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Paula Peters
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Disability Rights Activist - DPAC
Co founder of Bromley & Croydon DPAC
Disability Rights Advocate
Trade Unionist - Unite
NHS Activist
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Paula Peters @paulapeters19.bsky.social · Nov 16
#BlueSkyIntro 🦋

So, Hello all. I’m Paula Peters. I’m a disabled woman. I’m a disability rights activist. I hate injustice or any form of discrimination or oppression. I care hugely about people and the community. I’m a trade unionist. Believe in solidarity & injury to one is an injury to all
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#TogetherAlliance

📢Saturday, 28/03/26
📢London
📢12 noon
Join @togetheralliance.bsky.social @nubsli.com @dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social & Deaf DPAC and say no to division and hate and unite against the far right
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NUBSLI and Deaf DPAC are organising a deaf-friendly bloc at the Together Alliance march on 28th March for BSL users and invite you to join us! March together for love. For hope. For unity. #StrongerTogether www.nubsli.com/nub-posts/sa...
February 16, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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@nubsli.com hey all it’s @paulapeters19.bsky.social are you able to follow in solidarity please
February 16, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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pit.live/events/the-t...
The TUFAC 10th Year Birthday Bash on 24 Oct 2026
Pit.live - The TUFAC 10th Year Birthday Bash at New Cross Inn on 24 Oct 2026
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February 8, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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#CouncilTaxReduction
#UniversalCredit

Council tax reduction scheme unlawfully discriminated against Universal Credit

dpac.uk.net/2026/02/coun...
dpac.uk.net
February 6, 2026 at 7:08 PM
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maniisnala.bsky.social
@charlottehughes.bsky.social @paulapeters19.bsky.social @vamroses.bsky.social DWP actions blamed in string of claimant deaths, coroner reports reveal morningstaronline.co.uk/article/dwp-... #morningstaronline
DWP actions blamed in string of claimant deaths, coroner reports reveal
A DAMNING coroner’s report has concluded that the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) played a significant role in the suicide of a vulnerable young woman, Tamara Jade Logon.This case is the latest...
morningstaronline.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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I just want to wish you well @johnpring.bsky.social and all the best for your recovery. Also a huge thank you for the massive contribution you have made and continue to make raising awareness the continuous injustices and oppression that disabled people face over the past 17 years and today
February 2, 2026 at 4:42 PM
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#Reform

On commenting on a demo in Newcastle where a protest took place where Nigel Farage was dining, Lee Anderson MP welfare spokesperson for Reform UK showed his contempt for disabled people

Said The Great Unwashed, I’d wager
half of them are on PIP
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/reform%...
Reform’s Lee Anderson lets slip his contempt for claimants
Get the benefits you're entitled to: help with personal independence payment (PIP), universal credit (UC), employment and support allowance (ESA),disability living allowance (DLA). Claims, assessments...
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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@rosannerabs.bsky.social hey it’s @paulapeters19.bsky.social Hope you’re able to follow back in solidarity
January 30, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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#UniversalCredit
#CouncilTaxSupport

Disabled man trakes Somerset Council to court over cuts to council tax suport after migrating to Universal Credit

www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk/news/2578876...
Disabled Taunton man taking Somerset Council to court over council tax support
Disabled Taunton man Andy Mitchell is taking Somerset Council to the High Court over its "discriminatory" and "irrational"…
www.somersetcountygazette.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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#SocialistSunday No1. @premnsikka.bsky.social @normalisland.co.uk @jujuliagrace.bsky.social @paulapeters19.bsky.social @elainedyson1.bsky.social @elemjay.bsky.social @vamroses.bsky.social Utopia/Dystopia thephilosophicalmuse.blog/2026/01/14/u...
Utopia/Dystopia
Coming home from university one day I was asked by a comrade (we were members of the same branch of the Australian Labor Party) what I was studying and I told her Political Philosophy. When she ask…
thephilosophicalmuse.blog
January 18, 2026 at 9:07 AM
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#PIP

A former PIP assessor explains the chair test

www.mirror.co.uk/money/ex-ben...
Ex-benefits assessor explains the DWP PIP assessment 'chair test'
People are being assessed on their choices from the second they get to their appointment
www.mirror.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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@maniisnala.bsky.social
@Vamroses.bsky.social @elemjay.bsky.social @daibhi.bsky.social @revbluessusie.bsky.social @nerineskinner.bsky.social @howdyandy.bsky.social @pabloccollins.bsky.social @johnsensible.bsky.social @charlottehughes.bsky.social @paulapeters19.bsky.social
Today’s quotes
January 12, 2026 at 6:34 PM
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maniisnala.bsky.social
#SocialistSunday No1. @premnsikka.bsky.social @normalisland.co.uk @jujuliagrace.bsky.social @paulapeters19.bsky.social @elainedyson1.bsky.social @elemjay.bsky.social @vamroses.bsky.social What lies ahead in 2026? thephilosophicalmuse.blog/2026/01/06/w...
What lies ahead in 2026?
The only new year resolution I managed to keep was when I resolved not to make any more new year resolutions. I also don’t have any definite plans for the year, they ‘gang aft agley’ and I can’t al…
thephilosophicalmuse.blog
January 11, 2026 at 6:55 AM
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#LondonFreedomPass

The disabled & older persons freedom pass in London is a vital lifeline for 1.2m londoners it supports to keep independent amd participate in every day life
Without it so many will he isolated at home myself included
Please sign this petition

www.change.org/p/stop-restr...
Sign the Petition
Stop restricting Freedom Pass travel in London
www.change.org
January 11, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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#AccessToWork

Public Accounts Committee are holding an inquiry into #AccessToWork Scheme
Call for written evidence on delays and backlogs in the scheme & impact on claimants & employers
Deadline for evidence is 23.02.2026 at 23.59pm

committees.parliament.uk/call-for-evi...
Call for Evidence - Committees - UK Parliament
Submit written evidence to the inquiry: The Access to Work scheme
committees.parliament.uk
January 10, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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@charlottehughes.bsky.social @paulapeters19.bsky.social @vamroses.bsky.social
A generation at risk: labour’s proposed war on disabled youth www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/gene... #morningstaronline
A generation at risk: Labour’s proposed war on disabled youth
IN A MOVE that has sent shockwaves through disabled communities across the country, the Labour government is considering a policy that would slash vital financial support for young disabled people age...
www.morningstaronline.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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#MobilityEquipment

Government consultation on reviewing the law on powered wheelchairs and mobility scooters

Consultation ends on 31.03.2026

Link to consultation is here

www.gov.uk/government/c...
Reviewing the law for powered mobility devices
www.gov.uk
January 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk
To support the DfT’s consultation into modernising the law for powered mobility devices in achieving the best possible outcome for Disabled people, we will be launching explainer information resources, webinars and carrying out consultation sessions.
Campaigning for inclusive cycling, Wheels for Wellbeing
Wheels for Wellbeing is an award-winning charity supporting disabled people of all ages and abilities to enjoy the benefits of cycling.
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk
January 6, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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johnpring.bsky.social
A new consultation on outdated laws covering the use of powered mobility devices on public roads and pavements could lead to greater independence for disabled people across Britain and an end to legal confusion, say campaigners.
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/consultation...
Consultation on electric wheelchairs, scooters and powered attachments could see end to legal confusion
A new consultation on outdated laws covering the use of powered mobility devices on public roads and pavements could lead to greater independence for disabled people across Britain and an end to le…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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📣 THIS SATURDAY - 1-3PM - Downing Street

Trump's colonialist plans to grab resources threaten not just Venezuela, but Latin America, Greenland and beyond. Join us outside Downing Street this Saturday to protest againt his military threats and disrespect for international law.
Poster with logos of Venezuela Solidarity Campaign, Stop the War Colaition, anc CND. Text reads: "No to Trump's war on Venezuela! Free Maduro. Hands of Latin America. Saturday 10 January / 1-3PM. Protest @ Downing St. London, SW1A 2AA. Nearest tube: Westminster"
January 7, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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@togetheralliance.bsky.social hi all this is Paula peters DPAC activist. Are you able to follow in solidarity please
December 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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🚨NEW LOCATION ALERT🚨

Despite police pressure to ban the rally tonight in support of the 8 activists currently on hunger strike, we are going ahead with our protest.

⏲️ 6pm
📍 Ministry of Justice
Protest for Palestine. Support the hunger strikers. Wednesday 17 December, 6PM. Ministry of Justice, Petty France, London. Support the hunger strikers – protest will now go ahead at the Ministry of Justice despite police pressure Last night the Metropolitan Police contacted the Palestine Coalition threatening to effectively ban our planned protest today. They indicated their intention to ban the protest from virtually the whole of central London including Whitehall and the entire area around Parliament and that anyone protesting for Palestine within these areas would be at risk of arrest. The reason given by the police is that there is a menorah located in Trafalgar Square, grotesquely conflating protest with terrorism and implying that the Palestinian community and others wishing to protest in support of their rights are an inherent threat to Jewish people. While this is just the latest incident in the use of repressive police powers to target those speaking out for Palestinian rights, had the ban been imposed as the police originally intended, it would have marked a major escalation of attacks on freedom of expression and assembly. It also would have been a new low in attempts to demonise and criminalise support for Palestinian rights. This would have played into the false presentation of support for Palestinian rights as something that is in opposition to concerns for the safety of Jews and other minority communities, a concern which we share and have always affirmed. As it stands, following significant pressure, the police have conceded that our protest can go ahead at the Ministry of Justice – a key target for our demands and those of the hunger strikers – rather than at Downing Street. Preventing a protest at the seat of government power still amounts to a dangerous precedent and in the coming days we will have more to say about this and other discriminatory attempts to silence protests for Palestine, including the latest plans to criminalise chants and slogans. But today, at this critical juncture, what matters most is that we raise our voices in solidarity with the 8 imprisoned activists currently on hunger strike in British prisons, several of whom have now been hospitalised. We will not be distracted from that goal. We thank all of the activists, those from the Palestinian, Jewish and Muslim communities, trade unionists, human rights, civil liberties and faith organisations, MPs and members of the London Assembly and House of Lords who contacted the Metropolitan Police to demand that our protest be allowed to proceed.
December 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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#PIP

PIP appeals fail as waiting list quadruples in 4 years

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/more-pi...
More PIP appeals fail as waiting list quadruples in 4 years
Get the benefits you're entitled to: help with personal independence payment (PIP), universal credit (UC), employment and support allowance (ESA),disability living allowance (DLA). Claims, assessments...
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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#DWP

MPs demand answers on Timms review and WCA abolition

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/mps-dem...
MPs demand answers on Timms review and WCA abolition
Get the benefits you're entitled to: help with personal independence payment (PIP), universal credit (UC), employment and support allowance (ESA),disability living allowance (DLA). Claims, assessments...
www.benefitsandwork.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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#BankServeillance

The DWP bank Spying Bill is now law. Read the blog from @disrightsuk.bsky.social on the concerns around this terrible bill and the devastating impacts

www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/dwp-pla...
DWP Plans for Bank Account Surveillance Likely to Breach Privacy Law
www.disabilityrightsuk.org
December 6, 2025 at 8:47 AM