Family commitments meant I missed this. I’m hoping it might be repeated.
On Monday, a workfare walk of shame was held around Birmingham city centre. If you couldn’t make it, there is a video with all the stops that you can watch. More workfare events are taking place in April, in Kings Heath and Acocks Green – see this post for more details.
We visited the following business and charities, using the Boycott Workfare website as a guide to where to stop
Chamberlain Square/Paradise Forum
Greggs and McDonalds where we discussed what workfare is, and the different government schemes.
Victoria Square
Birmingham City Council House, not because the council are currently using workfare (as far as we know…) but because others are, and because they might choose to take advantage of workfare to cover for cuts.
John Bright Street
Action For the Blind, where the role of charities in workfare was explored
Stephenson Street
New Street Train Station…
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