ATD Fourth World’s Social Philosophy Conference took place from December 9-10, 2022 at Paris Cité University.
of education and not everyone has an experience of extreme poverty, but we all have
“I really wondered if it would be possible for an older person like me to learn… but now I can (…) Read more →
a Privilege Basic literacy is not a privilege but a right that everyone should have
Citizens come together so that a person can stay in France.
“I have been living in such conditions for nearly ten years now,” he says.
ATD UK Member, Angela Babb, receives award at 2018 international Women Economic Forum for speaking out about her community.
“To have a voice, you need to have the opportunity to meet other people who respect
Don’t underestimate the power of language in eradicating poverty says ATD Activist Maryann Broxton at UN webinar on ending poverty by 2030.
It ignores the other actors that also have a role in the phenomenon of poverty: the
Online learning has widened the achievement gap between school students. Digital inequality has also widened. But digital “services” can harm parents too.
Accessing Social Services and Education in a Digital World brought in people who have
Members of ATD Fourth World talk about the “Lockdown Liberties” poetry project in Ireland. Read their poems and other forms of expression.
what matters in my life… not only on how I want to achieve goals, but the love I have
On 6 April 2016, ATD Fourth World activists from Flanders (a region in Belgium) and Ireland spoke at a meeting (…) Read more →
However, many EU income programs do have eligibility requirements such as providing
As part of the commemoration of the International Day for Eradicating Poverty organised by ATD Fourth World UK in Frimhurst Family House on Saturday, 21 October, the following presentation was given by Dr. Michael Lambert, a social historian from the University of Liverpool, on the historical context and significance of Frimhurst’s creation and endurance.
become too much for them, have lost the ability to cope with life, are learning
“Acting together to achieve social and environmental justice for all” This is the United Nations theme for October 17, 2020, (…) Read more →
In 2020 a collective awareness is growing: we share the Earth and we all have to
