Tag Archives: Partners and allies
Speaking, talking, and power
At our National Poverty Consultation in November, Revd Deirdre Brower Latz was on our panel for a fascinating discussion about churches, poverty, and the idea …
Foodbanks and the politics of salvation
A powerful and challenging blog from Nick Waterfield, chair of Church Action on Poverty in Sheffield.
Christian responses to poverty: community not charity
At the start of November 2018, Church Action on Poverty and our partners at ‘Life on the Breadline’ held a National Poverty Consultation in Manchester, …
Life on the Breadline
How has austerity affected Christian engagement with poverty? Church Action on Poverty is partnering in a major new research project to explore this question. Research …
Living with a learning disability now
In this guest blog, Neil Carpenter talks about his new book Austerity’s Victims. I’ve been lucky: after university and a variety of teaching jobs in England …
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 have failed ….” Reflections on food banks and Universal Credit
Nick Waterfield, chair of our local group in Sheffield, shares some reflections as he prepares for their annual Pilgrimage event. This Saturday (20 October 2018) …
Darwen gets hangry
Through our Food Power programme, we have been helping young people in Lancashire to speak out about their experiences of going hungry. They are now …
Love and hunger in breadline Britain
Chris Shannahan introduces a new project, being supported by Church Action on Poverty: working for a a moral and spiritual revolution to replace the culture …