Thursday, 22 August 2024

Day 156 - Invercargill disabled get organised

By: Mike Peters

DUNZ-Invercargill Branch Committee Chair

DUNZ: 22/08/2024

The DUNZ-Invercargill Branch Committee met today. 

Members

Vic West (Deaf-Blind) has joined the committee.

Another 5 people have signed up to DUNZ-Invercargill.

Sign of the week

The committee are all going to start learning some sign language at each meeting, taught by Roger Strong (Southland Deaf Community President)

Protest

A protest will be held on Wednesday, 4 September, from 10 am to 12 noon on the corner of Tay St and Ellis Rd, Invercargill. Melissa Corbin, Southland Outreach Campaign Organiser, will lead the protest's organization.

The date and time were chosen to support the protest being organised in Christchurch simultaneously.

Support workers

The Branch will seek to work closely with the support worker unions (E Tu, PSA, NZNO) campaigns to unionise the workforce and win pay equity. That means DUNZ-Invercargill will raise support for their campaigns from the disabled community.

Last Updated 22/08/2024

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