Event: Scotland's First Poverty Truth Commission
On March 21st, 2009, grassroots individuals and groups told the truth about poverty. Moving testimonies from Scotland's First Truth Commission are now available on video. Paul Chapman, founding member of the Poverty Initiative, was a lead organizer of this event, modeled after Poverty Initiative Truth Commissions. David Lunan, Moderator of the Church of Scotland hosted. Poor leaders testified to the violations of their economic human rights that are a direct result of living in poverty in the UK.
Watch the Extended Video of Scotland's First Poverty Truth Commission (23 mins)
Transcript of 23 min Video 
Press
Glasgow Herald Report on Truth Commission
Poverty Initiative Co-Founder Paul Chapman's Glasgow Herald Column
Links
Scotland's First Truth Commission Poster and Flier
Church of Scotland Priority Areas
Poverty Initiative and UTS President Serene Jones visit Scotland, Fall 2008
A New and Unsettling Force: Reigniting Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Poor People’s Campaign - the Poverty Initiative's newest original publication is 
