End Social Care Disgrace
Campaign for a National Care, Support and Independent Living Service
HIDDEN VOICES:2 Older People
PUBLIC ZOOM MEETING THURSDAY 18th June 6.30-8pm
JOIN US for this second in a series on Hidden Voices to help shine a spotlight on older people,
many of whose voices arehidden, crushed or brushed aside.
Explore how we can turn this on its head with our speakers:
Neil Duncan Jordan, Labour MP for Poole, member of the APPG for Older People and ex Unison regional officer
Alisoun Milne, Emeritus Professor in Social Gerontology and Social Work at Kent University on ‘the neo-liberal market and harms to older people’
Marianne Lynch on the struggle to get care and support for her father
Gordon Peters, ex-director of Social Care on self- organising around mild cognitive impairment
Councillor David Jenkins, chair of the Leeds Age Friendly Board on building age friendly communities
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https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/YcL6-4mUQZqPm6VwXERsMQ
ESCAD on Together demostration against far right – 28 March 2026
HIDDEN VOICES PUBLIC ZOOM MEETING
This successful and moving public meeting on 26 February 2026 aimed to shine a spotlight on the large number of disabled people who find it hard or impossible to speak up for themselves for various reasons. Speakers were:
Professor Sara Ryan: Researcher and activist in learning disability, autism, experiences of exclusion
Anna Rose: Campaigner with ESCaD, ‘INQUEST’ etc. whose son died through lack of oversight in residential care
Sean Dempsey:Award winning Learning Disability Champion, advocate and trainer based on his own experience
Paul Ridley:Campaigner, proud parent and full time carer, 2025 All4 Inclusion Carer of the Year Award
Click here to see video of meeting or click image below
ESCAD NATIONAL CONFERENCE
MANCHESTER, 25 OCTOBER 2025
Our successful National Conference as attended by nearly 100 participants in the room and online. To view conference follow this link or click main image below.
URGENT: ACT NOW TO INFORM YOUR MPS ON URGENT NEED TO ADDRESS SOCIAL CARE
We’re calling on all ESCAD supporters and others to download our new briefing letter for MPs to inform them about the pressing need to address issues of social care.
Social care is a near universal service affecting 80% of the population at some stage of their life.
It is a disgrace that half of those requesting support get no help. Around 10,000 people are stuck in hospital for want of support in the community.
An estimated 10,000, largely family carers struggle with little or no support.
Care workers’ wages are rock bottom and turnover twice the national average.
Workers from abroad are being driven out by exploitation punitive measures against migrants.
Do you want some of our postcards to give out?
Just e mail endsocialcaredisgrace@gmail.com or text/phone 07419 295754 and we will send some free of charge.
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