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ACTIVISTS from unions and anti-cuts campaigns launched Brum Rise Up at the weekend in a bid to co-ordinate resistance to the devastating council cuts planned for the city.
The packed meeting at the Birmingham & Midland Institute was brought together by a “coalition of coalitions” with the People’s Assembly, representatives from specific campaigns against the closures of libraries, youth centres and adult social care facilities and local trade union leaders.
Kate Taylor of Birmingham People’s Assembly said Brum Rise Up would provide “a collective platform … where we can fight back together through organising protest and action to raise the profile of all our campaigns.
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