Poverty Experts
The UK Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Network
– Above, members of the network arrive for a meeting at the Ministry of Justice From food to housing to (…) Read more
Equality laws and the value of lived experience
– Above, Thomas Mayes calls for lived experience to inform the socio-economic duty What is the consultation about? In April (…) Read more
‘Restoring Dignity’: A Global Coalition to End Child Poverty Webinar
On 17 October 2024, to mark the UN International Day to End Poverty, the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty (…) Read more
Barriers to pursuing art: ‘In poverty, you see art as a luxury’
Exploring creativity helps us have a clear mind and develop new skills. We all need to connect with our creative (…) Read more
The Power of Creativity — “Memories I Can No Longer Silence”
– “Childhood”, a mural by Guendouz Bensidhoum Guendouz Bensidhoum grew up in poverty on a transit estate in France, designed (…) Read more
The Power of Creativity — an art exhibition and performance by people in poverty
On 17 October 2023, ATD Fourth World, in collaboration with and supported by London Challenge Poverty Week, the APLE Collective, (…) Read more
The Public Silence of People Living in Poverty
On 2 November 2023, University College London organised a seminar largely about the lack of visibility of people in poverty (…) Read more
Domestic Violence and Poverty: “That night I left, we had nothing”
Painting by Jacqueline Page The International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women is 25 November. It is a (…) Read more
The Power of Creativity — Poetry by people in poverty
Above: Angela Babb and Gill Main perform their poem ATD Fourth World’s 2023 event for the UN International Day to (…) Read more
Reimagining Universal Credit
Above, Patricia Bailey speaks about her lived experience of Universal Credit. ATD Fourth World participated in an international conference on (…) Read more