Key Developments (December 2019)
The Big Give
Last year the brilliant children and young people that we worked with as part of our Young Equality Campaigners pilot met with the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Philip Alston. These conversations contributed to his damning report into the state of poverty in the UK, with the views of young people featuring centre stage at the launch of the report at the UN this June. This project, along with our other work with young people fighting inequality, was made possible by donations we received in both the 2017 and 2018 Big Give Christmas Challenges.
We are excited to say that we will once again be taking part in The Big Give Christmas Challenge. For just one week only, our supporters have the opportunity to double their impact by donating via The Big Give. All donations received between midday on the 3rd December to midday on the 10th December will be matched by our external champion Four Acre Trust and several generous individual pledgers, doubling your donation! Gift Aid can also be added, meaning that a donation of just £50 could be worth up to £125.00, as a direct contribution to expand the work of the Young Equality Activism and Education programme.
By supporting us in The Big Give 2019, you are giving young people a much-needed voice in discussions about socio-economic inequality through our work at an individual, local and national level in the UK and even internationally. Please make a donation after midday on Tuesday 3rd December, tell your friends and family and spread the word if you’re on social media.
LATEST BLOGS / COMMENT / RESOURCES
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Inspiring projects across the UK to change the rules
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Wanda’s blog for CLASS: The Yachts And The Have Nots
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The TUC questions the effectiveness of Mental Health Awareness Days
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Wanda was among signatories of a letter to the Guardian calling for a citizens' assembly to reform our democracy
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Christmas is only for the rich
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Archbishop of York on the failure of wages to provide dignity
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The Equality Trust co-founder, Bill Kerry, on homelessness
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KEY DEVELOPMENTS AND REPORTS
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How World Bank rankings promote government deregulation at the expense of human welfare
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Resolution Foundation 'Feel poor, work more' report
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High Pay Centre/TUC: How the Shareholder first business model contributes to poverty, inequality and climate change
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TUC: Child poverty in working households skyrockets by 800 000
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The growing list of women seeking equal pay at the BBC
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APPG Report on the Poverty Premium in the UK
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Disabled People work 2 months for free according to TUC Report
INEQUALITY IN THE NEWS
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Local press coverage containing our comments ranged far and wide, including Worcester, Bournemouth, Wiltshire and Dorset on the gap between the biggest and lowest earners
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In 40 years, housing costs have increased from 15% of household incomes to 40% for the poorest UK households
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Local press in Wales: Equal Pay remains a dream
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How inequality fuels the climate crisis
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How the richest get away with paying only 10% tax
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From food banks to shoe banks, how UK children are in need of shoes alongside some of the poorest nations in the world
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Football Australia closes the gender pay gap for professional footballers
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Best life expectancy in the EU is for men in West London
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Wealth held by the Forbes 400 more than doubled
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BEST INEQUALITY READS AND LISTENS
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Richard Wilkinson on Ted Talks
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Inequality is hard-wired into the climate emergency
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Institute of Fiscal Studies 2019 election analysis
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A Just Fair Manifesto for Social Rights
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Equally Ours: Equality Manifesto GE2019