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  • July 2025

  • Wed 9
    Promotional image for a book launch event. On the left is the cover of the book "Ramping Up Rights: An Unfinished History of British Disability Activism" by Rachel Charlton-Dailey, featuring two waving Disability Pride flags on a green background. On the right, text reads: “Ramping Up Rights with Rachel Charlton-Dailey. Weds 9 July Stockton Library. Book launch & conversation on disability justice.” The background shows a protest scene with banners and people, tinted in purple. A black and green box at the bottom says, “Do you want to fight for disability rights? Join! Difference NE.”
    Featured July 9, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Ramping Up Rights: An Evening with Rachel Charlton-Dailey

    Stockton Central Library Church Rd, Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom

    Join us for an evening of disabled resistance, solidarity, and stories with the 'Ramping Up Rights' Book Launch! Ramping Up Rights Book Launch! To mark the launch of Ramping Up Rights: An Unfinished History of British Disability Activism, author, and journalist Rachel Charlton-Dailey (see articles here in the Mirror and here in the Canary!) will […]

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  • June 2025

  • Mon 30
    MPs welfare cuts meeting. Pathways To Work Ignores Disabled Voices: Abstract image of disabled people in the workplace, overlaid text repeating "pathways?" over and over.
    June 30, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

    Final Opportunity: An open invitation to North East MPs

    Online via Zoom

    We invited North East MPs to meet disabled people on June 30. If they don’t come, their area loses £250+ per disabled person.

  • Thu 26
    why we left the government's disability network and need a disability-led advocacy network. A collage of photos showing disabled people in Difference North east meetings, discussions, and protests. One protester holds a sign reading “THESE CUTS WILL KILL.”
    June 26, 2025 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

    Our Voice, Our Agenda: We’ve stepped away from the government’s disability network in the North East!

    Online via Zoom

    We left the government’s disability group. They did not listen to us.
    Now, we are making our own group run by disabled people.
    ✅ By us: Only d/Deaf, Disabled, and Neurodivergent people
    ✅ For us: We set the rules
    ✅ Power to us: The government must come to our table
    Join us! Help build this new group.
    📅 When: June 26, 2025 • 12:30 PM
    📍 Where: Zoom (link below)
    ⏳ Hurry! Founding member spots close June 20.
    Sign up now!
    BSL & captions provided. Email hello@differencenortheast.org.uk for access needs.

  • Thu 19
    A green-themed poster advertising a “Disability Green Paper Workshop.” It invites people who receive health and disability benefits to share their views on proposed government changes. The event is on Thursday 19th June, from 10am–12pm, at City Library, Room 7. Text reads: “Come and have your say. Discussions from this workshop will be fed into the government consultation.” Contact details for accessibility or more information: 07776955646 and hannah.cooper@newcastlecab.org.uk. Logos at the bottom for Difference North East, Disability North, and Citizens Advice Newcastle. Speech bubble icons are used decoratively.
    Featured June 19, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    Disability Green Paper Workshop

    The City Library 33 New Bridge Street West, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

    Have Your Say on Health & Disability Benefits! Disability Green Paper Workshop Do you or someone you care about receive health or disability benefits?? The Government is proposing changes, and your lived experience is critical to shaping what happens next. This isn’t just another consultation; it’s your chance to directly influence policy and fight for […]

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