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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251014T103000
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SUMMARY:Community Meal
DESCRIPTION:Every Tuesday\nOpen from 10.30am\nWith Tea Coffee
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/community-meal-2/
LOCATION:Kurilpa Hall\, Brisbane\, 174 Boundary St\, West End\, Qld\, 4101\, Australia
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Micah Projects":MAILTO:engagement@micahprojects.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251014T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251014T143000
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SUMMARY:Unfinished business: 50 years after Henderson
DESCRIPTION:Registration information is at: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/unfinished-business-50-years-after-henderson-tickets-1736078881669 \nThe Henderson Commission of Inquiry into Poverty (1972-1975) identified structural inequality as the primary driver of poverty and recommended a suite of measures to ensure no Australian would fall below the poverty line. Fifty years later\, around 3.3 million Australians (13.4%) remain in poverty\, with persistent gender inequality and the welfare state’s systematic failure to serve First Nations peoples representing critical unfinished business from Henderson’s agenda. \nThis online panel event examines the trajectory of Australian poverty policy since Henderson’s landmark report\, analysing why many of the report’s core recommendations were not implemented and how poverty has evolved in the context of labour market casualisation\, housing unaffordability\, and the development of an increasingly punitive social security system. The panel discussion will be guided by three key questions: \nHow has the nature and measurement of poverty changed since 1975?\nWhat structural barriers continue to prevent effective poverty reduction?\nWhat future policy innovations could achieve Henderson’s goal of ensuring no Australian falls below the poverty line?\nDrawing on contemporary poverty research\, policy analysis\, and lived experience\, panellists will assess contemporary social policy frameworks against Henderson’s original vision\, while also exploring future opportunities for change. \nFacilitator: \nDr Cassandra Goldie AO is CEO of ACOSS and Adjunct Professor with UNSW Sydney. Cassandra has represented the interests of people who are disadvantaged\, and civil society generally\, in major national and international processes as well as in grassroots communities. Cassandra is Co-Chair of the ACOSS and UNSW Sydney Poverty and Inequality Partnership\, and a member of the Federal Government’s independent Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee. In 2023\, she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished services to social justice through leadership and advocacy\, promoting the rights of marginalised and disadvantaged people. \nPanellists: \nAssociate Professor Bruce Bradbury is an Associate Professor at the Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) and part of the UNSW Poverty and Inequality Partnership. His research looks at poverty\, inequality and economic disadvantage and the role of government policies in their creation\, alleviation and prevention. He is the co-author of the 2015 book Too many children left behind: The U.S. achievement gap in comparative perspective and a co-editor and author of the 2001 book The Dynamics of Child Poverty in Industrialised Countries. \nProfessor Kay Cook is the Associate Dean of Research in the School of Social Sciences\, Media\, Film and Education at Swinburne University and the only female academic or qualitative researcher on the federal Economic Inclusion Advisory Committee. Her research focuses on the gender of social policy processes and their outcomes\, which are often most striking and disadvantageous for single mother families. \nJeremy Poxon is a welfare rights activist based in Ballarat. As a lead organiser on the grassroots campaign to Raise the Rate\, Jeremy worked alongside welfare recipients to push their demands for economic justice to the forefront of the national agenda. His investigations and condemnations of Australia’s welfare system regularly appear in the ABC\, The Guardian\, SBS\, and elsewhere.
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/unfinished-business-50-years-after-henderson/
CATEGORIES:ACT Activities and Events,National Activities and Events,NSW Activities and Events,NT Activities and Events,QLD Activities and Events,SA Activities and Events,TAS Activities and Events,VIC Activities and Events,WA Activities and Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Organiser Name":MAILTO:support@magicdust.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251015T070000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251015T090000
DTSTAMP:20260605T050230
CREATED:20250917T021042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T064305Z
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SUMMARY:Supporting Families in Crisis
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday 15 October to talk about the reality of family homelessness and poverty in Brisbane and show solidarity with locals who need our support. \nRight now\, hundreds of Brisbane families are living in motels – not by choice\, but because there’s nowhere else to go. \nWe’re asking our community to stand with local families who don’t have a home\, by helping to fund a temporary roof. \nBrisbane is facing a growing homelessness crisis\, worsened by a lack of affordable housing and an overwhelmed social housing system.
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/supporting-families-in-crisis/
LOCATION:1/15 Hope Street South Brisbane\, 1/15 Hope Street\,\, South Brisbane\, Queensland\, 4567\, Australia
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Micah Projects":MAILTO:engagement@micahprojects.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251015T083000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251015T093000
DTSTAMP:20260605T050230
CREATED:20250929T002405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T014712Z
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SUMMARY:Bundaberg Anti-Poverty Week Community Gathering
DESCRIPTION:🗓 Tuesday 15 October 2025\n🕣 8:30am – 9:30am\n📍 Buss Park\, Bundaberg CBD \nJoin us for a thought-provoking morning as we come together to raise awareness during Anti-Poverty Week. This free public event will explore the realities of poverty across Australia and right here in Bundaberg. \nAttendees will receive a small food pack to help visualise what children living below the poverty line receive through Foodbank Queensland’s School Breakfast Program. The program is available in 430 Queensland schools\, with many more on the waitlist. For some\, this may be all the food they eat in a day. \nThe event will feature speakers and community voices discussing:\n– The scale of poverty at national\, state\, and local levels\n– What support is currently available\n– What more we can do to help those who are struggling \nLet’s stand together to raise awareness\, inspire action\, and build a stronger community where everyone has equal opportunity to thrive.
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/bundaberg-anti-poverty-week-community-gathering/
LOCATION:Buss Park\, Bundberg CBD\, 194 Bourbong Street\, Bundaberg\, Queensland\, 4670\, Australia
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="IMPACT Community Services":MAILTO:awratten@impact.org.au
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251016
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251019
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SUMMARY:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres
DESCRIPTION:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres in Gracemere/Mount Morgan\, Browns Plains\, Beaudesert and Acacia Ridge. Each supported playgroup is being encouraged to cook a meal with the group and provide ideas around cooking low cost no cost meals. Our budget for the cooking of the meals in the group will include the items to cook for the group and an additional 10 packs of the items for a family to take home. \nOrganiser is Benevolent Society
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/benevolent-society-early-years-centres/2025-10-16/
LOCATION:Gracemere/Mount Morgan
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251016
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251019
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SUMMARY:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres
DESCRIPTION:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres in Gracemere/Mount Morgan\, Browns Plains\, Beaudesert and Acacia Ridge. Each supported playgroup is being encouraged to cook a meal with the group and provide ideas around cooking low cost no cost meals. Our budget for the cooking of the meals in the group will include the items to cook for the group and an additional 10 packs of the items for a family to take home. \nOrganiser is Benevolent Society
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/benevolent-society-early-years-centres-2/2025-10-16/
LOCATION:Gracemere/Mount Morgan
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251016T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251016T090000
DTSTAMP:20260605T050230
CREATED:20250901T040549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T064156Z
UID:10000433-1760601600-1760605200@antipovertyweek.org.au
SUMMARY:Free Hot Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:Free Hot Breakfast in rooftop gardens at Brisbane Common Ground
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/free-hot-breakfast/
LOCATION:Common Ground Qld\, Level 13\, 15 Hope St\, South Brisbane\, Qld\, 4101\, Australia
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Micah Projects":MAILTO:engagement@micahprojects.org.au
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251018
DTSTAMP:20260605T050230
CREATED:20250818T061106Z
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SUMMARY:International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
DESCRIPTION:The observance of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty can be traced back to 17 October 1987. On that day\, over a hundred thousand people gathered at the Trocadéro in Paris\, where the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was signed in 1948\, to honour the victims of extreme poverty\, violence and hunger. \nThey proclaimed that poverty is a violation of human rights and affirmed the need to come together to ensure that these rights are respected. These convictions are inscribed in a commemorative stone unveiled on this day. Since then\, people of all backgrounds\, beliefs and social origins have gathered every year on October 17th to renew their commitment and show their solidarity with the poor. \nReplicas of the commemorative stone have been unveiled around the world and serve as a gathering place to celebrate the Day. One such replica is located in the garden of United Nations Headquarters and is the site of the annual commemoration organized by the United Nations Secretariat in New York. \nThrough resolution 47/196 adopted on 22 December 1992\, the General Assembly declared 17 October as the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and invited all States to devote the Day to presenting and promoting\, as appropriate in the national context\, concrete activities with regard to the eradication of poverty and destitution. \nThe resolution further invites intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to assist States\, at their request\, in organizing national activities for the observance of the Day\, and requests the Secretary-General to take\, within existing resources\, the measures necessary to ensure the success of the Day’s observance by the United Nations.\nOctober 17th presents an opportunity to acknowledge the effort and struggle of people living in poverty\, a chance for them to make their concerns heard\, and a moment to recognize that poor people are the first ones to fight against poverty. Participation of the poor themselves has been at the center of the Day’s celebration since its very beginning. The commemoration of October 17 th also reflects the willingness of people living in poverty to use their expertise to contribute to the eradication of poverty. \nDownload the UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/47/196 of 31 March 1993.\nEnglish | Français | Español | Русский | عربي | 汉语
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/international-day-for-the-eradication-of-poverty-2/
CATEGORIES:ACT Activities and Events,National Activities and Events,NSW Activities and Events,NT Activities and Events,QLD Activities and Events,SA Activities and Events,TAS Activities and Events,VIC Activities and Events,WA Activities and Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251017
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251020
DTSTAMP:20260605T050230
CREATED:20251106T022222Z
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SUMMARY:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres
DESCRIPTION:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres in Gracemere/Mount Morgan\, Browns Plains\, Beaudesert and Acacia Ridge. Each supported playgroup is being encouraged to cook a meal with the group and provide ideas around cooking low cost no cost meals. Our budget for the cooking of the meals in the group will include the items to cook for the group and an additional 10 packs of the items for a family to take home. \nOrganiser is Benevolent Society
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/benevolent-society-early-years-centres-2/2025-10-17/
LOCATION:Gracemere/Mount Morgan
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251017T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251017T140000
DTSTAMP:20260605T050230
CREATED:20250917T061645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T061458Z
UID:10000439-1760698800-1760709600@antipovertyweek.org.au
SUMMARY:Anti-Poverty Week Community Event
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Anti-Poverty Week Community Event \nFriday October 17\n515 Wickham Terrace Spring Hill\n(Milne St carpark) \nAll welcome!\nBring a load of washing if needed\, Orange Sky will\nbe on site to offer laundry support \nThere will be Info sessions\, free BBQ & drinks\, free health checks and plenty of games and prizes. \nBring a load of washing – Orange Sky will be onsite to offer laundry support! \nWhat’s On \n11.15am – 12:00pm: REAL TALK: Thriving (or at least surviving) the cost of living crisis. Real tips from real people \n12:00pm – 12:45pm: The Weight We Carry \n1:00pm – 1:45pm: Courage Conversations
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/anti-poverty-week-community-event-2/
LOCATION:515 Wickham TCE Spring Hill\, 515 Wickham Tce\, Spring Hill\, Queensland\, 4000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Mission Australia":MAILTO:HodgeCa@missionaustralia.com.au
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251018
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251021
DTSTAMP:20260605T050230
CREATED:20251106T022222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T022222Z
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SUMMARY:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres
DESCRIPTION:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres in Gracemere/Mount Morgan\, Browns Plains\, Beaudesert and Acacia Ridge. Each supported playgroup is being encouraged to cook a meal with the group and provide ideas around cooking low cost no cost meals. Our budget for the cooking of the meals in the group will include the items to cook for the group and an additional 10 packs of the items for a family to take home. \nOrganiser is Benevolent Society
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/benevolent-society-early-years-centres-2/2025-10-18/
LOCATION:Gracemere/Mount Morgan
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251021
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251024
DTSTAMP:20260605T050230
CREATED:20251013T041004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T053348Z
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SUMMARY:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres
DESCRIPTION:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres in Gracemere/Mount Morgan\, Browns Plains\, Beaudesert and Acacia Ridge. Each supported playgroup is being encouraged to cook a meal with the group and provide ideas around cooking low cost no cost meals. Our budget for the cooking of the meals in the group will include the items to cook for the group and an additional 10 packs of the items for a family to take home. \nOrganiser is Benevolent Society
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/benevolent-society-early-years-centres/2025-10-21/
LOCATION:Gracemere/Mount Morgan
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251023
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251026
DTSTAMP:20260605T050230
CREATED:20251013T041004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T053348Z
UID:10000898-1761177600-1761436799@antipovertyweek.org.au
SUMMARY:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres
DESCRIPTION:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres in Gracemere/Mount Morgan\, Browns Plains\, Beaudesert and Acacia Ridge. Each supported playgroup is being encouraged to cook a meal with the group and provide ideas around cooking low cost no cost meals. Our budget for the cooking of the meals in the group will include the items to cook for the group and an additional 10 packs of the items for a family to take home. \nOrganiser is Benevolent Society
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/benevolent-society-early-years-centres/2025-10-23/
LOCATION:Gracemere/Mount Morgan
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251031
DTSTAMP:20260605T050230
CREATED:20251013T041004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T053348Z
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SUMMARY:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres
DESCRIPTION:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres in Gracemere/Mount Morgan\, Browns Plains\, Beaudesert and Acacia Ridge. Each supported playgroup is being encouraged to cook a meal with the group and provide ideas around cooking low cost no cost meals. Our budget for the cooking of the meals in the group will include the items to cook for the group and an additional 10 packs of the items for a family to take home. \nOrganiser is Benevolent Society
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/benevolent-society-early-years-centres/2025-10-28/
LOCATION:Gracemere/Mount Morgan
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251030
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251102
DTSTAMP:20260605T050230
CREATED:20251013T041004Z
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SUMMARY:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres
DESCRIPTION:Benevolent Society Early Years Centres in Gracemere/Mount Morgan\, Browns Plains\, Beaudesert and Acacia Ridge. Each supported playgroup is being encouraged to cook a meal with the group and provide ideas around cooking low cost no cost meals. Our budget for the cooking of the meals in the group will include the items to cook for the group and an additional 10 packs of the items for a family to take home. \nOrganiser is Benevolent Society
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/benevolent-society-early-years-centres/2025-10-30/
LOCATION:Gracemere/Mount Morgan
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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