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Keetie Roelen @keetieroelen.bsky.social · 6d

My thoughts on things #poverty in last month >> newest episode @povertyunpacked.bsky.social 👇

Poverty Unpacked @povertyunpacked.bsky.social · 7d

📢 PODCAST ALERT! 🎧
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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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Poverty Unpacked @povertyunpacked.bsky.social · 7d

📢 PODCAST ALERT! 🎧
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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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poverty-unpacked.org/2025/10/01/e...

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Poverty Unpacked @povertyunpacked.bsky.social · 23d

"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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Sean Harris FCCT @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social · Sep 8

Did I land in your inbox this morning?

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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Sean Harris FCCT @thatpovertyguy.bsky.social · Aug 30

A real privilege to contribute on this! Thank you @povertyunpacked.bsky.social for hosting me

Poverty Unpacked @povertyunpacked.bsky.social · Aug 29

📢 PODCAST ALERT!!🎙🎧
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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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Poverty Unpacked @povertyunpacked.bsky.social · Aug 29

📢 PODCAST ALERT!!🎙🎧
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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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Poverty Unpacked @povertyunpacked.bsky.social · Aug 1

📢 PODCAST ALERT!🎙
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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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Poverty Unpacked @povertyunpacked.bsky.social · Jun 30

📣 PODCAST ALERT!! 🎧
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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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Keetie Roelen @keetieroelen.bsky.social · Jun 1

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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Poverty Unpacked @povertyunpacked.bsky.social · Jun 1

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Poverty Unpacked @povertyunpacked.bsky.social · Jun 1

📣 PODCAST ALERT 🎧
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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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Poverty Unpacked @povertyunpacked.bsky.social · May 19

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...

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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · May 6

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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Poverty Unpacked @povertyunpacked.bsky.social · Apr 27

📢 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…

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Joseph Rowntree Foundation @jrf-uk.bsky.social · May 16

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/...

JRF and Prospect online event called 'Beyond GDP: rethinking economics in an unequal society'. The event will take place on Tuesday 3 June, 6-7pm.

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Big Issue @bigissue.com · May 8

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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Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · May 8

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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Institute of Development Studies (IDS) @ids.ac.uk · May 1

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...

This is a photo of Keetie Roelen holding a copy of her book titled: The Empathy Fix.

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Diana Skelton @dianaskelton.bsky.social · May 2

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!
www.lutterworth.com/product/joyf...

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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gayatripat.bsky.social @gayatripat.bsky.social · Apr 29

@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

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Poverty Unpacked @povertyunpacked.bsky.social · Apr 27

📢 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
.
👉 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

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Keetie Roelen @keetieroelen.bsky.social · Apr 9

Short explainer #welfare #cuts #UK #childpoverty

@oucsgd.bsky.social @openuniversity.bsky.social

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How are recent government welfare cuts affecting child poverty in the UK?… | The Open University

How are recent government welfare cuts affecting child poverty in the UK? In this video, Dr Keetie Roelen shares the current situation many families are facing, and the proposed solutions for addres...

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Institute for Research on Poverty @irpwisc.bsky.social · Apr 23

🎧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...

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Poverty Unpacked @povertyunpacked.bsky.social · Apr 19

BBC News - How Birmingham bin strike exposes the divide between rich and poor - BBC News
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How Birmingham bin strike exposes the divide between rich and poor

The long-running dispute, now in its sixth week, has seen uncollected waste pile up in some areas.

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The Poverty Alliance @povertyalliance.org · Apr 12

Our Pathways to Progress project will build the Living Wage movement in social care. We have two exciting vacancies, for an Engagement & Learning Officer, and a Research Officer. Please share!
www.povertyalliance.org/about-us/rec...

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