Posts Tagged ‘warrington’
Another protest goes ahead outside the offices of Cape / Altrad in Warrington
Protesters from the Forum of #Asbestos Victims’ Support Groups are pictured outside the head offices of Altrad/Cape in #Warrington on Monday. Why were they there? They were there because our service users contracted the terminal cancer mesothelioma and other serious diseases such as asbestosis, pleural thickening and lung cancer, after exposure to Cape’s products. Altrad…
Read MoreThe Forum takes our Cape campaign to Parliament
On Monday 10 July the National Forum of Asbestos Victims’ Support Groups took the Cape campaign to Parliament. Our manager, Neil Bishop, is pictured with our Cape Must Pay banner on Parliament Square in front of Big Ben. A number of members of Parliament came out to meet us and others signed the Early Day…
Read MoreThere’s a new Cape Must Pay video
A volunteer professional has now made a new Cape Must Pay video. It was made at one of the demonstrations outside Altrad’s offices in Rotherham and Warrington on Frday 30 September. You can watch it here.
Read MoreMembers of Asbestos Support Central England taking part in the demonstration at Altrad
Members of our Butterfly Group are pictured holding up our banner last Friday. We are standing outside the headquarters of Altrad in Warrington. We were demanding that “Cape Must Pay” for medical research. This is to begin to address the harm they did by selling products that contained asbestos. According to the HSE, more than…
Read More‘Cape Must Pay!’ Demo Goes Ahead in Pouring Rain
Despite torrential rain intrepid protestors gathered outside the offices of Altrad, Cape’s parent company, in Warrington on Friday 30 September. Some of them are pictured here. £10 million would be a good start Neil Bishop, the manager of Asbestos Support Central England, says, ‘We are asking Cape to acknowledge the great harm that it…
Read MoreJoin us on the National Demonstration Against Cape at 1pm in Warrington on Friday 30 September
Caped defenders of justice take on Cape offenders of justice On Friday 30 September at 1pm a demonstration will be held outside the head offices of Cape Industrial Services, a subsidiary of the Altrad multinational corporation. Members and supporters of the Asbestos Victims Support Groups’ Forum UK will be dressed as Caped Defenders of Justice. We…
Read MoreIt’s time to mobilise aginst Cape
The Forum of Asbestos Victims’ Support Groups is calling patients, carers, friends and relatives to mobilise for a day of action. We intend to demonstrate outside the head offices of Cape International Holdings. Why we are mobilising against Cape This is the company which manufactured asbestos insulation board. It recently spent a fortune trying to…
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