With the news that the Latin American pensioners community centre in Lambeth, Los Anos Dorados, is about to close and that the pensioners have decided to occupy the Social Services HQ reported on Derek Wall's blog, as Press Officer of Lambeth Green Party we have issued the following press release:
"Lambeth Green Party gives its full support to the daycentre representing the Latin American pensioners of Lambeth, Los Anos Dorados, who will be protesting outside the Lambeth Social Services Building, Phoenix House, at Vauxhall next Wednesday, April 13th from 12pm.
The cuts in Lambeth, which are a combination of cuts orchestrated by the ConDem government and the local Labour council, have ravaged services for some of the most vulnerable people in the borough and have particularly hit the voluntary sector, leading to a loss of jobs and support for older people, disabled people and children. Lambeth is the centre of one of the largest Latin American communities in London and Los Anos Dorados is a vital service for Latin American pensioners in the borough. Facing social isolation and also linguistic isolation, many of these pensioners will effectively have no other services to support them if this organisation closes.
We call upon Lambeth Council and Lambeth Labour Party to stand up for these vulnerable residents and to offer real help rather than to try and stand behind soundbites and protest posters. Los Anos Dorados needs support now.”
Green Left will also, of course, support this campaign and some Green Left members will be present at the protest on Wednesday with the Green Left banner.
And along similar lines, this week saw the start of a concerted attack on disabled people via the benefits system and spearheaded by Atos Medical Services. Here is the report of a whistleblower who used to work for the organisation. Pensioners, ethnic minorities and disabled people are at the forefront of these attacks by this government and its cronies in the tabloid press. No Pasaran!
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