The Roles We Play: Recognising the Contribution of People in Poverty

'The Roles We Play' is a collection of photographic portraits and explores the roles played by those living in poverty within their families, communities an society at large. The aim is to highlight their efforts, validate their achievements and challenge the negative attitudes often held towards vulnerable and excluded families in the UK. To accompany the portraits, project participants have written short texts to explain their lives, hopes and place in society as seen through their own eyes.

The Roles We Play: Challenging Perceptions of Poverty, a new, multimedia exhibition from ATD Fourth World and Eva Sajovic, is now touring the country.

This new exhibition, showcasing short films as well as photographs and text from the book 'The Roles We Play: Recognising the Contribution of People Living in Poverty', aims to challenge negative stereotypes of people who experience poverty and social exclusion.

Addressing the launch of the touring exhibition, one participant said, “The project has helped me be able to talk to other people and not be ashamed that we live in poverty. It may still be a struggle but we are getting there… I have also gotten my confidence back. It can be nerve-racking to stand up in front of strangers and talk about our lives but the responsibility is a great one and every time I do it I feel I have accomplished something.”

(Source: http://www.atd-uk.org/)

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