PLEASE – Show Up for a Friend Who Can’t. “Raise the Rates” Rally – May 29, BC Legislature
This is a plea.
Not a promotion. Not just another event.
This is about survival.
Thousands of people in B.C. with disabilities are trapped in poverty — not by choice, but by government policy.
They’re expected to live on $1535 a month – with rents often over $1500. They’re being forced to go on welfare first, before they can even access disability benefits — and still, those benefits leave people cold, hungry, and hopeless.
This rally isn’t optional. It’s urgent.
We know people won’t want to go.
It’s a Thursday.
It’s politics.
It’s easier to scroll past.
But we’re asking you to do what your disabled friend, neighbour, or family member can’t do:
Show up. Speak up. Stand up.
Because they can’t afford the ferry.
Because they’re sick.
Because they’re tired of screaming into the void.
Because they’ve been ignored for decades.
The Rally:
“Raise the Rates PWD Rally & DJ Chill”
When: Thursday, May 29, 1:00 PM
Where: BC Legislature, Victoria
MLAs from all parties have been invited. And yes, even John Rustad will be there — but we need people with real values to drown out the performative noise.
We don’t need more empty gestures — like Jagrup Brar’s welfare experiment 20 years ago on the Downtown Eastside. He lived it for a month, saw how brutal it was, and STILL — nothing changed. Now they’re making people jump through more hoops for less.
We need Elizabeth May. We need you.
We need the government to raise disability rates to the actual poverty line — MBM ($2066/month) or LICO ($2448/month).
Not cake crumbs. Not staged sympathy. Real change.
What to expect:
- Fierce speakers: advocates, PWDs, and allies
- A postcard campaign to Premier David Eby
- Music. Cake. Community.
- Resistance.
"Let them eat cake?" No. Let them LIVE.
If you’ve ever said you support disability rights — prove it.
Go.
If you can’t go, share this.
If you’ve ever wondered how you could make a difference — this is how.
Be there. For a friend who can’t.
—
Jeff Leggat & Disability Action of Canada
#RaiseTheRatesBC
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