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Disabled people gather in hundreds to fight government cuts
Disabled people joined forces to protest against “brutal cuts” by the government.
Crips Against Cuts, a grassroots disabled-led pressure group, hosted a series of protests across the country on Saturday, with more than hundred people showing up in Bristol.
In the middle of Broadmead, supported by members fighting for Palestine and trans women, disabled people gathered to have their voices heard.
Welcoming the diverse group gathered for the protest, a spokesperson from Crips Against Cuts said: “You are you, and you are whoever you claim you are. So be loud, be you and find a community within all the beautiful people here today.”
People sat down in Broadmead silently listening to the concerns of disabled people
Several disabled people who couldn’t join the protest in person had sent in their speeches, poems and words of support to be read out by fellow protesters.
According to the group the government should “cut the rich, not the crips” as this would significantly affect support received by disabled people.
A disabled protester had a placard attached to the back of his wheelchair that read: “I’m not fast, but I’m bloody furious.”
Several other placards read “cuts kill” reinforcing their disagreement with the government’s move to cut benefits for disabled people.
The protest was live-streamed for those who could not attend but still wished to show support.
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All photos: Rob Browne
All photos: Karen Johnson
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