Torbay Fightback held a productive planning meeting on the
23rd February, with a number of activities discussed for the coming
months.
The first of these takes place on Saturday 23rd
March at 12noon in Victoria Street in Paignton, when Fightback activists will
be calling for the NHS to be reclaimed from privatisation. The event will
revolve around a Fightback stall and a petition to Torbay’s two M.P’s asking
them to help block further privatisation, and for a reversal of current policy.
Further details will appear on the Activists Diary page of this site.
Other plans include support for ‘Boycott Workfare Week’ on
the 18th -24th March. Activists can be supplied with
leaflets which they can take and place in stores which currently use workfare
staff. This includes the supermarket giant Tesco. Supermarket businesses will also see further
Fightback activity in April, when we shall be opposing further unfair competition for independent traders in the form of a supermarket being proposed for the Town Hall car park in Torquay.
The meeting also endorsed Fightback’s commitment to support
those in nearby towns outside Torbay. Discussions have already taken place
between Fightback activists and members of the Totnes & South Devon
Claimants Union (TCU).
Claimants' unions can enable people to support each other
through mutual aid and solidarity in dealing with the benefit and tax credit
bureaucracies. They can campaign against injustices such as the flawed Work
Capability Assessment (WCA) done by profiteering DWP contractors (ATOS). Torbay
Fightback plans to assist the TCU in their work and boost their street
presence.
The TCU can be contacted at totnesclaimantsunion@yahoo.co.uk
Fightback welcomes ideas from activists and supporters on
future activity. Please contact us at torbayfightback@gmail.com
or join conversations on our facebook page.
