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A march for the hardest hit
Thursday 31 March 2011
Thousands of disabled protesters will rally against cuts to services this May
On Wednesday 11 May, thousands of people will march against government cuts that target disabled people.
The Hardest Hit march will be an opportunity for disabled people to come together to voice their concern about the impact of government cuts on their benefits, services, jobs and rights.
The march will take place in London and has been organised by a group of more than 40 charities, including Mencap. The group is being led by the Disability Benefits Consortium, the UK Disabled People's Council and Disability Charities Consortium.
On 11 May, protestors will gather from 11.30am on Victoria Embankment between Horse Guard's Avenue and Bridge Street. There will be speeches from 12.00, before the march sets off at 12.30. The march will take about an hour, and will take in Parliament Square and Millbank, before finishing in Dean Stanley Street.
After the march, the group will lobby MPs as the Welfare Reform Bill reaches a critical stage in the House of Commons. They will share their stories about the impact of cuts and ask MPs to challenge policies that will push disabled people further into poverty and isolation. The lobby will take place in Westminster Hall and Methodist Central Hall between 13.30 and 17.30.
The Hardest Hit march follows on from the Learning Disability Coalition's Protect the Frontline protests (pictured) Mencap's Big Cuts events.
Find out more about the The Hardest Hit march and register to attend
Download a campaign and lobby pack
Download an easy-read version of the campaign and lobby pack
Download The Hardest Hit posters
Comments
Can anyone give me a lift from Exeter to London? I will make own way back
Thank you for letting us know about the march. Like many of us I don't have the money to go, but I believe in prayer. Even if we can't go, we that believe in prayer can pray for the ones that are going to be there. Because with God nothing is impossible. God Bless
It is important to support this cause. Today my young daughter who has a learning disability suggested we put posters on charity shops to ask everyone to go to London.We will be there.
What can we all do to make this a big event?
I have a photo of a couple from Lewisham Mencap, with their home-made Mencap "lollipops", on the TUC March for the Alternative last Saturday (March 26th). Let me know if you would like to see it. They weren't the only one with home-made signs supporting the rights of disabled people on that march. Looking ahead, after lobbying MPs so many times in recent years, the march on May 11th can be useful public re-inforcement. I hope it goes well and attracts a good crowd.