SWAN in London

SWAN London has been taking stock over the summer months of how to grow as a regional group and to make the most of its resources. The group will continue its seminar series with an unique ability to create a radical London forum for practitioners, service users and students - the next event is due for Jan/Feb 2012 on social care and privatisation - we just have to find more than the present £40 in the bank to make it happen!

SWAN London has joined forces with other campaigns and events over the summer. SWAN London representatives spoke at the protest over Elaine McDonald's treatment by the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (a woman whose night time care was cut, which left her wearing pads overnight, despite being fully continent). You can see more here: http://tinyurl.com/645rluq. SWAN London will have a stall at the Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) conference on 29th October 2011 - see flyer below.

SWAN London also lent its name to a joint letter to put pressure on BMJ/RCN recruitment fairs to ban Atos Origin, the private company responsible for discriminatory assessments of benefit claimants on Employment and Support Allowance: http://tinyurl.com/5w32x4p
A. SWAN London representative also spoke on social work and campaigning at a national student conference organised by BASW in June and addressed the new student cohort at London South Bank University.

If you want to contact the London group you can do so here. The group has also launched a blog at: http://swanlondon.wordpress.com/