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Church Action on Poverty | A Fair Say
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Church Action on Poverty North East annual report 2022-24
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A sermon for Church Action on Poverty Sunday
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SPARK newsletter winter 2023-24
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Church Action on Poverty | A Fair Say
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A powerful new art exhibition has been launched, telling the stories and aspirations of people in poverty.
Dreams & Realities is on display at St Mary’s Church in Sheffield, and will then go on tour as part of the Let’s End Poverty campaign.
Dreams & Realities of people's lives
Stephen Martin, a local artist, has painted acrylic portraits of nine people living in poverty in Sheffield, including himself.
Each picture shows the person, something that depicts their economic reality, and ..read more
Church Action on Poverty | A Fair Say
1w ago
This is Church Action on Poverty’s statement on the 2024 Budget. It includes the views of our expert advisors with direct current experience of poverty.
The 2024 Budget further punishes and marginalises people on the lowest incomes, and is outrageous and counter-productive.
That’s the message from social justice campaigners with Church Action on Poverty.
Recent Budgets have rarely provided adequate support or good news for people on low incomes, despite polling showing that 88% of the British public think more should be done to tackle poverty.
Further cuts to public services wi ..read more
Church Action on Poverty | A Fair Say
2w ago
This is Church Action on Poverty’s statement on the 2024 Budget. It includes the views of our expert advisors with direct current experience of poverty.
The 2024 Budget further punishes and marginalises people on the lowest incomes, and is outrageous and counter-productive.
That’s the message from social justice campaigners with Church Action on Poverty.
Recent Budgets have rarely provided adequate support or good news for people on low incomes, despite polling showing that 88% of the British public think more should be done to tackle poverty.
Further cuts to public services wi ..read more
Church Action on Poverty | A Fair Say
2w ago
Welcome to our new guest series, of stories that challenge and change. These are intentionally contrary stories that push back against negative ideas, and force us all to re-examine negative stigmas and stereotypes. They are longer than our usual blogs, and we encourage you to read them when you have the time to do so in full.
These stories are told by Stef Benstead, a social justice campaigner, Manchester Poverty Truth Commissioner, and an expert on the mistreatment of disabled people.
Meet Alan...
Alan is the quintessential benefit scrounger. When a work coach or jobcentre staff member te ..read more
Church Action on Poverty | A Fair Say
1M ago
This is a guest series of stories that challenge and change. These are intentionally contrary stories that push back against negative ideas, and force us all to re-examine negative stigmas and stereotypes. They are longer than our usual blogs, and we encourage you to read them when you have the time to do so in full.
These stories are told by Stef Benstead, a social justice campaigner, Manchester Poverty Truth Commissioner, and an expert on the mistreatment of disabled people.
Meet Emma...
Emma is your ‘typical’ workless benefit claimant: overweight; in a power chair; all-but never worked ..read more
Church Action on Poverty | A Fair Say
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Revd Jeremy Tear has kindly shared with us this sermon, which he preached at St Mary's Great Sankey on Church Action on Poverty Sunday 2024.
The Sunday next before Lent, 11 February 2024 Reading: Mark 9:2-9
The Transfiguration which we read about in today’s Gospel presents us with an amazing incident in the life of Jesus. What does it mean for Jesus to have been transfigured though? It seems to me that to transfigure means to transform – Jesus’ appearance was transformed as the glory of God rested upon him. It was as if he had the Daz treatment, for those of you who remember the advert, fo ..read more
Church Action on Poverty | A Fair Say
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This year is a chance to reassert what we want for the country. The huge majority of us want to end poverty… Niall Cooper says: Let’s make ourselves heard!
This week, I have had the privilege of speaking with community activists and advocates from across the country.
Colleagues and I have been in workshops and conversations with people from all over England – from York and Halifax in Yorkshire, to Lewes and Epsom in the south, to Liverpool and Manchester across the Pennines.
I’ve been struck time and again by their compassion for their communities, but above all by their hope for change ..read more
Church Action on Poverty | A Fair Say
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Pantry member Don tells us how he and Your Local Pantry helped him have helped each another
Your Local Pantries are making an amazing difference to people’s lives, in all four nations of the UK.
From Portadown to Portsmouth, Edinburgh to Ebbw Vale, Pantries are bringing people together around food and helping people forge friendships and freedom, to live more full lives.
Pantries are about so much more than food.
We were delighted recently to chat to Donald, a member at Leith Pantry in Edinburgh and a talented artist.
Some of his pictures are now on display in the Pantry, for members and ..read more
Church Action on Poverty | A Fair Say
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SPARK newsletter winter 2023-24
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Act On Poverty – a Lent programme about tackling UK and global poverty
Charities and churches launch course on practical activism ahead of a much-anticipated General Election.
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