Tag Archives: Voices from the Margins
The UK doesn’t want demonising rhetoric – it wants to end poverty
There have been some political statements that have demonised and divided people in the past week. It’s absolutely not what …
Ashleigh: “I think we will become known for making a change”
What drives activists and activism? For Ashleigh, it is a combination of love, hope, and a passion for equality and …
Urban Poverty Pilgrimage: Towards a Theological Practice
Church Action on Poverty in Sheffield embarks on an Urban Poverty Pilgrimage - a journey in search of moral and …
Poems from the Iona Community 2022
Last year, the Pilgrimage on the Margins listened to people and amplified truths revealed by people from communities on the margins across the UK. Eight …
Mary: tackling poverty via radio, art and a newfound resolve
Change comes, not from looking and seeing - but from taking action. And Mary has certainly done lots of that. …
The truth about poverty?
Last year, we took members of several Poverty Truth Commissions to the Greenbelt festival for the first time. It was …
Recipes for change: Tony & Sue say a fantastic thank you
“We hope you find them inspiring and more to the point tasty and frugal.” HOW would you cope if you …
Martin speaks up to help unlock poverty
One of our trustees shares his own Universal Credit story Church Action on Poverty has been helping to improve understanding …
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 …