s oldest medical trade union representing junior doctors, general practitioners and hospital consultants. Founded in 1914, formerly called the Medical Practitioners’ Union, they campaigned for the formation of the NHS. Read their statement in response to Sunak’s speech attacking sickness benefits: “Doctors in Unite condemns the latest attempt by the … Read more