DPAC Conference April 2014

DPAC Report

What do DPAC Spend Money on?Travel costs to get people and P.A.s to demos, travel and

accommodation re DPAC conferences x2DPAC Banners for ‘Reclaiming our Futures’ Demo 2013Accessibility: BSL/ Easy read formatsVenues/ Demo costs/CampaignsMeeting/speaker travel costsRestricted funds awarded for specific projectsBuying DPAC merchandise e.g T-shirts, sweatshirts, badges

etcDPAC web and maintenance

Who funded DPAC? Most important: the many individual and group donations from DPAC members and supporters. Plus:Edge fund, Wainwright, Network for Social Change, Trust for London

DPAC Highlights: 2013Jan: DPAC awarded Lipstick Socialists campaign of the year for 2012 due to successful Atos Games in summer of 2012 against Atos sponsorship of the paralympics. The first UK wide set of protests against Atos which saw negative coverage of Atos and WCA increase by 70% and Atos shares drop. Lipstick Socialists said ‘DPAC’s campaign against Atos was inspiring, DPAC have led the way in the fightback against the Condem Gov

Tory Donor Ashcroft award: Owen Jones Young writer of the year

Owen Jones donates part of 3K prize to DPAC

Owen Jones Tweets: Chuffed to win Young Writer of

the Year Award at #PBAwards. Given the £3,000 prize is from Lord Ashcroft I’ll be donating it to causes (1/3)

Half to the brilliant @LisaForbes_ campaign against right-wing Tory caricature @SJacksonMP. Lord Ashcroft money well-spent #PBAwards (2/3)

The other half to @dis_ppl_protest who are campaigning for disabled people who are being battered by Tory cuts #PBAwards (3/3)

One of our Supporters writes to SCOPE….

…to ask what they’re doing on campaigning about ILF…SCOPE advises them to get in touch with DPAC!

Finances for big disability charities 2010:

Scope– 101 million poundsMencap – 194 million poundsRNID – 41 million poundsRNIB – 135 million poundsLeonard Cheshire – 155 million poundsGuide Dogs – 57 million poundsMS Society – 29 million poundsMIND Association – 13 million poundsSpinal Injuries Association – 20 million poundsTOTAL = 745 million! With this amount of money to

spend-what exactly are they doing for us all?

DWP and Gov lies exposed through declassified court documents in ILF case

“The most vocal group has been the relatively new Disabled People against Cuts, DPAC. This group has taken a very strong critical position on a range of DWP policies”The cost of closure will be £39 million! One document states that this has been achieved by the savings from closing ILF to new users in 2010. But “closure cannot be publically defined as value for money”-indeed!

In terms of the announcement of proposed closure in 2015 it was noted that none of the ‘stakeholders’ had requested a meeting with ministers from Westminster. Basically most had kept quiet, and hadn’t seen the closure of ILF as any big deal.

“on the basis of attention shown so far, we do not think this will   receive  significant attention on its own…”

April: A raft of cuts and new taxes imposed on disabled people

DPAC and UKUNCUT serve eviction notices on multi-millionaires: IDS, Osborne and Freud.

DPAC, Black Triangle and Kate Belgrave visit IDS’ 2mil mansion with its 5 acres including swimming pool, flock of sheep, tennis courts and many bedrooms. He lives there rent free courtesy of his father-in-law

A list of some DPAC Protests and ExposuresExposed ATOS Contract as lies, Road block with TUC Disability committee, exposed DWP lies on ILF closure, Protest at Balcombe on fracking, Exposure of DPOs silence on ILF, Protest outside BBC for not reporting the real facts of what is happening in Britain, Exposure of workfare cases, Protests at Rail and tube cuts to staffing, Exposure of Unum’s part in disability support scandals, Protests on Bedroom tax, Exposure of myths around ESA support group, protest at Barnet’s Capita privatisation, Exposure of Colin Brewer, Protest against European austerity drives, Exposure of man tried in secret court, Protest against PCS refusal to take action on sanctions, Exposure of hike in sanctions under coalition, Protests against legal aid cuts, Protests against segregated education, Protests at deaths under Atos, Protests against the removal of independent living……

Reclaiming our Futures: 7 days of fight back

Co-op Campaign: Stop the Atos Contract! Launched to publicize that Co-op were thinking of renewing a three year Atos contract for occupational health- outcome Co-op publically state they wouldn’t renew the contract with Atos.

Successful benefit Justice Summits organized by DPAC, tenants, Defend Council housing and Right to Work

Success of Mental Health Resistance Network in court re WCA and mental Health

Success of ILF campaign and court case in holding off ILF proposed closure till after 2015 elections-but not over yet!

Success in making Atos run away from their contract early-we made Atos a toxic brand!

Success of Wow Petition in being first group to gain a debate in parliament on a cumulative impact assessment

Success of Black Triangle in promoting regulations 29 and 35 re WCA

DPAC began with just a few people in October 2010

DPAC now has an outreach of over 45 thousand people

DPAC has a member and supporter base of over 20,000 people-and we’re winning….because of you!

Enjoy the day!

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