by Tim DevereuxTim is a member of the Leeds Diocese pax Christi group and has recently stood down as chair of MAW (The Movement for the Abolition of War). It was Bruce Kent who first got me involved in the war/climate breakdown issue. I had been a member of CND and Pax Christi since the 70s, […]
NJPN
24 Nov – UK Poverty and the Real Living Wage
By Joe Burns, Commission MemberUK Poverty and the Real Living Wage – This was the title of the National Justice & Peace Network (NJPN) Open Networking Day held on Saturday 16 November 2024. The Leeds J&P Commission hosted this event on behalf of NJPN.The event opened with a presentation from Sara Bryson, Assistant Director (North) […]
06 Nov – 16th November NJPN Networking Day: The Real Living Wage
Saturday 16th November The National Justice & Peace Network (NJPN) brings together J&P activists from across the Dioceses of England and Wales with in-person and online events focussing on various social justice issues. The Diocese of Leeds Justice & Peace Commission is delighted to be hosting this meeting on their behalf at Wheeler Hall, Leeds […]
05 Nov – The Windrush Generation
By John Duffy, Commission MemberI was lucky enough to go to a recent National Justice & Peace networking day in Birmingham, to listen to the Reverend Eve Pitts, – the first Black woman to be ordained priest in the Church of England – talk about being brought up by the Windrush Generation. […]
01 Aug – Reflections from the 2023 NJPN Conference
By Chuks Nwachukwu, sponsored to attend by SPARK Social Justice The 45th Annual conference of the National Justice and Peace Network was held on 21 – 23 July 2023 at the Hayes conference centre in Swanwick, Alfreton Derby. With the Theme ‘Sustainability? Survival or Shutdown’. It was a very great weekend filled with interesting and […]
16 Mar – SPARK Social Justice sponsors places at Sustainability Conference
Live in the Leeds Diocese, concerned about our climate emergency and aged 18-30?SPARK Social Justice is sponsoring people for the full cost of attending the 2023 National Justice & Peace Network (NJPN) Conference. The conference fees are £225 and SPARK will pay directly for your ticket. Rail travel to the nearest station will also be […]
04 Sep – Reflections from the Action for Life on Earth Conference
By Sara of Margaret Clitherow parish in Leeds Sara was one of the young people sponsored to attend this conference by our SPARK Social Justice Project. My intentions in attending the Justice and Peace Climate Change Conference were to educate myself more on the global crisis and try to understand how churches were taking action. […]