The uncomfortable truth, backed by studies & polls, is that negative stereotypes about ppl in #poverty are rife: among the general population & within the institutions meant to support them: schools, social services, healthcare, housing #Povertyism
My piece for @dailymaverick👇
📢TODAY 12pm NY time
📺Watch my presentation to @UN#UNGA where I'll call on governments to ban discrimination against people in poverty / #povertyism
👉Livestream: https://t.co/SNPPXHiIdA
👉Report: https://t.co/GyvzTG89ie
#Lebanon - UN Special Rapporteur @DeSchutterO is in Tripoli today, meeting women in an emergency shelter, a soup kitchen, a youth center and a public hospital
@OHCHR_MENA@UN_SPExperts
Une journée qui rassemble!
17 octobre| Journée mondiale du refus de la misère
14h30 - Jeu grandeur nature - Marché Jean-Talon
16h30 - Commémoration - 6747 rue Drolet
18h - Visionnement et discussion -6747 rue Drolet
Join us March 2 - 4 as we explore how a bolder, more coordinated effort across policy areas might address the needs of specific communities and improve the economic security of all Americans. #PathwaysToEconSecurity
Register here to secure your spot: https://t.co/nEOcDi1P9c
#EconomicSecurity means not having to rely on home remedies when sick and only seeking medical care as a last resort, because the fear of the cost is even greater than the pain. #PathwaysToEconSecurity @socialinsurance
#EconomicSecurity means having food choices: "In my neighborhood food is so expensive. The meats aren’t fresh so you have to take the bus further to get fresh food. It spoils faster." #PathwaysToEconSecurity @socialinsurance
“What does economic security look like to me? Not having to swallow your pride in order to access a much-needed subsidy; being told to be grateful for the little bit you do have and being shamed if you are not.” #PathwaysToEconSecurity
"When excluded from access to digital services, asking and sharing information with my peers is what I do", says Esther Rodriguez, again sharing wisdom about resistance to #LeaveNoOneBehind at @ATD4thWorld at #CSocD59#EveryoneIncluded
. @tammymayes1 explains that the research done by @PFAN_UK on remote family court hearings has been submitted to the court system and also gotten media coverage: https://t.co/mevNAyutgC