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A human rights-based anti-poverty organisation tackling inequality and promoting social justice in the UK since 1962. Led by people with lived experience, we also work with academics, professionals and policy makers to improve policy and practice.

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Prof Ruth Patrick @ruthpatrick0.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Here’s hoping this is not the ‘new philosophy of social security’ Burnham trailed in Liverpool. A generation of young people are being failed by our threadbare public realm. Invest in fixing that and in supporting them. Axing social security is not the answer www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Key disability benefit for young people may be axed under major welfare changes
Exclusive: Plan under discussion involves intensive support to help young people into employment
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Diana Skelton @dianaskelton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Diana Skelton @dianaskelton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Impressed by the new Right to Food UK Commission roadmap! Well done to @jen-jen-clark.bsky.social, @ianbyrnemp.bsky.social & all commissioners. And thanks for including 3 pages of the evidence gathered by @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social. See full report at: static1.squarespace.com/static/5fbd4...
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Diana Skelton @dianaskelton.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
C’est très émouvant de voir qu’ @audreypulvaroff.bsky.social et @egregoire.bsky.social ont rendu visite à @atd4thworld.bsky.social à New York ! Ca semble avoir été une rencontre plein de sens et de compréhension.
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Diana Skelton @dianaskelton.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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Jasmine’s story
The Impact of the Approach of ATD Fourth World
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Diana Skelton @dianaskelton.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Proud that @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social is one of the signatories!
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Diana Skelton @dianaskelton.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
This video is from @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social for the #MillionActsOfHope campaign! www.instagram.com/reel/DYkOxPJ...
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Diana Skelton @dianaskelton.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
www.instagram.com/reel/DWcEXPU.... Why we marched! @togetheralliance.bsky.social @amnestyuk.bsky.social @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social
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All Together In Dignity on Instagram: "We joined @togetheralliance to march in the largest demonstration against the far-right in UK history. ✊ We stand #together for love, hope, and unity."
10 likes, 2 comments - atdfourthworld_uk on March 28, 2026: "We joined @togetheralliance to march in the largest demonstration against the far-right in UK history. ✊ We stand #together for love, hope...
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ATD Fourth World UK @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
March #together with @togetheralliance.bsky.social — tomorrow!
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ATD Fourth World UK @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Tagging @grippuk.bsky.social too!
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Diana Skelton @dianaskelton.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Tomorrow! #together march with @togetheralliance.bsky.social and @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social
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ATD Fourth World UK @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
#Together @togetheralliance.bsky.social
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Diana Skelton @dianaskelton.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Marching tomorrow with the @togetheralliance.bsky.social, at @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social we’re making signs to carry for our friends in @grippuk.bsky.social
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Diana Skelton @dianaskelton.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Making posters for the #Together march when @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social will join the @amnestyuk.bsky.social bloc!
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ATD Fourth World UK @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Our reason for marching is simple: love, hope + unity must prevail over fear and division. Will you march with us? Join: togetheralliace.org.uk #Together
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Diana Skelton @dianaskelton.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
When they go low, we absolutely must go high. #Together #28March
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Diana Skelton @dianaskelton.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
With the @goodthingsfdn.bsky.social @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social and @aplecollective.bsky.social getting ready for an afternoon of work on digital inclusion.
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ATD Fourth World UK @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Preparing for International #WomensDay! With @dianaskelton.bsky.social
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Church Action on Poverty @church-poverty.org.uk · 09/02/2026
Looking forward to reading this new book from our friends at @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social! "This book is about Mary Rabagliati, but it is more than that. In Joyful Revolution, Diana Skelton is writing a history of ATD Fourth World." academic.oup.com/jhrp/article...
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Joyful Revolution: Poverty, Social Justice, and the Story of Mary Rabagliati
Abstract. Joyful Revolution honours Mary Rabagliati’s life and legacy in human rights advocacy against poverty. Rabagliati was a pioneer, an inspiration an
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Diana Skelton @dianaskelton.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Thanks so much for this review!
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Child Poverty Action Group @cpaguk.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
This week is the beginning of the end of one of the worst policies for children in modern times. www.lbc.co.uk/article/scra...
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It's time to scrap the two-child limit once and for all | LBC
This week is the beginning of the end of one of the worst policies for children in modern times, writes Alison Garnham
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Buttle @buttleuk.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Today the Bill to end the two-child limit starts to make its way through Parliament. The policy is responsible for driving child poverty to its current record high. Poverty has a devastating impact on young lives. We’ve joined 65 other orgs in asking all MPs to support this Bill.
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Resolve Poverty @resolvepoverty.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Today the Bill to end the two-child limit starts to make its way through Parliament. The policy is responsible for driving child poverty to its current record high. Poverty has a devastating impact on young lives. We’ve joined 65 other orgs in asking all MPs to support this Bill.
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North East Child Poverty Commission @nechildpoverty.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Today the Bill to end the two-child limit starts to make its way through Parliament. This policy is responsible for driving child poverty to its current record high, with a devastating impact on young lives. We have joined with 65 other organisations in asking all MPs to back this Bill.
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Diana Skelton @dianaskelton.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
@atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social is proud to have joined 65 other organisations in asking all MPs to support this bill to end the two-child limit, which has driven child poverty to a record high.
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NPR @npr.org · 31/01/2026
A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community. n.pr/4thWiUr
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A red hat, inspired by a symbol of resistance to Nazi occupation, gains traction in Minnesota
A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community.
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MamaB @bethlpm.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
My Melt ICE hat knit with leftover wool in a favorite style, as it's double brimmed. I added blue waves & pines from Doodle Knit Dictionary by Jamie Lomax in a tribute to MN. Knitting red tasseled hats to protest ICE now comes from Norwegians, who did in WWII to protest the Nazis. Stand Strong MN!
Red knit hat with blue waves and pine trees, and a tassel
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Diana Skelton @dianaskelton.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Open letter on the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, co-signed by @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social rightsforchildren.uk/open-letter-...
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Open letter on CWS Bill - Reclaim Rights for Children
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Diana Skelton @dianaskelton.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
I recommend that people follow @poverty2solutions.bsky.social, co-founded by @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social, and which is relaunching an A to Z of involving lived experience in policy making!
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ATD Fourth World UK @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
This is not a Christmas appeal. Poverty doesn’t pause when the decorations come down. For the people we support, the struggle for dignity and rights continues every day of the year. So this is not a Christmas appeal but a call for year-round solidarity. Please click here: mailchi.mp/atd-uk/69vql...
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Kartik Raj @kartikraj.eurosky.social · 17/12/2025
In Memory of Gyula Balog (1959-2025), an inspiring housing rights and anti-poverty activist Here is a brief reflection on behalf of @hrw.org to express our condolences, as Gyula’s friends and colleagues lay him to rest today in Budapest. Rest in power, Gyula bacsi! www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
Gyula Balog (1959-2025), housing rights and anti-poverty activist, speaking with Human Rights Watch at his home in Budapest, November 2025. On the wall is a map of Amsterdam Island, part of a remote archipelago in the southern Indian ocean, about which Balog was writing a novel.
© 2025 Human Rights Watch
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Diana Skelton @dianaskelton.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Of course there's much more work to do to overcome poverty for families, but this is a very important step!
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Children in Scotland @childreninscotland.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
📢 Today we join the End Child Poverty Coalition and Children in Scotland members at the Scotland Demands Better march, calling for action to end child poverty. @opfs.org.uk @parentingscotland.bsky.social @magicbreakfastuk.bsky.social @cpagscotland.bsky.social @fifegingerbread.bsky.social
A group of people stand in front of a concrete building, they are all holding signs that right Scotland Demands Better end child poverty
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Big Issue @bigissue.com · 18/11/2025
The UK cannot just end the two-child limit on benefits. It must end the benefit cap too, writes Ruth Talbot, founder of Single Parent Rights.
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Britain’s cruel war on single mums must end. It’s time to scrap the benefit caps
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Trussell @trusselluk.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Every family should be able to afford food and heating. But the two-child benefit cap is pushing families to the edge. Many of them are working. Removing the cap is the simplest way to protect struggling families - help us call for change now 👉 bit.ly/4ovyIAj
A mum and child in a kitchen, the child is putting a spoon into a bowl of cereal held by the adult. Text overlay reads 'BREAKING NEWS: I'm a working mum earning a decent salary – but the two-child limit on benefits hits my family too.'
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Diana Skelton @dianaskelton.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Scrap the two-child limit now!
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ATD Fourth World UK @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Appreciating this article--which cites Tammy Mayes and @dianaskelton.bsky.social of @atd4thworld.bsky.social and PFAN www.nuffieldfjo.org.uk/story/this-i...
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“This is an opportunity for me to be someone I wish I could have had back then.” How peer parental advocacy is breaking down barriers between parents and children’s services - Nuffield Family Justice ...
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ATD Fourth World UK @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
We are proud to be among the 100 groups who co-signed this letter on fully scrapping the two-child limit. Via @cpaguk.bsky.social www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Over 100 groups call for Labour to fully scrap two child benefit cap
‘Abolishing the two-child limit in full will set millions of children’s lives on a path to a brighter future’, major organisations say
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ATD Fourth World UK @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
atd-uk.org/2025/11/04/j... Great book launch event!
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Joyful Revolution: Poverty, Social Justice and the Story of Mary Rabagliati - ATD Fourth World UK
Above from left: Kate Evans, Diana Skelton, Dr. Tania Burchardt and Elaine Li Quan On 4 November,  the London School (…) Read more →
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Diana Skelton @dianaskelton.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
I highly recommend this newsletter by @cherrycasey.bsky.social, the author of "The UK has a forced adoption problem" (www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/society/6018...) Childhood Vs The State cherrycasey.substack.com?r=6t36e8&utm...
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Childhood Vs The State | Cherry Casey | Substack
A newsletter exploring the impact on society when what children need to live healthy, fair and safe lives is absent from policymaking. Click to read Childhood Vs The State, by Cherry Casey, a Substack...
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Kartik Raj @kartikraj.eurosky.social · 03/11/2025
Glad to join friends in the UK’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Network meeting with the Ministry of Justice today to follow up on the UN CESCR’s review earlier this year. More here on the network: justfair.org.uk/campaigns-2/...
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Diana Skelton @dianaskelton.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Here's a new article about Joyful Revolution from @atd4thworld.bsky.social www.atd-fourthworld.org/joyful-revol...
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Poverty, Social Justice, and the Story of Mary Rabagliati
Reading time 8 minutes Diana Skelton, originally from the Washington D.C. area, is an ATD Fourth World Volunteer Corps member. (...) Read more →
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ATD Fourth World International @atd4thworld.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
📷 Out soon! Joyful Revolution: Poverty, Social Justice, & the Story of Mary Rabagliati Interview with author @dianaskelton.bsky.social. Who was Mary Rabagliati & why her lifelong dedication to #SocialJustice & anti-poverty work. 📷 atdfw.org/JoyfulRevolu... #books #atdfourthworld #revolution
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Diana Skelton @dianaskelton.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
In-person and virtual launch event for Joyful Revolution: Poverty, Social Justice and the Story of Mary Rabagliati - Tuesday, 4 November, 6:30 to 8 pm at the @lse-sticerd-case.bsky.social with @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social and @atd4thworld.bsky.social To register: www.lse.ac.uk/events/joyfu...
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Joyful revolution | Reflections on Mary Rabagliati
6.30pm Tues 4 Nov | Eileen Alexander, Diana Skelton | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE
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ATD Fourth World UK @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Why it matters that today is the UN International Day to #EndPoverty. Via @church-poverty.org.uk
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ATD Fourth World UK @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Why it matters that today is the UN International Day to #EndPoverty. Via @church-poverty.org.uk
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ATD Fourth World UK @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Why it matters that today is the UN International Day to #EndPoverty. Via @church-poverty.org.uk
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Diana Skelton @dianaskelton.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
On the #17Oct Day to #EndPoverty, the APLE Collective is speaking out via @equalitytrust.bsky.social supporters.equalitytrust.org.uk/civicrm/mail...
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APLE Collective, Taking Voice Seriously and Why IDEP 2025 Matters
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Diana Skelton @dianaskelton.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
This week is Challenge Poverty Week in England and Wales, culminating in the International Day to End Poverty on Friday. All week, bsky.app/profile/chur... will be sharing guest posts from @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social on why the day matters, and on the changes we are pressing for.
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Koldo Casla @koldocasla.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Some personal reflections on the International Day on the Eradication of Poverty cc @atd-fourthworld-uk.bsky.social @atd4thworld.bsky.social hrcessex.wordpress.com/2025/10/17/e...
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Ending Poverty Via Epistemic Justice
By  Dr Koldo Casla (Senior Lecturer in International Human Rights Law at Essex Law School). We honour the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on 17 October. The extent to which th…
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