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European Family Advocacy Project
Since 2019, activists living in poverty in six European countries have been engaged in a family advocacy project. On 13-15 (…) Read more
Obituary for Jean-Luc Penet
The following letter was written by ATD Fourth World’s International Leadership Team about the death of Jean-Luc Penet, who had (…) Read more
New report published: ‘I have walked this journey alone; my soul is tired’
The Human Rights Local team (a project of Essex Human Rights Centre launched in 2020) has published a report calling (…) Read more
Remembering Jean-Luc Penet: ‘Human rights are intrinsic to our work’
It is with great sadness that we have learnt of the passing of Jean-Luc Penet, who died after a short (…) Read more
Interview: ‘I wanted to give something back’
Above: The atrium of Frimhurst Family House. In 1987-1990, Brian and Michelle Holman were part of ATD Fourth World’s International (…) Read more
Interview with a policy maker: ‘More about preserving families than separating families’
Mike Arsham (above, centre) is the director of advocacy at New York City Administration for Children’s Services. In 2004-05, while (…) Read more
Amnesty declares that poverty in the UK is a violation of human rights
‘Forced adoptions are horrendous.’ This is the title of an interview with ATD activist Patricia Bailey, featured in the Summer (…) 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
Understanding parent-to-parent advocacy, peer support, and family advocacy
Above: an ATD capacity-building session for activists with lived experience of poverty. Tammy Mayes is fourth from the right, wearing (…) Read more
Stolen identities: The devastating impact of social work services on the identity of children in poverty
On the 16th of May, Youth Voices, a project run by ATD Fourth World and Teen Advocacy, were invited to (…) Read more