Faith in Action

Template Letter to MP: Trans* Rights Campaign

31 Jul 2024

Download a full letter template below, or use these bullet points to craft your own letter to your MP: 

  • Wes Streeting MP has said he wants to improve the quality and access to care for trans people. Banning puberty blockers indefinitely doesn't do that. 
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Comedy as Protest

12 Jul 2024

sat·ire

[ˈsatʌɪə]

noun

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:

 

My eye was caught...

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Refugee Week 2024- Call to action!

18 Jun 2024

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...

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How Would Jesus Vote? General Election 2024

13 Jun 2024

"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:...

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Voting: A Brief History of Theology and Democracy

11 Jun 2024

            Democracy is a concept that many of us take for granted, especially those of us who live in the West. Each year the Economist releases their democracy index that provides a full report on the state of democracy...

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Boycotting as Protest

4 Jun 2024

TW: infant death, racism 

boy·cott 

[ˈbɔɪkɒt] 

verb 

withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organisation, or person) as a punishment or protest: 

 

Boycott is not a new idea. It continues to grow in strength as a...

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Subsidiarity and Local Politics

4 Jun 2024

In last week’s Christian Political Action podcast I spoke to Revd Luke Larner about his experience as a priest in the Church of England, practical theology, trade unions, and more. While speaking to Luke about his work in the Church as a priest,...

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Being a Trans* Ally This General Election

3 Jun 2024

Since the General Election was announced, 9 days ago, on the 22nd May The Times has published a piece of writing discussing transgender people and topics 17 times*. They talk about the Scottish Greens, books, women’s sports, puberty blockers (that are apparently now only safe for cis kids with...

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Artists for Change from Church Action on Poverty

31 May 2024

If we ask you to imagine a meeting aimed at ending poverty, what comes to mind, and where are you?

Perhaps you’re thinking of a gathering of professionals in a formal meeting room, discussing strategies and policies. (Exciting? No?)

Perhaps you’re imagining something more dynamic...

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A Quick Guide to the General Election

28 May 2024

On Wednesday the 22nd of May Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made an announcement that the next UK general election will be taking place on the 4th of July 2024. This was unexpected for many and welcomed by many more. We have just under six weeks until the electorate will be able to vote for the...

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