Poverty Experts
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
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
Leeds: Dignity for all
On 10 June 2023, ATD Fourth World UK traveled to Leeds to attend the “Dignity for All 2023” conference, an (…) Read more
Angela addresses women leaders
On the 1st February 2017, ATD Fourth World members Angela Babb and Diana Skelton were invited to speak at the (…) Read more
Liverpool John Moores University: Challenging the Stigma of Poverty
“It’s many years ago now, but when I was a student I experienced homelessness. I struggled to afford books; I (…) Read more
ATD Youth Campaign – Study session at the European Youth Centre
As part of a Youth Campaign 2022-23 run by the International Movement ATD Fourth World, on 24-28 April, almost sixty (…) Read more