Things get real this bi-week as Michelle tells the story of the fights with her mind, the fights with the department of works and pensions, and the fights with the national press!
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1. The American Civil Liberties Association (give them money)
2. Hbomberguy Twitch stream (starts 8:30pm gmt on 18/01/19…give mermaids money!)
Http://www.twitch.tvbhbomberguy
(Also check out his YouTube channel)
Http://www.youtube.com/hbomberguy
3. Andrew Solomon Ted Talk
4. Amelia Abraham Ted Talk
5. Sad stats and stories
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/disability-benefit-claimants-attempted-suicides-fit-to-work-assessment-i-daniel-blake-job-centre-dwp-a8119286.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-fit-to-work-assessment-women-suicide-benefits-disability-a8577306.html
https://www.theguardian.com/careers/2017/may/22/cruel-and-humiliating-why-fit-for-work-tests-are-failing-people-with-disabilities
6. Contact your MP!
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/
7. Facing off against the DWP? THESE LOT CAN HELP!
https://www.mind.org.uk/
https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/
https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/
https://www.scope.org.uk/
8. Tell everyone to watch I,Daniel Blake (on iPlayer till 03/02/2019)
Http://www.bbc.co.uk/iPlayer
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