Topic: Poverty and hunger
The fugitive humanity of city spaces
Article / 5th March 2010The emergence of a significant middle class – who demand increasing space for their accommodation – means that the urban poor are everywhere being constricted to a decreasing proportion of land. In these city spaces they exist as a ‘fugitive humanity’, writes Jeremy Seabrook.
Press release: Megaslumming – the future of urban shantytowns
News / 9th February 2010Press release: Share The World's Resources will be hosting a panel discussion on Wednesday 24th February 2010 at the Human Rights Action Centre, Amnesty International, London, EC2A 3EA, 18:30 – 20.00, followed by a drinks reception.
Official launch of ‘Megaslumming’ in Nairobi
Article / 1st February 2010The official launch of the STWR publication ‘Megaslumming’ took place in Nairobi on 20th January 2010 with around 200 people attending a panel discussion and public debate at the National Museum of Kenya.
Official launch of ‘Megaslumming’ in Nairobi: transcript of the public debate
Article / 1st February 2010The official launch of the STWR publication ‘Megaslumming’ took place in Nairobi on 20th January 2010 with around 200 people attending a panel discussion and public debate at the National Museum of Kenya. Below is a transcript of the Q &A session of the event.
The end of poverty? Expert panel discussion at UK screening
Article / 18th December 2009Expert panellists and film director Philippe Diaz discuss the structural causes of poverty and suggest possible solutions at the UK premiere of ‘The End of Poverty?’ on 12th December 2009. The event was coordinated by STWR and the British Film Institute (BFI).
Share The World's Resources and the British Film Institute screen ‘The End of Poverty?’
News / 16th December 2009Share The World’s Resources and the British Film Institute screened the UK premier of ‘The End of Poverty?’ on 12th December 2009 at BFI Southbank, London. The film was followed by a lively panel discussion and Q&A session with leading voices on world poverty.
Share The World's Resources attend the ‘World Food Summit’ in Rome, November 2009
News / 1st December 2009Between 13-17 November 2009, representatives of Share The World’s Resources attended a Civil Society Organisation’s Forum parallel to the World Food Summit in Rome.
UK screening: The End of Poverty? Think Again
News / 29th November 2009Press release: The British Film Institute and Share The World’s Resources will be screening the award winning documentary ‘The End of Poverty?’ at the BFI Southbank on 12th December 2009 at 2pm.
Call for leadership on food reserves at the World Food Summit
News / 16th November 2009Press release: Civil society organisations have called on governments attending the World Summit on Food Security (16-18 November) to support the use of food reserves as an essential step towards achieving universal food security.
Letter on food reserves to government delegations at the World Food Summit
News / 16th November 2009In a letter released at the commencement of the World Summit on Food Security in Rome (Nov 16-18), civil society organisations urge governments to move forward in support of a system of publicly managed food reserves.