BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Columba Systems Ltd//NONSGML CPNG/SpringViewer/ICal Output/3.3- M3//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20140926T142458Z DTSTART:20141107T153000Z DTEND:20141107T170000Z SUMMARY:Manchester Policy Week: “They spend it all on booze and fags” – d ebunking misconceptions of welfare spending in the UK and abroad UID:{http://www.columbasystems.com/customers/uom/gpp/eventid/}ycw-i0dwqhm e-xowp8h DESCRIPTION:The University of Manchester’s Policy Week: Inequalities \n\n Event summary: \nIn the UK and countries around the world\, cash transfe r programmes\, welfare and benefit systems are viewed with an amount of suspicion\, due to the misconception that people living in poverty won’t wisely spend the money they receive. Extensive research done by The Uni versity of Manchester has proven otherwise. Join us for a discussion of national and international perspectives on the truth about welfare. \n\n Speakers: \n• David Hulme\, Professor\, Brooks World Poverty Institute\n • Alison McGovern\, MP Wirral South\, Shadow Minister for International Development\n• Deven Ghelani\, Centre for Social Justice\, Welfare Refor m Club and Policy in Practice\n• Sarah Whitehead\, citizen activist \n\n Chair: \nPaul Vallely\n\nBiographical information: \nProfessor David Hul me is the founder-director of the Brooks World Poverty Institute. Recogn ising that microfinance programmes generally do not reach the extremely and chronically poor he researched social protection\, which has demonst rated the potential to be far more effective in meeting the needs of poo r people. His present research in this area looks at the institutionalis ation of social protection by national governments\, especially in Bangl adesh\, and the role of aid donors in supporting social protection progr ammes.\n\nDeven Ghelani is the director of Policy in Practice\, and orga nisation that makes policy work for people. They support local organisat ions with the design and implementation of effective local welfare suppo rt\, and inform policy with the experience of the frontline advisors the y work with. Deven has been working on Universal Credit since its incept ion at the Centre for Social Justice and has written extensively on welf are policy\, government spending and employment. He developed the Univer sal Credit calculator that models both the current and future benefit sy stem and has been used by central government and local authorities to mo del the impacts of welfare reform and explain the changes to residents o n the frontline.\n\nAlison McGovern was elected Member of Parliament for Wirral South in May 2010. Before Parliament she was deputy leader of So uthwark Labour group of Councillors. She also worked for Network Rail\, The Art Fund and Creativity Culture & Education. In Parliament\, she has acted as PPS to Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP\, has been a member of the Oppos ition Whips office\, and is currently Shadow Minister for International Development. She also served on the International Development Select Co mmittee. Alison studied Philosophy at University College London\, and in 2005 returned to Birkbeck College\, University of London to study Econo mics.\n\nSarah Whitehead is a community empowerment champion and activis t in Salford. Current roles include Volunteer Coordinator Healthwatch Sa lford\; co-facilitator and peer mentor for Positive Changes Group and Co mmunity Pride Unit and Church Action on Poverty. She is also Chair and c o founder of the Weaste Area Forum\, a voluntary community engagement gr oup created to enable local residents to have a voice on local issues an d decision making in ways relevant and accessible to them. She has also been Family Support Worker for Prisoners Advice Care Trust and a Project Coordinator for Age UK Salford. \n\nPlease register for this event at:\ nbit.ly/welfaremyths\n\nThis event is part of the University of Manchest er's Policy Week 2014 programme. For more information: visit Policy@Manc hester - http://www.policy.manchester.ac.uk/ or check out the full Polic y Week programme - http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/policymanchester-373569 3075?s=28562195 STATUS:TENTATIVE TRANSP:TRANSPARENT CLASS:PUBLIC LOCATION:Friends House\, 6 Mount Street\, Manchester\, M2 5NS END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR