Blogs

Radicalised by Being Alive

By SophDay on 2 Jul 2025

As my time at SCM is coming to an end, I’ve been reflecting a lot on how I came to this role as a Faith in Action Project Worker and why. I have come to realise that I haven’t shaped my own activism through research and knowledge; my life experiences have shaped my activism. I am from a large, majority working class, former heavy industry town in the north west of England. We have vast socio-economic issues, cultural divides, issues of racism and racial violence, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia, and Othering of those who are not ‘British enough’.

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What do you mean I can be an activist through my pension?

By PhoebeE on 30 Jun 2025

Pensions! I can’t say that before my recent team up with the JustMoney Movement that pensions are something I regularly thought about, and definitely not something I thought I could use in my social justice actions. Being 23 and only recently-ish joining the real world, pensions came up on my radar as something I should probably know about… but didn’t. It was also not necessarily something I was going to spend my time learning about because, well honestly, I thought it was for real adults to concern themselves with (we can debate on whether or not I’m a real adult at another point).

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Exploring Vocation with Soph Day

By SCM on 23 Jun 2025

Soph Day, a PhD student and Higher Education Academic, join us to share their experience.

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Exploring Vocation with Phoebe Edmonds

By SCM on 17 Jun 2025

Phoebe Edmonds, a Community Theatre Facilitator and Director, joins us to share her experiences.

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Trauma Theology and Pastoral Care

By SophDay on 16 Jun 2025

Trauma theology is a lens through which we can understand theology in light of traumatic experiences. It understands the differences between suffering and trauma, and how one can impact the embodied experience of the other. Trauma theology seeks to construct and reimagine theology in the wake of these experiences. 

 

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Exploring Vocation with Meryl Mathew

By SCM on 10 Jun 2025

Meryl Mathew, an Administrator and Finance Assistant for USPG, has shared her experience with us.

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Exploring Vocation with Sophie Mitchell

By SCM on 27 May 2025

Sophie Mitchell, the Events and Programme Organiser for Faith & Belief Forum, has shared her experiences with us.

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Exploring Vocation with Thomas Niblett

By SCM on 27 May 2025

Thomas Niblett, a Care Assistant at L'Arche, has shared his experience in his vocation with us.

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An Island of Strangers?

By SCM on 22 May 2025

SCM member Niamh responds Kier Starmer's recent "island of strangers" comment. 

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Exploring Vocation with Emma Temple

By SCM on 20 May 2025

Emma Temple, who works in Communications and Marketing, has shared her experience in her vocation with us.

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