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NEWS REPORT FROM OCTOBER 2014: Disabled human rights campaigner Manjeet Kaur has won her case against the Home Office’s attempt to evict her onto the streets. A judge has ruled that Manjeet, who is Chair of RAPAR, can stay in her home in Whalley Range until her asylum case has finally been completed. The judge … Read more
Click to watch this documentary about two fantastic disabled mums and their struggles.
My experience of the psychiatric system – an immigrant mother speaks out ”The reason why I can’t stand up, is because I don’t feel well enough. I’ve been in a mental hospital for the past seven to eight months and I just came out two weeks ago. I just wanted to say something about … Read more
Tackling discrimination at work – my story I was looking for a suitable office job for quite a while, paying a reasonable wage. Finally, I found a job. I was very confident and comfortable because I knew that the Access to Work (ATW) scheme would help me adjust to my new job — Access to … Read more
Urgent Call to Support People’s Convention This is an URGENT CALL to support the People’s Convention called by Communities Actively Living Independent & Free (CALIF), an organization of people with disabilities. The Convention is a protest that is demanding a California Budget that does not include life-threatening cuts proposed by the Governor, impacting the most vulnerable … Read more
DHS – Give Us Back Our Children, a multi-racial group of mothers and supporters fighting for custody of their children in foster care, hailed the landmark decision to criminally indict four workers in the 2006 death of a child under the supervision of the Philadelphia Department of Human Services. They will hold a protest at … Read more
Support Vietnamese Agent Orange Victims & the Vietnamese Women U.S. Speaking Tour! JOIN US IN WELCOMING VIETNAMESE AGENT ORANGE VICTIMS Monday, October 27th, 6:00-8:00 PM UCLA Downtown Labor Center 675 S. Park View Street, Los Angeles 90057 COME HEAR: Dang Hong Nhut is from Ho Chi Minh City. She suffers from cancer & had multiple miscarriages … Read more
