After terrible events like Hillsborough and Lockerbie,our organisation helped support survivors and change the lawThe charity catastrophe Action (DA) was founded in 1991 by survivors and bereaved people from disasters in the UK and abroad. As of 2015, our members had personal experience of 29 disasters.
Those affected by major incidents such as the capsizing of the Zeebrugge ferry, or the King’s Cross tunnel fire,Lockerbie bombing, and the Hillsborough stadium tragedy, and created DA. They began by asking questions: was there a gap that a new charity could fill? What would its purposes be? How would these be achieved? Since then the charity has successfully pursued its mission,holding organisations involved in tragedies accountable, and fighting for more support for survivors and the bereaved. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com