Living in poverty has never been a life choice. The harsh realities faced by people living in poverty are indefensible and with this in mind, the APLE Collective’s mission statement clearly articulates the need and value of creating a lived experience of poverty network across the UK to raise awareness of poverty, reduce stigma Read more…
Hi, my name is Phil Parkes, and I am the volunteer Co Ordinator for Expert Citizens CIC. I am also part of the APLE Collective of which Expert Citizens CIC are founder members. I was asked to write this about APLE’s recent Digital Divide Webinar and I thought rather than Read more…
In our final APLE meeting of 2020 we talked about some of the years work and our successes: – The Digital Divide campaign, The International day for the eradication of poverty, growing as a collective and finalising our plans for the year ahead. Although 2020 has been tough for us Read more…
COVID-19 has amplified and exposed the impact of digital disconnection throughout our low income communities and as such, we at the APLE Collective (Addressing Poverty with Lived Experience) are calling for the Metro Mayors and the Government to listen to us and take action to address this issue. Combined Authorities Read more…
Amplifying the voice of people living in poverty is key in order to raise awareness of and effectively address the issues faced in low income communities. Not wanting to be left out of mainstream debates that have the potential to affect long term, sustainable change, the voice of lived experience Read more…
As a national collective of people with lived experience of poverty and organisations which support them, we stand together with others to acknowledge that racism is here in the UK and raise our voices to say, it is not acceptable to believe that some human beings are worth less than Read more…
The APLE Collective have been mentioned in an article on the BBC website. “Coronavirus has forced people around the world to change the way they live their lives. In Britain we have been spending most of our time at home, attempting to educate our own children and leaving the house Read more…
The APLE Collective have been mentioned in an article for the LGC website, written by Helen Barnard. “@HartActionLab and @ThriveTeesside, members of @ApleCollective, say local government should work more closely with those using key services so they are designed and delivered as accessibly as possible” To read the full article:
The APLE Collective have been mentioned in an article featured on the ‘Rethinking Poverty‘ website- written by Katy Goldstraw and John Diamond. “The unprecedented challenges created by the global COVID-19 pandemic have brought about many examples of human kindness, compassion and value-driven policy responses. Painted rainbows in windows across the Read more…
We are in unprecedented times, all that we have previously felt to be ‘normal’ has changed. COVID-19, the global pandemic, has resulted so far in fundamental changes to the way that we live our lives. Now more than ever, we need to remind ourselves of the values we hold dear; Read more…