Ellie Malhotra reviews a new play, a much-needed wake-up call for change that restores power to voices that are too often ignored. Tucked away above a lively Camden pub, the Etcetera Theatre offers the kind of intimate space that makes
Five people with experience of complex poverty have been speaking up to press for change, as part of an exciting collaboration in York. Church Action on Poverty worked with the independent media outlet YorkMix and with a local group called
There have been some political statements that have demonised and divided people in the past week. It’s absolutely not what the UK public needs or wants. There is, in fact, considerable consensus around poverty and economic justice in the UK.
What drives activists and activism? For Ashleigh, it is a combination of love, hope, and a passion for equality and justice. Ashleigh has experienced powerlessness, homelessness, the criminal justice system and poverty. But her experiences have also shown her that
Church Action on Poverty in Sheffield embarks on an Urban Poverty Pilgrimage – a journey in search of moral and spiritual significance. Church Action on Poverty in Sheffield, has embarked on what it describes as an Urban Poverty Pilgrimage. About
Change comes, not from looking and seeing – but from taking action. And Mary has certainly done lots of that. Mary Passeri, at her art studio in York. Photo by David Harrison. Are you ready?… In the past eight years,
The Iona Community wrote several anonymous poems reflecting on dignity and agency. We have captured and transcribed the poems in this blog post.
Last year, we took members of several Poverty Truth Commissions to the Greenbelt festival for the first time. It was an exciting and inspiring experience – especially the opportunity for us to reflect together with Clare McBeath, our friend from
“We hope you find them inspiring and more to the point tasty and frugal.”
One of our trustees shares his own Universal Credit story
