Consultation on the UNCRC Laura Dover, The Everyone’s Children Project Development Officer, responded to the Scottish Government Consultation on Incorporating the UNCRC into Scots Law. ‘UNCRC’ stands for the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. This...Read more...
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Glasgow’s first Local Child Poverty Action Report
Suzie Scott Everyone’s Children Project Manager Everyone’s Children have been involved over the past year in developing Glasgow’s Local Poverty Action Report (LCPAR). Suzie Scott, Everyone’s Children Manager describes the third sector contribution. The Child...Read more...
Delay to IGF Replacement Fund Proposal
The paper on the new Glasgow City Council grants fund to replace the IGF was proposed at the City Administration Committee on the 27th June. After debate, the proposal has been “continued”. It will now go to an all-party short-life working party for...Read more...
Extreme Poverty and Human Rights – What next in Scotland?
The extent of extreme poverty in the UK and how it breaches our human rights was formally reported to the 41st session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on the 28th June [1]. It is now up to civil society, as well as our National Human Rights Institutions, to...Read more...
Kids can’t wait for new income supplement, civil society tells First Minister
[Press Release, 24th June 2019] 70 leaders and organisations from across Scottish society have joined together to call on the First Minister to speed up the introduction of a new income supplement to tackle child poverty. [1] Poverty campaigners, faith leaders,...Read more...
The People Factor – Bank of England event
The People Factor What economic policy really means for people and communities in Scotland GCVS and charities from across Glasgow and Scotland were privileged and rather excited to welcome Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England to our Albany Centre in April...Read more...
Hold the date! 28th June Glasgow ‘Human Rights and Poverty’ Event
Professor Philip Alston will report to the UN Human Rights Council on his visit to the UK and subsequent written report that complained about the extent of absolute poverty in the UK and what urgent action is needed to respect the social and economic rights of people...Read more...
GCVS names Ian Bruce as new Chief Executive
GCVS Press Release 29th May 2019 Glasgow Council for the Voluntary Sector (GCVS), the main development and support agency for voluntary and community organisations in Glasgow, is delighted to announce the appointment of Ian Bruce as its new Chief Executive. Ian will...Read more...
A Tribute to Helen Macneil, Chief Executive from our Chair, Shona Stephen
Many readers will know that GCVS chief executive, Helen Macneil, is retiring in June. As the proud chair of GCVS who has worked alongside Helen for the last seven years, I have the unenviable task of trying to sum up in a few words her enormous contribution to the...Read more...
Human Rights Damage
‘As Thomas Hobbes observed long ago, such an approach condemns the least well off to lives that are “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short”. As the British social contract slowly evaporates, Hobbes’ prediction risks becoming the new reality.’ This startling...Read more...
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