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 →

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The 2014 Commemoration of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (IDEP) will be held on Friday, 17 October at United Nations Headquarters in New York, focusing on the theme : “Leave no one behind: think, decide and act together against extreme poverty” This year’s event is organized in partnership with the International Movement ATD Fourth World, the NGO… Read more →

To celebrate the International Day of the Girl and mark International Day for the Eradication of Poverty… A theatre piece Made from Scratch will be presented by the NWCI youth project, The Y Factor and theatre director Oonagh Murphy The performance is a mixture of spoken word, movement, dramatic text, film and image to share our understanding of how we got… Read more →