CWU Neurodiversity training
Details from your CWU branch secretary.
Issues and campaigns: NHS and Health
Poems and pondering on all matters health, and on fighting to defend our NHS.
Anti-Vax Parallax
Blocking folk from getting jabs Harassing working people Spouting endless bafflegab While calling others sheeple Sharing psychobabble memes Spurning free protection This is off so many beams This isn’t insurrection I too don’t trust authority I want to smash the … Read More
Poeting at Lava Elastic, Brighton
Venue: Sweet Werks, Werks Central, 15-17 Middle Street, Brighton, BN1 1AL Tickets here. LAVA ELASTIC is the UK’s FIRST openly neurodiverse comedy/performance/poetry night…brought to you by neurodivergent performer (late diagnosis of Aspergers) Sarah Saeed – aka operatic comedy diva Marianna … Read More
Poeting at Lava Elastic, Brighton
Sweet Venues, Brighton Neurodiverse comedy and poetry … a daytime show just to shake things up a bit. This Sunday’s brilliant acts include Cheekykita, Sha Wylie and poetry from Alain English and Janine Booth Tickets are available in advance, not … Read More
Practical Humanistic Models for Supporting Autistic People in Distress: time for a paradigm shift?
a guest post by Ian Hutchinson, autistic clinician – NHS children’s services, Cornwall Thinking about practical humanistic models for supporting autistic people in distress, time for a paradigm shift? Over recent years and in service provision ranging from education and … Read More
PCS Online Neurodiversity in the Workplace Stage 1 training
If you are a PCS member and would like to attend this two-day online course, please contact your branchorganiser or regional office.
Hancock’s Last Hour
A classic of Great British humour Slapstick, slap-and-tickle, caught on candid camera And everyone likes to see the bad guy get his comeuppance, don’t they? But there is something of the gangster genre about it too where Al Capone is … Read More
CWU: Online Neurodiversity in the Workplace training
If you are a CWU member and would like to attend this course, please contact your branch.
Oxford University Labour Club: Neurodiversity Panel
Janine, John McDonnell MP and Emma Buck MP answers questions from Oxford University Labour Club members about neurodiversity and the labour movement.
I’ve Got Your Number
My profit margin’s wracked with doubt My tax demands encumber I think I know a good way out – Now, where is Johnson’s number? I manufacture hoovers, mate, but with a bit of luck I’m sure I’ll make them ventilate … Read More
Autistic Pride online
Janine will be ranting, rhyming and revolting as part of this day-long jamboree of autistic voices. Log-in details to follow.
What they are saying about ‘Unprecedented Rhymes’
Buy it here. Janine’s poetry is a raw and powerful expression of the solidarity between working- class people (in all our diversity) throughout history but also particularly the community resistance and togetherness that we have felt during the pandemic. Nadia … Read More
Disability Campaigners Celebrate ‘Easements’ Win
Published in Solidarity 587, 7 April 2021 Disabled people’s organisations have scored an important victory as the government has announced that local councils will no longer be excused from meeting their social care obligations. A year ago, the Coronavirus Act … Read More
Capitalism and Greed
The loose-tongued Prime Minister claimed that capitalism and greed made the vaccine succeed. Really? I don’t remember selecting my injection from the many assembled on a free-market stall. Not at all. And I don’t recall thinking ‘that … Read More
PCS Online Neurodiversity in the Workplace Stage 2 training
PCS members who have completed the Stage 1 Neurodiversity in the Workplace training will receive an invitation to register for this course.
Locked Up and Down
If you’re locked down with books and a partner who cooks better than you Then you’ll probably get through If you’re locked down with a garden it might not be so hard and with a nice glass of wine You’ll … Read More
Credit Where It’s Due
Some people know what it is worth. Some people can now buy fresh fruit. Or keep the heating on for another hour. Some people can get a decent present for the kiddo’s birthday. Or a coat when winter comes in. … Read More
Disabled workers and Covid
This is the text of my contribution to the debate at TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference on 10 March 2019. Hi. I’m Janine Booth, representing RMT. Our members work in the rail, road transport, shipping and offshore energy industries. I want to … Read More
The Roadmap Ahead
What if I can’t stand the train without the carriage to myself? What if I can’t stretch and strain to reach up to the luggage shelf? What if all the outside seats are taken and the queue’s too long? And … Read More
Self-Isolation in a Single Hostel Room
Day 1 confined to room – no going out Day 2 do push-ups, Netflix, clean the floor Day 3 phone friends and scrub the tiling grout Day 4 a breakfast bag outside the door Day 5 phone friends and tell … Read More