A confronting examination of the politics of poverty.
In the last two decades, the proportion of people living in extreme poverty has halved. Yet there is a looming threat that, if not addressed, stands to undermine and in some cases reverse this progress – extreme and growing inequality.
We now live in a world where the richest 85 people own the same wealth as the poorest 3.5 billion people. In most countries, economic inequality is worse than it was 30 years ago, and Australia is no exception, where the richest 1 % of Australians own the same wealth as the bottom 60%.
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Extreme economic inequality threatens global security and economic growth, and compounds other inequalities, such as gender inequality, and access to health and education. Significantly, greater economic wealth also buys political influence.
In this thought-provoking lecture Dr Helen Szoke shares how Oxfam is tacklingthe root causes of poverty at the national and global level. Hear how they achieve this work, while still being fiercely non-partisan, in an unashamedly political environment.
This event is co-presented by The Bob Hawke Prime Ministerial Centre and Oxfam Australia.
FREE registration, The politics of poverty
29 October, 6pm
Allan Scott Auditorium, University of South Australia
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