PRAN NEWSLETTER ISSUE 5: APRIL 2024
Spring Edition (Part Two)
Dear PRAN Members,
We hope this newsletter finds you well. April has passed in the blink of an eye as we've been working tirelessly to deliver some exciting projects! In this issue, you can find information about our new blog, podcast episode, and upcoming events.
To begin with, we would like to remind you about our upcoming workshop on Community-Centred Outreach and Participation. This workshop will provide participants with techniques to establish meaningful relationships, collaborate with diverse stakeholders, and design community-centred research initiatives. Click here for more information and to register.
BLOG
Read our latest blog written by Sabine Goodwin, Director of the Independent Food Aid Network (IFAN), Latest DWP poverty statistics must surely provide the ultimate wake-up call. With an election looming, these devastating data sets must result in far-reaching commitments from all prospective MPs.
PODCAST
In our latest Cost of Living Chronicles Episode we talk about tackling poverty to Laura Burgess, a Senior Policy & Research Advisor at Greater Manchester Poverty Action (GMPA). GMPA is a recognised leader on poverty in the UK and exists to end poverty in Greater Manchester and beyond.
Events
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Our Hands, Our Mouths - Poverty and Resistance
17th of May, Creative Campus, Shaw Street, Liverpool L6 1HP
We are thrilled to announce a collaborative event between Writing on the Wall (WoW) and PRAN, which will be held on 17th of May as part of WoWFEST: FAHRENHEIT 2024. This event has been organised to respond to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis and the unprecedented and devastating level of poverty in the UK. Featuring some of the most powerful and prominent voices standing up against poverty and social injustice today, including Prof Danny Dorling (University of Oxford), Prof Imogen Tylor (Lancaster University), Liam Thorp (Liverpool Echo), Ian Byrne MP (Liverpool West Derby), and Amina Ismail (Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine), will also explore and celebrate examples and opportunities for supporting resistance to austerity and poverty by communities across the country. For more information and to register click here.
Media Engagement for Social Impact Workshop
20th of June, Creative Campus, Shaw Street, Liverpool L6 1HP and Online
The media plays a crucial role in shaping dominant public discourses on the causes, ‘realities’ of, and solutions to crisis. These messages often echo political-economic agendas, reinforcing individualising rhetoric that judges and blames individuals and certain groups and communities, rather than exposing the structural problems that are the real cause of inequality. Myth-busting and telling alternative stories that counter the toxic effects of dominant poverty narratives and ‘poverty propaganda’ is therefore imperative.
Through expert-led discussions, featuring Save the Children UK, Heard and Living Rent, our media engagement workshop will think about the use of media in our work and the role it can play in effectively conveying key messages and findings. We will also learn how to craft compelling counter-narratives, engage with journalists, and utilise both traditional and digital media platforms. This will aid workshop members in communicating these social issues in ways that will shift perceptions of poverty and inequality and create meaningful change. More information and a registration link will be provided in our next newsletter issue.
Thank you for reading our updates. We will be back in touch in May.
In Solidarity,
PRAN Team
