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🔥 Speaker Announced! - Rick Burgess 🔥

🎤 Talk title: Lessons from fighting the cuts: connecting struggle to win

🗓 Date: 7th September 2025
🕣 Time: 10am Doors
📍 Location: Mechanics Institute

Get your tickets today 👇
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🔥 Speaker Announced! - Rick Burgess 🔥 We’re excited to welcome Rick Burgess— co-founder of Manchester DPAC and Campaigns Lead for the Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People—to the We Demand Change: Summit of Resistance in Manchester! 🎤 Talk title: Lessons from fighting the cuts: connecting struggle to win 🗓 Date: 7th September 2025 🕣 Time: 10am Doors 📍 Location: Mechanics Institute Get your tickets today 👇 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/summit-of-resistance-greater-manchester-we-demand-change-tickets-1580438246339?aff=oddtdtcreator Rick has been at the heart of the fight against austerity for over a decade. From resisting brutal welfare reforms to defending the rights and dignity of disabled people, he’s consistently exposed how capitalist austerity treats disabled lives as disposable. But Rick doesn’t just name the violence—he organizes against it. This session will reflect on the successes and learnings from the fight against Labour's continuation of austerity, which was led by DPAC but drew in forces from the anti war movement and the trade unions —demonstrating the power of connecting struggle across the working class movement. If you're ready to break out of siloed struggles and start connecting the dots, this talk is essential. 💬 Join the conversation 👇 https://chat.whatsapp.com/L41NTAGqcEUG6mmjv4slnG
August 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Our event
July 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Our event yesterday
July 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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And Still We Rise.
GM Disability Pride March
Saturday 5th July
Defiance and Joy!
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Fabric hand made banner saying in multicoloured letters -Greater Manchester Disability Pride
July 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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June 25, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Something's coming...
#TakingThePIP
June 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Torsten Bell had a visitor today.
Which MP will be next?
@dpac-cymru.bsky.social @dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social @amnestyuk.bsky.social @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @vicderbyshire.bsky.social @theguardian.com @disrightsuk.bsky.social @disabilityrebel.bsky.social @itvnews.bsky.social
Photo of Torsten Bell MP on left, then black text on yellow ‘Swansea West: £4,500 disability Cuts backed by your MP.’ Then white on black text ‘ 11,592 disabled people here rely on that support. Torsten Bell supports these cuts.’ Then slogan ‘Protect Disability Support- Amnesty International’ Photo of video van with the Torsten Bell poster, on coast in Swansea, his constituency.
June 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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On Monday at 4pm we will be joining our allies outside Thales arms makers:
Oakhurst Dr, Stockport SK3 0XB
#WelfareNotWarfare #StopArmingIsraelNOW
#StopTheGenocideInPalestine
Why not join us? 🇵🇸🍉☮️
On Monday at 4pm we will be joining our allies outside Thales arms makers: Oakhurst Dr, Stockport SK3 0XB #WelfareNotWarfare #StopArmingIsraelNOW #StopTheGenocideInPalestine Why not join us? 🇵🇸🍉☮️
May 16, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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Wed 7th May
Assemble 12:00 noon Angel Meadows Park, Angel Street There will be a short slow walk, under 500m.
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Stop the Cuts! Fight Against Labour’s attacks on Disabled People. DWP are holding a Con-sul-ta-SHAM!!! to ask Disabled People & Carers what they think of attacks on PIP. They know what we think, they do not care. This is an open attack and pretending to listen to us is an insult! All the big cuts they refuse to consult on, this is a SHAM! A ConsultaSHAM!
May 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Wed 7th May
Assemble 12:30
City Centre Location TBA.
Fight Against Labour’s attacks on Disabled People
DWP are holding a
Con-sul-ta-SHAM!!!
This is an open attack & pretending to listen to us is an insult!
All the big cuts they refuse to consult on, this is a SHAM!
A ConsultaSHAM!
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Wed 7th May Assemble 12:30 City Centre Location TBA. Defend PIP! Stop the Cuts! Fight Against Labour’s attacks on Disabled People. DWP are holding a Con-sul-ta-SHAM!!! to ask Disabled People & Carers what they think of attacks on PIP. They know what we think, they do not care. This is an open attack and pretending to listen to us is an insult! All the big cuts they refuse to consult on, this is a SHAM! A ConsultaSHAM!
May 2, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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On 1st of May
Vote Out Austerity
End Cuts To Disabled People's Benefits And
Services

Do Not Vote For:
Labour
Reform
Conservatives.
They Are All For Austerity
On 1st of May Vote Out Austerity End Cuts To Disabled People's Benefits And Services Do Not Vote For: Labour Reform Conservatives. They Are All For Austerity
May 1, 2025 at 6:20 AM
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Welfare not warfare
April 3, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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What we did on 01.04.25
April 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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What are you doing tomorrow?
We hope it’s supporting our protest at Govt cuts to benefits, cost of living, and continuing austerity, come in person or support online, it's all good!
12 noon. Outside Boots, slow walk to Piccadilly.
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Join the Resistance! Tuesday 1st April 12 noon Assemble outside Boots, 32 Market St, M1 1PL All Welcome, bring yourself & bring a friend! https://w3w.co/bared.fresh.drives 🚨🚨🚨Pam & Tony will be providing sign language at the protest. WELFARE NOT WARFARE! Community Day of Action NO RETURN TO AUSTERITY NO CUTS TO BENEFITS ENERGY FOR ALL The protest on 1st April Tuesday, will assemble at noon outside Boots on Market Street for a rally and speeches, then we will slow walk down Market street to Piccadilly (400M) for a second rally, political action theatre from Unite community and open mics.
March 31, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Join the Resistance!
Tuesday 1st April 12 noon
Assemble outside Boots, 32 Market St, M1 1PL
All Welcome, bring yourself & bring a friend!
w3w.co/bared.fresh....

WELFARE NOT WARFARE!
Community Day of Action
NO RETURN TO AUSTERITY
NO CUTS TO BENEFITS
ENERGY FOR ALL
Join the Resistance! Tuesday 1st April 12 noon Assemble outside Boots, 32 Market St, M1 1PL All Welcome, bring yourself & bring a friend! https://w3w.co/bared.fresh.drives WELFARE NOT WARFARE! Community Day of Action NO RETURN TO AUSTERITY NO CUTS TO BENEFITS ENERGY FOR ALL
March 21, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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MDPAC will be protesting on Tuesday 1st April 12 noon outside Boots, 32 Market Street, M1 1PL
w3w.co/bared.fresh....
Come along, Bring a friend
Welfare Not Warfare
Community Day of Action NO RETURN TO AUSTERITY NO CUTS TO BENEFITS ENERGY FOR ALL Tuesday 1st April 12.00pm Meet outside Boots, 32 Market St, Mcr. ALL WELCOME
March 18, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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DPAC Day of Action
Wednesday 26th March
Welfare Not Warfare!
End Labour War On Disabled People
Disability Benefits
#WelfareNotWarfare
#EndLabourWarOnDisabledPeople
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DPAC Day of Action Wednesday 26th March Welfare Not Warfare! End Labour War On Disabled People Disability Benefits #WelfareNotWarfare #EndLabourWarOnDisabledPeople https://dpac.uk.net/
March 16, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Government Strategy Explained.
Three circle Venn diagram, showing: Benefit cuts, Social care crisis, and Assisted dying. With the cumulative intersection being: Disability Democide!
March 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM