Inequality is the largest and easiest root that we can kill. The biggest tool we have is the Guaranteed Minimum Tax-Free Income. Social Capitalism instead of Criminal, Corporate, Military, or Neoliberal.
Nothing will happen if we don't work together for the common good.
Remember that? The ideas of mutual benefit, egalitarianism, meritocracy, and civil responsibility.
Nothing will happen if we don't work together for the common good.
Remember that? The ideas of mutual benefit, egalitarianism, meritocracy, and civil responsibility.
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Equal Opportunity and Liberal Democracy
https://www.equalitytrust.org.uk/History
The Equality Trust was launched in 2009 by Bill Kerry, Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett. The idea for the Trust was developed from 2007, after Kate and Richard secured a publishing deal for The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better (the original hardback title) and Bill recognised the potential for a campaign based on their evidence.
In 2008 the Trust was awarded funding by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust which enabled the founders to commission a website and employ their first member of staff. The Equality Trust's launch coincided with publication of The Spirit Level on 5th March 2009.
In November 2009, a new campaign called One Society was set up by The Equality Trust and the Network for Social Change. One Society's main focus was promoting policies that would take us towards a more equal society - as well as responding to political developments relating to top pay and income inequality. In 2013, One Society was fully merged into the Trust.
The Trust obtained charitable status in May 2015 and continues to be funded through a combination of charitable trusts and support from many generous individuals and organisations for which we are very grateful.
he UK is a divided society where the richest receive the lion’s share, leaving crumbs for the rest. How did we get to this point? What are the costs of having such high inequality? And what do people think we should do about it?
How is economic inequality defined? How unequal is the UK? How has UK inequality changed over time?What factors have led to this increase in inequality in the UK?How does inequality affect the individual, society and the economy?What do people think and know about inequality?The most up to date research on economic inequality, its causes, and its effects.Why is equality better for everyone?
Local Groups
The Equality Trust works with numerous affiliated local groups up and down the UK and across the world, carrying out awareness-raising and campaigning work to reduce economic inequality.
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We have always believed that to reduce economic inequality, a social movement demanding change is necessary. Local groups play an absolutely vital role in making that movement a reality. In their own words, here's why some of our excellent local group members got involved:
“More than anything, The Equality Trust ignites and fosters the realisation that, even alongside the everyday demands of life and work, we can have a real and meaningful effect on our local area, and as part of a greater nationwide movement for a fairer society. Our relationship with the Trust has shown us that a great deal can be achieved, not through time or money, but with simply the motivation to make change happen.” - Adam, Colchester Equality
"The reason for being a member is simply that we have such institutional and ingrained inequality in Britain and elsewhere today and Equality North West and The Equality Trust provide opportunities to work against such a pernicious situation. I get to spend time working with fundamentally decent human beings who aren’t entirely motivated by their own self-interest and I do it because it makes a difference." - Various members of Equality North West
"You've got to be a passionate person and believe that you can make a difference. I feel I'm educating people about inequality. Despite frustrations I feel I'm achieving something when I talk to people on the stall, even if I change just one person's view." - Pam, Bromley Income Equality Group
If you would like to campaign for greater equality in your local area or region and are interested in doing so with other like-minded people, please get in touch with our Supporters & Affiliated Local Groups Manager, Bill Kerry, at bill.kerry@equalitytrust.org.uk and he will put you in touch with other active supporters in your area.
International Groups
Argentina
Julieta Elgarte
julielgarte@yahoo.com.arAustria
Dr. Georg Hubmann
georg.hubmann@jbi.or.at
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Canada (Toronto)
Benjamin J. Trister
ben@benjamintrister.law.pro
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Canada (Vancouver)
Justin Veuthey
justin.veuthey@gmail.com
Chile
Fabiola Cabrera
fabiola.cabrera.v@gmail.com
Germany (Munich)
Catherine Lodge
c-a.lodge@t-online.de
Hungary
Samantha Cheesman
samantha@juris.u-szeged.hu
Italy
Elisabetta Rossi
betta@i-qualitygroup.org
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Kenya & East Africa
Joseph Mbugua Githae
jmgithaemurata@gmail.com
Malawi
Simon Gondwe
lifewithapurpose2014@gmail.com
Netherlands
Marjan Leneman
marjan.leneman@tele2.nl
New Zealand
Nick Jennings
nick-jennings@paradise.net.nz
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Portugal
Filipe Morais
filipemmorais@hotmail.com
South Africa (Cape Town)
Adam Bertscher
abertscher@gmail.com
South Africa (Plettenberg Bay)
Dr Mark Marais
neander@absamail.co.za
Sweden (Gavle)
Kristina Palm
kristinapalm1@gmail.com
Switzerland
Balthasar Glaettli
balthasar.glaettli@gmail.com
Turkey (Istanbul)
Hülya Baylan
hulya-baylan@hotmail.com
USA (California)
Leslie Lewis
lewis.r.leslie@gmail.com
USA (Connecticut)
Richard Duffee
richard.duffee@gmail.com
USA (Oregon)
Bob Goldman
bobgoldman@comcast.net
USA (Tennessee)
Darron Smith
darronsmith@me.com
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Staff Members
Executive DirectorDr Wanda Wyporska is Executive Director of The Equality Trust and was awarded a DPhil. from the University of Oxford, where she was a Starun Senior Scholar. She previously led on equalities at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) and also worked at the TUC.Media and Communications ManagerJohn Hood is Media and Communications Manager at the Equality Trust. John previously worked at the Liberal Democrats' Policy and Research Unit.Supporters and Local Groups ManagerBill is a co-founder of The Equality Trust and looks after our supporters and affiliated local groups. Previously, Bill worked as a Company Secretary across the private, charitable and social enterprise sectors, a role he now performs for the Trust as well. He is also a Non-Executive...Public Affairs and Campaigns ManagerLucy Shaddock is Public Affairs and Campaigns Manager at the Equality Trust. She holds an MSc in Public Policy from University College London and previously worked at the Institute for Government.Finance and Operations ManagerJo is part-time Finance and Operations Manager for the Equality Trust, having previously worked at The Judith Trust. Jo is also a Breastfeeding Counsellor and holds an MSc in Gender Studies.Board Members
Co-founder and Board MemberKate trained in biological anthropology at Cambridge, nutritional sciences at Cornell and epidemiology at UC-Berkeley, and is currently Professor of Epidemiology in the Department of Health Sciences at the University of York. She co-founder of The Equality Trust and is co-author of The Spirit...Board MemberJudith Moran is the Director of Quaker Social Action, an East London charity which supports people on a low income to find solutions to the issues affecting their lives.Board MemberTom is responsible investment co-ordinator at the International Transport Workers’ Federation. This is a recently created post to support trade union work in the capital markets in Europe. Prior to this he was Head of Communications at PIRC, and previously was a senior policy officer at the...Co-founder and Board MemberRichard has played a formative role in international research on the social determinants of health and on the societal effects of income inequality. He studied economic history at LSE before training in epidemiology. He is Professor Emeritus of Social Epidemiology at the University of Nottingham...Board MemberZoe Williams has been a columnist on the Guardian since 2000 - previously, she wrote a column for the London Evening Standard. She has appeared on various current affairs and discussion shows and written for a load of magazines. She was 2013's Print Journalist of the Year for the...
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