Who Should Be Responsible for People in Poverty?

The visibility of poverty in London today reflects a global crisis in wealth inequality. We live in a time where absurd wealth coexists alongside devastating levels of poverty and we all know it. Undeniably the capitalist pursuit of wealth and neoliberal political policies have contributed to this situation, but who now should pick up the pieces - the government, our communities, religious groups, wealthy philanthropists? How should society care for each other?

To answer these questions we bring together a community activist from India, the project manager of an Islamic community centre in North West London, and the co-director of an organisation dedicated to dismantling structural inequalities in the UK.

This is a SPACE4 discussion event where we invite speakers to discuss and debate topics around tech for good, progressive economics, and left-leaning politics.

Drinks and refreshments provided. We are grateful to be funded by the Disrupt Foundation.

Alagarathanam Natarajan, is a 74-year-old man fondly known as ‘Matkaman’ in India. He is a community activist in an affluent area of New Delhi, trying to instigate a ‘quiet revolution of human kindness’ through his food and water project. For the past 7 years he has been providing public drinking water, free meals, and cycle service stations for working class locals to demonstrate that the rich in his neighbourhood (and beyond!) need to share their resources and wealth with the local community. He’ll be speaking about his journey, his work, and his philosophy.

https://www.matkaman.com

Glaiza Padullah is the project manager at Rumi’s Cave, a Sufi Islamic Community Centre that has been successfully ‘connecting hearts, minds & communities’ for Brent council over the past 12 years. Like many religious communities all over the world, a core part of their faith and their service, is to those in need, regardless of religion. Rumi’s Cave is home to night shelters, food banks, free meals, council services and much much more. They recently opened a dedicated kitchen in Harlesden to provide more meals to those in need. With a wealth of experience behind her, Glaiza will speak about who’s best placed to serve those in poverty.

https://www.rumis.org/

Priya Sahni-Nicholas is co-director of The Equality Trust. UK income inequality is among the highest in the developed world and they work to improve the quality of life in the UK by analysing and disseminating the latest research, promoting robust evidence-based arguments and supporting a dynamic network of campaign groups across the country. Priya will speak about their work and their vision alleviating poverty in the UK today.

https://equalitytrust.org.uk

SPACE4 is part of Outlandish, a co-op that builds websites and digital tools for social good. We are interested in tech for good, progressive economics, and left-leaning politics. We provide co-working, meeting, and events space, primarily to social enterprises and digital activists. We also organise and host a range of events, workshops, and meetups around these topics. Don’t hesitate to get in touch or visit us.

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