"every agency wanting the same papers. And more photocopies every time" - "hard to talk about, but when I did start to talk to others I felt no different from them and I wasn’t embarrassed" - "being undocumented, so for you I don’t exist" - "what really wears homeless people out is time. Always waiting, always being on the go…" - "my children inheriting my poverty" - "stealing our future by keeping us out of touch with the knowledge-based society" - "days without bread are the longest days" - "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." - "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" - "working full-time, but … not earning enough to make a decent living" - "waking up in bad housing conditions which saps the will to do anything"

3rd edition of the photo competition "In search of solidarity"

Wednesday 14 July 2010, by European Anti Poverty Network

The PES Group in the Committee of the Regions has just launched the third edition of its photo competition for young Europeans under the theme "In Search of Solidarity".

Entries may be submitted from 9 May to 30 September 2010 inclusive

The competition, organised in the framework of the 2010 European year for combating poverty and social exclusion, is an opportunity for young Europeans between 18 and 30 years old to have their say on the concept of solidarity and propose concrete solutions to fight poverty.

In addition to high value prizes consisting in semi-professional photographic material, the winners will be invited to the Committee of the Regions in September to attend a conference on the added value of the EU, and their photos will be displayed in an exhibition.

The aim of the competition is to bring young European citizens closer to the EU and to raise awareness on poverty and social exclusion.You can visit the website of the competition here.

More information: http://pes.cor.europa.eu/sol_enter.html

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