Through the eyes and values of lived experiences: Listen up to level up
Listen Up to Level Up. How Poverty2Solutions are using their short film to advocate for the need to implement a legal duty to put the voice and experience of lived experience of socio-economic disadvantage at the heart of policy making
As part of celebrating our 5 years of unity and solidarity, Poverty2Solutions held an event in collaboration with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation: Through the eyes and values of lived experiences: Listen up to level up | JRF on the 6th April 2022.
This event offered a fantastic opportunity to bring a balance of lived experiences, Westminster perspectives and other stakeholders’ perceptions to what was a lively and engaging event. This was an opportunity to debate the value and key principles associated with adopting a participatory approach to policy making
“There is a growing recognition that people who have direct experience of problematic policies have skills, expertise and insight that can be harnessed to develop more effective solutions for change”
The Poverty2Solutions film is inspirational and makes visible the ‘real’ issues surrounding poverty. It has the power to create discussions, mobilise and motivate people and highlights how the insight of lived experiences of poverty is essential to creating fairer policies
Poverty2Solutions on tour
We are pleased to announce that our Listen Up to Level Up film is now going ‘on tour’ and we are hosting a number of local events. These viewings have the ability to act as a catalyst to a wider discussion within each of our local communities and will ensure ‘voice’ is central to our messaging.
Thanks to Inspired Youth for working so hard with us on the video