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Yay! Big shout out to the brilliant @Grannyherro!
Huge congratulations to our manager, Tracey, for being named one of The @BigIssue's Top 100 Changemakers! This recognition is so well deserved and reflects her unwavering dedication.
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Thank you to all our partner organisations who make this work possible:
Our ICESCR Team isbusily researching, collating & writing our next submission to the #UN #ICESCR review of the UK.
Here one of the team @JulieEasley shares what this work really means to a single mam on benefits who has dared to step out of her lane
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1/9 @JulieEasley takes the words and phrases spoken within GRIPP;s workshop to call for unity
When will humanity win?
To be or not to be
poor – do you think we have a choice
when government policies
are part of the problem
and financial insecurity
becomes like Groundhog Day.
8/9 This poem was inspired by words shared at GRIPP’s Learning Together about Poverty workshop. Julie having noted William Shakespeare outside the @AmnestyUK office on her way in. Read it in full here:
gripp.org.uk/2024/11/13/when…
9/9 Bringing voices from all our GRIPP partners @ATDFourthWorld @IntisaarOrg @PTCScotland @raparuk @ThriveTeesside @AmnestyUK @BevanFoundation @JustFairUK @EssexHRC
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Did you know that #SocialSecurity is a #HumanRight? @AmnestyUK want to understand the experiences of people claiming welfare benefits in the UK. Please share this online survey to help us reach as many people as possible. surveymonkey.com/r/HJ7TGRC
Last month GRIPP members came together to share learning & understanding about #humanrights in the UK. Facilitated by @JustFair, the workshop involved over 20 activists from @ATDFourthWorld @raparuk @ThriveTeesside @PTCScotland & @BevanFoundation.
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In Autumn GRIPP members & allys have been learning together about #poverty. Our first workshop was led by @ATDFourthWorld @raparuk @ThriveTeesside with @JustFairUK @EssexHRC at @AmnestyUK HQ.
🔎Here @DianaSkelton shares reflections from the day
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Last minute planning for an exciting day with GRIPP's #ICESCR team. Bringing together amazing writers from @ATDFourthWorld @raparuk @ThriveTeesside to explore what evidence we want to present to the UN about our #everydayrights
It's gonna be a day of heavy brain work!
Will also have @JustFairUK @EssexHRC and @AmnestyUK joining us to guide our thoughts and challenge our thinking too. Gonna be some interesting discussions