Coroner: 'Fit-for-work' cert. cued suicide

Placard designed by Dude Swheatie of Kwug

Coroner's ground-breaking verdict: Suicide triggered by 'fit-for-work' test —
Disability News Service

Disability News Service reports:

Coroner's ground breaking verdict: Suicide was 'triggered' by 'fit for work' test

A coroner has demanded that the government takes action to prevent future deaths of disability benefit claimants, after concluding in a "ground breaking" inquest that a disabled man killed himself as a direct result of being found "fit for work."

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KUWG demonstration Fri 18 Sept against Pinnacle People Workfare Pimps

Fri 18th Sep, 2-3pm Pinnacle People = Workfare Pimps Gather at Lynford Community Centre Hall, 74 Fernhead Road, W9 3EW near junction with Shirland Rd (tube: Queen’s Park). There will be sing-alongs as we will serenade both G4S & our dear leader Cameron… 

See also Brighton Benefits Campaign event on this
https://brightonbenefitscampaign.wordpress.com/2015/09/17/national-day-of-action-against-pinnacle-people-friday-18th-september/

Placards designed by Ivy

"Finally, my injuries took off" With Pinnacle People - workfare | stealing | lives

"I climbed the peak of pointless" With Pinnacle People - workfare | stealing | lives

 

"Sky is the limit for sanctions" - workfare | stealing | lives

"I reached new heights of rubbish" - workfare | stealing | lives

KUWG Diary from Thursday 17 September 2015

Mostly based on info supplied by Ivy the Diary

Thurs 17th Sept, 3pm for 3:20pm start-5:30pm: KUWG weekly business meeting in Small Hall at Kingsgate Community Centre, 107 Kingsgate Road, NW6 2JH. Casework help available between about 3:20pm and 4pm and/or 5pm-5:20pm; if you want help with your case, please come prepared with relevant documents such as letters from DWP — that helps more than vague memory of letter contents!

Fri 18^th Sep, 2-3pm Pinnacle People = Workfare Pimps by Brighton Benefits Campaign (BBC) & us. Gather at Lynford Community Centre Hall, 74 Fernhead Road, W9 3EW near junction with Shirland Rd (tube: Queen’s Park).

Fri 18^th Sep, 12noon Camden & Islington Unite meeting at Unite, 33-37 Moreland St, EC1V 8BB, tube: Angel.

Sat 19^th Sep, 12noon Haringey March for Homes by Haringey Defend Council Housing, People’s Assembly & many more. No cuts or social cleansing! Meet at: Kenneth Robbins House, Northumberland Park N17. 

Sat 19^th Sep, 12noon March Against Evictions by Focus E15. At Stratford Park, West Ham Lane E15 4PT https://www.facebook.com/events/463931240434645/

Thurs 24th Sept, 3pm for 3:20pm start-5:30pm: KUWG weekly business meeting in Small Hall at Kingsgate Community Centre, 107 Kingsgate Road, NW6 2JH. Casework help available between about 3:20pm and 4pm and/or 5pm-5:20pm; if you want help with your case, please come prepared with relevant documents such as letters from DWP — that helps more than vague memory of letter contents!

Saturday 26th Sept., SW1: March in Stop Changes to Access to Work campaign. This is supported by both Unite the Union and Disabled People Against Cuts. Click here for Details

Fri 25^th Sep, 2-4pm Occupy: A People Yet To Come book launch at ICA, The Mall, tubes: Charing Cross or Green Park http://occupylondon.org.uk/events/book-launch-occupy-a-people-yet-to-come/

Sat 26^th Sep, 12noon Access To Work March by Deaf ATW, DPAC & Unite. To help the deaf & disabled back into work, the DWP scraps their Access To Work. Wait, what…? Start from Old Palace Yard, Westminster, SW1P 3JY & march to 10 Downing Street. http://stopchanges2atw.com/march-with-us/  

Sat 26^th Sep, TBC East End Against Austerity by health professionals & campaigners in Tower Hamlets. A day of workshops, food & socialising. Claimant groups welcome.

Sat 26^th Sep, 7pm 3rd Fuck Parade by Class War. Shoreditch High Street, Braithwaite Street, E1 6AE https://www.facebook.com/events/1688801828009848/

Wed 30^th Sep, 6.30pm No Borders, No Nations? Solving Refugee Crisis by ? A panel discussion. https://www.facebook.com/events/698040300332195/

Thurs 1st October, 3pm for 3:20pm start-5:30pm: KUWG weekly business meeting in Small Hall at Kingsgate Community Centre, 107 Kingsgate Road, NW6 2JH. Casework help available between about 3:20pm and 4pm and/or 5pm-5:20pm; if you want help with your case, please come prepared with relevant documents such as letters from DWP — that helps more than vague memory of letter contents!

Sat 3^rd October - Wed 7^th Oct Festival of Resistance - a counter protest against Tory Party Conference in Manchester. Help stop the infestation. By People’s Assembly:   

Sun 4^th Oct National Demonstration by the TUC. Pesky Tories are itching to criminalise trade unions’ right to strike. Let’s show them what they’re missing.

Thurs 8th Oct., 3pm for 3:20pm start-5:30pm: KUWG weekly business meeting in Small Hall at Kingsgate Community Centre, 107 Kingsgate Road, NW6 2JH. Casework help available between about 3:20pm and 4pm and/or 5pm-5:20pm; if you want help with your case, please come prepared with relevant documents such as letters from DWP — that helps more than vague memory of letter contents!

Thurs 15th Oct., 3pm for 3:20pm start-5:30pm: KUWG weekly business meeting in Small Hall at Kingsgate Community Centre, 107 Kingsgate Road, NW6 2JH. Casework help available between about 3:20pm and 4pm and/or 5pm-5:20pm; if you want help with your case, please come prepared with relevant documents such as letters from DWP — that helps more than vague memory of letter contents!

Thurs 22nd Oct., 3pm for 3:20pm start-5:30pm: KUWG weekly business meeting in Small Hall at Kingsgate Community Centre, 107 Kingsgate Road, NW6 2JH. Casework help available between about 3:20pm and 4pm and/or 5pm-5:20pm; if you want help with your case, please come prepared with relevant documents such as letters from DWP — that helps more than vague memory of letter contents!

 
Thurs 29th Oct., 3pm for 3:20pm start-5:30pm: KUWG weekly business meeting in Small Hall at Kingsgate Community Centre, 107 Kingsgate Road, NW6 2JH. Casework help available between about 3:20pm and 4pm and/or 5pm-5:20pm; if you want help with your case, please come prepared with relevant documents such as letters from DWP — that helps more than vague memory of letter contents!

Thurs 5th Oct., 3pm for 3:20pm start-5:30pm: KUWG weekly business meeting in Small Hall at Kingsgate Community Centre, 107 Kingsgate Road, NW6 2JH. Casework help available between about 3:20pm and 4pm and/or 5pm-5:20pm; if you want help with your case, please come prepared with relevant documents such as letters from DWP — that helps more than vague memory of letter contents!

Thu 5^th Nov 6pm The Million Mask March by Anonymous at Trafalgar Square. Work your finest Guy Fawkes attire & roar: Fuck Austerity! Anonymously.

KUWG Diary, September to October 2015

DEADLINE: Labour Party Ballot Closes on Thu 10^th Sep at 12noon, Ballot for Labour Leader, Deputy Leader & London Mayor.(KUWG is non-party-political, but we want to ensure that the political agenda is set more by people who are on our side than against us.)

Mon 7^th Sep - Sat 12^th Sep, 1am-11pm Stop The Arms Fair by Occupy London. One of world’s biggest Arms Fairs - DSEI comes to London at Excel Centres, 257 New Cross Road, London SE14 5UL (tube: New Cross Gate). http://occupylondon.org.uk/events/stop-the-arms-fair-2015/

Wed 9^th Sep, 5.30pm Sports Direct Surprise Demo by Unite at their main store, 150 Oxford Street (tube: Tottenham Court Road or Oxford Street).

Fri 11^th Sep, TBC Kill Assisted Dying Bill by DPAC. MPs are expected to vote in favour of random Doctors supplying lethal drugs to terminally ill - without real safeguards. It’s in line with US, where health plans happily pay for suicide drugs instead of chemotherapy: http://dpac.uk.net/2015/07/defeating-the-assisted-dying-bill-why-we-must/

Saturday 12 Sept, Refugees Welcome Here National Day of Action, Called by Stand up to Racism, BARAC, Stop the War Coalition, Migrant Rights Network — More at http://wembleymatters.blogspot.co.uk/2015/09/support-refugees-welcome-here-national.html

Sat 12^th Sep, 2.30pm Save BBC at BBC Proms by 38 Degrees: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/events/bbc-proms-in-the-park-hyde-park-london

Sun 13^th Sep, 1-3.30pm ‘Kill The Bill’ Rally & Lobby the TUC by Young Socialists, at Brighton Conference Centre.

  

Fri 18^th Sep, 2-3pm Pinnacle People = Workfare Pimps by Brighton Benefits Campaign (BBC) & us. Gather at Lynford Community Centre Hall, 74 Fernhead Road, W9 3EW near junction with Shirland Rd (tube: Queen’s Park).

Fri 18^th Sep, 12noon Camden & Islington Unite meeting at Unite, 33-37 Moreland St, EC1V 8BB, tube: Angel.

Sat 19^th Sep, 12noon Haringey March for Homes by Haringey Defend Council Housing, People’s Assembly & many more. No cuts or social cleansing! Meet at: Kenneth Robbins House, Northumberland Park N17.

Sat 26^th Sep, TBC East End Against Austerity by health professionals & campaigners in Tower Hamlets. A day of workshops, food & socialising. Claimant groups welcome.

Sun 4^th - Wed 7^th Oct Festival of Resistance - a counter protest against Tory Party Conference in Manchester. By People’s Assembly.

Sun 4^th Oct National Demonstration by the TUC. Pesky Tories are itching to criminalise trade unions’ right to strike. Let’s show them what they’re missing.

Sun 4^th Oct Tory Party Conference in Manchester. Help stop the infestation.

Thu 5^th Nov 6pm The Million Mask March by Anonymous at Trafalgar Square. Work your finest Guy Fawkes attire & roar: Fuck Austerity! Anonymously.

KUWG benefits tourism lealfeting visit to Harlesden Jcp, Monday 7 September 2015, 3pm-4pm

We decided at kuwg meeting Thursday 7th September to leaflet outside the pleasant HARLESDEN Jobcentre this Monday from 3-4pm

Harlesden House
161-163 High Street, Harlesden
London, NW10 4TL

Map showing this location

All who believe in better treatment for the unwaged welcome.

Bring a CD with fav tune(s) on!

CJ