Nottingham Indymedia: 'workfare'

HSBC Notts Uncut Demo supports Foodbank

Mon, 22 Jul 2013 22:12:54 +0000

12.00 Saturday 20th July 2013

Nottingham folks gatherered at the Left Lion and proceeded to the HSBC bank in Clumber Street. The protestors being concerned, as banker's continue to be rewarded with bonuses and subsidies, and tax dodging is rife (£25 billion is lost annually), there’s been a 170% increase in the number of people relying on food banks in the UK. We need to demand that the government stop propping up the people who caused this crisis and put an end to the need for food banks.

Passers by contributed to the NG7 Foodbank.

Nottingham charity involved in workfare

Tue, 07 May 2013 07:28:32 +0000

The Nottingham homelessness charity, Framework, has admitted that it is involved in the Work Programme. This is one of the schemes known collectively as workfare, where unemployed people are forced to do unpaid work or face losing their benefits. Under pressure from anti-workfare activists, Framework announced that “we are one of the organisations who participate in delivering the work programme”. Campaigners from Nottingham Against Workfare delivered a letter to Chief Executive Andrew Redfern, encouraging him to withdraw from the work programme. Local activists also called on supporters to campaign on the organisation’s social media pages.

Newswire: Opposing charity involvement in Workfare | Take action to stop Framework using workfare | Framework uses Workfare

Take action to stop Framework using workfare

Sat, 04 May 2013 18:26:53 +0000

Framework the Nottingham based charity that exists to tackle the causes and consequences of homelessness has got itself involved in the workfare programme. Workfare is the name given to various government programmes that force benefit claimants to work full-time jobs just to get their dole money.

On Sunday 5th May we'll be raising the issue on their Facebook page and Twitter feed. We ask that you join us.

Labour MP's response to Workfare

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:05:46 +0000

Had written to local Nottingham MP to enquire after attitude to workfare.

Workfare profiteers A4e and Ingeus targeted

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 07:50:40 +0000

On Monday 4th March, precarious workers, students, the unemployed, squatters, and others turned up outside the Nottingham offices of Ingeus and A4e for a demonstration called by Nottingham Against Workfare and Stop G8 Notts. A “Workfare ain’t fair” banner was unfurled and hundreds of leaflets entitled “Workfare is class warfare” were handed out to shoppers, as well as those employed and harassed by A4e and Ingeus.

Newswire: ’Workfare Ain’t Fair’ Protest and leafleting | Demonstration against A4e and Ingeus | Riseup! Radio at A4e

Previous features: Workfare walk of shame | Workfare : Forced Labour Protest

'Workfare Ain't Fair' Protest and leafleting

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:26:24 +0000

12.00 4th March 2013

Folks initially gathered outside the entrance to the offices of A4e at Maid Marian House, Maid Marian Way, Nottingham.

Workfare walk of shame

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 07:34:00 +0000

On Saturday, a group of anti-workfare activists took to the streets of Nottingham to picket some of the corporate workfare profiteers and to highlight why workfare is such a dangerous idea. They visited Burton, Barnardo’s, Primark, Greggs and Superdrug with a banner, sound system and flyers. Campaigners say that workfare, when unemployed people are forced to work for their benefits, is an attack on the unemployed and also against workers, whose paid work is undermined.

Newswire: Workfare walk of shame in Nottingham (Report) | Workfare walk of shame in Nottingham (Pics) | Nottingham Pizza Factory - From work to workfare

Previous features: Mayday Workfare Protests | Workfare : Forced Labour Protest in Nottingham

Workfare walk of shame in Nottingham

Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:17:47 +0000

Saturday 29th September 2012

People met for a Workfare walk of shame at 1.00pm at the Lions, Market Square, Nottingham

Workfare walk of shame in Nottingham

Sat, 29 Sep 2012 17:22:58 +0000

Today a group of anti-workfare activists took to the streets of Nottingham to picket some of the corporate workfare profiteers and to highlight why workfare is such a dangerous idea. We visited Burton, Barnardo's, Primark, Greggs and Superdrug before we got through all of our leaflets and decided to call it a day. On the whole, the public responded positively to our message including several who agreed to boycott particular shops as a result of getting a flyer.

4 Mayday Workfare Protests

Tue, 08 May 2012 16:53:16 +0000

Saturday 5th May 2012

This year, the annual Mayday events/march began at the Forest Ground. After forming up, people marched down the Manfield Road, through the City Centre to have a rally and hear speeches at the Congregational Hall in Castle Gate, Nottingham