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Not-handout for Sheffield University talk 26 Apr 2013 | 08:57 am
It was inspiring coming to meet disabled students, staff and allies at Sheffield University last evening. There's an upsurge of campaigning and coming together happening which has great promise and it...
Polyamory & marriage: BBC Radio media request 20 Feb 2013 | 11:01 pm
I've had a chat with a World Service journalist, Chloe, who is interested in producing a radio piece about how much MORE radical our approach to marriage could be in respect of recognising (legally) s...
Not cut, SHREDDED, for profit 29 Jan 2013 | 07:15 pm
A great article from Simon Duffy this morning about the care cuts - something which gets mentioned lots less but is massively important to understand how cuts are affecting disabled people such as mys...
The Big Question & Alec Shelbrook's NEDDs 28 Jan 2013 | 06:22 pm
It was truly exhilarating representing Disabled People Against Cuts as part of an awesome guest list on BBC's Sunday morning debate The Big Question yesterday. I got to meet some awesome people, inclu...
This name being used elsewhere 17 Dec 2012 | 03:30 pm
Disabled People Fight Back two... A group of disabled activists are using this website name for a new Facebook group. It's great when activists gang together for activism.. but unhelpful if it become...
Do Resuscitate: We want to live 15 Sep 2012 | 02:39 pm
Just had to share this great article by Ian Birrell "Reasons To Resuscitate" which discusses the horrific situation of an unnamed man with Downs Syndrome not being resuscitated (without consent) and t...
Tony Gets His (Death) Wish 22 Aug 2012 | 04:22 pm
BBC announced today that Tony Nicklinson has died .. only days after losing his High Court bid to get someone else to kill him (aka 'assisted suicide'). This is what happened to Diane Pretty too, jus...
Self Pity Is Still Not Lethal! On Tony Nicklinson 17 Aug 2012 | 08:20 pm
On Tony Nicklinson. I am glad that the High Court has denied another depressed disabled person (Tony Nicklinson) a special right to be killed. Know what it isn't easy for some of us crips. To sympat...
LINKS !?? 15 May 2012 | 12:25 am
What is livejournal doing? My last post included links I never made to an IPOD?! How do I stop it? I'm a paid member too! Help!
Semi-retired in active times 15 May 2012 | 12:22 am
I'm stuck on minimal duties for the forseeable. Which is frustrating because there's such a lot going on right now in the world of activism and such a lot needs to be done. And I miss ya'l...
