The 2023 Budget was a divisive ‘us and them’ one, our panel members feel. Members of the Speaking Truth To Power national panel met on Wednesday to watch the 2023 Budget and to discuss what it means. Afterwards, the panel’s
This week’s Budget must bridge the rich-poor gulf, and start addressing the causes of poverty, say people with direct experience of UK poverty This week’s Budget statement is a precious chance to bridge the rich-poor divide and to enable opportunities
A chance conversation at just the right time set Gemma Athanasius-Coleman on the road to social justice activism. She was volunteering at Newquay Orchard, when one of the team mentioned a new project looking at food experiences during the pandemic.
We catch up with Sue Robinson, a community champion in Liverpool – and hear of new grounds for optimism… Last spring, tens of thousands of people heard from people in a Liverpool neighbourood, thanks to a powerful piece of community
Carlie tells of her experience of poverty, and the systems that do (or don’t) support families with additional needs What does poverty look like today? What is at stake when the Government talks of cutting benefits? What needs to change
Each year, the Dignity, Agency, Power calendar tells stories of people who bring those values to life. This page features STEF BENSTEAD. In 2019, Stef wrote Second Class Citizens, looking at the shameful way the UK state has treated disabled
“We all want a better world. We have the money, we have the expertise, we have the technologies. It’s just political will.” Those are the words of Wayne Green (pictured above) who has been striving to improve society for more
Niall Cooper, director of Church Action on Poverty, asks: How do we build dignity, agency and power together as a society? Introduction Church Action on Poverty’s vision is that the UK can and must be transformed into a country where
When dozens of people are talking at once, how can you make yourself heard? When you speak to people in positions of great power, how do you retain your own? In this story of Dignity, Agency and Power, Penny Walters
Church Action on Poverty trustee Stef Benstead reflects on what scripture has to say about Christians campaigning for change.
