A voice for the voiceless – A Rally of the 99% to raise awareness of the issues of people without a voice.

The rally will be introduced by Richard Brown and the following people will be speaking:

• Tom Redfearn (occupy Sheffield)
• Jillian Creasy (Green party) to speak up for Surestart
• a speaker for Defend Council Housing (yet TBC)
• Colin Hampton (Derbyshire Unemployed Workers Centre)
• Tom Whittaker (Speaking Up for Advocacy) SUFA, on the volunteer sector
• Dawn Hunt (Socialist party) speaking up for people with additional needs
• Alan Thorpe (entrepreneur with a visual impairment)
• Barry Biddulph (trade unionist)
• Maxine Bowler (Sheffield Anti-cuts Alliance)
• Alistair Tice (Socialist party) on a Socialist alternative
• Julia O’Dwyer on the threat of extradition to the USA faced by her son, see her website and follow @jrodwyer on twitter

This will be followed by a open mic space for as long as people appear interested to contribute.