CARNIVAL AGAINST THE CUTS
more info from:
Please contact Ray
on 07871 187162, email: raymondwoolford@aol.com or at The Tea Factory, 100-106 Endwell Road, Brockley, London SE4 2LX

EVENTS HAPPENING ON SATURDAY 19TH FEBRUARY
• Community groups opposed to library closures will
organise carnival protests outside every threatened
library.
IN SE23,
• Early Childhood Centres – parents and disabled
groups will be protesting outside Amersham, Rushey
Green, Downderry and Ackroyd Early Years Centres
and other services facing closure or cuts. There will
also be protests at the loss of mobility allowance. Groups will also
mobilise outside the Jenner Centre (11am) and Brockley Rise Centre (11.45am)
• Homeless people and workers will be staging protests
at hostels against 60% cuts to services affecting the
most vulnerable people.

• Students will protest at every college across the
borough.
• Pensioners and others will be protesting outside
Lewisham Hospital in support of the BMA objections
to the changes to the NHS and creeping privatisation,
and supporting concerns from nurses, Doctors,
patients and healthworkers.
• Young people will be protesting at youth provision
venues facing cuts.
• Residents associations & tenants groups will be
organising an estate protest against council housing
policy. No to 80% rent increases and loss of security
of tenure.
• Disabled groups will be protesting at community
centres such as Open doors and Connexions facing
closure and cuts.
• Bank customers and UK Uncut will be protesting at
banks opposed to our money being used to subsidise
banks. Who in turn are paying out bonuses. What our
government SAYS and DOES are two different things.
• Transport – Public transport users will be protesting at
selected rail stations in protest at the massive rise in
the cost of travel while the train companies continue
to make massive profits, exploiting peoples necessity
to use public transport.
• Allotment holders will be protesting against rising
costs. Many may be priced out of their plots.
• Unions will be organising action across the borough
in support of hundreds of local workers facing job
losses.
• Local traders will be protesting against record
increases in business rates, license fees and car
parking charges for shoppers, whilst many shoppers
will be protesting outside shops owned by companies
who avoid paying tax in the UK

At 12.30pm people will start assembling from
across the borough outside the Town Hall in
Catford to march to Lewisham Town Centre for
a short rally with guest speakers.
NO IF’S, NO BUT’S WE NEED OUR SERVICES
March Carnival Parade Helpers urgently wanted. We also need people willing to wear Carnival
Costumes and help on Floats. We also need bands and dancers to add colour.
Can you help on the day? Could you be a steward? Could you hand out flyers at any of the venues? Please contact Ray
on 07871 187162, email: raymondwoolford@aol.com or at The Tea Factory, 100-106 Endwell Road, Brockley, London SE4 2LX
I/We would like to help I/We enclose a donation to LPBP to help pay for the day I/We will vote LPBP at the local election
I/We would like to join LPBP I/We will put up a poster I/We would like to play an active role in my neighbourhood. Can you help on the day? Could you be a steward? Could you hand out flyers at any of the venues?
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Lewisham Carnival Against Cuts is being organised jointly by various trade unions and groups active in Lewisham including Lewisham People Before Profit, Lewisham
Pensioners, Goldsmiths Students and Lecturers, Lewisham Anti Cuts Alliance, N.U.Teachers, Right to Work Campaign, Civil Servants & Socialist Party