Catalogue Number
NMLH.2020.28
Object Name
Placard
Place
Manchester
People
Theresa May, David Cameron, Conservative Party
Events
Conservative Party Conference, Austerity
Description
Placard, ink on canvas covered in sticky-back plastic, and mounted. Reads "I am not worthless nor a drain on society! Please stop systematic killing of vulnerable people! #HumanCatashtrophe"
The placard was used to protest at the Conservative Party Conference in 2017, and references a report on the government policy of austerity and the impact that it has had on people with disabilities and other vulnerable people. In the report, the systematic failings of the policy was described as a "Human Catastrophe".
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