{"id":3540,"date":"2024-07-15T14:03:22","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T13:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourdorset.org.uk\/listening\/?page_id=3540"},"modified":"2024-07-15T14:09:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T13:09:50","slug":"poverty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ourdorset.org.uk\/listening\/poverty\/","title":{"rendered":"Poverty Truth Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"

At a glance<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Group conversation<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>

There are over 30 Poverty Truth Commissions (PTCs) across the UK, all supported by a national Poverty Truth Network<\/a>. They bring together people with lived experience of poverty (community commissioners) and leaders (civic and business commissioners) within a city or region (in our case Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) to work together over 12-18 months to understand the nature of poverty, what some of the underlying issues are that create poverty, and to explore creative ways of addressing them.<\/p>\n<\/div>

<\/i>Poverty Truth – Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>

About this approach<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Useful for talking with<\/h5><\/div>

People from the local community who have struggled against poverty (community commissioners), bringing with them their own expertise, life experiences and wisdom, and forming a commission together with an equal number of local civic and business leaders (civic and business commissioners).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Purpose of this type of conversation<\/h5><\/div>

To build relationships of trust between the two groups of commissioners. To understand the nature of poverty, its causes and develop creative ways to address them.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Type of conversation<\/h5><\/div>

This approach can use a range of conversational styles. Facilitation of the commission gatherings is rooted in the Art of Hosting practice.<\/p>\n

Key elements in holding a poverty truth commission:<\/p>\n