The Class Network are committed to creating more opportunities for working class people, creating a fairer, more representative entertainment industry for all.
EQUITY GRANTED SPOTLIGHT APPEAL
Equity found out today (Friday 7 November) that we’ve won permission to appeal the court judgment on our Spotlight case. This is welcome news, and we’ll take forward the case with and on behalf of thousands of Equity members, seeking to achieve fairer access to the industry.
Permission to appeal isn’t granted lightly, however, it shows that our case that Spotlight’s purpose is for performers to find work, has, in the judge’s words: “real prospect of success”.
As with the original case, there is no guarantee that legal action will be successful, but we welcome the opportunity to lay out the arguments, and we’ll keep fighting against barriers to accessing work in our political lobbying, campaigns and industrial work too.
Whatever the outcome of this appeal, we will always stand up for Equity members and take a stand on the issues that matter to you.
Find out more about the appeal on our website: https://t.co/nJ1HPBbHt1
Responding to Lisa Nandy MP’s #Lab25 speech this afternoon, Equity is urging the Government "to be on the side of organised labour" and back collective bargaining in the arts.
Full story: https://t.co/x7OKOR7mEH
Arts cannot be the preserve of the elite.
Today's report by the Sutton Trust, Elitist Britain, reveals stark inequalities in access and diversity at the top of the creative sectors and needs to be a wake-up call to stop the arts being the preserve of the elite.
Read the full response from Equity's Class Network 👇
https://t.co/PQpZfNQAG7
Win! ISSA have abolished audition fees 🙌
A win for our #AbolishAuditionFees campaign & for future performing arts students too - especially the two-thirds of working-class students who are put off applying because of audition fees.
Sign the petition: https://t.co/O00hJpljdh
MSPs grilled BBC Scotland bosses in Scottish Parliament last week over the decision to axe the beloved soap which was praised by BBC representatives and politicians alike, leading Neil Bibby MSP to ask this important question.
https://t.co/YKErh8ludf
It’s time for action, time to make a difference & time for positive change. Will the industry & @DCMS work with us? #workingclass#equity#creativeindustries
Talent is everywhere, opportunity isn’t. ✊
Working class representation in the creative industries is at the lowest level in a decade.
The Equity Class Network Manifesto is a blueprint to change this - from free childcare to making class a protected characteristic.
https://t.co/5HO18sE2Ep
📢 “AI is being built illegally by stealing Equity members’ life’s works. The Government should heed the Culture, Media & Sport Committee’s call for the licensing of creative works in all cases where they are used to train AI models” says @paulwfleming 👇
https://t.co/2rO0Am7d9m
Every child deserves access to live performance from the earliest possible age.
With school trips for state pupils in sharp decline, the National Theatre must reach out and into our schools.
Take action to Reinstate NT Primary Schools Touring:
https://t.co/5K8X8jWv4q
🎭Theatre can change lives 🎭
📢Sign this petition by @equity_class
to reinstate National Theatre Primary Schools Touring.
Primary school touring offers inspiration to young people who might not otherwise encounter live theatre. ✍️👇
https://t.co/vqpj0zK1tV
There are SO many articles and discussions telling us what we already know, but we need CHANGE! Come on @lisanandy, make a difference.Put us back at the heart of this industry where we belong. Talent is Everywhere Opportunity Isn’t.#workingclass
https://t.co/NdxXwhKDXP
🚨 @EquityUK's BIG AUDIO AUDIT CLOSES THIS FRIDAY 31st, FOLKS 🚨
Help us to help you by gathering information to better our negotiations.
Find all the survey sections in our Insta Highlights here:
https://t.co/Pe0db9eQOq
RTs appreciated.
Thank you. 🙏🏻
This petition is very important to us & future generations of #workingclass children. @NationalTheatre Primary Schools Touring changes lives. It must be reinstated.
📢 Please sign and share this important petition by @equity_class to reinstate National Theatre Primary Schools Touring.
Primary school touring offers inspiration to young people who might not otherwise encounter live theatre. ✍️👇
https://t.co/vqpj0zKzjt
"Talent is spread equally across all children. Opportunity certainly is not." - @PollyBLabour
With arts education in urgent need of reform, we're encouraged by the debate on creative arts education that took place in Westminster this week.
See more: https://t.co/1KBUBscX36