Gina Cavanagh
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25 Feb – Kindness
by Rafael Antonio, SPARK social justice“You are very lucky” said many a friend and relative to me. I recently returned home to my country of origin after a hectic and emotionally demanding year as an international student.But it was only after this statement, did I realise how true this sentiment was. I was a man […]
17 Feb – EXCAVATING HOPE – THE 2025 ROMERO LECTURE on 13 MARCH
By Joe Burns, Commission MemberWe are delighted that SPARK Social Justice, our project working with younger Catholics, working in partnership with Leeds Trinity University, will support a Leeds presentation of the 2025 Romero Lecture. It will take place at the new city centre campus of the university, which is on Trevelyan Square, just off Boar […]
6 Feb – CAFOD Family Fast Day 14th March
During Lent, CAFOD is inviting you to join Lokho on her journey of survival – of finding hope through devasting drought. “One day, two of them died,” Lokho tells us of her goats. “A day after that, another. A week later, another three. Now I have zero livestock.” At just 28-years-old, Lokho is a survivor of a […]
Care Workers – Modern Day Slavery in the UK
by Sara ForrestModern-day Slaves are significantly exploited by their employers. A high proportion are sex workers. Women are therefore more likely to be slaves than men. Charities working in this sector estimate that there are about 122,000 people currently living in the UK who are Modern-day Slaves.The Government established a Care Workers Visa to enable […]
Never again for anyone
by Robert CohenWe are gathered here in Leeds City Square to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.Tomorrow will be the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp in Poland in 1945.It’s estimated that more than a million people perished in Auschwitz during the Second World War. The vast majority were Jews. But there were […]
17 Jan – Disarming the Heart
by Carol Burns, Pax ChristiDisarming the HeartA liturgy of repentance in a Nuclear AgeAn Ash Wednesday service will be held on Wednesday 6th March at 12.30 outside Holy Trinity Church on Boar Lane in Leeds.Since 1982, Christians have assembled on Ash Wednesday at the Ministry of Defence to pray for peace and a conversion of […]