Challenge Poverty Week Monday 2nd October until Sunday 8th October
Message from the Poverty Alliance www.povertyalliance.org
We are only a few days away from the start of Challenge Poverty Week which kicks off on
Monday 2nd October until Sunday 8th October! www.povertyalliance.org
Share on social media!
We hope you will join us in making lots of noise throughout #ChallengePoverty Week, especially when it begins on Monday 2nd October. Please feel free to use one of the graphics attached across your own social media and with your own networks and please like, share and comment on others social media.
A suggested social media post you could use:
It’s #ChallengePoverty week. We can end the injustice of poverty, together. We’re joining @PovertyAlliance and 100’s of organisations as we unite in our calls for a just and equal Scotland free from poverty.
OR
In a just and compassionate society no one should be struggling to keep their head above water. We are joining hundreds of organisations across Scotland in supporting @PovertyAlliance’s #ChallengePoverty Week.
Throughout the week we hope you will also share your own photos, videos and graphics! Please don’t forget to use#ChallengePoverty and you can also tag @CPW_Scotland. There are some more suggested social media lines on our website.www.povertyalliance.org
Register NOW! For the annual Challenge Poverty Week Lecture
A reminder that there is still time to sign up for our annual Challenge Poverty Week lecture. We are delighted that we will be joined by Torsten Bell, Chief Executive of Resolution Foundation for a lecture titled ‘What does it take to reduce poverty? Lessons from the 21st century so far’. We are looking forward to what will be an informative and thought-provoking evening to headline our Challenge Poverty Week events and hope that you will be able to join us! The lecture will take place at Glasgow Caledonian University.
You can register and find more details via this link: Annual Challenge Poverty Week Lecture Tickets, Mon 2 Oct 2023 at 18:00 | Eventbrite
Breakfast Briefings – Join us to discuss our policy asks!
A reminder also that you are welcome to join us and guest speakers to discuss this year’s policy asks. We will host a morning policy briefing session based on our theme for the day and are delighted to be joined by lots of guest speakers!
You can register for any (or all!) of the sessions below:
Mon 2 Oct, 9am, Breakfast Briefing - Communities and Volunteers
Tues 3 Oct, 9:30am, Breakfast Briefing - Housing
Wed 4 Oct, 9:30am, Breakfast Briefing - Adequate Incomes
Thurs 5 Oct, 9:30am, Breakfast Briefing - Transport
Fri 6 Oct, 9:30am, Breakfast Briefing - Food
More #ChallengePoverty Week Events
Our events calendar is filling up but there is still time to add your own event or activity!
We hope you will also find it useful in planning your week, and hope you will attend and support some of the events going on in your own area. A few events which might be of interest:
Tuesday 3rd October, 6pm-7.30pm - SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT FUTURES FORUM – A Fair and Sustainable Scotland: How fair is fair? This event will consider how we want Scotland to change over the next 20 years. Complete equality of outcome is impossible, so what does success look like? How will we tell when we have a fair country? And what should we be doing now to build it?
Wednesday 4th October, 2pm-3pm - Where does the money go? Join Engender and the Scottish Women’s Budget Group this Challenge Poverty Week to explore the role of gender-budget analysis in preventing women’s poverty and violence against women and girls (VAWG). More info:
Wednesday 4th October, 3pm-4.30pm - What is really happening to wages in Scotland? The STUC and the Poverty Alliance host a special session looking at how the wages of Scottish workers have been falling both in recent years, and across the decades, and consider how lack of employment income contributes to the injustice of poverty.
If you have any questions or queries please don’t hesitate to get in touch!
www.povertyalliance.org
Kind regards,
Alyson
Alyson Laird
Campaigns Officer
www.povertyalliance.org
We are only a few days away from the start of Challenge Poverty Week which kicks off on
Monday 2nd October until Sunday 8th October! www.povertyalliance.org
Share on social media!
We hope you will join us in making lots of noise throughout #ChallengePoverty Week, especially when it begins on Monday 2nd October. Please feel free to use one of the graphics attached across your own social media and with your own networks and please like, share and comment on others social media.
A suggested social media post you could use:
It’s #ChallengePoverty week. We can end the injustice of poverty, together. We’re joining @PovertyAlliance and 100’s of organisations as we unite in our calls for a just and equal Scotland free from poverty.
OR
In a just and compassionate society no one should be struggling to keep their head above water. We are joining hundreds of organisations across Scotland in supporting @PovertyAlliance’s #ChallengePoverty Week.
Throughout the week we hope you will also share your own photos, videos and graphics! Please don’t forget to use#ChallengePoverty and you can also tag @CPW_Scotland. There are some more suggested social media lines on our website.www.povertyalliance.org
Register NOW! For the annual Challenge Poverty Week Lecture
A reminder that there is still time to sign up for our annual Challenge Poverty Week lecture. We are delighted that we will be joined by Torsten Bell, Chief Executive of Resolution Foundation for a lecture titled ‘What does it take to reduce poverty? Lessons from the 21st century so far’. We are looking forward to what will be an informative and thought-provoking evening to headline our Challenge Poverty Week events and hope that you will be able to join us! The lecture will take place at Glasgow Caledonian University.
You can register and find more details via this link: Annual Challenge Poverty Week Lecture Tickets, Mon 2 Oct 2023 at 18:00 | Eventbrite
Breakfast Briefings – Join us to discuss our policy asks!
A reminder also that you are welcome to join us and guest speakers to discuss this year’s policy asks. We will host a morning policy briefing session based on our theme for the day and are delighted to be joined by lots of guest speakers!
You can register for any (or all!) of the sessions below:
Mon 2 Oct, 9am, Breakfast Briefing - Communities and Volunteers
Tues 3 Oct, 9:30am, Breakfast Briefing - Housing
Wed 4 Oct, 9:30am, Breakfast Briefing - Adequate Incomes
Thurs 5 Oct, 9:30am, Breakfast Briefing - Transport
Fri 6 Oct, 9:30am, Breakfast Briefing - Food
More #ChallengePoverty Week Events
Our events calendar is filling up but there is still time to add your own event or activity!
We hope you will also find it useful in planning your week, and hope you will attend and support some of the events going on in your own area. A few events which might be of interest:
Tuesday 3rd October, 6pm-7.30pm - SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT FUTURES FORUM – A Fair and Sustainable Scotland: How fair is fair? This event will consider how we want Scotland to change over the next 20 years. Complete equality of outcome is impossible, so what does success look like? How will we tell when we have a fair country? And what should we be doing now to build it?
Wednesday 4th October, 2pm-3pm - Where does the money go? Join Engender and the Scottish Women’s Budget Group this Challenge Poverty Week to explore the role of gender-budget analysis in preventing women’s poverty and violence against women and girls (VAWG). More info:
Wednesday 4th October, 3pm-4.30pm - What is really happening to wages in Scotland? The STUC and the Poverty Alliance host a special session looking at how the wages of Scottish workers have been falling both in recent years, and across the decades, and consider how lack of employment income contributes to the injustice of poverty.
If you have any questions or queries please don’t hesitate to get in touch!
www.povertyalliance.org
Kind regards,
Alyson
Alyson Laird
Campaigns Officer
www.povertyalliance.org