We will send regular emails, with: stories of how people in our network are working together to build dignity, agency and power; actions you can take to call for change; and materials for prayer and reflection.
In this guest blog, Deborah Vithiyanandan draws on her own experiences of injustice and marginalisation, and urges the church across the UK to stand up for justice. I arrived in Scotland as a child in 2001, seeking asylum with my
Church Action on Poverty North East recently held its AGM. Jim Robertson reports on the guest talk, and you can download the annual report below. Dr Mwenza Blell, senior lecturer and research consultant at Newcastle University was the guest speaker.
Poverty is not inevitable – it is a choice we can change. Tom Burgess from Taxpayers Against Poverty outlines their new report. For many churches and faith communities, the reality of poverty is not abstract. It is visible in food
Put your faith into action – make a donation to Church Action on Poverty today.
Your gifts help to put gospel values of justice and compassion into practice. They ensure that the voices of people in poverty are heard. They help churches across the UK to speak truth to power about UK poverty.
Together, we can build a more powerful movement in the churches and beyond, to loosen the grip which poverty still has on too many people’s lives in our country.
Open your hand to the poor and needy neighbour.
(Deuteronomy 15:7–11)
We supported Jayne to be part of a Poverty Truth Commission and Self-Reliant Groups
“Church Action on Poverty helped me find direction and confidence. These days I feel of value, that my life and my words have meaning, and that I can be part of positive change.”
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