Crash the (National) Party

Demo at National’s Summer Party 3pm Sunday 15 Feb

This coming Sunday John Key and National Party friends are holding a ‘Summer Party’ at the Royal Akarana Yacht Club in Auckland.

Auckland Action Against Poverty is organising a counter-party.

Crash the (National) Party

3.00pm Sunday 15 February

Royal Akarana Yacht Club

8 Tamaki Drive, Okahu Bay

“We plan to let attendees know that we have had enough of the government’s pointless and punitive policies on welfare and housing,” says AAAP spokesperson Sue Bradford.

“Every day we work with people who are suffering the consequences of Paula Bennett’s welfare reforms.

“Anne Tolley has been almost silent since becoming Minister of Social Development.

“We think it’s high time she started fronting up about the serious long term impacts of her predecessor’s reforms.

“It is commonplace to see people denied benefits to which they’re entitled and left deliberately without food and/or anywhere to live.

“The drive to push and keep people out of the benefit system might drop numbers in the official statistics, but no one keeps track of what happens when people are denied access to support.

“In his opening speech to Parliament last week John Key said he wants to ‘carry on making the country more wealthier (sic).’

“On Sunday afternoon we’ll be giving him and his mates the message that it’s high time they took serious action to reverse the welfare reforms and start building thousands of state houses rather than focusing their assistance on helping those who already are a lot ‘more wealthier’.

Facebook event page at https://www.facebook.com/events/1598167087064990/?pnref=story

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