9-10 August: We Are One
Save the date and join us in celebrating the wonderful diversity of human life at CitizenFest Glasgow 2019.
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Endorse Basic Income
Endorse Basic Income UK's statement supporting the principle of a Basic Income for the UK to make it a key campaign issue in the next General Election.
2019: Festival of Debate
Tickets are on sale now for this year's Festival from April through to June in Sheffield, UK.
May 2019: #MillionsMissing
This year's #MillionsMissing will take place from 5 to 12 May. Save the dates and join in!
Welfare Reform - call for evidence
What impact has the Welfare Reform & Work Act (2016) had on the levels of poverty, inequality and health experienced by children and disabled people in the UK?
Labour listens to disability campaigners
The Labour Party is moving from opposing austerity and welfare reform towards identifying new policies for benefits and disability.
Developing a political platform for spoonies
Spooniehacker interviews Catherine Hale who leads the Chronic Illness Inclusion Project.
24 January: #MEdebate in House of Commons
MPs from all Parties will be debating a motion on ME put forward by Carol Monaghan MP.
14 March: Campaigning, politics and self-advocacy
Simon Cramp will talk about his work and life, drawing from his new book ‘Don't Cramp My Style’ at The University of Sheffield.
9 March: Basic Income in the North
An event in Sheffield for activists, researchers and everyone interested in making basic income happen.
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Universal Credit is a bad policy
Dr Simon Duffy outlines why Universal Credit is not good 'in principle' but that it is damaging and dangerous.
Cumulative Impact Assessment debate
Thanks to the WOW Campaign Parliament debated the need for a Cumulative Impact Assessment in the House of Commons.
2019: Café Economique
A range of discussions in Leeds in 2019 on the new economics we need for the 21st Century.
UK Government is in denial
UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights publishes statement following his visit.
Is Britain Fairer? 2018
Comprehensive report by EHRC warns that at-risk groups are in danger of being forgotten and becoming trapped in disadvantage.
Progress on disability rights in the United Kingdom
Update on steps taken by UK governments to act on recommendations from the CRPD to improve the lives of disabled people in the UK.
WOW Campaign secures debate in House of Commons
The debate will discuss the urgent need for a cumulative impact assessment of all cuts to disability support.
10 November: Campaign for a Yorkshire Parliament
An inaugural meeting for people to meet, exchange ideas and contribute to the future vision of the campaign.
17 November: Reclaim Social Care
How do we reverse privatisation and secure quality, stable, publicly funded and accountable social care services for all?
11 October: Unelected Oligarchy
Think tanks have shaped policy and public opinion in Britain for decades; but what are they? The Festival of Politics in Edinburgh.
Patient passport launched
Simon Cramp has developed a patient passport with Chesterfield Royal Hospital for patients who find communicating with clinical staff difficult.
Les Monaghan at Brighton Photo Fringe
Les Monaghan has been selected as this year's Brighton Photo Fringe OPEN18 Participate artist for his project ‘We Are All Connected’.
11 September: Conversations on Governance
It's Our City is holding a series of community conversations about local governance in Sheffield during 2018/19.
Mapping SDS around the world
Take part in the SKILLS survey to map international progress on self-directed support.
What's the impact of chronic illness in the UK today
The Chronic Illness Inclusion Project launches major survey to capture the experiences & views of people living with chronic illness.
Share your austerity stories
WOW Voices are documenting the impact of austerity on the people behind the numbers in a bid to challenge Government policy.
UN to investigate extreme poverty in the UK
United Nations investigator to probe the impact of Tory austerity policies in Britain, in the UN's first visit to a western European country in more than five years.
Ride for Equality and the Common Good
A group of Quakers are riding to Downing Street from Cumbria to give witness to their concern about the dismantling of the welfare state.
Parliamentary debate on ME secured
Westminster Hall Debate on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) treatment and research set for Thursday 21st June.
Making Poverty Visible
For those who dismiss empirical research Les Monaghan's Relative Poverty photography work bears witness to lives lived in poverty.
Welfare conditionality causes more harm than good
The WelCond project, led by the University of York and colleagues, found that welfare conditionality causes more harm than good.
Disabled people facing government hostility
Letter published in The Guardian protesting at the failure of the media to cover the on-going attacks on disabled and older people in the UK.
Publication of Report on Constituency Changes
This report shows how Boundary Commission England's planned changes will worsen inequities of UK electoral system.
The Balance of Rights
A new Anton French Film exploring the challenges faced by people with learning disabilities in the UK today.
Report on how to reform social care published
Robin Jackson's report explains why health and social care integration is poor policy and offers instead a practical vision for reform.
Guide published on what makes us healthy
This guide from The Health Foundation gives helpful information and practical advice on tackling the social determinants of health.
Festival of Debate: April to June 2018
Sheffield's Festival of Debate is one of the largest political festivals in the UK, with 75 debates, including several in partnership with the Centre.
Personal Health Budget survey
NHS England invite you to share your experience of the care and support you receive in a new survey on PHBs.
Liberal Democrats back call for Citizen Convention
Tom Brake MP has written to the Centre to back the call for a Citizen Convention on Constitutional Reform.