Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Anti-Poverty Week 2009

Anti-Poverty Week 2009 will run from 11-17 October. Anti Poverty Week was established in Australia as an expansion of the UN's annual International Anti-Poverty Day on October 17.

The main aims of Anti-Poverty Week are to strengthen public understanding of the causes and consequences of poverty and hardship around the world and in Australia and to encourage research, discussion and action to address these problems, including action by individuals, communities, organisations and governments.

As part of Anti Poverty Week, The Hon Sylvia Hale MLC would like to invite you to a Poverty & Social Inclusion Forum on Tuesday, 13 October 2009. Speakers include:

Professor Julian Disney, Director, Social Justice Project, University of NSW

Chair, National Summit on Housing Affordability

National Chair, Anti-Poverty Week

Alison Peters

Director, NSW Council of Social Services

NSW Co-Chair, Anti-Poverty Week

Jane Woodruff

Chief Executive Officer, UnitingCare Burnside

NSW Co-Chair, Anti-Poverty Week

Tuesday, 13 October

10:00am-11:00am

Room 814/815, NSW Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney

RSVP:

By 9/10/09 to Wendy Hall on wendy@ncoss.org.au or phone (02) 9211 2599, ext 118

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