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Centre for the Study of Human Rights UN International Human Rights Day event
Throughout his long life Professor Peter Townsend - a great friend of the Centre, advocate of human rights, and emeritus professor at LSE - worked hard first to prove the existence of poverty in Britain and then to persuade our society not to take such deprivation for granted. Peter Townsend died in June this year and this performance of 'Broke' by Ice and Fire, Actors for Human Rights, is dedicated to his memory. Using dialogue from real-life interviews with people living in poverty in the UK, the actors explore the dismal side-effects of such gross disadvantage - the homelessness, the lack of affordable housing, the unemployment, the debt, and much else besides. The plight of the poor on its own doorstep mocks Britain's aspiration to be an ethical force in the world and a beacon of human rights standards at home. Often unseen and unheard, this performance gives the poor a voice.
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Various Various | talks |
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Date and Time: |
10 November 2009 at 6:30 pm |
Duration: | 1 hour 30 minutes |
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Venue: |
Old Theatre, London School of Economics & Political Science |
Organised by: |
London School of Economics & Political Science |
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Tickets: |
Free |
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The event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. Any queries, email events@lse.ac.uk| or phone 020 7955 6043. |
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