Creative Industries make up 6% of our economy: more than car and oil industries together. They employ 2.3million people. To cut funding is fudge-brained, cack-hearted thinking pitched very much at the highest level of economic self-harm. theguardian.com/education/2024…

The Guardian view on Labour doing God: faith communities can play a part in national renewal | Editorial theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Very much looking forward to speaking and leading a workshop at the Susanna Wesley Foundation conference “Challenging Hope”.

Angry about the immigration system? Want to bring people together to change it? Apply for an organiser role in the North of England

12/14 of our team have lived experience of the migration system & we will teach you to organise (no experience necessary)

app.beapplied.com/org/1549/citiz…

Thanks for joining us The Centre for Progressive Change and IWGB Cleaners & Facilities Branch!

And thanks for the brilliant collaboration Rachel!

Last weekend English for Action 🧡 students campaigning for #LivingHours performed a piece of Forum Theatre we co-created. How do 0 hours contracts affect workers & families? Part of Citizens UK #LondonCitizens work to make London a Living Wage city. A privilege to work with this group.

Utmost admiration and huge congrats to my friend, colleague and former MA tutor Dr. Chrissie Tiller on a colossal achievement: a PhD at the tender age of 74. You’re an inspiration to so many Chrissie!

A life is lost aboard the Bibby Stockholm. Do these posturing politicians even care? | Bibby Stockholm | The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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With colleagues and friends from faith and belief organisations across London, I have written to Rt Hon Michael Tomlinson MP and Home Office to ask them to re-examine practice around #sevendayevictions . We are deeply concerned for the welfare of those who, despite being granted refugee

A massive thank you to Citizens UK leader Rachel for MC’ing the book launch of “A Primer in Christian Ethics.” It was a masterclass in facilitation. She drew everyone into the space & enabled a rather ragged mix of music, talks, & discussion to form a seamless whole

An honour and a joy to MC the launch of Luke Bretherton ‘s new book “A Primer in Christian Ethics: Christ and the Struggle to Live Well”. An essential message for us all. Brilliant responses & challenges from Chine McDonald and Dr Krish Kandiah OBE & modern spiritual jazz from Grace Notes.

The National Centre for Creative Health & All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health & Wellbeing #CreativeHealthReview report is launching today! Live from King's College London

This landmark report offers a set of recommendations on how policy can embrace creative health. Stay tuned ncch.org.uk/creative-healt…

Whenever a Tory says “we’ll do whatever it takes to stop the boats”😭😭😭

Just remember, the one thing they won’t do is give asylum seekers a safe, regulated alternative way to cross from France to the UK.

That’s the real lie from Jenrick, Braverman, Sunak, the lot of them.

👇🏻 #FridayFeeling : A message to the Conservatives on behalf of the British people.

#ThankYouTories 🙏🏻

I’m looking forward to listening to this conversation between Luke Bretherton and Kaitlyn Schiess. ⬇️

Had the joy of attending the launch of #LivingWageWeek at The Oval, London today. Brilliantly organised by Living Wage Foundation Citizens UK. Galvanised to continue action in my role on the steering group for Creative Industries.

Strong work from Operation Noah

Because poltics involves the way that people are cared for and the vulnerable are supported; the church can no sooner withdraw from politics than a doctor can withdraw from medicine.

In fact the Bible calls the church to care more about justice than ritual....

Away with the

Heckler was speaking v quietly. I was about thirty feet away and hadn’t heard him. He is a Conservative member of the London Assembly and was muttering concerns about Stella sounding transphobic.
He was booted out.
Zero tolerance of dissent from the party of free speech? 🤷‍♂️