Working with people to seek out solutions and take positive grassroots action on the problems of poverty and exclusion in Manchester, Salford and beyond.
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ALT A cartoon of Bart Simpson writing repeated lines on a chalkboard. The repeated line is, "Disability benefits are a vital lifeline".
ALT A quote card with an image of JRF chief executive Paul Kissack saying "2 in 5 working-age families receiving disability benefits already experience hardship – cutting benefits will only serve to deepen this. It is no answer to the nation’s health or employment prospects and an unethical and short-sighted approach.
ALT Call for proposals for a new @bsaeducation seminar series, ‘Pedagogies of hope’, running from September to December. Deadline 5 July #sociology @achalagupta
ALT As a staff we're worrying every time it comes to a longer holiday, an Easter holiday or a summer holiday, there's more and more families that we're worried about. How are they going to survive for six weeks over the summer without free school meals? - Class Teacher
ALT Cormac Russell with a group of residents/citzens from Loughrea in Ireland, along with David McDonnell, CEO of the local Credit Union.
ALT Black background with white text which reads: RECLAIM You're on, or grew up on, a low income with limited access to wealth. You don't have many family connections to people with well paid, professional or powerful jobs. You find it harder to 'fit in' in middle-class spaces, interests and conversations. You're proud of your background and want people to see it as a strength, not a weakness.