Links To Further Resources

Please click this link to access Pamela Trevithick's presentation from the event. The presentation is called 'Poverty And The Wider Picture'. 

Please click this link to access Bristol Fawcett's report about the Bedroom Tax and it's impact on women. 

Videos from the event

We've created two videos from the Confronting Women's Poverty: Turning Things Around event in Bristol on Match 8, 2013.

Here is a link to the taster clip...

And here is a link to the longer clip...

We do hope you enjoy them and find them useful.

Presentations from the Event

Please click on the links below to take you to the three presentations from our event at City Hall on March 8. We hope you find these helpful. 

• Jane Emanuel's presentation - Welfare Myths

• Vicky Boroughs' presentation - A Trade Union Perspective On Poverty

In addition:

• Jackie Longworth's recent presentation to the Gender and Austerity Conference at the University of the West of England on Women'sPay and Poverty in the South West. 

Photos from March 8 event at Bristol City Hall



















Programme for March 8 event

9.00-9.30               Coffee, tea and biscuits

9.30-9.40                Welcome (Chair: Vicky Tuck)

9.40-10.10             Presentation from Vicky Boroughs - A Trade Union
                                Perspective on Poverty

10.10-10.40           Presentation from Pamela Trevithick - Women's Poverty
                                & The Wider Picture

10.40-11                Questions and comments

11-11.30                 Refreshments

11.30-12.30            Small group discussion

12.30-1.15              Lunch (provided free)  

1.15                         Welcome back (Chair: Charlotte Paterson)
1.15-1.30                Singing led by Rosie McGregor

1.30-1.45                Presentation from Jane Emmanuel - Welfare Myths

1.45-2.45                Group discussion – the way forward, activism and
                                ‘turning things around’

2.45 - 3.00              Summary of future actions, and end of the event

Press release

A note from the organisers...

The organisers would very much value any personal experiences about how poverty is affecting you or your loved ones, especially regarding recent cuts and changes. 

We are keen to include the voices of as many women as possible in the event. So we'd encourage you to use this blog to write something, or to post anonymously. Alternatively, you could email us directly (confrontingpoverty@gmail.com). 

If you agreed, and only if you agreed, we might be able to read out (or you could) something of what you write at the event. 

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Charlotte (on behalf of the organising group)