Today, Meet Me members had a gorgeous day full of arts and crafts with @zogil ahead of our Brighton themed Summer Party in just two weeks!! ☀️⛱️🌊 @thealbanyse8 #art #painting #community #thealbany (fb)

Joint Statement on the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill The ‘Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill’ must not pass. We urge you to e-mail your MP, https://www.writetothem.com, demanding they vote against the cuts. We stand in solidarity with the hundreds of thousands of people who will be impacted by the proposed cuts to PIP, Universal Credit, and Access to Work. Up to 400,000 will be forced into poverty, including 100,000 children (figures from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Child Poverty Action Group, given to the Work and Pensions Select Committee in April). The government is cutting benefits that facilitate d/Deaf, Disabled and neurodiverse colleagues to take their place in the workforce. The bill has not been subject to a formal consultation with disabled people, the Office for Budget Responsibility has not yet published its analysis of the employment impact, and there is no assessment on health or care needs. Lisa Nandy, Arts Council England, these changes will wipe out decades of gains, forcing so many of our artists, colleagues, and trustees out of their jobs and deeply impact the communities we work with, both locally and internationally. As Lewisham-based organisations we thank Vicky Foxcroft for taking a stand. The number of Labour MPs reported to rebel is over 120 and rising, we have until Tuesday’s vote. #DisabilityRights #AccessToWork #TakingThePip #PathwaysToWork #GreenPaper #Deaf #Disabled #Neurodivergent #WeShallNotBeRemoved Spare Tyre Fun Palaces Apples and Snakes (fb)