Tag: poverty
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From Teesside to Geneva
A special guest testimonial from Julie Easley Who would have thought when I joined Tees Women Poets that I would end up at the United Nations, for the CESCR (Committee for the Economic, Social & Cultural Rights) 7th Review of the United Kingdom in Geneva, Switzerland? It all started when Tees Women Poets partnered up…
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Scum!! The voices of Thriving Women
International Women’s Day is here again, and with that comes the myriad voices of women across the world, shouting out their experiences, their opinions, and their visions for a more equitable future. We’re so proud to showcase the work of the Thriving Women collective again today, with a brand-new collective poem and film-poem called ‘Scum’.…
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Truth to Power
As we prepare to continue our partnership with the women of Thrive Teesside charity, writing workshop leader Julie Easley reflects on what we’ve achieved so far… At the time of writing, it is almost a year since I began delivering a series of poetry workshops for Thrive Teesside on behalf of the Tees Women Poets.…
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