Sian Jones
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Fighting against poverty & inequality, for social justice & inclusive sustainable development; love swimming in cold water...
Spain
Joined August 2011
Exactly… The Greek shipwreck was a horrific tragedy. Yet it didn’t get the attention of the Titanic story
theguardian.com
Last week’s shipwreck in Greece is one of the worst tragedies there has ever been on the Mediterranean Sea. The coverage it received has been scant
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#SaveTheDate: 28 June 10.30am! Together with @EAPNEurope & @Europarl_EN MEP #EndPoverty Intergroup, @ATD4thWorld invite you to the Webinar "Building an #InclusiveEurope: combating #socioeconomic #discrimination". Registration: https://t.co/qcGUbhn5Fr
#BanPovertism #AddThe10th
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Top priority for EU citizens in run up to 2024 European Parliament elections ... FIGHT AGAINST POVERTY‼️ From recent @EurobarometerEU survey.
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EAPN was happy to speak at @EUROSHIP_EU conference where we highlighted the views of people experiencing #poverty on #minimumincome and the digital and green transitions & their demand for a comprehensive person-centred rights-based integrated anti-poverty strategy. #SocialEurope
Have you remembered to register to attend our online conference Thursday 8 June? The conference will present an up-to-date picture of poverty and social exclusion in Europe and make recommendation. To attend the conference online, please register here: https://t.co/HaSSR6DgfX
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We're very happy that the open-ed mentions the importance of an integrated anti-poverty strategy, as EAPN has been advocating, including in our #PeoplesSummit conference & report: https://t.co/aEcLTE4zc3
#SocialRights
“Two years after Porto, we renew our respective commitments in the Porto Social Commitment. The future of the EU is its people and must be social” Read the open-ed signed by 37 European leaders ⬇ https://t.co/rRNOGykjiU
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@EAPNEurope in the first session of #Portosocialforum2023 "To EAPN, an EU directive to protect universal public services, as public goods, is imperative to avoid the increasingly marketized, profit-driven model" 👥 @EU_Social @RPPortugalUE @govpt @trabalho_pt @AEuropeus
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Brexit food trade barriers have cost UK households £7bn, report finds
theguardian.com
LSE researchers estimate that extra barriers on EU food imports have pushed up bills by £250 on average
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Sustainable Energy Week! Register for our joint session A Poverty-Proof Energy Transition - 21 June:
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📢#Hiring : I'm looking for a research consultant to support in the preparation of a research memo on #InWorkPoverty in #LatinAmerica and #Africa. Apply by 12 May 2023:
srpoverty.org
The mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights is seeking a research consultant to assist with the preparation of a research memorandum on In-Work Poverty in Latin...
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UK is the sick man of Europe and it can’t be fixed without reversing spending cuts to health systems!
theguardian.com
Yes, reform is necessary. But without increases in spending as well, Britain will continue to be the sick man of Europe, says epidemiologist Michael Marmot
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Hear amazing train singers call on gvt to subsidise and #nationalise rail to provide affordable transport and drastically reduce CO2 emissions. Come join protest against gvt climate inaction: The Big One 21 - 24 April, Parliament Sq. #climatecrisis
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Hedge funds made obscene profits by betting on hunger & exacerbating it. The signs are they helped inflate a price bubble, putting upward pressure on food prices – that were not in proportion to the actual supply of food – & this has affected hunger levels of the poorest people
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The public health cuts are so clearly regressive - the greater the deprivation the greater the cut. And the justification given by government?
Reductions in public health allocations have been greatest in the most deprived areas. In Blackpool, ranked the most deprived area in England, the per person cut to allocations have been one of the largest at £33 per person since 2015/16. Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/xjjiirP5WC
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On #InternationalRomaDay we recognize and celebrate the rich culture and contributions of the Roma people, and raise awareness of the ongoing discrimination and marginalization we face. Article prepared for this day by @ERGO_Network
https://t.co/Ocw67gzoZX
#InternationalRomaDay
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Benefit sanctions slow people’s progress into work, and pressurise them into low paid, insecure jobs…
theguardian.com
Government has aggressively pursued sanctions despite its own 2020 report showing they are ineffective at getting people into jobs
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For a just and democratic climate transition
socialeurope.eu
The scale of the crises Europe faces requires not only a raising of the policy stakes but a restructuring of its governance.
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Third sector in Scotland calls on Humza Yousaf to swap rhetoric for action
theguardian.com
End headline-grabbing policymaking on social justice, equality and poverty eradication, say charities
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Food banks supported 800,000 UK children in 2021-22. After Covid support withdrawn 1 in 5 people in poverty.
theguardian.com
One-fifth of UK population was in relative poverty after first year of pandemic, when support measures scrapped
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"I don’t feel supported by government or their measures. 4 minimum wages can't support 5 people in a household. This is a political choice." Cidália Barriga @eapn_pt highlights the experiences of people during #PeopleSummit panel assessing he Impact on the Ground of the #EPSR.
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Economic growth is not a magic wand for ending poverty | Olivier De Schutter
theguardian.com
Misguided policies are hurting the poorest in society; our focus should be on reducing inequality not increasing GDP
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