For Christians, Advent is a time of spiritual preparation before celebrating the birth of Jesus at Christmas. If you’re looking for tips to help with that I can recommend...
The results of this month's US elections left many of us feeling anxious, concerned, and despondent. The rising tide of the far right around the world can feel insurmountable and this latest election at the heart of today’s global Babylon will surely embolden those who seek to further weaken...
In August 2024 we wrote to Health Secretary Wes Streeting to express our concern on the proposed indefinite extension of the ban on puberty blockers for trans* young people. It's now November 2024, and we're back again continuing to campaign against the ban of puberty blockers for trans...
I can’t believe it has already been a year since my first ‘Creative Protest’ blog. I thought as we come to the end of this series it was worth taking a moment to reflect on what my year protesting creatively has looked like, and what has stood out to me. At first, I thought this would be a quick...
Around 12 months ago I was on a summer course run by Bishop Grosseteste University, prior to embarking upon an undergraduate course in Military History aged 54 years after working full-time since my teenage years. Dr Theresa Marriott gave a fascinating...
It’s the Olympics! And so this month’s Creative Protest is looking at those times when sports and protest have walked hand in hand. From competing in sports being a protest itself, to sports being a platform we use to get messages across- there is no denying that the sporting world gets a lot...
the use of humour, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people's stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues:
This week is Refugee Week, and it so happens that this year it is falling right in the middle of the general election campaigns. So, here is your call to action: write to your local candidates! Using the email template attached, write to your local candidates and encourage them to prioritise...
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favour." (Luke 4:...
