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Podcast and blog exploring hidden dimensions of poverty across the globe and how to tackle them: http://poverty-unpacked.org, hosted by [email protected]
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"For the oppressed, housing has always been in crisis."
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In our new episode @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social shares insights on #housing and how affordable and #socialhousing has increasingly become an illusion for those on lower incomes
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Episode #50: Shame is no place to live – Cody Hochstenbach
“For the oppressed, housing has always been in crisis. So, for many people, the housing crisis isn’t anything new. It feels like a crisis but for them it’s been a permanent reality … the only reaso…
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We only started talking about a #housing #crisis because the #middleclass started feeling the pain...
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Listen to our latest episode (#50!) 🎧 with @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social to learn about what causes #homelessness and what is wrong with #housing policy
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Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
November 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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"For the oppressed, housing has always been in crisis."
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In our new episode @codyhochstenbach.bsky.social shares insights on #housing and how affordable and #socialhousing has increasingly become an illusion for those on lower incomes
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👉 poverty-unpacked.org/2025/10/31/e...
Episode #50: Shame is no place to live – Cody Hochstenbach
“For the oppressed, housing has always been in crisis. So, for many people, the housing crisis isn’t anything new. It feels like a crisis but for them it’s been a permanent reality … the only reaso…
poverty-unpacked.org
November 2, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Poverty increases household stress, draining caregivers' time and access to vital services.
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This leaves #children more vulnerable to #mentalhealth challenges and #violence.
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Join Global Coalition to End Child Poverty on 17O Oct for the #IDEP2025 webinar 👉 shorturl.at/bSb1R
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#EndChildPoverty
October 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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My thoughts on things #poverty in last month >> newest episode @povertyunpacked.bsky.social 👇
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September chat with
👉 new #childpoverty estimates
👉 responsibilities for early #childhood development
👉 mismatch between perceptions and evidence #cashtransfers
👉 call for evidence for #EU anti #poverty strategy
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October 2, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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September chat with
👉 new #childpoverty estimates
👉 responsibilities for early #childhood development
👉 mismatch between perceptions and evidence #cashtransfers
👉 call for evidence for #EU anti #poverty strategy
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October 1, 2025 at 7:54 PM
"Gang up on the problem of poverty, not on each other"
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one of many snippets of wisdom from Sean Harris in our newest episode about #poverty and #disadvantage in #schools and how to address it
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Listen to the conversation 👉 poverty-unpacked.org/2025/08/29/e...
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@thatpovertyguy.bsky.social
September 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Catch up on the latest education news, research and insights for #FREE

Featuring: @cpaguk.bsky.social @england.nhs.uk @tesmagazine.bsky.social @povertyunpacked.bsky.social @childrennortheast.bsky.social + more

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News, research & insights
w/c 08 September 2025
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September 8, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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A real privilege to contribute on this! Thank you @povertyunpacked.bsky.social for hosting me
August 30, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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How to address #poverty and #disadvantage in #schools?
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Listen to our insightful and inspiring conversation with Sean Harris @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social
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👉 Be 'furiously curious', look beyond what happens in schools and much more
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👉 poverty-unpacked.org/2025/08/29/e...
Episode #48: Tackling poverty and disadvantage in schools – Sean Harris
Addressing poverty and hardship in schools requires looking at all aspects of children’s lives and the whole eco-system surrounding children and their families. From small but powerful tweaks…
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August 29, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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In this month's chat, our host @keetieroelen.bsky.social discusses two pieces of research
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👉 #poverty and living on low income in new #housing estates #UK
👉 #socialprotection and #coloniality
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Listen now and find links to research on website 👇👇

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Episode #47: July chat
It’s July – summer in the northern hemisphere! As things have quieted down around us, this month’s chat is about two pieces of research recently published by our host Keetie Roele…
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August 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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What works to reduce #childpoverty?
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In our new episode, we talk with the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty
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👉 state of affairs on global child #poverty 🌏
👉 ways to reduce child poverty ⬇️
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Listen now!
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June 30, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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In this packed new episode @povertyunpacked.bsky.social - I offer my reflections on host of new reports and publications about #poverty in #UK and around the #world
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Listen now 🤩
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June 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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Time for another round up of news on all things #poverty
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👉 new publications #childpoverty #socialprotection
👉 step-by-step guide on #socialchange
👉call for submissions for #poverty #homelessness anthology
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Check it out: poverty-unpacked.org/2025/06/01/e...
Episode #45: Poverty Unpacked – May chat
Time for a new round up of news on all things #poverty! Much to report this month, see full list of items and links to resources below. Two reports from the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty Wh…
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June 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Half of the #US population is only one shock away from falling into #poverty
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Mass movement is crucial to #endpoverty
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Listen to our conversation with Liz Theoharis and Naom Sandweiss-Back from @kairoscenter.org hosted by @keetieroelen.bsky.social
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>> poverty-unpacked.org/2025/04/26/e...
May 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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In this🎙️#podcast @keetieroelen.bsky.social talks about The #Empathy Fix: Why #Poverty Persists & How to Change it.

Keetie exposes the realities of poverty, with examples from the Global North & South, and reveals why current policies don’t work.

Listen on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Aof...
The empathy fix: Why poverty persists and how to change it
YouTube video by Institute of Development Studies
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May 6, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Getting organised to fight #poverty: what can we learn from a history of mass #movements and #campaigns against #injustice in the #US?
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Listen now to new episode with Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis and Noam Sandweiss-Back @kairoscenter.org
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👉 poverty-unpacked.org/2025/04/26/e...
Episode #44: Getting organised to fight poverty
Ending poverty requires mass movements. Charitable actions by individuals can make an important difference but are ultimately a drop in the bucket. Real change only happens when people come togethe…
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April 27, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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For too long, UK decision-makers have prioritised economic growth over the economic security of its people.

🌐 Join JRF and Prospect online at our next event where we talk about bold new economic thinking: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/event/69341/...
May 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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The war against poverty has not been won – yet wartime Britain was a time of revolutionary thinking in addressing need. What changed?
It's 80 years since VE Day and Europe may be free – but we're losing a war with poverty
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May 8, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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We are launching our special issue on Large Families: The Forgotten Poverty Risk and Policy Relevance next week 14 May 15.30 IST / 16.30 CET / 10.30 EDT.

/w @meganacurran.bsky.social @katchzhen.bsky.social #largefam
In-person & online registration:
www.eventbrite.ie/e/special-is...
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May 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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In this🎙️#podcast @keetieroelen.bsky.social talks about her book, The Empathy Fix: Why Poverty Persists and How to Change it.

Keetie exposes the realities of poverty, with examples from the Global North and South, and reveals why current policies don’t work.

Listen: www.ids.ac.uk/news/podcast...
May 1, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Lutterworth Press will be publishing this book about Mary Rabagliati, co-founder of @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social on 30 October - see below to pre-order now!
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Joyful Revolution: Poverty, Social Justice, and the Story of Mary Rabagliati
Diana Skelton’s deeply insightful and enriching biography of Mary Rabagliati, a woman who dedicated her life to anti-poverty work
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May 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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@beaconpress.bsky.social authors @liztheoharis.kairoscenter.org & Noam Sandweiss-Back were interviewed on @povertyunpacked.bsky.social's podcast on Friday, discussing their book YOU ONLY GET WHAT YOU'RE ORGANIZED TO TAKE & the power of people coming together.

poverty-unpacked.org/2025/04/26/e...
Episode #44: Getting organised to fight poverty
Ending poverty requires mass movements. Charitable actions by individuals can make an important difference but are ultimately a drop in the bucket. Real change only happens when people come togethe…
poverty-unpacked.org
April 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
📢 PODCAST ALERT!! 🎧
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Getting organised to fight #poverty: what can we learn from a history of mass #movements and #campaigns against #injustice in the #US?
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Listen now to new episode with Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis and Noam Sandweiss-Back @kairoscenter.org
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👉 poverty-unpacked.org/2025/04/26/e...
Episode #44: Getting organised to fight poverty
Ending poverty requires mass movements. Charitable actions by individuals can make an important difference but are ultimately a drop in the bucket. Real change only happens when people come togethe…
poverty-unpacked.org
April 27, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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🎧Great new podcast episode! 🎧 Hear from @lisagennetian.bsky.social of the Sanford School of Public Policy at @duke-university.bsky.social about what the research tells us about cash aid to families with children and current experiments in guaranteed income. www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/lis...
April 23, 2025 at 6:40 PM