Lobby the City Council
This raises all kinds of issues which we need to discuss and have a policy on. At present we have said "no" until we, as a Group, make up our own minds.
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November 1986
12-2
SUPPORT BDRG GIVE A VOICE - TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
Help
Build the Lobby
We
are now only days away from holding our first major public event as an
organisation and there is still much to be done. BT RG is holding the lobby to
increase public awareness of the needs of people with disabilities-to give
ourselves a voice and to press for a new Disability Resource Centre.
Our
lobby will only be a success if we, the members of BDRG, make it worthwhile.
The more people we have there the greater will be the impact. Members should
try to attend if at all possible and we must try to get our friends to join us.
Some
people will need transport-please let us know as soon as possible so that we
can arrange it.
It
has not been possible to get a show off the ground and a display of posters and
photographs still needs putting together. We have organised a meeting between a
BDRG delegation and City Councillors to be held:
One
o'clock in Room three at the Council House
We
are also hoping for support from national organisations of people with
disabilities. Placards are being prepared with these agreed slogans:
DISABILITY
IS AN ISSUE
PUT
PEOPLE FIRST
SPEAK
TO US NOT FOR US
WHAT'S
“NORMAL” ANYWAY?
ATTITUDES
HANDICAP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
WE
NEED A DISABILITY RESOURCE CENTRE
DISCRIMINATION
KEEPS US APART
Maria
and I are keen to know who among our members are able to attend the lobby so we
can finalise our plans. Please let us know if you are coming.
The
time has come to stand up and be counted-can we count on you?
November Meeting
There
may be some confusion over the date of the next meeting. It is 19 November not
the 12th. The venue is Room 45 in Doctor Johnson House, Bull Street,
Birmingham.
The
Management Committee may call an EGM prior to the meeting to change the Con
situation but if we do you will be told beforehand!
If
there's any objections to this-the reasons were given in the last issue of
Bridges please let us know.
BDRG Social
We
are holding a fundraising for social members and friends on Friday, 28th of
November, 1986 at Harris House, St Agnes Road, Mosley at 8 PM.
Tickets
will be available on the fourth priced at £1 for those waged or with an income
and 50p for unwaged people.
People
can offer us more than £1 if they desire given that it is a fundraising social!
Contact
us about transport for either event
Link Programme
Members
of BDRG have been asked to join a discussion on language and disability for the
LINK programme.
It
will be an interesting debate and members should try to watch it on 9 November
at 1 PM on Central.
BCODP
Maria
and Alun recently attended as delegates a conference on Centres for Integrated
Living organised by the British Council of Organisations of Disabled People.
Brenda and Bob also spent a day there.
We
hope to report back on the event as we feel it has serious implications for us.
BCODP see themselves as the main focus for disability politics in Britain are
keen to bring us into their ranks.This raises all kinds of issues which we need to discuss and have a policy on. At present we have said "no" until we, as a Group, make up our own minds.
Messages from Bob
We
will collect tin cans after the fourth-sorry for the delay
Would
Chris James contact us as soon as possible-a lack of transport has prevented me
visiting you, Chris.
Hope
to see you all on the lobby!
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