Monthly Archives: April 2018

The 'Leave No One Behind Conversations' Series 2 is an ATD Ireland project supported by Concern Worldwide. It is a workshop series designed to start an inclusive conversation about the 2030 Agenda's Leave No One Behind Promise. It aims to raise awareness of the Leave No One Behind Promise of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and to involve citizens from all walks of life (children, youths, adults- including people with experience of poverty and marginalisation). We want to empower marginalised groups to actively contribute to dialogue in Ireland around the Sustainable Development Goals by valuing their knowledge of social…

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“For too long, empty pledges and fine words have died in our mouths – now is the time to turn promises into action for this generation.” Michael D. Higgins, President of Ireland, 2016 The Agenda 2030, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and the 'Leave No One Behind' promise provide the tools to achieve dignity and equality for every human being on this planet by 2030. Commitment and robust implementation of this Agenda is needed, however, to ensure that the plan is achieved for all people, in particular the most vulnerable. Ireland has fully committed to this global agenda, but what does…

All of the stories in "Divinity With Skin On" were written by ordinary people who have a story to tell and this book enables them to do so. "This is something that really inspired me and got me thinking. How each person we meet has a library inside of them, but too often we shy away from sharing it with anyone else. " For the past 20 years, Martin Byrne, volunteer & member of the Board of ATD Ireland has been collecting North Wall stories and publishing them once a year. These stories are coming from a range of people and…