An open working blog for week-notes written by the Poverty Alliance communications officer
David Eyre, Communications Officer, The Poverty Alliance Seachdain na Gàidhlig sona dhuibh uile! The first thing I published on our social media channels this week was a post in Scottish Gaelic, to mark World Gaelic Week. The text on the graphic says ‘With justice and compassion we will end poverty in Scotland’. I enjoy being … Read more
David Eyre, Communications Officer, The Poverty Alliance It was a short week for me, as I had Monday and Tuesday as annual leave. When I came back on Wednesday, I was quickly reminded that I had been tasked with writing a draft news release for the launch of a new report and toolkit from the … Read more
David Eyre, Communications Officer, The Poverty Alliance This week, my colleagues Isla and David took calls for justice and compassion direct to Westminster. Isla has been working incredibly hard with a group of lived experience experts and Fair by Design – the organisation that acts against the poverty premium. Together, they have created Give Me … Read more
David Eyre,Communications Officer,The Poverty Alliance My Poverty Alliance colleagues have been very busy this week. Our TARP Aberdeenshire development officer Annie is from the north of Ireland originally, and she us organized for a group from the Northern Ireland Anti-Poverty Network to come to Scotland for a learning visit (pictured above). She took responsibility for … Read more
David Eyre, Communications Officer, The Poverty Alliance Star Trek is one of the most hopeful sci-fi shows there is. It depicts a human society beyond poverty, and beyond money. As Picard says in the film First Contact: “The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in our lives. We work to better ourselves … Read more
David Eyre, Communications Officer, The Poverty Alliance Click here to find out more about David’s open working blog I’ve been thinking a lot about democracy, justice, and participation. I was on jury duty from Wednesday last week to Wednesday this week. I was very impressed by my fellow jurors. They listened to evidence, took good … Read more
David Eyre, Communications Officer The Poverty Alliance In my role, I do a lot of writing. Sometimes it’s not obvious how much I write, because it rarely gets published under my name. But now – with Third Sector Lab – I’m committing to a programme of open working. This blog is about my personal work … Read more
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