Visit from Marsha de Cordova MP.

Marsha de Cordova, the Shadow Minister for Disabled people, and MP for Battersea came in today to talk with our self-advocacy and speaking up group Sound Off!

We talked about all sorts of stuff - benefits, Grenfell, work for people with learning disabilities, support and care packages. It went really well.

Amy said, 'I was impressed with her responses to our questions'.
'It is good to have MPs come in - she was patient and took her time, and gave us the time to speak. She also tried hard to give us clear answers to our questions'.


Richie said 'I thought it was good that she understands what life is like as a Disabled person - she said good things about people looking at you and not making assumptions about what your needs are and whether you have a disability.'

Mandy said 'I liked what she said about benefits - it is scary and makes me anxious and she understands that - she's own our wavelength'.

Amy and Richie: 'Some people's disabilities or impairments are hidden so it is good to talk about this and make people think about hidden disabilities, and take care of each other'.

'She said things we liked about the world around us making barriers - the society needs to change, not us!'

'We would like Marsha to come back! And to see more Disabled people in parliament and speaking up for our rights!'

Amy and Richie

VIDEO DRAMA - PM's Questions

In this episode we all pile into the house of commons, for a realistic look at how things work there...

VIDEO DRAMA - Waiting for the revolution

In this episode Mandy becomes fed up with the status quo of the government in power, and decides to arrange a revolution!

Politics at The Gate.

            We've been focussing on politics recently with the general election coming up and to help everyone consider their options and to make an informed decision we invited some representatives of political parties in our borough of Hammersmith and Fulham to talk about what they have to offer. Representatives from the Labour Party, the Conservatives, the Lib Dems and the Green Party were asked and of these Councillor Vivienne Lukey of the Labour Party and Councillor Joe Carlebach from the Conservatives agreed to visit us. Both visits provoked lots of discussion and were lively, enjoyable, informative affairs. Below are some pics from both these visits: 

 Councillor Vivienne Lukey.

 

Councillor Joe Carlebach.