Children North East and the Beatrice Webb Memorial Trust held a national conference on Child Poverty at the Sage Gateshead on 23rd November 2011.

Thanks to everyone who attended or followed on twitter (#cneconf)

The conference marked the launch of a campaign to take action which would address the issues about child poverty raised by the hundreds of children and young people who took part.

If you have not already registered with Children North East use the form here and we will keep you up to date with progress on this important campaign.

On this page you can view and download the presentations from the event and hear podcasts of the speakers. Be sure to check out the 'Actions' page (coming soon) to find out how you can work with partners across the region to make a difference and tackle the problem of child poverty in the North East.

Child Poverty – Definitely Not A Thing Of The Past / Tommy Anderson / Children North East / Helix Arts from Tommy Anderson on Vimeo.

Richard Wilkinson

Co-Author The Spirit Level with Kate Pickett and is a co-founder of The Equality Trust;

Richard Wilkinson by Children North East

Professor Danny Dorling

Professor of Geography at Sheffield University and Author of Injustice: Why Inequality Persists;

Danny Dorling

Danny Dorling by Children North East

Professor Tracey Shildrick

Professor at the School of Social Sciences and Law, Teeside University and Author of Young People, Class and Place

Tracey Shildrick by Children North East

Ross Hendry

Director of Policy, Children's Commissioner for England

Sara Bryson

Policy and Business Development Manager, Children North East

Summation by Children North East

The conference included the first showing of an exhibition by children and young people, illustrating how they see child poverty in the North East Region in 2011.  Over 1200 children and young people have so far taken part. 

The focus of the day is to collectively find solutions and generate 120 actions to end child poverty. Children North East will be producing a report from the event including all the actions on child poverty suggested by delegates.

If you have any further questions or queries please contact enquiries@children-ne.org