United States of America
It Takes a Child to Raise a Village
In honor of the United Nations-recognized International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on October 17, delegations of children, young people, and adults from around the globe will gather from October 13-19 at ATD Fourth World’s US headquarters in Washington, DC for It Takes a Child to Raise a Village to create and deliver a message to decision-makers (we have invited President Obama to dialogue with us) on how they and others like them strive to end poverty on a daily basis. The delegates reach out to, and include those who live in persistent poverty, but come from all backgrounds, working in partnership to ensure a brighter future for all.
The fifty young people will come in delegations from nine locations: Appalachia, Boston, New Orleans, New York, Cameroon, Canada, Haiti, Honduras, and Mexico. Each community has worked together to create its own message to share with the conference about its experiences with poverty and the work community members have done together to include all people, especially those hidden by persistent poverty. The delegates’ experiences are very different, and by sharing their own and hearing those of others, they will learn from each other and see the common threads that unite their fight for social justice and poverty eradication.
Occupying North America “Usually, we are invisible”
In North America (and also in Spain, Portugal, Greece and Great Britain), Occupy movements sprang up all over in 2011. They protest publicly and peacefully against dramatic inequality and economic injustice. They are changing the dialogue across the continent.ATD Fourth World Movement USA 2012 National Plan
ATD Fourth World USA’s objectives for the next year are:
- Developing exploratory actions in New York, New Orleans, Washington, DC, and Gallup (New Mexico) to expand its outreach to families living in extreme poverty
- Broadening fundraising efforts
- Building networks and renewing our knowledge of poverty in the US
- Fostering youth engagement
- Focusing national public mobilization efforts on publishing the book Not Meant to Live Like This and supporting a Congressional Resolution to recognize the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
- Reaffirming that bringing people from all walks of life together to enable them to explore and express their creativity through art is an integral part of who we are and what we do
Let us put you on our map!
Fourth World Journal September 2011
In this issue :
- Letting No Effort Go Unseen
- A Uniquely Human Story of Resiliency, Regret, and Hope
- People’s University: A Dialogue on Youth in New York City
- The Learning Co-op: A Sharing Experience
