East Midlands Poverty Convention
The Workhouse, Southwell, Nottinghamshire, Monday 18 October 2010
Agenda
10.00 Registration and Refreshments
10.30 Welcome and overview of the day:
Rachel Harrison, The National Trust
Rachel Quinn, One East Midlands
Laurie Moran, CEFET
10.40 Setting The Scene:
- The European Perspective on EY2010: Jean Lambert, Green Party MEP
- Income Inequality: Sean Baine, The Equality Trust
- Advice Services – East Midlands’ Trends: Sam Scharf, Advice Alliance East Midlands
- Even less than you imagine: Grassroots experience from Inspire Nottingham
11.30 Poverty Now: Grassroots voices – tour of exhibitions in The Workhouse
13.00 Lunch and networking
13.45 19th Century Workhouse Story: The National Trust volunteers
14.00 Perspectives on Exclusion
- Poverty & Social Exclusion in the UK: Ray Phillips, European Anti Poverty Network-England
- Inequality in Exclusion: Iris Lightfoote, REDP
- Community Solutions: Al Bell, Community Alliance
14.30 Open Forum
15.30 Close