by Carol BurnsLeeds City Square, 26th January 202580 of us gathered in the centre of Leeds – Jews, Muslims, Christians, other faiths and none – to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. We held the event independently of any other organisation so we could include reference to Gaza. As well as recalling the Nazi Holocaust with readings […]
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28 Jan – Yorkshire Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
by Dave Webb, Chair of YCNDYorkshire Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament held its Annual General Meeting on 18th January 2025 in Huddersfield. With the world on the brink of chaos through the threat of nuclear war and the realities of climate change, plus the devastating wars in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan…. it was timely to bring together […]
22 Jan – Ceasefire in Gaza
by Rt Hon Sir John Battle (Chair Leeds Diocesan J & P)(former Minister of State at Foreign Office)A ceasefire pause and the release of some Israeli captives and Palestinians prisoners is a welcome relief 15 months after a violent act of Hamas terror and an Israeli war of reprisal in Gaza. Too many have died […]
14 Jan – Holocaust Memorial Day Citizen’s Commemoration
We have received the following invitation from a group of people from a number of different faith and social activism traditions Invitation to a Holocaust Memorial Day Citizen’s Commemoration 12-1pm City Square Leeds Sunday 26th January 2025 Never Again for Anyone. We are a group of people from a number of different faith and social […]
JUBILEE YEAR 2025
By John Battle, Commission Chair 2025 is to be celebrated throughout the Catholic Church as a Jubilee Year. Announced by Pope John Paul II back in 2000, telling young people they would be “the leading players”, the theme for 2025 is “Pilgrims of Hope”. There is even a cartoon mascot to encourage the young, named […]
Was Jesus a Supporter of a Real Living Wage?
The upcoming National Justice & Peace Network day at Leeds Cathedral about UK poverty and the Real Living Wage reminded me of something I wrote during the pandemic in relation to the idea of aUniversal Basic Income – but I think the same idea applies to the Real Living Wage. The Gospel parable of the […]
05 Oct – ‘Let us Dream’ workshop at LTU
On 2nd October SPARK held a sustainability event at Leeds Trinity University in partnership with the new Director of Sustainability and the Director of Catholic Mission.A key message from Katie Clegg, Director of Sustainability at the university, was that sustainability will only be achieved if it involves everyone at the university – not just staff […]