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Activities in 2010
If you are organising an activity, please send us details (click here). For ideas about possible activities, see Joining In.
Week Long Activities |
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| Time | Description [venue] | Contact |
NAT: 7 Day ChallengeCross the Poverty Line for a week and live according to a CAP client’s budget. Donate savings to CAP and help change a life. (See website) |
Ellyce Ellmoos (Christians Against Poverty) |
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NAT: $2 A Day CampaignTake the $2 A Day Pledge to spend $2 a day on your favourite Fair Trade products and actively reduce poverty by investing in some of the world's poorest countries. (See website). |
Laura Wise (Fair Trade Labelling Australia and NZ) |
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Sunday 17 October |
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| Time | Description [venue] | Contact |
| Starts at 10:30 am | QLD: LaunchA BBQ launch for homeless people living in the Brisbane region with guest chefs and community groups cooking. (Musgrave Park, 100 Edmondstone St, South Brisbane) |
Tracey Veale (QLD Anti-Poverty State Facilitating |
Monday 18 October |
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| Time | Description [venue] | Contact |
| Starts at 10:00 am | QLD: Food DonationStaff to donate food items for hamper distribution to BoysTown clients and families in need. (BoysTown, Milton) |
Tracey Veale (BoysTown) |
| Starts at 10:00 am | QLD: Food DonationStaff to donate food items for hamper distribution to BoysTown clients and families in need. (Kids Helpline, Milton) |
Tracey Veale (BoysTown / Kids Helpline) |
| Starts at 10:30 am | QLD: Chef ChallengeA competition to create recipe with a $5 budget. A recipe book will be distributed to people experiencing the challenges of poverty. Entries close Oct 8. Winners announced Oct 18. (Email or post recipes to Red Cross, 49 Park Rd, Milton QLD 4064) |
Anna Boyce (Red Cross) |
QLD: Wishing TreeLaunch of the Wishing Tree for staff members to provide Christmas gifts to young people and families engaged in BoysTown programs. (BoysTown, Milton) |
Tracey Veale (BoysTown) |
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Tuesday 19 October |
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| Time | Description [venue] | Contact |
| 9:00 am - 4:00 pm | QLD: Display, Workshops & Morning TeaVarious activities including a display on poverty info, workshops, and a morning tea launch of Anti-Poverty Week. (Bowen Neighbourhood Centre, 20 Williams St, Bowen) |
Kate Jacka (Bowen Neighbourhood Centre) |
| 11:00 am - 3:00 pm | QLD: Awareness DayClothing and toy swap with free sausage sizzle for families. Information on poverty and hardship will be available. (Browns Plains Early Years Centre, 5 Trebeck St, Browns Plains) |
Cathy Paxton (The Benevolent Society) |
Wednesday 20 October |
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| Time | Description [venue] | Contact |
| All Day | QLD: Food CollectionCollection of non-perishable food items for hampers to distribute to BoysTown clients and families in need. (BoysTown, Milton) |
Tracey Veale (BoysTown) |
QLD: Community BBQA community BBQ for BoysTown staff, clients and service providers. (BoysTown Redlands) |
Tracey Veale (BoysTown) |
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QLD: Boardroom LuncheonLuncheon with QLD Minister for Communities as guest speaker to representatives from community groups actively dealing with the impact of poverty on the community. (TBA) |
Tracey Veale (BoysTown) |
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Thursday 21 October |
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| Time | Description [venue] | Contact |
| 9:30 am - 11:30 am | QLD: Clothes SwapCome and swap clothing or baby equipment or buy an item for a gold coin donation. Donations will contribute to the work done by The Benevolent Society to combat poverty and hardship. (Women's Health and Mother Baby Hub, 429 Gympie Rd, Strathpine) |
Melissa McKendrick (The Benevolent Society) |
QLD: Community BBQA community BBQ for BoysTown staff, clients and service providers. (BoysTown Ipswich) |
Tracey Veale (BoysTown) |
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| Starts at 12:00 am | QLD: Client BBQ LunchBBQ lunch for young people engaged in BoysTown programs in the area. (Mary Street, Logan). |
Tracey Veale (BoysTown) |
| Starts at 12:00 am | QLD: Community BBQA community BBQ for BoysTown staff, clients and service providers. (BoysTown Inala) |
Tracey Veale (BoysTown) |
| Starts at 12:00 am | QLD: Community BBQA community BBQ for BoysTown staff, clients and service providers. (BoysTown Deception Bay) |
Tracey Veale (BoysTown) |
| 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm | QLD: PresentationA presentation by the BoysTown Strategy and Research team on emerging trends/issues impacting the lives of young people, including homelessness. (Inala Community House, 38 Sittella Street, Inala) |
John Dalgleish (BoysTown) |
Friday 22 October |
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Saturday 23 October |
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Related Activities |
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| Sat 16 Oct | QLD: HikeA sponsored hike to raise awareness of hunger and poverty and to raise funds for The Hunger Project. (Mt Ngungun, Glasshouse Mountains). |
Ally Goodwin (hike4hunger) |
| 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Thurs 7 Oct |
QLD: MeetingA meeting of government and community s3ctory workers focussing on Anti-Poverty Week. Guest speakers to detail emerging trends impacting young people, including suicide, homelessness and research recommendations. (Inala Community House Hall, 38 Sittella St, Inala) |
Helen O’Reilly (Inala Community House) |
| 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm |
NAT: Anti-Poverty AwardsThe Connections UnitingCare Anti-Poverty Awards recognise young Australians between the ages of 16 - 30 who are making a contribution to the eradication of poverty, locally, nationally or internationally. (Melbourne Town Hall) |
Kirrilee Torney (Connections UnitingCare) |
Ongoing Campaigns
Make Indigenous Poverty History
The campaign aims to ensure that the global campaign supporting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) does not overlook the poverty suffered by Indigenous Peoples around the world, including Australia. See:
www.ncca.org.au/departments/natsiec/advocacy/indigenous-poverty
Make Poverty History
A worldwide campaign to reduce poverty. For more information, see www.makepovertyhistory.com.au
Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP)
GCAP is calling for action from the world's leaders to meet their promises to end poverty and inequality. For more information, see www.whiteband.org
Micah Challenge
Micah Challenge is a global movement of Christian agencies, churches, groups and individuals, which aims to deepen people's engagement with the poor and to help reduce poverty as an integral part of Christian faith. For further information, see www.micahchallenge.org.au
Global Poverty Project
The Global Poverty Project is travelling the world with a presentation that clearly articulates the facts of extreme poverty and demonstrates that by making simple changes everyone can be a part of the solution. For further information, see www.globalpovertyproject.com
Fair Trade Certification Campaign (Fair Trade Association)
Fairtrade is about better prices, decent working conditions, local sustainability, and fair terms of trade for farmers and workers in the developing world. For further information, see www.fairtrade.com.au
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