PRESS CONFERENCE TO LAUNCH MASS ANTI-AUSTERITY CAMPAIGN.
National Co-Chair of Black Activists Rising Against Cuts
(BARAC) UK Zita Holbourne will address a press conference on Tuesday 26th
of March, launching the People’s Assembly.
Zita will say: ‘Millions
of people are impacted by austerity, driven into deeper poverty by the Con-Dem
Coalition’s agenda of cutting jobs, services and welfare. In the public sector pay
has been frozen and pension contributions increased. Whilst wages are driven down the cost of
living is rising. The slashing of EMA and tripling of university tuition fees
will lead to education being a privilege for the rich.
These cuts impact disproportionately on
women, black (BME), disabled and young people. I am particularly concerned about the multiple
impacts on black women and young black people with black women bearing the
brunt of public sector cuts and 1 in 2 young black people unemployed. We know
from history that in times of economic crisis racism increases and that black
and migrant people are scapegoated. David
Cameron has just announced plans to restrict access to health, housing and
benefits for migrants to the UK as a means of distracting from the real causes
of the economic crisis caused by bankers and failing to tackle the issue of tax
avoidance, evasion and uncollected taxes by large companies.
The combined
impact of these attacks is deepening poverty, inequality and injustice, leading
to long term unemployment, ill health and deprivation with a whole generation
of young people facing worse prospects than their parents faced.'
'We need a mass movement of all those people impacted by
these attacks who make up the majority, joined by anti-cuts groups, trade unions
and campaigners to respond collectively. This is why BARAC has joined the
People’s Assembly campaign.'
Contact BARAC:
Email; barac.info@gmail.com
Twitter; @baracuk
Press
conference to launch mass anti-austerity campaign
March
22, 2013
Please note this event is for press only. To gain entry,
please bring your press credentials.
Coalition of Resistance Press Release
22 March 2013
PRESS CONFERENCE TO LAUNCH MASS ANTI-AUSTERITY CAMPAIGN.
LABOUR AND GREEN MPs, HIGH-PROFILE JOURNALISTS,
COMEDIANS, CAMPAIGNERS UNITE.
TUESDAY 26TH MARCH,
11.30AM, UNITE THE UNION,
128 THEOBALD’S ROAD, WC1X 8TN
Caroline Lucas MP - journalist Owen Jones - comedian Mark
Steel - Labour’s Katy Clark MP – comedian and disabled activist Francesca
Martinez –Zita Holbourne (Black Activists Rising Against the Cuts) -Steve
Turner (Unite) .
The People’s Assembly – a new initiative backed by major
trade unions such as Unite, Unison, NUT, PCS, the Green Party, Labour MPs,
Coalition of Resistance and campaigning groups – will be hosting a press
conference on Tuesday 26th March at Unite’s head office (map).
The People’s Assembly will be holding a 3,500-strong
rally at Westminster Central Hall, 22nd June 2013, as well as meetings and
rallies across the country.
This new movement will be pushing the arguments against
austerity currently missing from British politics, and fighting for all those
people currently being hit by Government policies: whether low-paid workers,
disabled people, unemployed people, the young, women, BME people and others.
NOTE TO EDITORS
- For further information please get in touch with
People’s Assembly Co-Ordinator Sam Fairbairn on 07872 481769
