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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251016T183000
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SUMMARY:Rosalie Rendu Forum 2025
DESCRIPTION:Register now for the Vinnies NSW Rosalie Rendu Forum. This year’s theme this year is\, “Raising Our Voice: Speaking up for Social Justice”. This free online event will be held on Thursday 16 October\, 6:30-8:00pm. \nAdvocacy for social justice is an important element of the Good Works of the Society of St Vincent de Paul. Join us as we hear from experts from diverse settings who engage in different methods of social justice advocacy to address the consequences and\, importantly\, the very causes of social and economic injustice. \nOur esteemed speakers include:\n• Geraldine Doogue\, Moderating the Forum;\n• Charmaine Jones\, Project Officer of StreetCare;\n• Jo Karaolis\, Community organiser and St Vincent de Paul Society Member;\n• Delia Donovan\, CEO of Domestic Violence NSW;\n• Aunty Thelmerie Rudd\, Darug Elder and Educator. \nRegister at: https://bit.ly/3K3h8o8 by Wednesday 15 October at. \nFor more information contact: social.justice@vinnies.org.au
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/rosalie-rendu-forum-2025/
LOCATION:online
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251016T163000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251016T170000
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
CREATED:20251007T064838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T030854Z
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SUMMARY:ABC Radio Qld Regional Drive Program
DESCRIPTION:ABC Radio Qld Regional Drive Program with Adam Stephen will focus on four key areas of poverty at 4.35pm Monday to Friday during Anti-Poverty Week. Here it live on AM or FM in Cairns\, Townsville\, Rockhampton\, Mackay\, Emerald\, Gladstone\, Whitsunday\, Mount Isa\, Charters Towers\, Charleville\, Longreach\, Ingham\, Hughenden\, Dunk Island\, Weipa\, Karumba\, Moranbah\, Barcaldine or all places in between. Listen live online or after https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/north-qld-drive
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/abc-radio-qld-regional-drive-program/2025-10-16/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Anti-Poverty Week":MAILTO:apw@antipovertyweek.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20251016T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20251016T170000
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
CREATED:20250929T103753Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T103753Z
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SUMMARY:'I\, Daniel Blake' Film Screening
DESCRIPTION:WHEN: Thursday October 16\, 2pm-5pm \nWHERE: H1-44 Marie Mune Lecture Theatre\, Amy Wheaton Building\, 10/12 St. Bernard’s Road\, Magill \nJoin our screening of ‘I\, Daniel Blake’\, the incredible 2017 Ken Loach film about a British man who has to confront a cruel and rigid welfare bureaucracy. \nSet in the UK\, but it could just as easily be Adelaide\, this film is being screened as part of Anti-Poverty Week 2025. \nTO REGISTER YOUR SPOT (tickets are free/pay-what-you-can-afford): \nhttps://forms.gle/zocWcjhaxBCjkusZA \nFOR FURTHER INFO (including requesting transport support): \ninfo@apnsa.org or 0402 681 352 \nABOUT THE FILM: \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I\,_Daniel_Blake
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/i-daniel-blake-film-screening/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Anti-Poverty Network SA":MAILTO:info@apnsa.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251016T140000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251016T160000
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
CREATED:20251013T041505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T041553Z
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SUMMARY:City of West Torrens - Afternoon Tea
DESCRIPTION:Share the Dignity Anti Poverty Week\nJoin us for afternoon tea\nThe City of West Torrens will be acknowledging Anti-Poverty Week with a Share the Dignity donation drive. \nPlease donate 1 of the following items in new\, unopened\, and gift worthy condition: \n\nshampoo\nconditioner\ntoothpaste\ntoothbrush (in packaging)\ndeodorant (roll on)\nsoap or bodywash\npackets of pads or tampons\n\nBook you place \n 
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/city-of-west-torrens-afternoon-tea/
CATEGORIES:VIC Activities and Events
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251016T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251016T130000
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
CREATED:20250930T024545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T024545Z
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SUMMARY:Know Your Power
DESCRIPTION:Who are these sessions for?\nCommunity workers – Learn how to support tenants with energy literacy\nRenters – Understand your bill\, access concessions\, and feel more comfortable at home \nWhat You’ll Learn\n• How to read your energy bill\n• Info on comparing tariffs\n• How to access rebates & concessions \nWhich appliances use the most energy\nCalendar_month\nIf you cannot make it to the session this month\, fear not there will be more.
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/know-your-power/2025-10-16/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251016T113000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251016T133000
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
CREATED:20251009T040956Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T040956Z
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SUMMARY:Anti-Poverty Week Awareness
DESCRIPTION:Bringing awareness to Anti-poverty Stats and the services Vinnies provides in Circular Head.
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/anti-poverty-week-awareness/
LOCATION:57 Emmett Street Smithton\, 57 Emmett Street\, Smithton\, Tas\, 7330\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Perth:20251016T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Perth:20251016T140000
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
CREATED:20250930T072230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250930T072230Z
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SUMMARY:Seminar: Poverty in Australia and on campus
DESCRIPTION:In this seminar a conversation on poverty in Australia\, especially in Western Australia\, and on university campuses\, will be hosted for staff and students at Murdoch University. \nSpeakers from external advocacy and support organisations – No Place for Poverty\, End Child Poverty Campaign\, and Bridge Builders – and internal speakers from Murdoch University\, from the Schools of Indigenous Knowledges and Humanities\, Arts & Social Sciences\, will speak at the seminar.
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/seminar-poverty-in-australia-and-on-campus/
LOCATION:Murdoch University\, 90 South Street\, Murdoch\, Perth\, Western Australia\, 6150\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Joe Moran":MAILTO:joe.moran@murdoch.edu.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251016T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251016T143000
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
CREATED:20251014T101937Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T055435Z
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SUMMARY:Recoveriescorp Social Sustainability Roundtable
DESCRIPTION:We’re taking our Social Sustainability Roundtable offline for a face-to-face session focused on connection\, collaboration and practical insights. Engie AU is our sponsoring partner and The Salvation Army us our charity partner for the event.\nThis roundtable brings together leaders from energy\, credit\, financial counselling and community advocacy to explore how we can better support people experiencing vulnerability\, whether that’s financial hardship\, energy poverty\, family domestic violence\, or systemic inequality. From Māori-led energy equity models to inclusive credit practices and cross-sector digital support platforms\, our speakers are united by a shared commitment to designing better systems that work for everyone.\nWhether you’re working in policy\, service delivery or community engagement\, this roundtable offers fresh thinking and real-world examples to help shape a more inclusive future\, one where support is accessible\, dignity is protected\, and no one is left behind.\nLight lunch + beverages will be provided on the day\, please provide your dietary requirements in the ticket registration.
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/recoveriescorp-social-sustainability-roundtable/
LOCATION:abbotsford convent\, 1 Saint Heliers Street\, Abbotsford\, Vic\, 3067\, Australia
ORGANIZER;CN="Recoveriescorp":MAILTO:hannah_cook@recoveriescorp.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20251016T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20251016T133000
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
CREATED:20251009T055540Z
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SUMMARY:UnitingSA Anti-Poverty Week Event
DESCRIPTION:Join us in Port Adelaide\, Thursday 16 October to acknowledge Anti-Poverty Week. Our UnitingSA team will be joined by other local organisations sharing supports and services available to our community. \nBring your family and friends along to enjoy a FREE BBQ breakfast\, raffle and a second-hand clothing stall. There will also be the opportunity to chat to a SA Power Network and pick up some energy literacy and advice. \nWhen:\nThursday 16 October\n10am – 1:30pm \nWhere:\nUnitingSA\n58 Dale Street\, Port Adelaide
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/unitingsa-anti-poverty-week-event/
LOCATION:58 Dale Street Port Adelaide\, 58 Dale Street\, Port Adelaide\, Adelaide\, South Australia\, 5015\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251016T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251016T090000
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
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:20251016
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251024
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
CREATED:20251007T031732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T050646Z
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SUMMARY:'A Life Stretched Thin'
DESCRIPTION:The exhibition title\, ‘A Life Stretched Thin’\, evokes a life of struggle\, and the fine line between just managing\, and going under. \nThis exhibition was made possible by the contributions of young people using Anglicare Southern Queensland’s youth services; from volunteers with charitable organisations Thread Together and Street Care; and from students and community members who generously shared their experiences of doing it tough. \nTheir thoughtfulness and creativity sharpen our focus on how and why Australians are struggling. \nThis exhibition will be on display in the foyer of Anglicare Southern Queensland’s corporate office in Fortitude Valley.
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/a-life-stretched-thin/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251016
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251019
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
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-2/2025-10-16/
LOCATION:Gracemere/Mount Morgan
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251016
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251019
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
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/2025-10-16/
LOCATION:Gracemere/Mount Morgan
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251016
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251017
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
CREATED:20251007T023118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T023118Z
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SUMMARY:Rental Affordability Snapshot: Essential Workers Report 2025
DESCRIPTION:Anglicare Australia will be launching a companion piece to its annual Rental Affordability Snapshot 2025\, which examines affordability of rental properties for Australians who earn the lowest incomes\, people on Commonwealth income support and minimum wage earners. In this special release\, Anglicare Australia tests if it is possible for essential workers to rent a home in the private market.
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/rental-affordability-snapshot-essential-workers-report-2025/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Anglicare Australia":MAILTO:Maiy.Azize@anglicare.asn.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251015T163000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251015T170000
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
CREATED:20251007T064838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T030854Z
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SUMMARY:ABC Radio Qld Regional Drive Program
DESCRIPTION:ABC Radio Qld Regional Drive Program with Adam Stephen will focus on four key areas of poverty at 4.35pm Monday to Friday during Anti-Poverty Week. Here it live on AM or FM in Cairns\, Townsville\, Rockhampton\, Mackay\, Emerald\, Gladstone\, Whitsunday\, Mount Isa\, Charters Towers\, Charleville\, Longreach\, Ingham\, Hughenden\, Dunk Island\, Weipa\, Karumba\, Moranbah\, Barcaldine or all places in between. Listen live online or after https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/north-qld-drive
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/abc-radio-qld-regional-drive-program/2025-10-15/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Anti-Poverty Week":MAILTO:apw@antipovertyweek.org.au
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251015T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251015T130000
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
CREATED:20250930T015432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T021035Z
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SUMMARY:BSL Talks: measuring poverty in Australia - Henderson’s Legacy and the Path Ahead
DESCRIPTION:2025 marks 50 years since the release of Australia’s landmark Inquiry into the nature and extent of poverty\, chaired by Professor Ronald Henderson. \nThe Henderson Inquiry laid the foundation for how we understand and measure poverty in Australia. The Henderson Poverty Line has been a consistently measured long-term benchmark – relative to average living standard. It is the same today as it was 50 years ago\, but it needs refreshing. \nGlobally\, 156 countries have adopted either a monetary\, multidimensional\, or combined approach to poverty measurement. Best practice is to have both – Australia has neither. \nAs part of ongoing work to support improved poverty measurement\, the Brotherhood of St. Laurence and the Melbourne Institute have developed a demonstration Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) for Australia. This work draws on the internationally recognised methodology of Professor Sabina Alkire\, Director of the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative and global leader in poverty measurement. \nFacilitated by BSL’s Chief Strategy and Impact Officer\, Zeah Behrend\, join our latest BSL Talks discussion with Dr Nicole Bieske (BSL’s Director of Research\, Policy and Advocacy)\, Dr Melek Cigdem-Bayram (Ronald Henderson Senior Research Fellow\, Melbourne Institute and BSL) and two experts with lived experience\, Jo and Tamara\, as we explore what having official poverty measures would mean for Australia. Register here https://events.humanitix.com/bsl-talks-measuring-poverty-in-australia-henderson-s-legacy-and-the-path-ahead
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/bsl-talks-easuring-poverty-in-australia-hendersons-legacy-and-the-path-ahead/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20251015T113000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Hobart:20251015T123000
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
CREATED:20250924T064215Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T064216Z
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SUMMARY:Anti-Poverty Week Hobart Event
DESCRIPTION:Join us in the Elizabeth St Mall for this year’s Anti-Poverty Week event\, where community organisations are coming together to shine a light on the realities of poverty and food insecurity in Tasmania. \nThe event will feature: \nStories of lived experience shared through short audio interviews and a video displayed on the Optus screen. \nSector collaboration with organisations represented onsite in matching T-shirts to show solidarity. \nCreative contributions from local students\, including banners and signs carrying key Anti-Poverty Week messages. \nDisplays and stalls supported by sector organisations \nThe key program\, including speakers and media opportunities\, will take place between 11:30am – 12:30pm. \nThis event is about raising awareness\, breaking down stigma\, and calling for action to reduce poverty in our community.
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/anti-poverty-week-hobart-event/
LOCATION:Elizabeth Street Mall (near Information Centre)\, Hobart\, Tasmania\, 7000\, Australia
CATEGORIES:TAS Activities and Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="St Vincent de Paul Society Tasmania":MAILTO:hobart@vinniestas.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251015T083000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251015T093000
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
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;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251015T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251015T170000
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
CREATED:20251007T025833Z
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SUMMARY:Workshops
DESCRIPTION:No Place for Poverty are running several workshops with several groups\, including: \n– City of Stirling staff\n– Perth Global Shapers\n– Communicare and Anglicare staff \nThe workshops are tailored to the audience but largely\, help them to understand what is happening and what they can do about it in their own worlds
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/workshops/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251015T070000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251015T090000
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
CREATED:20250917T021042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T064305Z
UID:10000438-1760511600-1760518800@antipovertyweek.org.au
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:20251014T163000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251014T170000
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
CREATED:20251007T064838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251008T030854Z
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SUMMARY:ABC Radio Qld Regional Drive Program
DESCRIPTION:ABC Radio Qld Regional Drive Program with Adam Stephen will focus on four key areas of poverty at 4.35pm Monday to Friday during Anti-Poverty Week. Here it live on AM or FM in Cairns\, Townsville\, Rockhampton\, Mackay\, Emerald\, Gladstone\, Whitsunday\, Mount Isa\, Charters Towers\, Charleville\, Longreach\, Ingham\, Hughenden\, Dunk Island\, Weipa\, Karumba\, Moranbah\, Barcaldine or all places in between. Listen live online or after https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/north-qld-drive
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/abc-radio-qld-regional-drive-program/2025-10-14/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Anti-Poverty Week":MAILTO:apw@antipovertyweek.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251014T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251014T143000
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
CREATED:20250925T050949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T013949Z
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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/Adelaide:20251014T120000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Adelaide:20251014T130000
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
CREATED:20251001T034042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251001T034042Z
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SUMMARY:Homelessness Conversation With Kate Colvin
DESCRIPTION:SACOSS’ Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Working Group will be hosting an online conversation with Kate Colvin from Homelessness Australia. \nThis discussion will explore challenges facing the homelessness sector\, such as chronic underfunding\, and increasing and more complex and persistent demand for support\, as well as opportunities to advocate\, at a national and a state level\, for action on homelessness\, housing insecurity\, and poverty. \nSACOSS’ Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Working Group is a network of community service organisations\, grassroots and lived experience voices\, local governments\, and others with an interest in building shared advocacy on housing and homelessness issues\, particularly in the lead-up to the 2026 State Election. \nREGISTER HERE: https://sacoss.org.au/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=291
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/homelessness-conversation-with-kate-colvin/
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ORGANIZER;CN="SACOSS":MAILTO:sacoss@sacoss.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251014T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251014T130000
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
CREATED:20251010T011950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T011950Z
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SUMMARY:Anti Poverty Week - Awareness
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join us for a BBQ and a compassionate chat about what we should be doing to create change.
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/anti-poverty-week-awareness-2/
LOCATION:civic square launceston\, Launceston\, Tasmania\, 7250\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251014T103000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251014T140000
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
CREATED:20250915T054500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250929T064551Z
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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/Brisbane:20251014T090000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251014T123000
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
CREATED:20251007T095736Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T095736Z
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SUMMARY:Anti-Poverty Expo 2025
DESCRIPTION:Anti-Poverty Expo 2025: Tackling Hardship together\nForty services represented\nGet information on over one hundred projects\nConnect with over eighty industry experts\nGroup chat topics
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/anti-poverty-expo-2025/
LOCATION:Kedron Wavel\, 21 Kittyhawk Drive\, Chermside\, 21 Kittyhawk Drive\, Chermside\, Qld\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251014T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Sydney:20251014T170000
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
CREATED:20251007T030509Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T030509Z
UID:10000463-1760428800-1760461200@antipovertyweek.org.au
SUMMARY:No Place for Poverty Workshops
DESCRIPTION:No Place for Poverty are running several workshops with several groups\, including: \n– City of Stirling staff\n– Perth Global Shapers\n– Communicare and Anglicare staff \nThe workshops are tailored to the audience but largely\, help them to understand what is happening and what they can do about it in their own worlds
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/no-place-for-poverty-workshops/
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251014T080000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Brisbane:20251014T093000
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
CREATED:20250904T050213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T115210Z
UID:10000435-1760428800-1760434200@antipovertyweek.org.au
SUMMARY:Queensland Parliament Breakfast Bag
DESCRIPTION:This event is a platform to elevate the voices of people with lived experience of poverty and to foster understanding and support for change. \nCommunity sector organisations and people with lived experience of poverty will share their lived experiences\, stories and insights as well as connecting with other service providers and decision-makers. \nAnti-Poverty Week is also promoting key campaigns Raise the Rate\, End Child Poverty and Everybody’s Home. \nLight refreshments and breakfast bags and will be provided. The breakfast bags contain a simple meal—like what children might receive through a school breakfast program. These bags are a recognition of the everyday support that can make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and families experiencing poverty. \nThis is a closed event by invitation with RSVP needed to attend.
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/anti-poverty-week-queensland-breakfast/
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Anti-Poverty Week Queensland":MAILTO:apw@antipovertyweek.org.au
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251014
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251017
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
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/2025-10-14/
LOCATION:Gracemere/Mount Morgan
CATEGORIES:QLD Activities and Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251014
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251015
DTSTAMP:20260604T074706
CREATED:20251009T041033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T041033Z
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SUMMARY:Anti-Poverty Week Podcast with Glen James
DESCRIPTION:Popular personal finance podcast Money Money Money hosted by Glen James will drop a dedicated Anti-Poverty Week podcast on Tuesday 14 October 2025. \nGlen will be joined by Uniting WA Financial Counsellor Paul Jordan to explore poverty in Australia\, reducing stigma and encouraging people to seek support when they need it. \nFind Money Money Money wherever you get your podcasts.
URL:https://antipovertyweek.org.au/event/anti-poverty-week-podcast-with-glen-james/
LOCATION:Online (see website for details)
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ORGANIZER;CN="Uniting WA":MAILTO:alisha.aitkenradburn@unitingwa.org.au
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