FLINTSHIRE AMs BACK “KEEP THE PROMISE” EVENT TO END CHILD POVERTY
Carl Sargeant, AM for Alyn and Deeside, and Sandy Mewies, AM for Delyn, have signed up to the ‘Keep the Promise’ campaign to end child poverty.
The Campaign to End Child Poverty is organising the largest ever event to end child poverty in Trafalgar Square on 4th October. The ‘Keep the Promise‘ rally is designed to hold the UK Government to its promise of halving child poverty by 2010 and ending it by 2020.
Mr Sargeant said: “Eradicating poverty and improving the life chances of all our children is at the top of the list of priorities for the Assembly Government, and in backing the ‘Keep the Promise’ campaign we are strongly reaffirming our commitment to that aim.”
Mrs Mewies said: “The Assembly Government is driving forward a cross cutting agenda for improving the lives of children and young people, based on partnership working and implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. I will do all I can to keep issues of child poverty right at the top of the political agenda.”
The rally on the 4th October will mobilise public support to make the biggest noise ever for Government to keep its pledge to end child poverty. The event will begin with a short march from Millbank in central London from 11.30am, before marching to Trafalgar Square where there will be family fun and speakers. This will be followed by a mass moment where everyone will try to make enough noise from Trafalgar Square to be heard from Downing Street. For further information about the campaign to end child poverty visit www.endchildpoverty.org.uk/promise.
Carl Sargeant, AM for Alyn and Deeside, and Sandy Mewies, AM for Delyn, have signed up to the ‘Keep the Promise’ campaign to end child poverty.
The Campaign to End Child Poverty is organising the largest ever event to end child poverty in Trafalgar Square on 4th October. The ‘Keep the Promise‘ rally is designed to hold the UK Government to its promise of halving child poverty by 2010 and ending it by 2020.
Mr Sargeant said: “Eradicating poverty and improving the life chances of all our children is at the top of the list of priorities for the Assembly Government, and in backing the ‘Keep the Promise’ campaign we are strongly reaffirming our commitment to that aim.”
Mrs Mewies said: “The Assembly Government is driving forward a cross cutting agenda for improving the lives of children and young people, based on partnership working and implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. I will do all I can to keep issues of child poverty right at the top of the political agenda.”
The rally on the 4th October will mobilise public support to make the biggest noise ever for Government to keep its pledge to end child poverty. The event will begin with a short march from Millbank in central London from 11.30am, before marching to Trafalgar Square where there will be family fun and speakers. This will be followed by a mass moment where everyone will try to make enough noise from Trafalgar Square to be heard from Downing Street. For further information about the campaign to end child poverty visit www.endchildpoverty.org.uk/promise.
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