Promoting the Keep Volunteering Voluntary agreement in the voluntary sector. For volunteering, against workfare.
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@keepvolvol important story.
theguardian.com/society/2018…
Sadly the #Thirdsector and some #charities are directly involved in implementing #sanctions, and profiting from there usage in order to obtain ''staff'' - such as #Oxfam
@keepvolvol update: Thank you for your continued support, we are presently experiencing some technical issues which will be resolved real soon! We'll soon be back with some important #Thirdsector sector updates concerning #charities and current #welfare #policies soon!
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#Workfare: "it’s giving people skills and opportunity" Or zero wage work via public funded subsidy @marksandspencer
“workfare activities are sometimes referred to as ‘unpaid work experience’, ‘community service’ or ‘work for benefits’”
Source: @DWP Research Report No533 ‘
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Looking forward 2 seeing you @ the Conference Plz RT @UpminsterMill @DementiaUK @UpmSanctuary @haveringyouth @YoungTrustees @LondonYouth @YMCA_TG @LondonAssembly @AVMtweets @KeithPrinceAM @LondonFunders @VS_LondonUK @VSPalmers @keepvolvol @BHRUT_Dementia @DepMayorLondon @TeamLDN xitter.cf/havering_vc/status/997…
with 2 weeks to gountil the launch of our @VolunteersWeek Celebrations Make sure you book on to the Bee Inspired Volunteering Conference on 1st June 2018 ideal for CEO's, Trustees and Volunteer Managers! xitter.cf/home?status=I+am+atten…
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DWP's 'Find A Job' website
Survey for benefit claimants
findajobsurvey.wordpress.com…
@blacktriangle1
@boycottworkfare
@charlotteh71
@Dis_PPL_Protest
@ecap_org
@keepvolvol
@MHResist
@RITB_
@TheCanaryUK
@Welfare_Central
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Help me raise £3000 to help Hope for Food pay for a funeral for Kevin. Please #donate on @justgiving and RT. Thanks! justgiving.com/crowdfunding/…
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You don’t need to be unemployed to suffer the financial penalties & psychological stress of draconian social security policies:
Once universal credit is implemented, a million people who are in work will be exposed to benefit sanctions, research finds.
bbc.co.uk/news/business-4286…
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Work and Health Programme in Greater Manchester includes "support with psycho-social issues" greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/… via offers of "skills support, work experience (#workfare), employment support " and Therapy (CBT) docs.google.com/viewer?url=h…
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DWP re-confirm #workfare (forced-labour) is integral to #UniversalCredit whatdotheyknow.com/request_e… & no distinction is made whether a UC claimant is doing paid work or unemployed
@boycottworkfare
@keepvolvol
@Dis_PPL_Protest > xitter.cf/refuted/status/9587344…
#FOI - Universal Credit (UC) Work Preparation requirements: Work Placements and Work Experience plus benefit sanctions whatdotheyknow.com/request_e…
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Hi @bt_uk how does one appeal against the 'crime' of BT blocking the website refuted.org.uk for all of it's 9 million+ internet subscribers?
Background xitter.cf/refuted/status/9583634… @boycottworkfare @keepvolvol
Ha, Ha!
Anti- #workfare site refuted.org.uk is blocked by BT? (@bt_uk) blocked.org.uk/site/http://w… > BT block msg: blockpage.bt.com/pcstaticpag…
@openrightsgroup @boycottworkfare
Please RT this news via @refuted xitter.cf/refuted/status/9583657…
Hi @bt_uk how does one appeal against the 'crime' of BT blocking the website refuted.org.uk for all of it's 9 million+ internet subscribers?
Background xitter.cf/refuted/status/9583634… @boycottworkfare @keepvolvol
Interesting to see charities who received funds from #Presidentsclubscandal also involved in workfare schemes...@boycottworkfare @refuted thepresidentsclubcharity.co.…
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Here's an article from last year highlighting several charities including @Samaritans, which contains links to relevant claimant reports, FOI and tweets. boycottworkfare.org/target-s…
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Thread from @Displ_Estr on workfare exploiters that have been liquidated, including some familiar names. Meanwhile, speculation mounts about prospects for the much-loathed Work Programme contractor @InterserveNews & @InterserveLE. voxpoliticalonline.com/2018/… xitter.cf/Displ_Estr/status/9555…
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Please sign! Cuts announced by Creative Scotland to two of Scotland’s leading disability theatre organisations blacktrianglecampaign.org/20… > @blacktriangle1
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Universal Credit problem number a million and one – or thereabouts scottishunemployedworkers.ne…
Hello @refuted we just wanted to say a #public #thank you for the #invaluable work you are doing. We feel that it ought to be acknowledged, especially with regards to providing such #important information for us in the third sector.
Thinking of #donating to a #charity or good cause this #Christmas? Then check out our list of orgs who want to keep #volunteering just that:voluntary! keepvolunteeringvoluntary.ne…
The team here @keepvolvol would like to say a massive thank you to everyone supporting this campaign, & wish you all well for this festive season!
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#FOI - Help during migration from existing benefit to Universal Credit whatdotheyknow.com/request_e…
