September 1, 2012 - Black Triangle Campaign

Channel Four report on The Closing Atos Games Protest 31/08/12

Report at 8m 10sec until 11m 20s in: http://www.channel4.com/programmes/channel-4-news/4od/player/3399542

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The Paralympics celebrate the strength of disabled people – and so do all the protests that accompany them

By SONIA POULTON PUBLISHED: 17:36, 30 August 2012 | UPDATED: 20:01, 30 August 2012 In a dazzling and, at times, death-defying display, Paralympics 2012 opened in […]

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Call-out for Scottish Victims of Thalidomide to Speak Out and Contact the Sunday Herald Today

Chris Taylor of The Sunday Herald has contacted Black Triangle to ask us to put out a call for Scottish […]

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VIDEO: DWP Occupier Andy Greene of DPAC Speaks Out for Disabled People’s Human Rights

The Closing ATOS ceremony DPAC UKUNCUT from Small Axe Films on Vimeo.

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Huddersfield protestors campaign against Paralympic sponsor Atos

By Barry Gibson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner Sep 1 2012 CAMPAIGNERS have rallied in Huddersfield against a Paralympic Games sponsor. Fifteen people […]

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Atos and Dow Paralympic Sponsorship: ‘As low as you can get’ ~ Morning Star Editorial

Friday 31 August 2012 Actor Ricky Tomlinson is never known to mince his words unnecessarily, so his reaction to […]

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Disabled activists and UK Uncut blockade the DWP and Atos headquarters in protest against government welfare cuts ~ UK UNCUT

Posted on Fri 31st Aug 2012, 4:37pm Disabled activists and UK Uncut blockade the DWP and Atos headquarters in protest […]

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Crowd voices Atos anger ~ Belfast Telegraph

By Donna Deeney Saturday, 1 September 2012 A cancer patient who had her disability allowance cut and was told she was […]

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Protests against Paralympics partner get senior support from Sir Bert Massie

31 August 2012 By Matthew D’Arcy A former chairman of the Disability Rights Commission has shown support for protests against […]

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Bristol MP backs protest against Paralympics sponsor

Kerry McCarthy condemns Atos’ sponsorship of the event, with the firm mired by protests against its role in slashing the […]

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Joyce McMillan: Cynically demonising the disabled ~ The Scotsman

The Paralympic opening ceremony was spectacular but it included a silent protest by Team GB (Getty) Published on Friday 31 […]

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Death of cancer patient who went public over benefit cuts ~ The Irish Times

Una Bradley The Irish Times – Saturday, September 1, 2012 A Co Tyrone woman suffering from cancer who had her sickness […]

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Olympic sponsor targeted by angry disability groups over links to London 2012 Paralympics

Friday, 31 August 2012 By Duncan Mackay at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in London […]

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Disability protesters clash with police ~ ITN

Report by Sam Datta-Paulin Friday 31 Aug 2012 19:09 Disability benefits protesters have fought with police at the Department of […]

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Disabled People storm DWP in daring anti-Atos raid

Friday 31 August 2012 By Will Stone, Health & Social Affairs Reporter Disabled activists occupied the Department for […]

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Protest over ‘fit for work’ tests (UKPA)

31st August 2012 (UKPA) Activists have staged a protest at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) against multinational IT […]

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Benefits appeal woman Cecilia Burns from Strabane has died ~ BBC News Northern Ireland

A cancer sufferer, who had her benefits cut by government officials who said she was fit to work, has died. […]

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Video: Disability rights protesters clash with police outside Department for Work and Pensions ~ Daily Telegraph

Disability benefits campaigners have fought with police outside the Department for Work and Pensions in the “grand finale” of a […]

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Disabled rights campaigners protest at Atos and DWP ~ The Metro

By METRO WEB REPORTER – 31st August, 2012 Disabled rights activists have staged a demonstration outside the Department for Work and […]

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The big questions: Should Atos be sponsoring the Paralympics? Is a wealth tax a good idea?

Answered this week by Alice Maynard the chair of Scope ALICE MAYNARD SATURDAY 01 SEPTEMBER 2012 The Games may […]

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'Down With All That' In-depth background reading on the shambles of the (rapidly disappearing) welfare state
Aktion T4 The T4 Program was responsible for the murder of over 100,000 German citizens…babies, children, adults, and elderly…who had physical and mental disabilities. Developed in 1938 and carried out at six different sites throughout Germany and Austria, the T4 P
AtoS Healthcare User Group (Closed Group – Request to Join) “How do you feel about the Government’s move in scrapping Income Support and Disability Living Allowance and the organisation calling itself AtoS ‘HEALTHCARE’ ?”
Atos Miracles Find out where your nearest Atos Miracle Cure Center is on this fantastic web site.
Atos Miracles A place for the sick and disabled to share stories of how ATOS have cured them. Many sites on this subject have been threatened with legal action by the company and this is a place of satire – which we are hoping is not yet outlawed in the UK.
ATOS VICTIMS GROUP “Telling it How it IS” – Staunch alllies and fighters against the UK’s genocidal so-called welfare ‘reform’ programme
Benefits Claimants Fight Back
Boycott Workfare Workfare – compulsory work for benefits – is being rolled-out across the country. We call on public sector bodies, voluntary organisations and businesses being offered these placements as well as union branches to join others in signing a pledge to boycot
Crippen Cartoons The website of David Luton-Crippen, renown disabled cartoonist and a member of The Black Triangle
Crippen Cartoons Blog David Luton-Crippen’s blog
Diary of a Benefits Scrounger Sue Marshes excellent blog that shares information on Welfare cuts, illness, disability and general, current, political thought.
Disability Arts Online A ‘must read’! Not to be missed.
Disability History Month Scotland The official website of Disability History Month Scotland – 22nd November to 22nd December 2011
Disability History Month Scotland Held annually in the Autumn to celebrate our history of struggle and to build for a better future
Disabled People Against Cuts DPAC is about disabled people and their allies. DPAC is UK based but we know that disabled people in other countries are suffering from austerity cuts and a lack of fundamental rights. We welcome all to join us in fighting for justice and human rights for
Double Karma Ania Waterman’s blog on everything to do with disabled people’s activism
Down With All That Bigleyma’s excellent blog that chronicles the farce that the WCA assessments are and the major players involved in it’s execution.
DWP Examinations Forum A friendly online community for those undergoing an Atos Medical Assessment or appeal full of loads of information and valuable advice.
Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty Practical advice and solidarity for all those facing benefit difficulties and hardship. Excellent campaigning organisation
Good Advice Matters Guides that haven been produced in an effort to simplify the various processes involved when trying to claim benefits.
Inspired By Atos Origin A Facebook Group for people to post their artwork that is inspired by Atos Origin.
Ouch Too A disability support forum founded from the ashes of the BBC’s Ouch Board after they closed it.
Paralympics 2012 Boycott Website Dedicated to exposing AtoS’s hypocrisy as disability deniers and sponsors of the Paralympic Games! Paralympians: SPEAK OUT AND PROTEST!!!
Rolling with the Punches Blog “33 year old with lupus since 17 and a variety of other weird awkward symptoms!” Campaigner who co-authored the Spartacus Report
soiniciulacht – 'Taking the fight to this Morally Disabled Government' Cuts right to the heart of all that’s wrong with the neoliberal tyranny we endure today …
Solidarity Federation Advice on what to do if you ‘fail’ your DWP/ATOS Work Capability Assessment
The Broken of Britain Non-partisan UK-based Disability campaign. Advocacy for people with invisible illness and/or physical & mental health conditions. Also Carers, their Families and Friends. Our individual voices are too quiet to be heard, but collectively we can shout
The Dawn Willis Blog Dawn Willis sharing the news & views of the “Mentally Wealthy”
The New Republic The daily tabloid of the “Age of Austerity”
The Void Narking off the state since 2005
Unum Insurance Blog An excellent website that exposes advisor to the UK Government on welfare reform, Unum, for what they are.
Using the Law to Fight Cuts to Disabled People’s Services A practical guide for campaigners – disabled people and their families; carers and local groups (Updated July 2012)
Victims of Atos Corrupton They tried to silence Atos Register of Shame and it back as Victims of Atos Corruption.
Where's the Benefit A blog on all things that affect sick and/or disabled people under the ConDem jackboot
Why Wait Forever – DWP ATOS Veterans An amazing website containing interesting detailed research carried out by Mo Stewart into Atos & Unum Insurance
YOUR CALL – National Freephone Telephone Counselling Service for Disabled People in Scotland This is the first service of its kind in the UK. The service takes calls to its appointment line from 11am until 3 pm Mondays to Thursdays. Calls are free from a home telephone, and from most mobile networks(including T-Mobile, Vodaphone, O2, 3, Orange a

Channel Four report on The Closing Atos Games Protest 31/08/12

The Paralympics celebrate the strength of disabled people – and so do all the protests that accompany them

Call-out for Scottish Victims of Thalidomide to Speak Out and Contact the Sunday Herald Today

VIDEO: DWP Occupier Andy Greene of DPAC Speaks Out for Disabled People’s Human Rights

Huddersfield protestors campaign against Paralympic sponsor Atos

Atos and Dow Paralympic Sponsorship: ‘As low as you can get’ ~ Morning Star Editorial

Disabled activists and UK Uncut blockade the DWP and Atos headquarters in protest against government welfare cuts ~ UK UNCUT

Crowd voices Atos anger ~ Belfast Telegraph

Protests against Paralympics partner get senior support from Sir Bert Massie

Bristol MP backs protest against Paralympics sponsor

Joyce McMillan: Cynically demonising the disabled ~ The Scotsman

Death of cancer patient who went public over benefit cuts ~ The Irish Times

Olympic sponsor targeted by angry disability groups over links to London 2012 Paralympics

Disability protesters clash with police ~ ITN

Disabled People storm DWP in daring anti-Atos raid

Protest over ‘fit for work’ tests (UKPA)

Benefits appeal woman Cecilia Burns from Strabane has died ~ BBC News Northern Ireland

Video: Disability rights protesters clash with police outside Department for Work and Pensions ~ Daily Telegraph

Disabled rights campaigners protest at Atos and DWP ~ The Metro

The big questions: Should Atos be sponsoring the Paralympics? Is a wealth tax a good idea?

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Channel Four report on The Closing Atos Games Protest 31/08/12

The Paralympics celebrate the strength of disabled people – and so do all the protests that accompany them

Call-out for Scottish Victims of Thalidomide to Speak Out and Contact the Sunday Herald Today

VIDEO: DWP Occupier Andy Greene of DPAC Speaks Out for Disabled People’s Human Rights

Huddersfield protestors campaign against Paralympic sponsor Atos

Atos and Dow Paralympic Sponsorship: ‘As low as you can get’ ~ Morning Star Editorial

Disabled activists and UK Uncut blockade the DWP and Atos headquarters in protest against government welfare cuts ~ UK UNCUT

Crowd voices Atos anger ~ Belfast Telegraph

Protests against Paralympics partner get senior support from Sir Bert Massie

Bristol MP backs protest against Paralympics sponsor

Joyce McMillan: Cynically demonising the disabled ~ The Scotsman

Death of cancer patient who went public over benefit cuts ~ The Irish Times

Olympic sponsor targeted by angry disability groups over links to London 2012 Paralympics

Disability protesters clash with police ~ ITN

Disabled People storm DWP in daring anti-Atos raid

Protest over ‘fit for work’ tests (UKPA)

Benefits appeal woman Cecilia Burns from Strabane has died ~ BBC News Northern Ireland

Video: Disability rights protesters clash with police outside Department for Work and Pensions ~ Daily Telegraph

Disabled rights campaigners protest at Atos and DWP ~ The Metro

The big questions: Should Atos be sponsoring the Paralympics? Is a wealth tax a good idea?

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