For everyone born a place at the table

Why does greater income equality matter ... and how do we achieve it?

A conference jointly organised by Scottish churches and Scottish trade unions

6th November 2009 Easter Road Conference Centre Edinburgh

Speakers include:

Professor Richard Wilkinson Co-author of "The Spirit Level; why more equal societies almost always do better"

Ann McKechin MP,Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland

Grahame Smith, General Secretary, STUC

Alison Elliot, Convener of Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations and former Church of Scotland Moderator

Workshops include

A Living Wage for Scotland Deborah Littman, UNISON

Inequality and Power, Niall Cooper, Church Action on Poverty

Alternative models of finance and organisation Richard McCready, Policy and Information Officer, Co-operation and Mutuality Scotland

Climate change and poverty Judith Robertson, Director, Oxfam Scotland

Download conference programme