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Reflecting on ATD’s report to the UN on ‘povertyism’ and human rights in the UK
“One of the things that really comes across about our risk-averse child protection system is that we could go on (…) 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
Presenting evidence at the House of Lords on digital exclusion
On 28 February, the APLE (Addressing Poverty with Lived Experience) Collective was invited to present evidence to the Communications and (…) Read more
Anti-Poverty Experts Training Social Work Students
Understanding poverty, always of crucial importance, matters even more as the UK is battling an extensive cost-of-living crisis. Food bank (…) Read more
Richard Pier, remembered with a smile
We received the sad news that long-time ATD member Richard Pier passed away suddenly on Thursday 16 March. At the (…) Read more
Study group: peer-to-peer advocacy and absorbing outrage
To gather evidence for a United Nations review of the UK’s human rights compliance, ATD Fourth World is running a (…) Read more
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“Poverty feels like you’re on the outside looking in – you cannot afford to take part.” People in poverty describe (…) Read more
‘You hear a child like me and you don’t hear me at all’
Above, Aurelia Drayak, Tiegan Boyens and Kaydence Drayak address the United Nations via Zoom. Following a written contribution in December, on the (…) Read more
Telling the UN about ‘the hell that is child protection’
Above at left, Patricia Bailey speaks to the United Nations via Zoom from the office of Amnesty International. Following a written contribution (…) Read more
The impact of poverty in social care
On the 9th of February, Research in Practice hosted their yearly Adults Partnership Conference titled ‘The impact of poverty in (…) Read more