RedBubble profiting from genocide

See http://matelles-art.blogspot.com/2011/01/more-redbubble-hijinks-they-are-nazi.html

for the full story.

My work at RedBubble

A coalition

If you haven't visited www.matelles-art.com yet, taken a look at the artwork, bought a t-shirt or two, then it's probably time you did.

Stuff the voluntary sector for the moment and consider this...

New venture in the south of France, Matelles-Art. You can also purchase exciting artwork, T shirts, etc on line at the website: www.matelles-art.com. Go on, take a look. You know you want to. Much more exciting than general elections, council elections and a WHOLE lot more interesting than thinking about fundraising.

Building Our Futures Report now NOT available for download

Sorry about that. It seems I jumped the gun. Despite the fact I finished the bloody thing ages ago. It'll be back in June (I am advised).

Building Our Futures Report now available for download

The Building Our Futures report is now available, in Word and PDF format, for download. Also available (and more digestible) is a summary report. The report looks at employment issues within Disabled People's Organisations (DPOs) and concludes that more investment in DPOs' infrastructure and HR is necessary to ensure the sustainability of these valuable organisations. For more details see the report itself. Download from www.toosh.org.uk/bof.htm.

Accountability - charities and banks

Charities publish detailed accounts, and as recipients of millions of pounds' worth of public money, declare the salaries of staff earning over £50,000 a year. Meanwhile, UK banks receive BILLIONS of pounds of taxpayers' money and won't declare details of staff who earn over £1 million a year. Hmmm, something inequitable there, don't you think?

Furthermore, for what reason will banks not declare their over-paid employees' income? Because, they say, such practices may drive them abroad. Yes, you have it right, the last thing we want to do is lose those fantastic employees who contribute, and have contributed, so much to the UK's wealth. Yes, those high-powered-high-fliers are just what the UK economy needs, after all it wasn't their fault that the banks collapsed and dragged the whole world into a recession, was it? Oh, it was? Sorry, I must have missed something.

In that case, why don't we just publish their names and drive them abroad, because actually the UK doesn't need people like that at all, bye bye - or if that's too upsetting at least threaten to unless they are prepared to donate their millions to charities.

Arrogant greedy bastards.