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Author: Irish End Poverty Day Committee
The 17 October Interactive Art-piece unveiled in the Battery Heights, Athlone
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Press Review! 17 October in Portlaoise and Granard
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17 October with our Friends in Rouyn Noranda, Canada
Dominique Vinchon and Françoise Sleeth who have been supporting directly the work of the Irish 17 October Committee from 2009 to 2013 sent us some pictures from the observance of the UN Day in Rouyn Noranda, Quebec, Canada. On this day, they joined the community groups there who marched and gathered at the Human Rights and Poverty Stone unveiled in… Read more →
Dublin marked UN Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2014
Age Action – Budget 2015 – Irish Local Development Network Roma Rights Forum – SAOL Project 1 – SAOL Project 2 – Maynooth Social Justice Tallaght Travellers Youth Service – Made from Scratch with the Y Factor UN Day Commemoration at the Human Rights and Poverty Stone Read more →
Our humanity can never be taken away from us! Contribution of community members on 17 October 2014
Isabel, Jane on behalf of Mariaan, Rose, Beata, Magda, Daniel, Liam, Paul, Jarek, Czarek and Artur spoke at the 17 October Gathering on Custom House Quay at the Human Rights and Poverty Stone. Read their contribution here ! Read more →
Emily Logan spoke at the Human Rights and Poverty Stone
17th October 2014 – UN Day for the Eradication of Poverty – Gathering at the Human Rights and Poverty Stone – Dublin Address by Emily LOGAN, Chief Commissioner Designate for the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Designate I’m very honoured to be here today to mark the commemoration of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. And to… Read more →
Two films by the SAOL project in Dublin tackling poverty issues were presented on 17 October
In September and October 2014, SAOL Women’s Project worked with THEATREclub‘s Barry O’Connor & Grace Dyas to make two short films to mark International Day For The Eradication of Poverty. Click on each image to see the films – and then share them with your friends! Read more →
A big THANK YOU to all the “17 October” volunteers!
Drogheda ceremony to mark International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
In order to promote public awareness of the issue, employees of the Louth Community Drugs and Alcohol Team, with funding from the Department of Social Protection, have over the past number of weeks created a large piece of art work which was unveiled on 17th October gathering in West Street. Discover report of event in Drogheda Life Read more →