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Wednesday, April 25, 2007
POVERTY ACTION DAY Hustings 26th Glasgow, 7pm, Renfield St Stephens Church, 260 Bath Street
"In an effort to shine a spotlight on the Scotland's poverty crisis a number of organisations have come together to make THURSDAY 26 APRIL 'POVERTY ACTION DAY', and are encouraging voters to ask their candidates how they plan to fight poverty."
Dear Friend
With only one week remaining in the election campaign for the Scottish Parliament and local government, charities and campaigners across Scotland are dismayed at the lack of attention the issue of poverty has received so far. In an effort to shine a spotlight on the Scotland's poverty crisis a number of organisations have come together to make THURSDAY 26 APRIL 'POVERTY ACTION DAY', and are encouraging voters to ask their candidates how they plan to fight poverty.
At the center of POVERTY ACTION DAY will be a number of 'poverty hustings' meetings where politicians will outline their strategies for tackling poverty. This is an opportunity for you to question the politicians on an issue that has received scant attention so far. The meetings are free and open to all. They will take place in:
* Glasgow, 7pm, Renfield St Stephens Church, 260 Bath Street
* Edinburgh, 7pm, Scottish Storytelling Centre, 43-45 High St
* Dundee, 11am (Manifesto launch) Dundee Contemporary Arts
Centre * Aberdeen, 7pm, Aberdeen Foyer, Marywell Street
The speakers confirmed for the hustings meetings are detailed below. Please forward this information to friends and colleagues and encourage them to come along to challenge the politicians. If you aren't able to make it to meetings on the 26th there may be other opportunities to attend other local hustings. Information on other meetings can be found at the Scottish Churches Parliamentary Office's website at www.actsparl.org/election.htm I hope you can make it along
Best wishes
Peter
Glasgow
Scottish Conservative Party: Davena Rankin
Scottish Green Party: Patrick Harvie
Scottish Labour Party: Johann Lamont
Scottish Liberal Democrats: Shabnum Mustapha
Scottish National Party: Sandra White
Scottish Senior Citizen's Unity Party: Pat Lally
Scottish Socialist Party: Rosie Kane
Solidarity: Tommy Sheridan (TBC)
Edinburgh:
Scottish Conservative Party: Fiona Houston
Scottish Green Party: Ruth Cameron
Scottish Labour Party: Carol Fox
Scottish Liberal Democrats: Simon Clark
Scottish National Party: Ian McKee
Scottish Senior Citizen's Unity Party: George Henderson
Scottish Socialist Party: Colin Fox
Solidarity: Pat Smith
Aberdeen
Scottish Conservative Party: Stewart Whyte
Scottish Green Party: George Baxter (TBC)
Scottish Labour Party: Richard Baker
Scottish Liberal Democrats: TBC
Scottish National Party: TBC
Scottish Senior Citizen's Unity Party: Tom McMorland
Scottish Socialist Party: Felicity Garvie
Solidarity: Angela McLenan
POVERTY ACTION DAY will include:
- the launch of For Social Justice: An Agenda for Action on Poverty, by the Poverty Alliance which sets out some of the challenges and actions needed to make greater progress in the fight against poverty
- poverty hustings meetings organised across the country by the Poverty Alliance and the Scottish Churches Parliamentary Office
- the launch of an Anti-Poverty Manifesto by Dundee Anti-Poverty Forum
- a call from the End Child Poverty Coalition for action to eradicate child poverty
- a fuel poverty 'Election Special' published by Energy Action Scotland
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Peter Kelly
Director
The Poverty Alliance
162 Buchanan Street
Glasgow
G1 2LL
tel: 0141 353 0440
mobile: 07766 606454
fax: 0141 353 0686
www.povertyalliance.org
The Poverty Alliance is a network of voluntary, statutory and other agencies working together to combat poverty. The Poverty Alliance is recognised as a charity by the Inland Revenue. Reference no: SCO19926
Bob, 10:56
