December 4th 2009 will be national Carers Rights Day - when groups all across the UK will work together to support, inform and speak up for the UK's 6 million carers.

On Carers Rights Day there will be over 1,300 local events, including information stalls at libraries, community centres and supermarkets, advice fairs and carer support coffee mornings.

This year's theme is 'Caring for your income and pension'. When giving up work to care, carers first thought is not about their pension, but about managing care and making ends meet. And yet, if they don't get the right advice, they could be missing out on vital contributions to their state pension which could affect them long term.

Carers Rights Day 2009 will be about ensuring that carers get all the financial support they are entitled to now and for their future.

HELP US PROMOTE CARERS RIGHTS DAY

1. Click the "attending" button on the right of this page

2. Support an event in your area. Search our Google Map. Follow the link on the event wall below.

3. On December 4th lend us your status update or profile photo for the day.
a) On December 4th change your status update to "Today is Carers Rights Day. 6 million people care unpaid for a relative or friend. Find out more at www.facebook.com/carersuk"
b) Change your profile picture for a day to the Carers Rights Day logo which you can get by clicking on the logo and choosing "Save Picture As" or "Save Image As".

FIND OUT MORE AT www.carersrightsday.org