Lus na Gréine Family Resource Centre, Granard, Co. Longford in collaboration with its Art Group will put on a Photographic/Artistic Exhibition depicting images of poverty from local to global. This is intended to raise awareness of the plight of people facing poverty and forgotten in our world. It will address corruption and injustice through art, photography and film. The Art… Read more →

The new European Parliament has just started its new mandate and the new European Commission is not yet in place. It is an excellent time to assess past policies and reflect on what is needed for the future, with those who have concrete experience of these issues and of working with Europe’s most deprived. To mark UN Day, MEP Sylvie… Read more →

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One day after #EndPoverty Day, on Saturday October 18th, Debt and Development Coalition & Galway One World Centre invite to a day for dialogue, inspiration, ideas and energy for forging and strengthening creative campaigns within our communities against unjust debt in Ireland and all around the world. “Borrowers Can Be Choosers – Forging Debt Resistant Communities” – Galway Harbour Hotel,… Read more →

In the Philippines, the National Anti-Poverty Commission will lead the observance of the “National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty” (NWOEP) from October 17-23, 2014. The commemoration of the event is a follow-up to the 2004 Presidential Proclamation which aimed to gather support from all sectors of society – national and local governments, civil society organizations, private sector and the communities… Read more →

Arden View Community & Family Resource Centre (Arden View, Tullamore, Co. Offaly) is organising a commemoration of the UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. On 17th October 2014, members of the local community are welcome at 12. 30pm. Programme includes speeches, balloon release, unveiling of commemorative art piece by Men’s Group, reading of the Joseph Wresinski’s address ‘I… Read more →

The Monsignor Mc Carthy Family Resource Centre ran a number of workshops over 6 weeks where men, from 18 to 50 years old, at risk of consistent poverty due to long-term unemployment and low educational attainment gained an opportunity to understand the routes in and out of poverty. . Workshops will culminate in the launch of an interactive art piece… Read more →

In Glasgow, Scotland, you can find a 17 October Human Rights and Poverty Stone on George Square. It was inaugurated there in 1999.     This year again, it is Bridging the Gap who invites public to mark the UN Day at 12noon on 17 October. Bridging the Gap is a small charity based in the Gorbals, set up in… Read more →

Isabel Perrin, Director General of ATD International, tells of the life and work of an Irish activist who incarnated the theme of October 17th 2014: “Leave No One Behind: Think, Decide, and Act Together.” The room where the International Committee for October 17 was meeting echoed with discussion of the theme projected in huge letters on the wall: “Leave no… Read more →

A booklet containing stories from 44 Local Development Companies around Ireland will be launched on 17 October by the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection. Booklet will outline what work LD Companies are doing, in partnership with their communities, to combat poverty and social exclusion. Link to register – here Read more →