🌍#EndPovertyDay events 5:00 pm - International Committee event on Oct 17 live from Dakar 6:00 pm - Streaming of speeches at the Dalle de Paris (live on YouTube) 7:15pm - The UN - UNDESA - ATD event in New York ➡️Plus overcomingpoverty.org/events/*Leave no one behind🫂 See less

Tomorrow is the International Day for the #Eradication of #Poverty - #IDEP2024 . This year's theme is: Ending Social and Institutional Maltreatment - experienced far too often by people in #poverty . A 🧵 with some of the fantastic events that mark the day . 1/5

.ATD Fourth World UK publishes a booklet with the Growing Rights Instead of Poverty Partnership GRIPP - @grippuk.bsky.social . Poverty is a #violation of #humanrights . More here: gripp.org.uk . 2/5

Global Coalition to End #ChildPoverty ENDchildpoverty hosts a webinar with fantastic set of speakers . Restoring #Dignity: Tackling #Shame and #Stigma in #socialprotection . Register here: endchildhoodpoverty.org/news/webinar-i… . 3/5

.APLE Collective initiated the #LightUpTheUKMapCampaign to showcase all that is going on around the #UK for #IDEP2024 . Add yours here: aplecollective.com/idep-2024/ . 4/5

And if you want to be inspired beyond tomorrow, join ATD Fourth World UK for their #OpenDay at Addington Square #London to learn more about their amazing work and activists! . Saturday 19 October! . 5/5

A legal case in France is challenging the principle that the benefit authorities can select suspects to monitor by using an algorithm. laquadrature.net/en/2024/10/16/…

📢 PODCAST ALERT!🎙️ How can #craftivism help tackle #poverty? What is #gentle #protest, and how can it promote #socialjustice? Listen NOW to our new episode with fabulous SarahPCorbett CraftivistCollective for an inspiring conversation! 👉 poverty-unpacked.org/2024/10/21/epi…

🇺🇳 In New York this week to present my new report to the United Nations General Assembly (Thursday 24 Oct) ➡️ The #BurnoutEconomy: #poverty and #mentalhealth More info including the report here: srpoverty.org/2024/10/01/the… #BurnoutEconomy #BeyondGrowth #UNGA79

Calling #MiltonKeynes residents and everyone with a connection to the city: how much do you know about #poverty in #MK? Take the quiz now! app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/openuniversi… Part of a research project The Open University @OSC_OU Community Action: MK

Discover the key messages from Olivier De Schutter UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights to #UNGA79 from 56:15 in the video below webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1m/k…

Next week's budget is an opportunity for the government to help families who are struggling. Find out what they can do in this blog from Katie Schmuecker: jrf.org.uk/deep-poverty-a… 5/5

The reality of life on a low income. Listen to participants from Changing Realities in a series of new videos.

Gentle protest includes #empathy for those subjected to #power and those holding it Listen to this thoughtful and inspiring conversation with SarahPCorbett CraftivistCollective about #craftivism #gentleprotest and gentle #activism! 👉 poverty-unpacked.org/2024/10/21/epi…

A recent United Nations report found that relative poverty fuels mental illness more than absolute poverty. Reducing income inequality could therefore improve mental-health outcomes, argue Olivier De Schutter and Kate Pickett. bit.ly/4hGCHYi

📢PODCAST ALERT!!🎙️ Spikes, armrests, harsh lighting, annoying music. These are all ways in which design of public spaces deter people from using them for sleep, rest or self-care. Listen to our episode Cara Chellew to learn more! 👉poverty-unpacked.org/2024/12/19/epi… #defensivedesign

We’re back from the festive break today, ready to hit the ground running in 2025! We remain dedicated to reshaping essential services — like energy and finance — so they don’t cost more for people like Catherine, Zahada and Caroline. 🎥🎥🎥buff.ly/3BAQ0cr