@CommunityDavid

Communities & networks manager @PovertyAlliance Scotland's anti-poverty network | @PeoplePowrd board member. Own views etc.

 Glasgow, Scotland
Joined November 2016
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It was great that @BrendanOHaraMP came along last night to learn more about our Taking Action on Rural Poverty #TARP project - and the fantastic work of Moving On Mid Argyll, @msargyll and Mid Argyll Youth Development Services on a new community food hub in Lochgilphead
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As Communities and Volunteers are in the spotlight today for #CPW24 I wanted to showcase our fantastic Argyll and Bute Cost of Rural Living citizens' panel members. Our panellists are so active in their communities - that's how we met - so here's a taste of what a few of them do!
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Senior Research Officer @PovertyAlliance - to work across a range of qualitative research projects. £39,248 – £42,222, Hybrid/Glasgow Find out more at: tinyurl.com/57tbm84v #research
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Big thanks to everyone who attended our #ChallengePoverty Week event at the amazing @GCP_Edinburgh yesterday! We hope you found it valuable - it was amazing to see so many organisations and individuals come together for such an important issue. #CPW24
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The inspirational @EndPovEdin held its 2nd citizen-led conference as part of  #CPW24. They united partners from across the city to focus on collective action to combat community exclusion. And had fun! Find out more about their work povertyalliance.org/epe/
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It's #ChallengePovertyWeek We sat down w/ @PovertyAlliance to see the real difference @IS_EqualityHR funding is making. We discussed poverty as a human rights issue & met w/ a community researcher to talk about the importance of language. Watch 👇 vimeo.com/1011305400/6f8a6b3…

Impact story: The Poverty Alliance (Equality and Human Rights fund)

This is "Impact story: The Poverty Alliance (Equality and Human Rights fund)" by Inspiring Scotland on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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Our 15th blog in the 24 in 2024 series has been published - Colleges have a Critical Role to Play in Tackling Child Poverty - written by Jackie Galbraith, Principal and CEO at West Lothian College @WestLoCollege Read it here bit.ly/4dBpmx3
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At the @PovertyAlliance we will join with 100s of organisations across during #ChallengePoverty Week to raise our voices against poverty & unite in calling for a just and equal Scotland. Get involved at events & discussions across the country: povertyalliance.org/cpw

Challenge Poverty Week - The Poverty Alliance

Mon 5 - Sun 11 October 2026 Challenge Poverty Week Events About Challenge Poverty Week The first Challenge Poverty Week was launched by the Poverty Alliance in 2013. We wanted to highlight the...

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We can build a Scotland where everyone has a safe, warm, affordable home. Start #ChallengePoverty week with the first of our themed breakfast briefings, with @CitAdviceScot, @EildonHousing, and @shelterscotland. povertyalliance.org/event/po…
Two paper coffee cups with the Challenge Poverty Week logos.

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David Reilly retweeted
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@ScotGovFM8 Oct 2024
First Minister @JohnSwinney hosted an anti-poverty roundtable with the @PovertyAlliance at Bute House. At the meeting, Mr Swinney heard about potential actions that could help @scotgov go further to support families out of poverty. #ChallengePovertyWeek
First Minister John Swinney hosting an anti-poverty roundtable with the Poverty Alliance at Bute House.

ALT First Minister John Swinney hosting an anti-poverty roundtable with the Poverty Alliance at Bute House.

First Minister John Swinney hosting an anti-poverty roundtable with the Poverty Alliance at Bute House.

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Earlier today, we supported people with experience of living on a low income to meet with the First Minister. An important discussion during #CPW24 on the challenges facing people across Scotland & the action that’s needed to build a Scotland free from the injustice of poverty.
First Minister John Swinney MSP with activists during Challenge Poverty Week.

ALT First Minister John Swinney MSP with activists during Challenge Poverty Week.

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Replying to @SMFthinktank @EndPovEdin
"if you want children to stop being cold, to do well in school, to be able to have hot meals, you've got to reduce energy bills...it's not just a poverty premium in poverty terms, it's also time...the system has to change"
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During #CPW24, we are hosting a daily breakfast briefing to discuss the policy changes needed to tackle poverty across: 🏘️Housing 🚍Transport 💳Adequate incomes 🍏Food 🫂Communities and volunteers Find out more and register to attend here: povertyalliance.org/events/t…
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Let's challenge the injustice of rural poverty! Kick off your #ChallengePoverty Week preparations by joining us online on Fri 4 Oct 4 to learn about #TARP and opportunities for change. 👇Find the sign-up details in the @cpw_scotland calendar. povertyalliance.org/event/ch…
Taking Action on Rural Poverty povertyalliance.org/TARP Poverty Alliance logo

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Poor must not bear the burden of austerity once again, @PovertyAlliance tells @Keir_Starmer following his speech okt.to/TDE8us

Poor must not bear the burden of austerity once again, PM is told - TFN

Poverty Alliance on Starmer speech: "people living on low incomes cannot again pay the price for economic neglect"

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More important than ever to bring people together to ask What’s Next for Human Rights in Scotland. Working with partners and communities to raise our voices for a strong human rights bills. We want to close a human rights accountability gap and claim #AllOurRights
Lydia speaking in in front of a poverty alliance logo

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Mairi speaking in front of slides, asking if you agree

ALT Mairi speaking in front of slides, asking if you agree

Neil speaking in front of a Amnesty Scotland slide

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Looking to understand data on rural poverty and key issues facing rural communities in Scotland - read @PovertyAlliance newly published reports povertyalliance.org/research…

Research Publications - The Poverty Alliance

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The Poverty Alliance@PovertyAlliance12 Aug 2024
Our Taking Action on Rural Poverty project #TARP has created two new scoping briefings, exploring local issues adding to the injustice of rural poverty. #Aberdeenshire povertyalliance.org/research… #Argyll and #Bute povertyalliance.org/research…
Taking Action on Rural Poverty poverty alliance dot org slash TARP

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#LoveGlasgowHateRacism
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We can only end the injustice of poverty when people work together.
We can only end the injustice of poverty when people work together. Our thoughts are with the Muslim communities and people of colour affected by the shocking racist violence we have seen during the last week. It cannot be right that these communities are living in fear of violence and intimidation. These riots do not represent our country’s values. We are a country that believes in justice and compassion. It has been positive to see examples of communities putting those values into action in response to this violence – coming together to repair damage and support their neighbours. We strongly condemn these racist attacks. We stand against all forms of racism and injustice and offer our solidarity to those impacted.

ALT We can only end the injustice of poverty when people work together. Our thoughts are with the Muslim communities and people of colour affected by the shocking racist violence we have seen during the last week. It cannot be right that these communities are living in fear of violence and intimidation. These riots do not represent our country’s values. We are a country that believes in justice and compassion. It has been positive to see examples of communities putting those values into action in response to this violence – coming together to repair damage and support their neighbours. We strongly condemn these racist attacks. We stand against all forms of racism and injustice and offer our solidarity to those impacted.

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People naturally want to have a say and voice in their community. It takes years of distrust, inequality, deserts of local democracy and a broken voting system to drive turnout as low as #GE24
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theguardian.com/politics/art…

Lowest turnout in UK general election since universal suffrage, report shows

IPPR thinktank finds that only 52% of the British adult population cast their ballots on 4 July

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"To rebuild trust in our system, they need to deliver real change" - @PovertyAlliance responds to the outcome of the UK General Election #GE2024 Read more: povertyalliance.org/news-to-…
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