Poet Matt Sowerby harnesses the power and resolve of people in poverty. Matt started using his skills as a route to social justice, when he became involved in the End Hunger UK campaign. From there, he hasn’t looked back. In
On Tuesday 14th July we launched the pilot episode of our new show The Collective on Zoom and Facebook Live. The Collective is an hour of inspiring stories of collective action to promote dignity, agency and power. In our first
Gathering on the Margins is going from once a week to once a month. We used our final weekly session to reflect on the past three months and what we have learnt so far. We have had a Gathering on
This week we talked about campaigning and movement building, including different approaches to campaigning and what issues Church Action on Poverty should campaign on. We have been having these gatherings every Tuesday at 2 pm. Join us on Zoom to
This week in Gathering on the Margins, we heard from a number of creative people who told us about how they are using art and creativity to respond to COVID-19. We have these gatherings every Tuesday at 2 pm. Join
This week in our gathering on the margins we were talking about the media, and the issues around reporting people’s stories fairly and accurately. We are having these gatherings every Tuesday at 2 pm. Join us on Zoom to connect
Our Empowerment Programme Officer Ben Pearson wrote this poem as part of one of our weekly creative workshops.
We are more reliant than ever on digital connection during the lockdown, but for many people it is very difficult to get the digital access they need to stay connected. At this week’s Gathering on the Margins we looked at
Our Empowerment Programme Officer Ben Pearson wrote this poem as part of a workshop run by Church Action on Poverty’s poet in digital residence Matt Sowerby.
Church Action on Poverty supporter Liz Delafield wrote this poem as part of one of our weekly poetry workshops.
