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. […]
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26 Jul – Action for Life on Earth NJPN Conference
By Matty Maslen – parish of St Blaise, Bradford whose attendance was sponsored by SPARK Social JusticeLast weekend, 23rd to 25th August, the National Justice and Peace Network met for their annual conference at the Hayes Conference Centre in Swanwick. The topic for 2021 was climate change, calling the network together to discuss ‘Action for […]
12 Apr – Commission launches Sponsorship scheme for NJPN Conference
As part of our SPARK Social Justice project, aimed at 18–30-year-olds in the Leeds Diocese, we are launching a sponsorship scheme for people in this age group to attend the National Justice & Peace Network (NJPN) Conference in July of this year.John Battle, Chair of the Commission commented, “I know that younger generations are just […]
18 Feb 17 – “Towards a Listening Church” Conference Report
Not only was this event a Leeds J&P Conference, it was also the place where we launched our Annual Review for 2016 and, on top of that, it was also an Open Networking Day of the National Justice & Peace Network (NJPN). As a result, not only were there people from across the Diocese, there […]
17-19 July 2015 – NJPN National Conference
This was the 37th Conference organised by the National Justice and Peace Network (NJPN). Over 300 people from all around the country gathered at the Swanwick Christian Conference centre focussed around the theme of \’The Things that make for Peace\’.These conferences are a mix of keynote speakers, panel discussions and workshops.