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Celebrating a decade of achievements with The Roles We Play
“Poverty takes away ownership of our own lives. Every agency we come into contact with has something to say about our lives as if we can’t speak for ourselves and are bound to fail. That’s why this project and this film are so important,” says Moraene Roberts, a member of the ATD Fourth World UK National Co-ordination Team and project participant
Dr. Will Mason: “The Roles We Play re-frames poverty more positively”
In this excerpt from the final report evaluating The Roles We Play project, Dr Will Mason, sociologist and lecturer in applied social science at the University of Sheffield, explains how he and his students saw the project:.
“Never Keep the Light to Yourself”: a Global Gathering in France
In October 2018, ATD Fourth World’s international centre near Paris hosted a global gathering of activists living in poverty, their (…) Read more
When the Right to Family Life Is Violated: “Trust Betrayed, Again and Again”
Photo by Karen A. Hart “The way parents in poverty are treated is massively disproportionate. When you’re scrimping on the (…) Read more
The United Nations Challenges the UK’s ‘Mean-Spirited’ Policies
One speaker addressing the United Nations Special Rapporteur displayed a quilt she is making in memory of people whose deaths (…) Read more
We Are Never as Happy as in the Happiness We Share
By Chantal Levesque French Every year, a lady in the community brings several bags full of presents, beautifully wrapped and (…) Read more
Challenging Poverty with Passion and Commitment
My name is Caroline. I stay in the East End of Glasgow with my two teenage sons. We have lived (…) Read more
Feeling Boxed in by Universal Credit
In this video, Diana interviews Patricia about why she feels restricted by the challenges around claiming and relying on Universal (…) Read more
The Roles We Play: A Method of Genuine Participation.
ATD Fourth World, in partnership with artist and photographer Eva Sajovic, is proud to present The Roles We Play: A Method (…) Read more
Recognising Strengths
Time moves on but over and over again we see far too many situations that hurt the most vulnerable members (…) Read more