Legal Aid & Justice Alliance North

Justice Alliance North

To Trade Unions/community groups

Dear Union Branch

Cuts to legal aid and funding for legal advice services are denying many of us advice about our legal rights and representation to enforce them, denying us access to justice - unless we can afford it

Local campaign groups Access to Advice and Northern Save Justice have teamed up with others fighting the cuts to justice to form Justice Alliance North to show why equal access to justice matters and to carry on campaigning for comprehensive publicly funded legal advice and representation.

Justice Alliance North is building on the local campaigning work over the last 5 years including Access To Advice’s two very successful campaign conferences, two packed fringe meetings at the Labour Party conference, local demonstrations, petitioning and leafleting, lobbying local politicians.

We are also linked to the national Justice Alliance which is a coalition of legal organisations, charities, community groups, grass roots and other campaigning groups, trade unions and individuals who are united against the government’s attacks on legal aid and the justice system. For information about Justice Alliance national campaigning and film about why legal aid and advice is vital go to http://justiceallianceuk.wordpress.com.

We wondered if your organisation/members/supporters are already involved in campaigning against cuts to legal aid and advice, and government attacks on the justice system. If so, it would be good if you can let us know what you are doing and whether we can help or get involved in any way.

We'd also like to invite you to join in with our activities, which at the moment include mass leafleting in shopping areas, lobbying councillors and MPs, getting media coverage.

We would be happy to come and meet and talk with you about working together.

If you are organising any activities that you would like us to publicise please let us know.

We are planning another national event on Saturday 7th Feb 2015 in Manchester, to organise actions in the run up to the General Election. More details soon.

If you would like to work with us at all on this please contact me or on our group email northernsavejustice@gmail.com

Yours sincerely Margaret Manning

On behalf of Justice Alliance North

Justice Alliance is a coalition of legal organisations, charities, community groups, grass roots and other campaigning groups, trade unions and individuals who are united against the government’s attacks on legal aid and the justice system, as part of a wider assault on the welfare state.

Justice Alliance campaigns to show why equal access to justice matters.