Hey everyone,
This wonderful artistic and powerful image comes courtesy of Kaliya Franklin who is a disabled campaigner and is a founder and director of The broken of Britain.
On the eve of the second reading of the government's controversial welfare reform bill on the 9th March Kaliya Franklin braced the cold to make this stark and very real image to convey how vulnerable and exposed sick and disabled people will be by some of the bills proposed by the government across the UK.
The image portrays just as Kaliya Franklin's wheelchair is out of reach many services, social care and support will be left out of reach for many sick and disabled people in need if these reforms go ahead. Many will be "left out in the cold"
The left out in the cold campaign is the work of The Broken of Britain, they have decided to use this stark and thought provoking image to show the reality many sick and disabled people face. Sick and disabled people don't have a voice in society apart from the tireless work of the people at The Broken of Britain and other campaigners and they are hoping that the image provokes not only the government but the able-bodied public into acting.
Merton is already feeling the affects of the cuts and many services have been taken away from the vulnerable in the borough. Me, myself and my sister have felt the full force of Merton's adult social services being stretched and not having enough money for vital adaptations and services.
Just like me sickness and disability could be just around the corner so although it may not affect you now please don't leave the most vulnerable people in society "in the cold!"
If you would like to be involved and help please share this image everywhere you can. You can share this post or the Broken of Britain post through the Facebook and Twitter buttons, you can also send if to your MP if you can.
http://thebrokenofbritain.blogspot.com/2011/03/left-out-in-cold-press-release.html
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