Thanks for getting in touch Pat.
We will tell all NAVCA’s members about your petition.
Good wishes
Kevin Curley
Chief Executive
NAVCA
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NAVCA share Pat’s Petition with their members
Thursday, November 24th, 2011
National Housing Federation pleased to support Pats petition
Monday, November 21st, 2011
The National Housing Federation is pleased to support Pat’s Petition to protect services for disabled and vulnerable people.
The Federation’s own ‘Support matters’ campaign has been highlighting the impact of cuts to housing-related support services and the effect this has on the lives of real people. Politicians, councils and service providers need to work together to make sure those people are not forgotten as budgets get squeezed.
Best wishes
William SummersCampaigns OfficerNational Housing Federation
Shelter add their name to Pats Petition
Monday, November 21st, 2011
Dear Pat,
I am delighted that your petition is going so well, with so many charities signing up to back you. We at Shelter are happy to add our name to this and hope that the hard work pays off and you are successful.
We will be more than happy to pass along and will also be adding it to our Twitter feed this week.
Best of luck with this again.
Kind regards
Campbell
Campbell Robb Chief Executive – Shelter
Pat says “Our voices will be heard”
Monday, November 21st, 2011Received from Pat
Since its launch in early November, Pat’s petition has reached out to thousands of disabled people, carers and friends. Magnificent backing has come from all walks of life including charitable organisations, voluntary groups and my own MP!
Far and wide it finds members of the public who care enough and want to help. It is going from strength to strength as more hear about it and want to sign. The offers of support from MIND, Disability Alliance, RNIB, RADAR and so many more, has been truly amazing. Their newsletters will be heard and seen by tens of thousands.
Disability Alliance help raise awareness of Pats Petition
Saturday, November 19th, 2011National Family Carer Network spread the word about Pat’s Petition
Saturday, November 19th, 2011
I’m pleased to say this will go out in next week’s bulletin.
Regards
Sally Madagan
Admin Asst
National Family Carer Network
ECDP share Pat’s Petition with their members
Friday, November 18th, 2011ECDP has said -
“We’re very pleased to share this petition with our members. It is important the voice of all disabled people can be heard in issues that affect their everyday lives.”
MIND agrees with Pat’s Petition
Friday, November 18th, 2011
Mind is very concerned that the welfare system, which already struggles to effectively support people with mental health problems, will be made even worse by the package of reforms and cuts that the Government has announced. We want to see a system that understands and supports people with mental health problems, rather than simply trying to pressure people back to work as fast as possible.
We agree with Pat that the Government should review the impact of all the changes and cuts that they are introducing in order to understand the devastating impact they could have on disabled people.
Vicki Nash, Head of Policy & Campaigns
Louise Hickman says – Have you signed Pat’s Petition?
Monday, November 14th, 2011Dear friends and allies,I don’t normally hit people for petitions but this is important to us all.Why?There is no such things as ‘us’ and ‘them’ – we are all disabled in some way or another. Even some academics goes as far as saying that every member in society is only temporarily able bodied. This is an issue that is going to affect all of us one day, therefore it should be held close to our hearts.This petition has been started by a grassroots group called Carerwatch, an organisaton I have come to know through online networking: Twitter. In the past, other forms of direct action have tried to motivate change, but with little success. Prevailing thoughts of ‘this doesn’t affect me’ prevents people from taking action. Petitions reaching 3,000 to 4,000 are not enough! The British public has shown itself to care about the woodlands, with petition numbers reaching 100,000. We need to support our online activist community such as the fellow tweeters I have come to know, as they are a reminder of the importance of direct action.This really matters, please sign and forward this email onto your friends:More information can be found here: http://www.carerwatch.com/Many Thanks
National Housing Federation supports Pat’s Petition
Monday, November 14th, 2011
Dear Ms Onions,
Thank you for your email to our chief executive, David Orr, about the e-petition you have signed. David asked us to discuss it, and I’m happy to tell you that the National Housing Federation is very happy to support your petition.
I have asked a colleague, who is working on a campaign around support services, to draft a statement for you to use on your website. You should have this in the next few days. In the meantime, please feel free to add our name to your list of supporters.
We will also Tweet about your petition so that housing associations around the country know about it and be encouraged to join in. Do you have a Twitter account we can include? Don’t worry if not, we will also include a link direct to the petition.
We’ll be in touch in the next few days with our supporting statement and a copy of the Tweet.
Best regards,
Chloe
Chloe Hardy
Head of Campaigns – Campaigns & Communications Team
National Housing Federation
