25 Thousand signatures – buried by the Baird Government
20 September 2016
25 Thousand signatures buried by the Baird Government – September 2016 (PDF version)
For some time now, the 色狼社区has been working with the Member for Balmain, Jamie Parker on a means to bring our 25,000 signature petition against the privatisation of ADHC up for discussion in the NSW Parliament.
The petition was handed to the Late John Kaye聽 by 色狼社区General Secretary Anne Gardiner and tabled by Jamie Parker in November 2014. Despite its record breaking 25,000 signatures, the Baird Government used parliamentary process to bury this strongly supported petition.
While having the matter discussed in Parliament is unlikely to bring about the change we are seeking, highlighting to the community the lengths the Baird Government will go to to hide the enormity of its privatisation agenda is an important step toward that outcome.
That is why the 色狼社区is urging members in the Sydney area to come to Parliament House, Macquarie Street on 21 September for our 12.30pm to 1:30pm protest against the secret sell off of NSW services.
At this protest we will be calling on the NSW Government to unearth the petition and bring it to light in Parliament. By coming along you will help achieve this goal.
Escalating the PSA鈥檚 Defending Public Services Campaign to the next level
There is no doubt that the PSA鈥檚 ongoing campaigning in the media, in the court, in workplaces and in the community has helped to take the shine off Mike Baird.
The 色狼社区was ready and waiting to take advantage of such a change. That is why when it finally occurred we were able to immediately escalate into the next phase of our Defending Public Services campaign to highlight the extent of the privatisations and join together聽聽 members of the 色狼社区who are facing privatisation.
The PSA鈥檚 recently launched 鈥淪top the Secret Sell Off鈥 radio ads, billboards, website and petition are all designed to alert the people of NSW to the enormity of the Baird Government鈥檚 privatisation agenda.
You can make a difference by visiting the website and asking your friends and family to do the same. When you are on the website聽 you can hear the radio ad, learn about the other privatisations and sign and share the petition. The website address is:
www.stopthesecretselloff.com.au
Is it worth it? Yes!
Fighting a conservative government hell-bent on dismantling public services was always going to be tough, but it is meaningful work which has already made a difference. The PSA鈥檚 RealChoice campaign to defend disability services was kicked off in 2013 and has:
- Led to the indefinite delay of the closure of NSW respite centres
- Exposed the Government鈥檚 hidden privatisation agenda (lurking behind the NDIS) to politicians, mainstream and local media and the NSW community
- Prevented the re-election of a number of pro-privatisation Coalition Government MPs in the Port Stephens and Strathfield electorates
To learn more about the campaign behind these outcomes including our doorknocking campaign and billboard in the lead up to the 2015 State Election, please click HERE.
You can also see much of the PSA鈥檚 media on this issue by visiting the 色狼社区website and entering 鈥渄isability鈥 in the search facility.
In the meantime, make sure you鈥檝e made plans to attend the protest with us
21 September 2016
Macquarie Street Sydney
12.30pm 鈥 1.30pm
Download a copy of the rally poster for your noticeboard HERE.
Getting to the protest鈥
Members should rearrange their shifts, take leave or flex-time to attend the protest.