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

United Kingdom

Focus week 27/09/2010 - 04/10/2010

As part of the year, three films have been made to raise awareness of poverty in Scotland from the perspectives of young, adult, and older people.

You can watch the movies here: http://documentfilmfestival.org/makingadifference/

NEW! Download here the pdf with East Midlands’ voices on poverty

Poverty Situation in United Kingdom

On December 1st 2009 145 delegates gathered at Stratford Town Hall in East London, to start the (...) see more

EY 2010 Events United Kingdom

Date Title Description Location Country
15/01 Seminar on facts, policies and demands Organised by The Poverty Alliance (EAPN UK) http://www.povertyalliance.org/even… Glasgow Central United Kingdom
22/01 Seminar on facts, policies and demands Organised by The Poverty Alliance (EAPN UK) Part of the Poverty Alliance’s annual series of (...) Motherwell United Kingdom
29/01 Seminar on facts, policies and demands Organised by The Poverty Alliance (EAPN UK) http://www.povertyalliance.org/even… Newton St Boswells United Kingdom
12/02 Seminar on facts, policies and demands Organised by The Poverty Alliance (EAPN UK) http://www.povertyalliance.org/even… Blantyre United Kingdom
19/02 Seminar on facts, policies and demands Organised by The Poverty Alliance (EAPN UK) http://www.povertyalliance.org/even… Dundee United Kingdom
1/03-5/03 The Museum of Poverty in the Scottish Parliament organized by Save the Children Scotland What items would future generations who never (...) Scottish Parliament United Kingdom
25/04-30/04 Transeuropa Festival Organised by European Alternatives. Transeuropa is the first transnational festival in Europe (...) London, Paris, Bologna and Cluj-Napoca Italy France United Kingdom Romania
27/04 Seeds of Inclusion Organized by: London voluntary sector training consortium, in partnership with European (...) London United Kingdom
1/05-10/05 Transeuropa Festival Organised by European Alternatives. Transeuropa is the first transnational festival in Europe (...) France Italy Romania United Kingdom
3/06 Training workshop : Listening Campaign tools Organised by Church Action on Poverty. For further information ring Alan Thornton on 0161 236 (...) Hull United Kingdom
9/06 Training workshop : Listening campaign tools Organised by Church Action on Poverty. For further information ring Alan Thornton on 0161 236 (...) Wakefield United Kingdom
24/06-25/06 European Conference on Microfinance "Poverty and exclusion through microfinance in Europe" Organised by the European Microfinance (...) London United Kingdom
29/06 Training workshop : Sustainable Livelihoods Organised by Church Action on Poverty. For further information ring Alan Thornton on 0161 236 (...) Barnsley United Kingdom
29/06 Conference "Building a People of Power" Organised by Church Action on Poverty. For further information: http://www.bradford.anglican.org/ne Bradford United Kingdom
15/07 2010 EY North East Focus Day on Financial Inclusion Organised by 2010 Social Inclusion Regional Group in the North East. Our event will showcase (...) South Shields United Kingdom
22/09 2010 European Year North East Focus Day on Combating Discrimination Organised by: 2010 Social Inclusion Regional Group in the North East Contact: Janet Walke (...) Darlington United Kingdom
30/09 Cities Against Poverty : child poverty Organised by Eurocities. The conference will approach child poverty is a local, national and (...) Newcastle United Kingdom
1/10 Cities Against Poverty : child poverty Organised by Eurocities. The conference will approach child poverty is a local, national and (...) Newcastle United Kingdom
1/10 Poverty Alliance Annual Conference Organised by EAPN
This year’s Annual Conference is taking place during the UK ‘focus week’ for the European Year for (...)
Glasgow United Kingdom
2/10 ’Spark in the Park’ Organised by LVSTC. As the highlight of London’s Programme for EY2010, Spark in the Park offers (...) London United Kingdom
14/10 2010 European Year North East Focus Day on Access to Jobs Organised by: 2010 Social Inclusion Regional Group in the North East Contact: Kevin Higgins (...) Ashington United Kingdom
18/10 "Poverty Convention", the Workhouse Organised by CEFET. This convention will bring together the main issues and ideas from the All (...) Southwell United Kingdom
19/10 EAPN England conference on 2010 Organised by EAPN England. For more information visit www.lvstc.org.uk/events. London United Kingdom
26/10-31/10 International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival Organised by Document 8. Document 8 will screen documentary films old and new, from home and (...) Glasgow, Scotland United Kingdom
1/11 2010 European Year North East Focus Day on Decent Housing Organisation Name: 2010 Social Inclusion Regional Group in the North East Contact: Andrew (...) Durham City United Kingdom
13/11 2010 European Year North East Focus Day on Children, Young People and Families Organisation Name: 2010 Social Inclusion Regional Group in the North East Contact: Suzzanne (...) Newscastle United Kingdom
3/12 ESF disability advocy event on the interaction between disability and poverty Organised by ESF Disability Advocacy Group. For more information visit www.lvsts.org.uk/events. London United Kingdom

Read the EY 2010 national programme for United Kingdom

You can find the EY 2010 national website at the following :
European Year 2010 - DWP
Voices of People experiencing Poverty
EU
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