Anti-Poverty Week

Release of Anglicare Australia 2021 Jobs Availability Snapshot
2021-10-21 01:00 - 01:30 (Australia/Sydney) | WA

Anti Poverty Week awareness display and interaction with locals
2021-10-21 | Westlands Shopping Centre Whyalla, 199 Nocolson Avenue, Whyalla Norrie, South Australia, 5608, Australia
Helen Dix and April Hughes who are financial counselors at Centacare Catholic Country SA along with Janete Genahal who is a part of our financial well being and capabilities team are hosting an information and awareness display at our local shopping center. We will be manning this stall and having interactions with members of the public to create awareness as well as talk about options that are available.

Life Course Centre Webinar: ‘Never Let a Crisis go to Waste: Opportunities to Reduce Social Disadvantage from COVID-19’
2021-10-20 13:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Sydney) | WA
The Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course is proud to be a sponsor of Anti-Poverty Week
Please join Life Course Centre Chief Investigators this Anti-Poverty Week for a panel discussion about Opportunities to Reduce Social Disadvantage from COVID-19
In the midst of a global crisis that has upended almost all aspects of how we live and work, a life course approach turns attention to the long-term impacts of the pandemic. While it is too early to outline these impacts with any confidence, what we can do at this stage is reflect on the opportunities that COVID-19 presents for examining some of the long-standing, taken-for-granted rules and regulations about living and working.
In the paper, ‘Never Let a Crisis Go to Waste: Opportunities to Reduce Social Disadvantage from COVID-19’, Life Course Centre researchers present ideas on potential opportunities for rethinking, redesigning and reworking social policies to address disadvantage. This provides an optimistic, forward-looking counterpoint to what has undoubtedly been a catastrophic global social, health and economic event.
In this special webinar to coincide with Anti-Poverty Week, Life Course Centre Chief Investigators will discuss opportunities arising from COVID-19 to address long-standing inequalities in Australia in areas such as health, the tax and transfer system, labour markets and gender. There will be other pandemics and other global shocks. What we learn, and do, today will have significant bearing on future preparations and responses. This webinar will discuss some of the ways we might leverage the COVID-19 crisis to build back a better and fairer society for all.

Exploring Social & Economic Barriers to Housing in SA: How do we bridge the gap?
2021-10-20 12:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | Bradley Forum, UniSA City West Campus, 50-55 North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Forum hosted by St Vincent de Paul SA, exploring the current policy and socio-economic barriers impacting secure, adequate and permanent housing. Speakers/panellists include Helen Connolly (SA Children’s and Young People’s Commissioner, Ross Womersley (SACOSS Executive Director), Josh Peak (SDA) and representatives from SVDPSA. 12-2pm Adelaide time. Includes release of results of survey of SA young people by SA Children’s Commissioner.

Poverty, the Indue Card and Women's Rights
2021-10-20 10:30 - 11:30 (Australia/Sydney) | https://events.humanitix.com/indue, Australia
In the 60s, we burned our bras for women’s liberation. Now we have to ask permission to buy them. Find out how the Indue Card penalises the poor and erodes human rights, including the rights of women to safety and shelter. Katheryn and Amanda from NCDCA – No Cashless Debit Card Australia will be in conversation with Professor Shirley Randell.

What Informal Kinship Carers Need, What They Really Really Need: Kinship Care Forum IV
2021-10-20 09:30 - 15:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Online (see website for details)
Around 50,000 children and young people in Queensland live in informal kinship care with grandparents, aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, cousins, and other relatives to keep them out of the child protection system.
Informal Kinship Carers make significant sacrifices including postponing retirement, withdrawing their superannuation, changing careers, disrupting relationships and being forced into poverty.
These carers fall between the cracks of Federal and State Governments and receive little or no financial or other support to for children in their care.
On Wednesday 20 October, PeakCare hosts the fourth Kinship Care Forum and asks the question – What Informal Kinship Carers need, what they really, really need?
It happens during Anti-Poverty Week with local, national, and international speakers including from the UK and NZ to shine a light on the needs of carers and children.

Derwent Valley Family and Youth Network
2021-10-20 09:30 - 11:30 (Australia/Sydney) | WA
This Anti-Poverty Week join The Salvation Army, supported and guided by the Derwent Valley’s ‘Our Strategic Plan’, would like to invite you attend the inaugural Derwent Valley Family and Youth Network.
This will be an action focussed, monthly meeting, connecting services who deliver in the Derwent Valley region together, to create, coordinate and collaborate for our Derwent Valley community.
Community members and interested businesses are welcome to attend so we get as many people around the table as possible (and that covid-19 rules allow)
Join us at The Salvation Army Derwent Valley ….. 20 October 2021 9.30am – 11.30am.
Rsvp for catering and covid purposes to jo.east@salvationarmy.org.au

Release of Foodbank Hunger Report 2021
2021-10-20 01:00 - 01:30 (Australia/Sydney) | WA

Salvation Army Moneycare Day
2021-10-20 | WA

Single Mothers vs Poverty, 'From Melbourne's Moral Decay to the UN' Facebook Live Event
2021-10-19 19:30 - 20:30 (Australia/Sydney) | Facebook Live Event
the National Council for Single Mothers and Their Children will hold a Facebook live event Single Mothers vs Poverty, ‘From Melbourne’s Moral Decay to the UN’, and will take place on Tuesday the 19th of October at 7:30pm (AEDT). Hosted by Living Incomes for Everyone- LIFE.
Guest speaker Terese Edwards from The National Council For Single Mothers and Their Children, will discuss recent issues taken up by NCSMC as well as questions around their advocacy and any queries by the audience.
Click the link below to join the event: https://www.facebook.com/events/402764337898986/?ref=newsfeed
If you participate in the live, don’t forget to tag us @antipoverty and use the #APW21 to show your support for this activity and others throughout Anti-Poverty Week.

Anti-Poverty Network SA - Online Discussion: Renters in Crisis
2021-10-19 19:00 - 20:30 (Australia/Adelaide) | APN:SA Web Forum, South Australia, Australia
Anti-Poverty Network SA has surveyed 375 renters from around Australia. We will be discussing the findings of this survey and hearing from members who have experienced housing stress.

Shifting the dial on family and child poverty - what will it take?
2021-10-19 12:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Online webinar, Online webinar, Australia

Good to know Expo
2021-10-19 11:30 - 16:30 (Australia/Sydney) | Hobart Library, Mathers Lane, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000, Australia
A mini expo of local providers sharing practical tips on how to do more with less. Stall holders include Metro Tas, Priceline, The Smith Family, Libraries Tas and many more.

Burnie Salvos Community Expo & Community Lunch
2021-10-19 11:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Sydney) | 99 Wilson Street, Burnie, 99 Wilson Street, BURNIE, TASMANIA, 7320, Australia
Missions Expressions participating to shine a spotlight on reducing poverty; Doorways, Doorways to Parenting, Thrift Store etc will be having individual stalls promoting their programs, support that is offered and an opportunity for community to meet the staff.
Doorways will be covering the cost for community members wishing to enjoy the community lunch.
Local law firms will be present throughout the day to assist community members with developing wills (there is a cost associated).

Launch of Tasmanian Anti-Poverty Week 2021
2021-10-19 10:30 - 11:00 (Australia/Hobart) | Mathers Place Courtyard, 108-110 Bathurst Place, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Dental Health for Life
2021-10-19 10:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Hobart Doorways, 180 Elizabeth street, Hobart, Tasmania, 7000, Australia
A focus on how we can work together to increase better oral health amongst our communities.

No Fighting Chance: impact of the withdrawal of COVID-19 income and tenancy benefits report published by UnitingVic.Tas and Swinburne University Centre for Social Impact.
2021-10-19 00:00 - 12:30 (Australia/Sydney) | Media Release, Australia
Uniting Vic.Tas is the community services organisation of the Uniting Church, delivering services and programs across Victoria and Tasmania. This report is published with the

Awareness Raising on ABC 891 Adelaide
2021-10-18 14:00 - 2021-10-22 16:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | WA
Afternoon radio program with Sonia Feldhoff.
Daily showcase of local agencies working at the coal face of poverty in SA, to highlight the many faces of poverty.

Keeping Children Safe from Poverty
2021-10-18 13:30 - 15:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Online Webinar, Australia

Free Pizza Lunch
2021-10-18 12:00 - 14:00 (Australia/Hobart) | Battery Point Community Hall, 52 Hampden Road, Battery Point, TAS, 7004, Australia

The Money Puzzle
2021-10-18 10:30 - 13:00 (Australia/Hobart) | The Salvation Army Glenorchy, 1/370 Main Rd (entrance off Terry Street), Glenorchy, Tas, 7010, Australia
Brief Interactive Financial Literacy Session in relation to priorities. Followed by Energy Saving Tips from Aurora. Community members are invited to bring their Aurora energy bill into Glenorchy Salvos. This will provide an opportunity to meet with Aurora team members to work through their energy bill, and identify energy saving techniques, as well as discussing available payment options and plans to meet their energy need. Community members are also invited to join us for a community lunch. This event will take place on the 18th October between 10:30am and 1:00pm.

Investing in WA's Future: Reducing Poverty and Improving Child Wellbeing
2021-10-18 10:00 - 12:00 (Australia/Perth) | Telethon Speech and Hearing, 36 Dodd St, Wembley, WA, 6014, Australia
Join us to hear about research on the impact of poverty on children’s physical, social and emotional development and practical policy solutions to support WA’s children and families.

Anti-Poverty Network SA - Parliament House Steps Presence
2021-10-18 09:00 - 2021-10-22 18:00 (Australia/Adelaide) | SA Parliament House Steps, Corner North Terrace & King William Road, Adelaide, South Australia, 5000, Australia
Anti-Poverty Network South Australia will have a presence on the steps of Parliament House in North Terrace, Adelaide every weekday during Anti-Poverty Week, raising a red flag on the housing crisis in South Australia

Take 10 to Talk about Poverty
2021-10-18 08:00 - 2021-10-22 17:00 (Australia/Sydney) | WA
Workplaces, family and friends across the ACT will be encouraged to take part in Anti-Poverty Week by taking ten minutes to talk about poverty, chat about disadvantage on our doorstep and what we can do to make change. This includes sharing an opportunity to donate to local organisations through Hands Across Canberra.

Lighting up Devonport
2021-10-18 - 2021-10-24 | paranaple convention centre, 137 Rooke Street, Devonport, Tasmania, 7310, Australia
Devonport City Council will light up the paranaple convention centre in green, white and blue for Anti-Poverty Week and will advertise via the Community Services Newsletter.

Lighting Up Town Hall at Unley SA
2021-10-18 - 2021-10-23 | Oxford Terrace, Unley SA 5061, Oxford Terrace, Unley, South Australia, 5061, Australia
SA Town Hall at Unley will be lit up in APW colours from the 18th to 23rd October, in celebration of Anti-Poverty Week 2021.

Lighting Up Brisbane Bridges for Anti-Poverty Week
2021-10-17 16:00 - 2021-10-23 23:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Brisbane Story Bridge, State Route 15, Brisbane, Queensland, 4169, Australia
This Anti-Poverty Week, the City of Brisbane will feature multiple lit up events and APW banners to support taking action against poverty.
The Brisbane City Hall will feature an APW banner and the grounds will be lit up in APW colours on the 17th of October. While the Victoria bridge will be lit up on the 19th of October, and an additional light display will be held on the Brisbane Story Bridge throughout Anti-Poverty Week. Expect to see street banners in support of APW21 throughout the week as well.
If you see the display don’t forget to tag us @antipovertyweek and use the #APW21 so our whole Anti-Poverty Week community can see it!

Brisbane Story Bridge- State Route 15, New Farm QLD 4169

Brisbane Victoria Bridge, South Brisbane QLD 4101

Brisbane City Hall- 64 Adelaide St, Brisbane City QLD 4000

Brisbane Community Barbecue
2021-10-17 12:30 - 17:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Hope on Boundary, 170 Boundary Street, Brisbane, Queensland, 4101, Australia
In celebration of Anti-Poverty Week 2021, Hope on Boundary Cafe in Brisbane will be holding a community barbecue on Sunday the 17th of October at 12:30pm. Join us this Anti-Poverty Week and take action against poverty by supporting your locals in need.

Commissioner for Children and Young People - Release of Report - Spotlight on the True Cost of Going to School
2021-10-17 09:00 - 09:05 (Australia/Sydney) | WA
Latest CCYP report in the series of impacts of poverty on children’s lives – will be launched on line on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October.

Street Art to support Anti-Poverty Week 2021
2021-10-17 08:00 - 2021-10-23 17:00 (Australia/Sydney) | WA
An initiative of the Queensland Facilitating Group for Anti-Poverty Week 2021, there will be APW branded chalk stencils produced by Street Fighter Media (street and local artists) creatively placed across Brisbane city from 17-23 October.
