Tag: North East

Father Bill Rooke RIP

It was with great sadness that members of Church Action on Poverty heard of the death of one our members, Father Bill Rooke. He died on 3 October, which happened to be on the 49th anniversary of his ordination to

Bearing witness to the value of people’s lives

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty is currently touring the UK. Church Action on Poverty arranged for him to visit Cedarwood, a project we’ve been working with on the Meadow Well estate in Newcastle. Our Communications Manager Liam

Getting alongside those who are suffering

Our local group in the North East used the opportunity of Church Action on Poverty Sunday to reflect on some big questions, and get involved in the End Hunger campaign. Group secretary Pat Devlin shares some of their thoughts and

Images for Change

In 2006-07, the North East group carried out an exciting piece of work with disadvantaged local communities, using photographs to explore the impact of regeneration projects.