"being paid regularly, but my debts still mounting up anyway" - "being old and living alone. I am sick. I am afraid of loneliness … I cry a lot but try to look calm and collected when I go out." - "every agency wanting the same papers. And more photocopies every time" - "what really wears homeless people out is time. Always waiting, always being on the go…" - "working full-time, but … not earning enough to make a decent living" - "hard to talk about, but when I did start to talk to others I felt no different from them and I wasn’t embarrassed" - "waking up in bad housing conditions which saps the will to do anything" - "being undocumented, so for you I don’t exist" - "stealing our future by keeping us out of touch with the knowledge-based society" - "my children inheriting my poverty" - "constant pressure. It wears you down. Nobody prepared me for living in such harsh conditions" - "days without bread are the longest days"

Calendar of EVENTS

Here you can discover what is happening across Europe during 2010, events, conferences, on what theme and who is organising them. You can search by country OR by date. Events in red are national and events in blue are European events.

Conference "Stratégie Europe 2020 pour l’emploi et la croissance: Quelle place pour la lutte contre la pauvreté?"

EAPN

Date : 02-06 19:30

Organised by ATD Quart Monde.

With the participation of Pierre Defraigne (Foundation Madariaga executive director) and Thierry Viard (Head of international relations in ATD Quart Monde).

For more information contact: Cercle Wresinski , ATD Quart Monde Avenue Victor Jacobs, 12 - 1040 Bruxelles Tel. 02 647 99 00 delegation.ue atd-quartmonde.org

Location : Brussels - Belgium

Adresse : Pavillon des Conférences de l’UCL Clos Chapelle aux Champs 19, Woluwé St Lambert