Yesterday’s protest went amazingly well. I’m not functioning enough to write much about it yet, but here are some news links. I will add more as I find them. Please sign the petition to stop and review the welfare reform bill and read Why I protested [My own blog]
Mainstream media
Disabled people protest at Welfare Reform Bill [BBC video]
Protesters show anger over Welfare Reform Bill [BBC]
Campaigners protest in London over disability cuts [BBC Breakfast video]
BBC Radio news headlines [BBC London 94.9 FM] (Jump to 57 minutes)
Disability campaigners stage central London protest against welfare reforms [Guardian with video]
Disabled bring Oxford Circus to a halt in welfare cuts demonstration [Mirror]
Wheelchair users chain themselves together and blocked central London over welfare cuts [Mail on Sunday]
Disabled Protesters Block Regent Street [Sky News]
Disability campaigners occupy Oxford Circus [ITN Video]
The demonisation of the disabled is a chilling sign of the times [The Observer]
Disabled Protesters Block Regent Street [LBC]
Blogs and photos
Activists join together to fight ConDem attacks on the disabled [Indymedia]
stop the welfare bill – civil disobedience [Indymedia] Great report with lots of photos
Disabled People’s Protest In Oxford Circus [Personal report from Pseudodeviant]
“Because I’d rather die than go back into an institution” [Benefit Scrounging Scum]
An ‘amazing success’ – disabled protest blocks Oxford Circus [Coalition of resistance]
I’d Rather Die Than Go Back Into An Institution [CWU Northwest]
Disabled people lead central London blockade in Welfare Benefits protest [Ekklesia]
Photo sets: Demotix1 Demotix2 DPAC [Flickr]
We also got some attention from a Tory Basildon Councillor.
And a great reply from @pseudodeviant
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