My name is Thomas, and I am a JPIT intern for 2025-6, working on the Constituency Action Network amongst other things! I grew up in the Anglican church, in a family that considered Christianity and social justice to be like cheese and biscuits; good on their own, in another league when paired …
Meet the Team
Introducing Erica
Hello! My name is Erica, and I am the new JPIT intern (communications) for 2025/26. I am really looking forward to exploring how an ecumenical organization negotiates complex public issues and learning how best to engage Christians through media to encourage and enable church mobilization and …
Aoife Wright
I'm Aoife, a recent graduate of the London Interdisciplinary School, and now the Comms intern for JPIT for 2024/25! Read my blogs here …
Meet new team member, Roo
It’s a privilege to be part of the Joint Public Issues Team. I’m a qualified teacher with experience in nursery, primary and secondary schools, both in Northern Ireland where I’m from and in my adopted home of London. I’ve also spent almost 10 years working full-time for churches of different …
A New Challenge
A new member of the Joint Public Issues Team introduces herself. I’m Hannah, JPIT’s new full-time intern. I recently graduated from the University of Nottingham, where I studied English Language and Literature. I have spent the last three years surrounded by books and getting stuck into student …
Questioning injustice
JPIT’s newest team member, Simeon Mitchell, introduces himself. For as long as I can remember, I have had more questions than answers. Why can’t I walk on the grass? How do I know that I’m real and not just in a dream? Why is the sea blue when water isn’t? As I grew older and was exposed to …