"Who can change the world without me?"

- Ivenson, youth delegate from Haiti

Fourth World has the longest history in New York out of all the American delegations, and the New York delegates will present an inspiring portrait of the ongoing impact of Street Libraries and the Tapori network as children mature. A group of young teenagers who have aged out of being read to at Street Libraries have started taking leadership roles, speaking out about what made the program important to them and getting trained on how to participate in running a Street Library. There is also a generation of young people, older than the “tween” group, who grew up in Tapori and Street Libraries and have formed the Youth Voices Workshop, in which they give their input on the impact of Fourth World on their lives, and help set the direction for Tapori and Street Libraries throughout the US. Finally, the Street Libraries have been a springboard for adult involvement as well, and they will share their strong tradition of gathering in diversity and mutual respect to make partnerships between people with firsthand experience living in poverty, academics, policymakers, and UN officials.

Upcoming New York Events:

Monday October 11th (Columbus Day)

Local observance of October 17th, International Day for the Eradication of Poverty Monday from 2-6pm at the Fourth World House we will meet, hear and prepare with the delegations who will be preparing the Washington DC assembly. This weekend we are expecting the delegations of Honduras and Mexico to arrive in NYC.

Monday, October 18th

The 2010 Octboer 17th International Day for the Eradication of Poverty commemoration will take place on Monday, 18 October at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 1:15 to 2:30 pm. An interactive panel on the theme “From Poverty to Decent Work: youth bridging the gap” will follow the commemoration from 3.00 to 4.30 pm at the Church Center, 777 First Avenue at 44th Street, New York. An invitation and details can be found at Octboer 17th 2010 United Nations Invitation

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